BIGTRUCK Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 These 2 questions are on the AMC 3 in 1 AMX kit. Question #1: Does the AMT and Johan kit share the funnycar kit parts? Question #2: what other AMT or Johan kit share that funnycar chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 If I remember correctly, the AMT kit Is the JOHAN kit. Others will remember better than I do. Dave Van is one of the Best AMX guys out there. He will probably know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Alan is correct. The AMX funny car kit is one of many JoHan kits AMT marketed. While I know of no exact repop of the AMX F/C chassis I'd start with a recent AMT Vega funny chassis. It will get yyou in the ballpark. Be a cool project. thx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 I have a copy of the instructions if you need them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 (edited) I have a photo of AMX-1 in my collection of internet car pics that rolls on a slideshow whenever I am at the bench. I always though it would be a cool project, and have given some thought to a chassis. As Dave mentioned, the AMT Vega or Gremlin funny car would likely provide a suitable chassis. I have also thought that the MPC Wild Willy Borsche or Pure Hell altereds might work, or perhaps the Atlantis (Revell) Fiat altered, though haven't done any actual sizing up of things to check suitability. This particular car was in fact built on the chassis of an ex-Fiat altered. Any of these chassis will likely require modification to fit the AMX body. Edited July 25 by Bainford 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTRUCK Posted July 25 Author Share Posted July 25 49 minutes ago, thatz4u said: I have a copy of the instructions if you need them Thanks much butI have that part covered. All the other replies were helpful, I know the model companies used past kit parts on future kits, such as the Revell 22 double drag kit had the complete chassis assy for the Dodge Revellion . I was hoping to get lucky again.. Thanks all , Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 AMX-1 was originally a fuel altered. Funny cars made more money, so the AMX body was added. The MPC Bantam Blast kit chassis is the closest thing out there for that car. The original two-seat AMX annual kits were Jo-Han, but ALL of them were sold by AMT, in AMT boxes. None of them with the funny car chassis were ever sold in a Jo-Han box. AMT sold the '68 in one box, '69 and '70 in two boxes (with different stock numbers) for each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 The Polar Light FC chassis was inspired by the original Jo-Han kit bits and would be a better place to start from. The chassis in the AMT Vegas etc is a poor match to it. Jo-Han used a very similar chassis in a host of funny cars such as the Olds 442. The only Jo-Han FC kits that did not share the same chassis lineage was the Challenger and the MT Pinto/Mustang. The Challenger was pretty accurate for the Gene Snow car while the MT kits were accurate for those cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) The chassis is made by Logghe Stamping Co, not unusual back in the day before they changed to the more modern style and can be found in several old funny car kits. Edited July 26 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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