AMT Mustang II Hell Drivers Thrill show car

[vamach1]

8 hours ago, slusher said:

What’s your plans for them?  Clean up or rebuild or leave as is?

Not sure yet but a clean up would probably be a start.

[RDean58]

Back in the late 1980s, I had a real life 72 Pinto wagon that had the 4 cylinder/4 speed transmission in it. I bought  a 74 Mustang this that had the v6/auto. I swapped this into the Pinto and lost top mph. With the 4 it would hit about 87, the six auto topped out at 76!

Real life story, sorry I don’t have any pics. 

[Ragtop Man]

More's the pity on that Pinto/V6 - the european calibration in the excellent firstgen Capri was excellent. Should have screamed... instead of burped. 

[Mr mopar]

Found out that the Drag part come from the '75 AMT Mustang II kit !

Edited November 2, 2024 by Mr mopar

[Mark]

The drag version parts were in all of the annual kits except the '77.  They were in a lot of the reissues too.  They are not in the original thrill show car, the IMSA GT racer, or the custom-only Python.

[1972coronet]

Time for a close-enough build of the Sudden Death Mustang II !

[slusher]

I built a stock Mustang ll on the last release some time ago I can’t remember when it was last released guys.

[ClassicDarts]

21 hours ago, Mark said:

The drag version parts were in all of the annual kits except the '77.  They were in a lot of the reissues too.  They are not in the original thrill show car, the IMSA GT racer, or the custom-only Python.

Makes sense... the blocked off wheel section of the chrome tree on the '05 issue I have (rerun of the '77 annual... or derived from it at least) were not for the stock rims as I assumed...

As you can see in the Round2 November video, that section is for the drag mags that were reopened for the new Hell Drivers release.

 

I built a stock Mustang ll on the last release some time ago I can’t remember when it was last released guys.

2005.

Edited November 3, 2024 by ClassicDarts

[ClassicDarts]

On 10/26/2024 at 10:52 AM, SteveG said:

The stock styled wheels are missing from the tooling, beside the Minilites there is a set of 5 spoke mags that might be Keystones that are suggested for the Drag version.  Sorry, I don't have an actual test shot here at home to review at this time, just a parts photo.   I didn't spot any extra Python or GT roads race version parts but honestly, I'm not that familiar with all the AMT Mustang II variations so I could be wrong.  

-Steve

I'm just speculating here, but it seems like the tooling was altered when they made the Python kit... the chrome runner was laid out differently prior to that (wider runner with different parts layout and included stock rims), and ever since has been the same configuration as the Python version. (without stock wheels)

At least they were able to reissue almost entirely stock versions from the same tooling in the years since...

Unlike the AMT AMC Matador coupe, which was changed to this in the same series as the Python Mustang II around the same time and a stock version has never been seen since:

Or was it because the '70s Dick Teague Matador coupe didn't have enough appeal once they weren't new cars anymore to justify reissuing? (other than the Bobby Allison NASCAR versions) Either way, I'd love to see a stock one come back.

Sorry for the tangent.

Edited November 6, 2024 by ClassicDarts

[Ragtop Man]

On 11/2/2024 at 11:16 PM, 1972coronet said:

Time for a close-enough build of the Sudden Death Mustang II !

I'd look at MP Firefighter as the base to build SD, just enough of the stock bits from the AMT kit to pass. Excellent 429 in the Revell 007 '71 Mustang, and not far off, either. Ansen slots for F/R might be a tougher ticket, I'm not recalling many in scale even though they were ALL over the street in the day. I'm sure someone here will know a good source.