What kit is this?

[tuffone20]

I picked this up with some other models I got last week and am thinking about striping it and redoing it. Can anyone tell what kit it was? I know it's a Corvair but that's about all I know.

Thanks

[evilone]

Looks like the amt kit i might be wrong though.

[george 53]

Marty, that looks to be a 61/63 annual kit, but with the styline custom parts on it. I don't know if you could put it back to stock by the way it looks though.

[Harry P.]

That front end is definitely NOT stock Corvair...

[Terry Jessee]

That front end is definitely NOT stock Corvair...

I've got a '62 Corvair Styline kit that has those same parts for the nose. Chassis looks much the same, too. I suspect it's one of those.

Terry

[tuffone20]

Man you guys are fast!! I'm thinking I'll just fix the body work and keep it as an old custom as I don't want to spend a lot of time missing with it.

Thanks.

Here is a photo of the inside.

Edited December 29, 2008 by tuffone20

[Dragon7665]

Kool looking Kustom Vair

I now I must be on crack for thinking this, but does anyone else see a Citroen through the nose???

[Randy Kern]

Or '61-'65 T-Bird?

[fordsixty]

most definitely a 1965 thunderbird.

[dartman]

Im seeing jaguar xj in those headlamps

[Eshaver]

O K kids it IS THE A M T 62 Corvair with all the Styline pieces added. I wish I had one as I actually owned the 1-1 car, lost it in the Flood here in Richmond Va. 1972. Fine automobile too. Always ran except when the flywheel pulley was actin up. Yes, it used a lot of oil but so did all Chevrolet Sixes too. They are like Detroit Diesel engines , they use oil. Listen sand the iomperfections and re-paint the piece, to me , it's priceless as A M T WAS SOMEBODY THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver

[chebbysteve]

When I was 12 or 13, I used this kit to enter my first model car contest. AMT's Corvair with the Styline parts. My first attempt at using body filler, too. I used this custom front clip and the matching rear clip. Also had dual antennas on the rear fenders, dual fender-mounted mirrors, and dual spotlites on the roof. Color was candy apple red. Interior was white with the black vinyl inserts that came with the kit. Used the wire wheel covers with red bullets in the center. The tv was mounted on the back of the drivers seat. If i remember right, there was a cowboy on the screen, LOL. Didnt win anything, but I was mighty proud of this one at the time.

Steve

Oh, and it did come with an all chrome engine to display outside the car.

Edited December 29, 2008 by chebbysteve

[FloridaBoy]

Back in the early sixties, Styline kits were the rage. For a while, AMT just about made every model a "Styline" or had styline model parts, like totally redone front ends & grilles, taillights and rear quarters, and fins and such. Many of the kits were curbside models with no engines, but later on the 57 Ford, 57 Chev (first tool), and 50 Ford Convertible were "styline" kits with detailed engines, compartments, improved interiors and then even working doors and trunks. All just to stay ahead.

You can see the remnants of this age with the latest reissue of the 50 Ford Convertible. Frankly, I totally forgot about the Corvair. I would have appreciated one, as I owned a 67 coupe I must have put 100,000 miles and a 100,000 quarts of oil. When I traded it in, it was a beater extraordinaire, including a broken clutch cable. But that motor kept spitting and running.

Ken "FloridaBoy" Willaman

[tuffone20]

Well I got the painted off and the front & rear Styline parts off and it looks like I just might be able to get her back to a stock Corvair. I just have to get the rear window styline part off. The guy didn't use much glue so that's a plus!

[george 53]

Wow Marty, from the looks of it I sure was wrong! Did the paint stripper eat up the filler along with the paint?(I'm assuming you did use a stripper, from the looks of it.) It looks like it'll clean up REAL nice! Don'tcha jus LUV it when stuff comes together like that? GOOD KARMA!

[James Flowers]

Your off to a great start. We know you can do it.

[tuffone20]

I was able to get the back window part out and it's looking pretty good so far.