LDO Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Was the 2000ish Riv low rider an all new tool or was it an updated version of the original release? Just wondering what to expect. It’s a really nice looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 They made the annual kits in 1966 and 67. These kits had a one-piece chassis/floor pan that was held to the body by the (in)famous screws, along with a one-piece interior tub. In the 1990s, AMT tooled up a new 66 Riviera kit. This kit had a separate frame and floor pan, detailed suspension and the interior built up on the floor pan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 The 1966 annual was updated and issued yearly through 1969. The '69 still exists but has not yet been reissued by Round 2. The existing 1966 kit is a different one, tooled in the late Nineties. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 Thank you. I’m hoping to find one tomorrow at a model contest/swap meet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I had a '66 Riviera promo as a kid. No idea where it came from, this was close to the OG annual kit issue. I have kit bashed the new '66 kit, used almost everything from it on other projects. The interior went in an (unfinished) '49 resin Mercury, the engine into a '40 Ford. I'll call it probably the best-detailed nail head available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 I got the ‘66 low rider kit. I also picked up an ancient Astro I kit. It has several glue bomb Astro Is. Another vendor made a me deal on two Lancia Monte Carlos; an Esci and Heller. One is long tail and the other short. Both based on the same molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I have the retooled '66, and it is indeed a very nice kit. I'd love to see something like the '65 Riviera, or a '63 Pontiac Gran Prix get a similar treatment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDO Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 On 2/13/2024 at 6:35 PM, Richard Bartrop said: I have the retooled '66, and it is indeed a very nice kit. I'd love to see something like the '65 Riviera, or a '63 Pontiac Gran Prix get a similar treatment. That would be really cool, or even an all new ‘65 Riviera. It’s such a nice looking car. GM had a lot of nice looking cars in that era. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 2/13/2024 at 7:35 PM, Richard Bartrop said: I have the retooled '66, and it is indeed a very nice kit. I'd love to see something like the '65 Riviera, or a '63 Pontiac Gran Prix get a similar treatment. I also have the retooled '66.. I love that 2x4-bbl nailhead motor...😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 18 hours ago, LDO said: That would be really cool, or even an all new ‘65 Riviera. It’s such a nice looking car. GM had a lot of nice looking cars in that era. Oh yes. The '60s produced some great styling, and GM produced some of the best of the bunch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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