1968 Camaro

[mark 23]

Did any manufacture ever make a kit of the 1/25 scale 1968 Camaro besides AMT ?  I am trying to custom build a model of my brother in laws 1967 pro street Camaro. It is a 67 but has 68 fenders with the side marker lights. Any 1968 AMT kit I have seen has the fender wells  & firewall molded in already( and the firewall is only half there). I have already wasted 2 AMT bodies trying to cut the fender wells & firewall out. Also the 572 cubic inch big block I built  doesn't fit in the frame. I built the big block from 3 different resin casters motor parts. Plus being a 68 the AMT kit doesn't have the vent windows. My other thought is to use the Revell 67 kit, but they seem to go for about $70.00 on ebay, and it doesn't have the side marker lights. I already have way to much money into this project, with buying all the different resin parts to make it accurate, so I'm looking for options. Pics are of the actual car and I am using them for reference.

[Casey]

You're going to spend $100 just collecting the various parts you need to accurately replicate the car.

The AMT '67 Z/28 (same basic kit as their new-in-the-'80s era '68) is being reissued in 2022, so if you want the vent window divider molded in place, that's probably where you want to start.

The Revell '69 Camaro unibody/subframe fits under the AMT '67/8 with some work, and is light years ahead of what the AMT kit provides, but depending upon how Pro Street the car is, the back half will need to be heavily altered anyway. Using the Revell Yenko (or F&F version) '69 Camaro will net you the BBC, too.

The newer Revell '67 has some body issues, but up to you to decide if they are enough to turn you off:

 

[Mark]

The vent panes in the AMT '67 are molded as units, frame and glass together, in clear plastic.  

[mark 23]

Casey, I already have  close to $200.00 in the build. I have built the Revell 67 Camaro as a Smokey Yunick Trans Am car. I also have a tubbed frame for the AMT 68 & it was a nightmare fitting the interior to the tubbed frame. I ended up using some interior panels from a 69 Revell kit that I had for parts. I have tried to fit the 69 Revell subframe to the 68 AMT body. That's how I ruined 2 AMT bodies trying to cutout the existing  stuff in the engine compartment.

[Casey]

I understand the challenge and cost, when you're trying to build a replica of a significantly modified car when no kit exists to accurately replicate what you want. The AMT '68 interior tub will not work with a Pro Street style unibody/frame, and the tub provided in the AMT '68 kit isn't all that great anyway.

Technically, there was an original AMT '68 Camaro SS for 68, but it wasn't totally stock, and IMHO is worse than the '80s era AMT kit:

https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/935/amt-6618-camaro-ss

 

31 minutes ago, Mark said:

The vent panes in the AMT '67 are molded as units, frame and glass together, in clear plastic.  

Scratch that idea, then, and add some thin strips to the '68 body.

Can you post images of what you have so far? I test fit the Revell '69 unibody inside the AMT '68 body (after scribing and removing the molded in fender wells, etc.) 30+ years ago, and I recall they were a close fit, but needed trimming and repeated fitting to get things to work well together. Starting with the Revell '69 will again provide the BBC (and ensures it will be an easy fit) and a much better detailed engine compartment, unibody, subframe, front suspension, etc. 

[mark 23]

I think I just solved the side marker dilemma. I was just digging thru some unused decal sheet & found the sheet for the 70 1/2 full front bumper kit which I built into the Jim Hall Camaro Trans am. Anyway the decal sheet has side markers on it. They are not exactly right but close enough for me. Not to find a reasonably priced Revell 67 Camaro kit.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, Casey said:

The newer Revell '67 has some body issues, but up to you to decide if they are enough to turn you off:

So does the AMT, but they're fixable, as I showed in a tutorial here. The AMT's grille is better than the Revell's. If I were building this project, I'd start with the AMT.

