AMT Nova NOVACAINE Funny Car Chassis

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Can it be found in any other kits?

No, not something close.......the exact same chassis as the original.

 

[Mark]

The easiest to find will be in the Model King reissue '69 Camaro funny car.  Same chassis, but wheels are different, engine is different tooling but it is a big-block Chevy in both kits.

Two other kits used that chassis, AMT's '71 Charger funny and the El Toro '71 Torino.  Again, same basic chassis, but different wheels and engines.

[Foghorn Leghorn]

39 minutes ago, Mark said:

the Model King reissue '69 Camaro funny car.

Thank you. I see that i might have to get creative with the pipes.

I have one of the Camaros, builtup, came from a very well-known online retailer. It was a gluebombed mess, never disclosed by the seller. My first impulse was to throw it at a concrete wall. I'll have to hunt it down and see again how bad it is. He pulled the same act on Albert.

Thanks again!

[Casey]

 

Use above and find cool stuff like this:

 

[Mark]

Not sure about the Charger as I have never had one (body looks kind of funky to my eyes), but the body/chassis fit on the other kits isn't anything to write home about.  The Torino's reverse curve back window forces the body to ride way high on the chassis to keep the window from hitting the roll cage, and the one-piece interior "tin" in each kit is not a great fit.  The Charger body is super narrow (probably not NHRA legal in '71), the other bodies are stock width.  AMT included a wider front axle in the other three kits, but with the same narrow tie rod as the Charger used!

Trivia: the El Toro Torino funny car was the first 1/25 scale car kit to include Cragar Super Trick wheels...for the front only.

The Novacaine box art shows stock appearing rear wheel openings, but the instructions call out radiusing them to work with the huge rear slicks.

Edited August 17, 2021 by Mark
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