AMT Streat Freaks series question.

[GMP440]

 

  When AMT did the series in 67,  where these the only cars in the series or were there others:   

  The Unreal Edsel, Mustang GT,  The Time Machine AWB 65 Chevelle,, The Streaker AWB 64 F-85 Cutlass, Mad Mackeral Barracuda, AWB 64 Falcon, AWB 67 Cyclone, Chevy Nova Twister and AWB 63 Tempest.  Were there anymore or just these?  I know a few of these were reissued.  Just wanted to know more on the history of this series.   Thanks.

 

Edited September 28, 2022 by GMP440

[magicmustang]

There were 14 in all. Pic is missing Chezoom Hemi-Corvair, Piranha and Allison Thunderland T-Bird.

Edited September 28, 2022 by magicmustang

[GMP440]

1 hour ago, magicmustang said:

There were 14 in all. Pic is missing Chezoom Hemi-Corvair, Piranha and Allison Thunderland T-Bird.

Didn't know there were 14.  Looks like all have been reissued except for these: The Corvette, Time Machine Chevelle, the Streaker F-85 Cutlass and Unreal Edsel.

Edited September 29, 2022 by GMP440

[Snake45]

5 minutes ago, GMP440 said:

Didn't know there were 14.  Looks like all have been reissued except for three: The Corvette, Time Machine Chevelle and the Streaker F-85 Cutlass.

The Corvette (in reality, a reissue of the '67 annual kit and not a true member of the "funny car" family) lives on in the oft-reissued '63 coupe. The Chevelle, unfortunately, became a dirt tracker and the body was ruined. The Streaker could be pieced together, if one really wanted one, from the "new" '64 Cutlass convertible kit and a frame from one of the others. 

[Mark]

They weren't called Street Freaks when first issued in the Sixties.  They were funny cars, the Street Freaks were reissues of some of them with added parts like passenger seats and side exhaust that attached to the headers.

There was one other funny car, the '69 Falcon.  It was not a straight reissue of the stock annual kit, it had alterations: some parts deleted, radiused and flared rear wheel openings, exhaust detail removed from the chassis.  It was a one-shot, short-lived thing however, AMT probably only ran it once and then altered it further to create the Modified Stocker.

[GMP440]

3 hours ago, Mark said:

They weren't called Street Freaks when first issued in the Sixties.  They were funny cars, the Street Freaks were reissues of some of them with added parts like passenger seats and side exhaust that attached to the headers.

There was one other funny car, the '69 Falcon.  It was not a straight reissue of the stock annual kit, it had alterations: some parts deleted, radiused and flared rear wheel openings, exhaust detail removed from the chassis.  It was a one-shot, short-lived thing however, AMT probably only ran it once and then altered it further to create the Modified Stocker.

Thanks for the clarrification.  Was this a series of drag cars that AMT did or them just randomely releasing each kit over the years.  When was the last year of the original releases?  Would love to see Round 2 re-release the rest of them.

[Mark]

The original series was done in '67: Chevelle, Nova, Mustang, Falcon, Barracuda, probably one or two others.  I'm not sure if the F-85 and Tempest were part of the initial group as those used chassis from the Chevelle and Nova respectively.  The Edsel (again with the Chevelle chassis) definitely came after the others, as did the '69 Falcon which came after the '69 annual kit was run and done.  The Corvair, using the Barracuda chassis, too was not in the initial group.

I only count the ones that came in the narrow boxes.  I wouldn't include the '67 Corvette or Allison Thunderland in this group.

The Street Freaks series included only the Nova, Mustang, Cyclone, and Barracuda as I recall.  The Falcon and Tempest weren't included (why, I don't know), the F-85 because the Chevelle was made into the Modified Stocker which wiped out the chassis and engine needed for it.

[tim boyd]

16 hours ago, GMP440 said:

Looks like all have been reissued except for these: ......Time Machine Chevelle, the Streaker F-85 Cutlass and Unreal Edsel.

......sounds like a factoid to remember someday.......TB

Edited September 29, 2022 by tim boyd

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

I have always loved this series of kits. I have fond memories of poring over the small b&w pix in the Auto World (Scranton, PA) catalog. The Edsel and the Mr. Speed (which I have replicated as an "adult") in particular. I remember ordering them and they were always out-of-stock..... -RRR

[GMP440]

48 minutes ago, Rocking Rodney Rat said:

I have always loved this series of kits. I have fond memories of poring over the small b&w pix in the Auto World (Scranton, PA) catalog. The Edsel and the Mr. Speed (which I have replicated as an "adult") in particular. I remember ordering them and they were always out-of-stock..... -RRR

  So, these two were the ones hard to get back in the day?  What about the rest of them;  were they good sellers as well?

[Mark]

The Edsel and Studebaker were probably the last ones released, so there would have been fewer of them.  I never saw those anywhere back then, so it's likely some retailers didn't carry those.

The best sellers were reboxed (same box illustrations, different end panels): Chevelle, Nova, Barracuda, Mustang for sure.  I don't recall seeing any of the others in the later box except the '69 Falcon, which only came in that box.  The '67 Cyclone was reboxed a couple of times prior to the Street Freaks issue in the mid-Seventies.

[GMP440]

24 minutes ago, Mark said:

The Edsel and Studebaker were probably the last ones released, so there would have been fewer of them.  I never saw those anywhere back then, so it's likely some retailers didn't carry those.

The best sellers were reboxed (same box illustrations, different end panels): Chevelle, Nova, Barracuda, Mustang for sure.  I don't recall seeing any of the others in the later box except the '69 Falcon, which only came in that box.  The '67 Cyclone was reboxed a couple of times prior to the Street Freaks issue in the mid-Seventies.

 Now that vintage drag racing models are hot now;  seeing what Atlantis and Moebius has put out, I bet Round 2 will be more inclined to release more in this series that we haven't seen in years.

Edited September 30, 2022 by GMP440

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

I've built a few...not necessarily made to the exact box stock versions, some liberties taken.... -RRR 

 

[Scott8950]

On 10/1/2022 at 7:20 AM, Rocking Rodney Rat said:

I've built a few...not necessarily made to the exact box stock versions, some liberties taken.... -RRR 

What chassis and interior did you use for this?

[Rocking Rodney Rat]

From one of the above-shown A/FX cars. They're all basically the same. -RRR