AMT 68 ROAD RUNNER PRO STREET KIT/ KITS QUESTIONS......

[AC Norton]

HI GENTS, TELL ME, YOU MOPAR GUYS THAT HAVE LOTS OF RR/ GTX KITS IN YOUR PILE, WHAT IS THE 'PARTS INCLUDED' STORY  ABOUT THE ISSUE FROM 2001 OF THIS KIT SHOWING A NICE RED BUILT ON THE BOX, NO DECALS OR GRAPHICS....BOX SAYS CAN BE BUILT STOCK OR PRO STREET WITH ALL THE GOODIES....I KNOW THE FIRST ISSUE FROM '91 IS A PRO CAR VOID OF STOCK PARTS, BUT THIS ONE STUMPS ME,,,I ASK BECAUSE I SEE ONE FOR SALE ONLINE BUT WANT THE STORY BEFORE LOADING MY GUNS....THANKS IN ADVANCE....ACE....?

[Snake45]

AFAIK the '68 RR has never been issued as a pro street. 

The '69 GTX first appeared as a stock convertible, with a separate kit as a HT Pro Street. If you wanted a stock HT, you had to buy both and kitbash them. 

They eventually issued a stock GTX HT. I'm not sure exactly what the specific kit you're talking about is. 

[AC Norton]

10 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

AFAIK the '68 RR has never been issued as a pro street. 

The '69 GTX first appeared as a stock convertible, with a separate kit as a HT Pro Street. If you wanted a stock HT, you had to buy both and kitbash them. 

They eventually issued a stock GTX HT. I'm not sure exactly what the specific kit you're talking about is. 

YES, IT HAS IN 1991...RED CAR WITH STRIPE GRAPHICS ON THE BOX, AND PRO STREET PARTS, NO STOCK SEATS, WHEELS, ETC.....I AM ASKING ABOUT WHAT LOOKS TO BE A 2001 REISSUE WITH A DIFFERENT BOX, AND APPEARS, EVEN THOUGH CALLED 'PRO STREET' , LOOKS TO HAVE STOCK ONLY PARTS... LET ME GET YOU SOME EBAY ITEM NUMBERS ON BOTH, SO YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT....ACE...

[AC Norton]

17 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

AFAIK the '68 RR has never been issued as a pro street. 

The '69 GTX first appeared as a stock convertible, with a separate kit as a HT Pro Street. If you wanted a stock HT, you had to buy both and kitbash them. 

They eventually issued a stock GTX HT. I'm not sure exactly what the specific kit you're talking about is. 

HERE WE GO----EBAY ITEM NO. 133809325421.........2001 RELEASE..........313599068646.....1991 RELEASE.....

[Can-Con]

8 minutes ago, AC Norton said:

HERE WE GO----EBAY ITEM NO. 133809325421.........2001 RELEASE..........313599068646.....1991 RELEASE.....

They're both the same kit and can't be built stock ,, and both way overpriced.

[AC Norton]

4 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

They're both the same kit and can't be built stock ,, and both way overpriced.

HI STEVE...YES, OVERPRICED FOR SURE, HOWEVER THE PICS THE SELLER SHOWS FOR THE 2001 ISSUE LOOKS TO ONLY HAVE STOCK PARTS.....ANOTHER FORUM MEMBER, AS I RECALL BACK A WHILE MENTIONED HE BOUGHT THE 2001 VERSION WAY BACK, AND UPON OPENING IT FOUND A TOTALLY STOCK ISSUE KIT, WITH NO PRO PARTS AT ALL....DOES THAT RING A BELL UPON LOOKING BACK ON THESE TWO KIT RELEASES.....ACE...

[Can-Con]

1 minute ago, AC Norton said:

HI STEVE...YES, OVERPRICED FOR SURE, HOWEVER THE PICS THE SELLER SHOWS FOR THE 2001 ISSUE LOOKS TO ONLY HAVE STOCK PARTS.....ANOTHER FORUM MEMBER, AS I RECALL BACK A WHILE MENTIONED HE BOUGHT THE 2001 VERSION WAY BACK, AND UPON OPENING IT FOUND A TOTALLY STOCK ISSUE KIT, WITH NO PRO PARTS AT ALL....DOES THAT RING A BELL UPON LOOKING BACK ON THESE TWO KIT RELEASES.....ACE...

I can't actually see the auctions as you've posted it, I had to search for the auction numbers so it might be a different kit I'm looking at.

It would be helpful if you could go back to the auctions and post what's in the address bar at the top of your page so I know I have the right ones 

But from what I've seen, none of those RR or GTX kits have been issued with both the pro street and stock parts.

The stock kit does come with a set of very out of fashion wheels and some hop up parts for the engine though ,, but not the wide rear tires or pro street chassis parts.

[Can-Con]

BUT, referencing the old posts ,, I do seem to remember some of the kits having the wrong parts in them. Wrong chrome tree, wrong year hood, that kind of thing.

[AC Norton]

6 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

I can't actually see the auctions as you've posted it, I had to search for the auction numbers so it might be a different kit I'm looking at.

