What are the chances that we could see an all new kit of the AMT 67 Ford Galaxy?

[Craig Irwin]

My decision on buying a model kit is subject matter, I can see myself buying a 67 Ford kit well before buying ANY modern car or pickup, but that's me. Others feel differently and that's fine. It also shows the problem motel kit manufactures have when deciding what to produce, "Will it sell enough to make a profit?" If a good part of the subject already exist tooling the rest is cheaper than a completely new tool. While I'd rather see modern chassis and engines in kits these clone Craftsman kits from AMT are giving me subjects I'd never have otherwise and it sells donor kits to those of us who kitbash to get full detail builds. Oh. and I have all the 32 Ford kits I'd ever need unless someone does a stock one. (Well maybe a Milner AG coupe)

 

[Ragtop Man]

On 10/4/2025 at 5:00 PM, CapSat 6 said:

Ok…can of worms time! 

I’ll try to be as objective as possible. 

I’d say this one is somewhere in the middle of the list. That gives us a very, very wide space. It’s sort of like answering with: we could have any kit become available- it’s a “somebody who has never been in my kitchen” answer 😁

But seriously- I do see people comment about this subject once in awhile. It does come up. I wouldn’t say there is universal clamor for this subject, but many people think it would be nice to have it. I usually see more buzz about the ‘70 Cyclone or ‘71 Road Runner than something like this one. 

As far as Ford products go: would the ‘67 Galaxie rank higher than a ‘70-‘71 Cyclone? Probably not. Would it rank above a ‘69 Cyclone Spoiler? Maybe? Maybe not. Higher than a ‘68 or ‘69 Torino formal sedan? Maybe, maybe not. What about full size Mercuries? They stopped right around 1964, I think. Many people would like to see a Hawaii 5-0 special, or ANY full size Mercury. I knew a guy who had a ‘68 Mercury Monterey Convertible. That was a really neat car, a rare bird. They have almost no following. The very few that survive made it by pure dumb luck. 

Casting wider: would the ‘67 Galaxie rank higher than a ‘69 Impala? Or ‘71 Impala? I think full size Chevies usually have more demand for them than full size Fords. We have a lot of those and have gotten a lot of those kits within the past 25 years. There are a few gaps, but man- full size Chevies are covered pretty well. They seem to get customized a lot in 1:1, and the Lowrider crowd like them, too. 

Would the ‘67 Galaxie rank higher than a ‘69 Pontiac Grand Prix? Dunno. Maybe? Maybe not. I have my own preference here, but everybody will feel a little differently. 

Lastly: what about full size Mopars? ‘67 Galaxie vs. ‘66 Plymouth, for instance? Maybe the Galaxie by a nose. I’m a Mopar guy, and the ‘65-‘66 C Bodies leave me a little cold, although people seem to be nuts about them. What about vs. a ‘70 Chrysler 300 Hurst? Well…the 300 might have the nod there. I might see an all new (as in: ‘69-‘72 C Body) full size Chrysler having some real market impact (or maybe not. There could be a “Mopar Mirage” effect going on there)…

These are just my guesses. The ‘67 Galaxie would be aimed squarely at us- I’m not sure that would be a mass-market thing. Sure, they might get a few sales at Wal Mart or the LHS, but really, this would be for US, and we don’t all really agree on this kind of thing 100%. 

Does the ‘67 Galaxie have a racing history? I think Ford shifted right to intermediates before the ‘67’s, but there there could have been a few campaigned in NASCAR. I want to say Wendell Scott rebodied an old Holman Moody castoff as a ‘67 at some point. I’m pretty sure the original AMT kit had a NASCAR option, but when the ‘67 kit was being developed, it was probably Conventional Wisdom that they would be campaigned in NASCAR, until they weren’t. Drag history? Not really. Customs? Low riders? I don’t think I have ever seen one of these in person at any kind of small or medium cruise. I would imagine they’re only really seen now at larger Ford shows (not that they don’t deserve love- they are neat cars, they just don’t seem to have a real hold on the 1:1 hobby crowd). I’m just not sure this subject has as much of that universal appeal that many other subjects of the time have. 

So…yeah…I’d say this one is squarely in the middle. There are probably a bunch of subjects that are similar that would probably get the greenlight before this one…it’s a nice enough car, but I think the more significant full size Fords have more or less been covered. It’s a shame the tooling didn’t survive (I think it didn’t survive). 

If Round 2 does have the most of the tooling for this one though, it would definitely be worth investing a little in it and firing it up. It could be worth tooling up a few small things to get it back on the market. 

Would I buy one? Not really. I would probably buy all of the cars I mentioned above first. If I had to pick a Galaxie, mine would probably be a ‘64 (which I can get). 

 

I think you hit most of the points.  Any proposal that is out on the edge of the commercial space is going to be a tough sell outside the "lunatic fringe" here. That said, after talking to R2 at the latest show, they have a very solid planning model, and plenty of tools in the crib waiting to be evaluated. There is not a secret pot of money somewhere to chase it all, or a building full of model freaks like 1225 E. Maple was in the day. Much as I would love it selfishly, I also think there is stuff I would love just as much that would be very commercial and continue to sell well for years to come.  

[Mark C.]

I think one area where we tend to get crossed up a lot here is that being a modelling discussion forum, a lot of people (myself included) feel like it’s a safe space to air our future kit subject wants and desires, no matter how “out there” they seem.  Sometimes this causes friction among the members who feel more like this is a board meeting, and every idea presented must pass the scrutiny of the bean counters first.  The difference is that in a board meeting, the idea wouldn’t be approved unless it satisfied the parties who make the decisions, whereas here we get to be labeled (amicably) as the “lunatic fringe”.

I actually love the conversation and the back and forth, as long as it isn’t taken too seriously.  I think it goes off the rails a little when we do take things too seriously and the conversation starts to feel like “don’t say it anymore, because you’ll ruin everything”, as if we had that kind of power in the first place.  FWIW.

Just my five cents on the matter…

[niteowl7710]

3 hours ago, Mark C. said:

I think one area where we tend to get crossed up a lot here is that being a modelling discussion forum, a lot of people (myself included) feel like it’s a safe space to air our future kit subject wants and desires, no matter how “out there” they seem.  Sometimes this causes friction among the members who feel more like this is a board meeting, and every idea presented must pass the scrutiny of the bean counters first.  The difference is that in a board meeting, the idea wouldn’t be approved unless it satisfied the parties who make the decisions, whereas here we get to be labeled (amicably) as the “lunatic fringe”.

I actually love the conversation and the back and forth, as long as it isn’t taken too seriously.  I think it goes off the rails a little when we do take things too seriously and the conversation starts to feel like “don’t say it anymore, because you’ll ruin everything”, as if we had that kind of power in the first place.  FWIW.

Just my five cents on the matter…

I think the frustrations here come when some of the fringe of the fringe appear to never be happy about anything that anyone is doing, and they immediately have 59 other commercially unviable suggestions/solutions to the "problem" as they see them.  Like...that gets tiring to read thread after thread after thread after thread.  Ergo the joke becomes - How do you bankrupt a model company?  Put this forum in charge of it.

I'm all for wishes and wants and safe spaces, but there is a tipping point that all the "free expression" turns into a constant din of negativity.  

[Mark C.]

17 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

I think the frustrations here come when some of the fringe of the fringe appear to never be happy about anything that anyone is doing, and they immediately have 59 other commercially unviable suggestions/solutions to the "problem" as they see them.  Like...that gets tiring to read thread after thread after thread after thread.  Ergo the joke becomes - How do you bankrupt a model company?  Put this forum in charge of it.

I'm all for wishes and wants and safe spaces, but there is a tipping point that all the "free expression" turns into a constant din of negativity.  

I look at that as one of the hazards of getting a large group of people together to discuss ‘anything’.  Rather than turning this into an airing of the grievances, all I will say is “be excellent to one another!”.

So… ‘67 Galaxie anyone?