AMT 250 SWB Ferrari (comp. spyder conversion)

[Dave B]

Following my post of my salvaged Italeri 250 SWB I decided to pull out of the dead car park my AMT 250 SWB.  I converted this into a fictitious spyder some years ago as I was very disappointed with AMT's take on it.  I lowered the nose/grill area, cut off the roof and built a rear deck and head rest but after being built for a while I felt it needed being rebuilt.  It broke whilst pulling apart so it was then parked 'out the back'.  I have now decided to resurrect it.  Thought of fitting a 283 Chev but decided to stay with the V12 but will fit 6 side draft webers (cross over formation) and Halibrands.  Hopefully it will end up like a special that may have been built in the late 50's had the owner rolled his coupe!!

Will post it in 'under glass' in a few weeks, all being well.

Tks for looking

Dave B

[Ace-Garageguy]

Interesting. I like the concept of a one-off "special" built from a wreck. It has good lines with no roof and your added fairing.

[89AKurt]

I built that kit last century.  It's a horrible rendition, the wire wheels are a joke, the contours in some places are just wrong, such as the launch of the fender *in the door*, rear curves are too square.  This was the only way to do it justice, my first car diorama.

Look forward to seeing how you save your project!

[Snake45]

10 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

I built that kit last century.  It's a horrible rendition, the wire wheels are a joke, the contours in some places are just wrong, such as the launch of the fender *in the door*, rear curves are too square.  

If anything, you're understating it, and the final straw was, the model shown on the box was most defintely NOT built from the kit in the box! Outright fraud! 

I had one of these. I kept taking it out and looking at it, seeing it what would be needed to fix it, and always put it back. About a year ago I got in the mood to get it out, squirt it red, and Snake-slap it together no matter how bad it looked, just to get it done. Went looking for it in the Snakepit and couldn't find it. I must have sold it off years ago and forgot about it.  Oh well. 

[Gramps46]

A very novel idea and a worthy one for the forlorn ESCI/AMT SWB.

[Dann Tier]

I think its a sweet idea!!!....i actually like the Italeri version the best....i will build mine some day.