It would be helpful if you could go back to the auctions and post what's in the address bar at the top of your page so I know I have the right ones 

But from what I've seen, none of those RR or GTX kits have been issued with both the pro street and stock parts.

The stock kit does come with a set of very out of fashion wheels and some hop up parts for the engine though ,, but not the wide rear tires or pro street chassis parts.

HI AGAIN, FINALLY GOT PICS FROM THE SELLER OF THE KIT IN QUESTION, PRO STREET BUILD ON THE BOX, AND IT IS AN ALL STOCK VERSION, WITH THOSE AWFUL CUSTOM WHEELS YOU MENTION...EBAY ITEM NUMBER IS...133809325421.....I WILL PASS ON IT, BUT ALL SHOULD KNOW THAT IF A PRO STREET VERSION IS FOR THEM, THIS ONE IS NOT THE ONE TO BUY.....THE 1991 VERSION IS ALL PRO STREET THOUGH......ACE..

[Can-Con]

7 minutes ago, AC Norton said:

HI AGAIN, FINALLY GOT PICS FROM THE SELLER OF THE KIT IN QUESTION, PRO STREET BUILD ON THE BOX, AND IT IS AN ALL STOCK VERSION, WITH THOSE AWFUL CUSTOM WHEELS YOU MENTION...EBAY ITEM NUMBER IS...133809325421.....I WILL PASS ON IT, BUT ALL SHOULD KNOW THAT IF A PRO STREET VERSION IS FOR THEM, THIS ONE IS NOT THE ONE TO BUY.....THE 1991 VERSION IS ALL PRO STREET THOUGH......ACE..

OK, yea. It does say that it has both doesn't it.  ,,, but it doesn't have the Pro Street parts. 

If you read the side of the box it has on it "Racing Champions" That says it all. They wouldn't know if it's a car or a truck or an airplane in the box. ?

[Mark]

Those post-2000 RC2 reissues are a gamble...box shows one thing, what's inside could be something else altogether.  There was: -the AMT '76 Nova reissue that showed the stock version on the box but had the Pro Stock kit inside (the stock version has never been reissued)

-a Mustang II reissue that showed a stock MPC kit on the box but the AMT kit was inside

-a '72 Chevelle reissue...MPC kit on the box, AMT inside, and with a terrible retooled front bumper/grille to boot

-private label DTR issue '32 Ford coupe with Trophy Series original box art, but many of the parts shown were not in the box

And there are others...

Best to either avoid sealed kits from that period, unless you already have one and know what to expect, or just search out other issues where you know what you are getting.

[AC Norton]

9 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

OK, yea. It does say that it has both doesn't it.  ,,, but it doesn't have the Pro Street parts. 

If you read the side of the box it has on it "Racing Champions" That says it all. They wouldn't know if it's a car or a truck or an airplane in the box. ?

LOL...LOL... YOU ARE SO RIGHT ABOUT THAT....THANKS, STEVE....ACE

[AC Norton]

9 minutes ago, Mark said:

Those post-2000 RC2 reissues are a gamble...box shows one thing, what's inside could be something else altogether.  There was: -the AMT '76 Nova reissue that showed the stock version on the box but had the Pro Stock kit inside (the stock version has never been reissued)

-a Mustang II reissue that showed a stock MPC kit on the box but the AMT kit was inside

-a '72 Chevelle reissue...MPC kit on the box, AMT inside, and with a terrible retooled front bumper/grille to boot

-private label DTR issue '32 Ford coupe with Trophy Series original box art, but many of the parts shown were not in the box

And there are others...

Best to either avoid sealed kits from that period, unless you already have one and know what to expect, or just search out other issues where you know what you are getting.

HI MARK, THANKS FOR JUMPING IN HERE, HOPING YOU WOULD....GOOD TO BE INFORMED ABOUT ALL THOSE KITS, AS I CAN'T RECALL EVER HAVING ANY OF THEM, BUT HAVING THEM NOW WON'T  BE HAPPENING...LOL...GUESS I WILL BUY THE '91 ISSUE PRO STREET RR AS IT SEEMS TO BE CORRECT.....THANKS MARK, ACE...

[Mark]

Worse yet, later RC2 kits sometimes don't have all of the parts for any one kit.  Some of the '71 Charger kits had '66 Riviera bodies in the box along with the bagged parts, chrome, tires, and clear parts for the Charger.  I'd imagine there are RC2 Riviera kits out there with Charger bodies as well.

 

[AC Norton]

20 minutes ago, Mark said:

Worse yet, later RC2 kits sometimes don't have all of the parts for any one kit.  Some of the '71 Charger kits had '66 Riviera bodies in the box along with the bagged parts, chrome, tires, and clear parts for the Charger.  I'd imagine there are RC2 Riviera kits out there with Charger bodies as well.

 

THERE REALLY IS NO EXCUSE FOR SCREW UPS THAT BAD.....I HAVE NOT HAD THAT HAPPEN, BUT CAN'T IMAGINE ONES DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN POPPING OFF THE CELLO AND OWNING A DISGRACE  SUCH AS THAT.....INCREDIBLE.....ACE....?