Rob Hall

Interesting..not even sure what something like that would look like...a 5 window coupe w/ a shorter roof than a Tudor, I guess...

I'd go for that one and the Cadillac..the rest are too similar to subjects already kitted or not interesting to me..

The whole point of the list was so you could have a reference and stop asking the same questions about every AMT kit. I think that is the only version of the AMT new tool '70-72 Corvette I don't have..curious what's inside.

The '57 Chevy Bel Air ht was also issued in a modern-style street machine only version.

Model Roundup is showing July, I'll probably just preorder one from there.

Also issued new in the 90s were a group of Corvettes---'70 ht and 72 ht and convertible, and the '72 convertible was later issued as a '71. The 70 had the rare ZR-1 option There was also a '70 ht Snap kit.

More variations--the 300C, Edsel and Starliner were also available in custom (300, Ed) and street machine versions (Starliner). The '50 Chevy pickup was also issued as a street machine. The '55 and '57 Chevy pickups were issued as stock Cameos and the '55 was also issued a step side street machine.

AMT/ERTL had quite a few new vintage subject toolings for a less than 20 year period. I don't know if you want to go back earlier in the 80s to the Matchbox/AMT era, but there was the '67 & '68 Camaro Z/28 kits and '70 Challenger kits, distinct from the original annuals, amongst others. The early 80s is 'modern' relative to the '60s-70s annuals era.

Yes, both were new...came out around the same year as the Revell ones.

There was also a new tool '56 Thunderbird, came out in American Graffiti livery, and a custom only Ala-Kart '30s Ford.

That was based on the '66 Fairlane, new body, interior, etc..no parts shared w/ the '67 Cyclone annual. You may want to note that was the '62 Thunderbird new tool is a convertible, as there was a ht annual and some people seem to get easy confused.

There is also an old tool '66 Riv (issued only in '66) , but of course those are more scarce and go for more coin than the modern tool one..

I assume they had two Vega body tools--stock and drag, since they were out at the same time...the stock Vega was issued through '77 then modified presumably into the stock Monza S, then they later did the 'Twister Vega' Pro Stock Monza S, which widened the stock body wheel wells and used the chassis/etc from the older Vega Pro Stock kits.

Welcome...I spent 6 years in Kent, '88-94 for college and grad school. Always enjoyed that part of Ohio, had a few favorite hobby shops in the Akron area and up towards Cleveland...

Promo based tooling, factory drawings and all that.. '60s annuals generally were pretty accurate for the bodies. IIRC, the '66 Wildcat actually has a '65 interior, AMT never updated the tool (the 1:1 had a new dash for '66). The simplified chassis never bothered me, I love the old kits for their subject matter and body accuracy..been building them for over 35 years.

You are thinking of the '66 Riv modern tool. He asked about the '69, which is an original '60s annual that's been reissued a few times..

Both are simple '60s era tools with one piece chassis (molded in suspension and exhaust detail) and wire axles. They build up well and can turn out quite nice w/ some detail painting.

Considering how old the show rod kits are, it's probably only ~60 yr old 'kids' that are going to be building them... These kits weren't around when I was a kid in the late 70s, but I would have likely had zero interest in them then.

No. Drag cars only.

I have enough '69 Cudas, but definitely am interested in one of the Vegas

^ Very cool Challenger! I've seen those HW 1/24th cars, they are very nice.

Nice weathering job..looks realistically beat..

Harts Parts has a '67 Belvedere seat in resin.. http://www.hartspartsresin.com/resin-parts-list/revell-monogram

I remember reading that about those vans, yet I saw one in northern AZ back in April, on the highway.. On example coming in scale is the Toyota AA that Tamiya is kitting, none exist of that style except for a recreation Toyota built. I do wonder if there are examples of more modern cars where there were very low volume of a particular bodystyle that no longer exists (or only exists in junkyards).

That's pretty cool..very genre bending..