Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Got this kit at a Hobby Lobby sale. It's an AMT kit. It's not bad at all. Makes for a very nice build. Note that if you put the Continental on the back you will not be able to have the rear plate. SAM_0009 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0010 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0011 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0012 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0013 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr SAM_0014 by Eric Lucas, on Flickr
espo Posted March 15, 2020 Posted March 15, 2020 Great looking build. I like the paint scheme and interior combination. The 1:1 cars with the Continental Kit would often mount the rear license plate on the tire cover. May not be the prettiest way but many of the covers actually had a slight recessed area for mounting the license plate.
Hard_2_Handle_454 Posted March 16, 2020 Author Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, espo said: Great looking build. I like the paint scheme and interior combination. The 1:1 cars with the Continental Kit would often mount the rear license plate on the tire cover. May not be the prettiest way but many of the covers actually had a slight recessed area for mounting the license plate. Yeah, I don't know why they didn't do that with this kit. I guess the continental was an after thought for them. It should also have had Thunderbird on the valve covers. The box shows it, but the kit does not have it. Edited March 16, 2020 by Hard_2_Handle_454 Added a sentence
StevenGuthmiller Posted March 16, 2020 Posted March 16, 2020 Continental kits were almost never a factory installed item. They were after market items and they could vary a lot depending on the manufacturer. While some may have had a frame mounted to the spare tire cover itself, it was probably more common to see the license plate mounted directly on the bumper. Steve
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