[mark 23]

14 minutes ago, mark 23 said:

I think I just solved the side marker dilemma. I was just digging thru some unused decal sheet & found the sheet for the 70 1/2 full front bumper kit which I built into the Jim Hall Camaro Trans am. Anyway the decal sheet has side markers on it. They are not exactly right but close enough for me. Not to find a reasonably priced Revell 67 Camaro kit.

Casey as far as posting pics it may take me a bit to get them up. I don't own a cell phone, so I have to take pics with my digital camera & download them to my computer. I'll get them posted but it might not be yet  today. The motor I built is a combination of 3 different resin caters products & also some 3d printed parts. The tubbed pro street chassis for the AMT kit I bought from ebay seller Jerome6970. He also sells one for the 67 Revell Camaro kit.

[Casey]

1 minute ago, mark 23 said:

Casey as far as posting pics it may take me a bit to get them up. I don't own a cell phone, so I have to take pics with my digital camera & download them to my computer. I'll get them posted but it might not be yet  today. The motor I built is a combination of 3 different resin caters products & also some 3d printed parts. The tubbed pro street chassis for the AMT kit I bought from ebay seller Jerome6970. He also sells one for the 67 Revell Camaro kit.

No pressure. ? Just thought it might be helpful for suggestions from other member here regarding how best to proceed.

 

[mark 23]

5 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

So does the AMT, but they're fixable, as I showed in a tutorial here. The AMT's grille is better than the Revell's. If I were building this project, I'd start with the AMT.

I already have a resin cast 1967 SS grille for this project. I have read your tutorial & your skill set is way above mine. I'm 66 with shaky hands and bad eyesight LOL !!

[mark 23]

41 minutes ago, Casey said:

I understand the challenge and cost, when you're trying to build a replica of a significantly modified car when no kit exists to accurately replicate what you want. The AMT '68 interior tub will not work with a Pro Street style unibody/frame, and the tub provided in the AMT '68 kit isn't all that great anyway.

Technically, there was an original AMT '68 Camaro SS for 68, but it wasn't totally stock, and IMHO is worse than the '80s era AMT kit:

https://modelkitreviews.proboards.com/thread/935/amt-6618-camaro-ss

 

Scratch that idea, then, and add some thin strips to the '68 body.

Can you post images of what you have so far? I test fit the Revell '69 unibody inside the AMT '68 body (after scribing and removing the molded in fender wells, etc.) 30+ years ago, and I recall they were a close fit, but needed trimming and repeated fitting to get things to work well together. Starting with the Revell '69 will again provide the BBC (and ensures it will be an easy fit) and a much better detailed engine compartment, unibody, subframe, front suspension, etc. 

Someone has the vintage 67 AMT Camaro SS 350 parts kit on ebay right now. That's the one that doesn't have the molded in stuff in the engine compartment.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, mark 23 said:

I already have a resin cast 1967 SS grille for this project. I have read your tutorial & your skill set is way above mine. I'm 66 with shaky hands and bad eyesight LOL !!

I'm 67 with shaky hands and have to use an Opti-visor for virtually all modeling work these days. 

[mark 23]

Ok so I finally got some pics of what I'm trying to do. The engine does not fit in the tubbed AMT chassis. The engine does fit in the un tubbed Revell chassis. As I said before I have already ruined 2 AMT bodies trying to cut the engine compartment parts off. I really don't want to have to buy the Revell 67 kit & the ebay tubbed chassis (expensive) with how much I already have in this build. The can of correct color marina blue spray paint for the body was $18.00 plus shipping  from MCW. I don't have a paint booth so I painted about 8 different car bodies outside this summer so I could build this winter & this body was one of them. I may have enough spray paint to do the Camaro Revell body so that is still an option. Anyway look over the pics & let me know what you think. One other thing, it looks like I might be able to cut some of the frame rails to get the motor to fit in the AMT tubbed chassis. I'm not making a concourse kit here, but I would like it to represent his car to the best of my ability.

[Rodent]

Someone may have a set of headers in their parts box that wouldn't make the engine so wide. I know there are issues with clearing the starter and oil filter, but these seem unnecessarily wide IMHO.