AMT (Round2) 1961 Chevrolet Impala

[Junkman]

 

Is this going to be the Lindberg, or the old annual tool?

[AC Norton]

........I assure you its just re boxed Lindberg.......making  that tooling pay off again and again,,,,,,the Ace...

[Mr Stock]

........I assure you its just re boxed Lindberg.......making  that tooling pay off again and again,,,,,,the Ace...

One of Lindbergs better efforts though IIRC, and nice box art again too.

[gtx6970]

........I assure you its just re boxed Lindberg.......making  that tooling pay off again and again,,,,,,the Ace...

One of Lindbergs better efforts though IIRC, and nice box art again too.

Yep and yep

[disabled modeler]

Too bad...the old AMT original is a great kit.

[Exotics_Builder]

The biggest issue with the Lindberg was a somewhat shallow interior.  But not really noticeable on the hardtop with a little work.

[Junkman]

Too bad...the old AMT original is a great kit.

The old AMT original would be a genuine piece of American history and culture.

The Lindberg is just another one of those naff reissues without any soul.

[Exotics_Builder]

The old AMT original would be a genuine piece of American history and culture.

The Lindberg is just another one of those naff reissues without any soul.

Depends on what you are looking for in a kit.  If you are looking for the custom pieces and willing to look past the era "shortcuts"  in detail, then the original is definitely in play.

If you intend to build a reasonable stock facsimile of the bubble top, the 1990's vintage Lindberg kit offers a lot.  Here is my version of it, built not long after release.  I added the Cragars, American Satco blackwalls, the aerials and made some engine mods.

Mind you, if AMT did reissue the 61 kit with the custom pieces, I would definitely be in line to get one.

 

 

 

 

[gtx6970]

Agreed.

It all depends on what one seeks in a kit. The Lindberg kit builds into a pretty decent replica. with much better detail than the original kit.

 

I have a few of the Lindberg examples, and also a few of the originals,,,,,although all my originals are convertibles.

Edited June 15, 2016 by gtx6970

[Craig Irwin]

The biggest issue with the Lindberg was a somewhat shallow interior.  But not really noticeable on the hardtop with a little work.

It's much deeper than the original AMT annual kit was.

[Exotics_Builder]

It's much deeper than the original AMT annual kit was.

Could be.  I don't have an original.  The little bit of shallowness was brought up by others.  But tub interiors can be interesting at times.

[Robberbaron]

Anyone know if those Torque Thrusts are from a previous (maybe drag?) version, or are they newly tooled?  I know there was a Don Nicholson version, but I thought that just had steelies.

If the mags are new, I wonder if they're adding any other speed equipment.  Anyone got the inside scoop?

Edited June 16, 2016 by Robberbaron

[pack rat]

Anyone know if those Torque Thrusts are from a previous (maybe drag?) version, or are they newly tooled?  I know there was a Don Nicholson version, but I thought that just had steelies.

If the mags are new, I wonder if they're adding any other speed equipment.  Anyone got the inside scoop?

The mags are new; the same ones that were tooled for the Lawman Plymouth.  I believe the only other revision are some spacers provided to raise the suspension and some optional rear tires (slicks as used on the Lawman)    

[Robberbaron]

Thanks, Mike.

[horsepower]

Those Torque Thrust wheels were in the AMT release that had a blue car on the box, but they were unplated. They may have been in at least one of the other Super Stock kits, but it's been years since I've opened one of either of the kits up.

[Mr Stock]

Im definitely in line to get one of these, its a great looking car and a pretty decent kit by the looks of it . Ive put off buying one of the Lindberg ones for a long time because of the windshield cowl error, I think some of the early run of these kits had an incorrect over exagerrated curve to the cowl.

[pack rat]

Those Torque Thrust wheels were in the AMT release that had a blue car on the box, but they were unplated. They may have been in at least one of the other Super Stock kits, but it's been years since I've opened one of either of the kits up.

The AMT '62 wheels were similar, but these are freshly-tooled buy Round2.

A closer look at the new one: 

[disabled modeler]

The old AMT original would be a genuine piece of American history and culture.

The Lindberg is just another one of those naff reissues without any soul.

I guess I am just a old school kind of guy...the old screw chassis..metal axles..curbside or not to me are just the best ones.  I am not kicking any company issued kit they all have there positives and negatives to them.

[Bob Ellis]

If they could find the 1961 Impala 4dr Sport Sedan, that would be great

 

[Rob Hall]

If they could find the 1961 Impala 4dr Sport Sedan, that would be great

 

Alas, that was only out as a promo 55 years ago, tooling probably long gone..and the '61 ht and convertible annual tooling was updated to the '62, then the '63, so it's long gone also...

Edited June 18, 2016 by Rob Hall

[kingiguana]

I built one of these as a slot car body, I noticed that theres no front parking/turn signal lights molded to the body or grille. I wonder if thats  been corrected.

[ChrisBcritter]

I believe that was another item corrected in the second issue - IIRC the first issue didn't have the rectangular slots above the grille.

[pack rat]

I believe that was another item corrected in the second issue - IIRC the first issue didn't have the rectangular slots above the grille.

Yes.  Corrected by Lindberg when they fixed the wonky cowl  

[Can-Con]

Im definitely in line to get one of these, its a great looking car and a pretty decent kit by the looks of it . Ive put off buying one of the Lindberg ones for a long time because of the windshield cowl error, I think some of the early run of these kits had an incorrect over exagerrated curve to the cowl.

No worries about that now. The cowl was corrected early in the run and anyone who got one was able to get a correct replacement from the company, including glass, hood and whatever else was on the trees with them. 

Here's a pic to show the difference in the bodies. The original is on the left and corrected on the right. [NOTE, I had cut the inner fenders from the incorrect body for another project, they were the same as the corrected part.

[Junkman]

Depends on what you are looking for in a kit.  If you are looking for the custom pieces and willing to look past the era "shortcuts"  in detail, then the original is definitely in play.

 

I was, as always futilely, hoping in vain, that the endless and tedious procession of reissues of the same kit over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again, would be for once, just once, I mean once, interrupted, to reissue something nobody has been able to get for less than insane money in 55 years.

Yeah, and let alone the 4 door version.

For God's sake, one can snatch one of the last umpteen reissues of the Lindberg kit off eBay for the next 55 years. There was no need whatsoever to reissue it.

Edited June 18, 2016 by Junkman