List of all the AMT/Ertl new-tool kits from the late 80s-90's

[Tom Geiger]

RE: The 1962 Buick 225 Electra : I think that some confusion about the vintage of the kit is confusion that is bourne out of the c.1998 box art which consisted of a photo of the actual car , not a photo of the built up kit (!!).

I bought the c.2008 "Retro" reissue version , fully cognizant of its 50 year old contents.

Some "Newbies" undoubtedly were , in es , duped.

Me too. I've bought at least one just for the box art, and will prolly be buying more.

Now that the tooling is owned by Round 2, and knowledgeable hobbyists, they are doing the right thing! First, they show a silhouette of the contents, so anyone now buying that same Buick would see how simple a kit it was. No doubt they got a bunch of grief over the different eras of kit technology all being sold side by side. So they went the full disclosure route!

Also, being geniuses of marketing, with the retro box art, new tires and other extras, they indeed are breathing life into that old tooling and getting us to buy another copy of kits we already own!

[1972coronet]

Should be worth noting here ( but feel free to remove the following if it causes an off course direction ) that the 1960 Starliner kit --- in its recent issue --- includes TWO complete engines , which themselves have two or three induction options (!!!) .

Splendid representations of the 352-FE (and , perhaps , the 360 / 390 / ad seq. series...)

[Rob Hall]

Now that the tooling is owned by Round 2, and knowledgeable hobbyists, they are doing the right thing! First, they show a silhouette of the contents, so anyone now buying that same Buick would see how simple a kit it was. No doubt they got a bunch of grief over the different eras of kit technology all being sold side by side. So they went the full disclosure route!

Also, being geniuses of marketing, with the retro box art, new tires and other extras, they indeed are breathing life into that old tooling and getting us to buy another copy of kits we already own!

And the weird thing about the '98 issue of the Buick IIRC was the box art said 'Pro Shop', a branding they had previously used on high detail kits like the new tool '57 Chevy..that really confused the matter..

Edited June 12, 2015 by Rob Hall

[Tom Geiger]

There were a lot of that 1998 version floating around swap meets in the $5-10 range. I bought a bunch of them to restore 61-63 Buicks I own... but I just had another thought. Would the chassis under the newer Revell '62 and '63 Chevys be right and fit under my '62 Buick convertible? I'd still use the tub interior but it would be nice to make the car full detail with a nice chassis.

[BubbaBrown]

All decades ago .

[Art Anderson]

There were a lot of that 1998 version floating around swap meets in the $5-10 range. I bought a bunch of them to restore 61-63 Buicks I own... but I just had another thought. Would the chassis under the newer Revell '62 and '63 Chevys be right and fit under my '62 Buick convertible? I'd still use the tub interior but it would be nice to make the car full detail with a nice chassis.

The Buick had a longer wheelbase than any Chevy, and certainly by 1962, GM was back to the A-B-C body series. In addition, Buick's chassis was a completely difference design than the Chevrolet "hourglass" frame.

Art

[Art Anderson]

And the weird thing about the '98 issue of the Buick IIRC was the box art said 'Pro Shop', a branding they had previously used on high detail kits like the new tool '57 Chevy..that really confused the matter..

I believe AMT/Ertl coined that "Pro Shop" name, trying to indicate that those kits carrying that term were aimed principally at hobby shops, as opposed to being something sold to the Big Box stores.

Art

[Greg Myers]

If we're adding the Lindberg "modern" stuff, don't forget the 1961 Impala versions (stock, drag, convertible).

and the one with the "Round" cowl ?

[Casey]

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[Rob Hall]

4 minutes ago, Casey said:

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Corvette snapkits from the 90s.

 

Edited October 26, 2018 by Rob Hall

[Snake45]

That "55" Corvette seems to be identical to the '53 Snapper I recently built. I wonder if it came with actual whitewall tires? My '53 didn't, though they're shown on the box art. 

[Casey]

18 minutes ago, Rob Hall said:

Corvette snapkits from the 90s.

I was hinting/suggesting they should be added to the list, as they are vintage vehciles, created from new tooling in the '90s. Wasn't sure if Brett had intended to include snap together kits, and/or only kits which were known to have vintage ('60s era) counterparts.

12 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

That "55" Corvette seems to be identical to the '53 Snapper I recently built. I wonder if it came with actual whitewall tires? My '53 didn't, though they're shown on the box art. 

Add that one to the list, too:

[Rob Hall]

I don't remember the '55 Corvette...I think all 3 were probably issued as built up retro promos.  I have the prebuilt version of the Mako Shark and the snap kit version. 

[Dave Darby]

21 hours ago, Casey said:

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What makes that a 55? The label on the box? Unless it's a super rare 6 cylinder that's no 55. It lacks the big V on the Corvette script on the front fender.

[Casey]

21 hours ago, Rob Hall said:

I don't remember the '55 Corvette...I think all 3 were probably issued as built up retro promos.  I have the prebuilt version of the Mako Shark and the snap kit version. 

I think they were offered a both pre- and unassembled, as AMT had quite a few retro promos available in that time period.

[Casey]

On 6/10/2015 at 11:11 PM, Robberbaron said:

Don't have that version, but seem to recall the box art on the side showed a small block with TPI under the hood.

Correct, with a Muncie 4-speed

[Sledsel]

Wow, no mention of these: