AMT 1965 GTO HDTP craftsman plus w/ more parts

[magicmustang]

Been wanting to do this for a while. Took the new AMT craftsman plus 1965 GTO HDTP and added a 389 GTO engine, chassis, rear drive train with exhaust, firewall and radiator from an MPC '67 GTO that was on the shelf of doom. Also added some Firestone red line tires from the parts box. Paint is Testors rattlecan gold lacquer with interior fabric tan and a coat of wet look clear. Acceptable?

 

Edited February 27 by magicmustang

[Mike 1017]

Looks Great. I also have a can of Fabric Gray and Fabric Tan that still spray

Mike

[drodg]

Very acceptable!!

[Mopar2]

Very sweet clean build.The color combo goes great together.

[Sledsel]

I'd give it an A+

[Geno]

That is a Grand Slam homerun. 💯

[Jim B]

Great looking GTO.  Very well done.

[michelle]

awesome job 

[Ragtop Man]

Perfect. Exactly what R2 was hoping you would do. Gold and the redline ** Supremes ** are a great call.

[Ragtop Man]

FWIW, the best-ever scale 389 Tripower (that will look great in this kit) is in the JL / PL '64 GTO. 

 

[magicmustang]

1 minute ago, Ragtop Man said:

FWIW, the best-ever scale 389 Tripower (that will look great in this kit) is in the JL / PL '64 GTO. 

 

I agree, but the one I have is on my PL '64 GTO. 

[Ragtop Man]

Just now, magicmustang said:

I agree, but the one I have is on my PL '64 GTO. 

Only reason I mentioned is that sometimes PL Goats end up in Doomsville, when builders get an eyeful of the body. I know the desginer, and his math was spot on, but by the time the Peoples Revoultionary Hobby Design Collective #297 got done with it, you could have carved that body from a pine block and done better. 

[charger74]

Looking good 👍🏻👍🏻

[AMT68]

Excellent eye catching build and the color looks great on that GTO. 

[Bills72sj]

Beautiful color. Do you have a link to the WIP? I would like to learn what it takes to get an engine in it. (I just can't do curbsides)

[johnyrotten]

Very sharp looking gto. Great choice on the color.

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[magicmustang]

8 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Beautiful color. Do you have a link to the WIP? I would like to learn what it takes to get an engine in it. (I just can't do curbsides)

Thank you.

Didn't do a WIP but the engine in the MPC '67 GTO is a near drop in and by using the chassis and rear drive train from the same '67 GTO donor kit it's a simple swap.

[magicmustang]

11 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

FWIW, the best-ever scale 389 Tripower (that will look great in this kit) is in the JL / PL '64 GTO. 

 

Hey, thanks for the tip. Went thru my engine spare parts box and found a PL tripower carb set. Only found one air cleaner though. Will keep looking for the other two. Will swap them when I find the others.

[Ragtop Man]

4 minutes ago, magicmustang said:

Hey, thanks for the tip. Went thru my engine spare parts box and found a PL tripower carb set. Only found one air cleaner though. Will keep looking for the other two. Will swap them when I find the others.

Glad it helps!  These kits usually end up under the tables at swaps in the "$10 each / 3 for $20" pile, making them great candidates for parting out. Also, the earlier the '66-67 GTO chassis that you can find, the better. Early blue plastic released do not have as much flashing and sink marks, with detail painting and a little work they look good for a shelf build. 

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

That GTO is killing it. Way to go. One of the best looking Muscle Cars ever made. Thanks for showing. 

[slusher]

Sweet GTO!

[espo]

Great looking paint color and finish. Looks a lot like the "Tiger Gold" of the era. Wouldn't be a GTO without a set of Redlines. 

[karbuildr]

Great looking Goat, very cool color.

[satterwhite78]

Working on my  AMT 65 GTO.  The Goat looks great especially with the engine,  mine is more of the promo build.

 

[Kenmojr]

Awesome build...