AMT 1967 issue North American van lines

[BIGTRUCK]

This is a real oddball kit that AMT released in 1967 and claimed its 1:32. Kit # 2020-300 was a new tool according to the Scalemates site. Some parts such as the cab and interior seem to be 1:25 others like the trailer I have no idea on the scale.I compared the 1:25 AMT firetruck cab to this kit cab and as you can see its close or maybe a touch bigger.  A 1:25 scale driver fits in the cab with a slight mod. The truck itself does not have a chassis, the trailer does but looks like at one time this was to be a promotional item with a built in radio. No decals, the lettering is molded into the trailer. Only glass is the windshield , the rear and side vents I will have to make. This kit was mint except the hubs were put on the axles. I was going with the original North American colors but decided to just go box art colors. The cab does not represent any truck manufacturer. If I remember right, this cab was also issued as a semi-dump.

Edited June 3 by BIGTRUCK
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[maxwell48098]

That was the first "truck" kit that I ever built, followed by the IMC Dodge L700 and AMT Peterbilt 359.

 

A.J.

[chuckyr]

Ultra rare!

[TECHMAN]

Beyond different.....  sorta/kinda looks like the GMC/Chevy cabovers of the early 60's, kinda wonder if that's what they were using as a "pattern", but didn't want to end up having to pay GM for rights to build????????   Barely remember seeing these when was much younger.......

Will be watching to see what you end up doing  (know it'll be interesting!!!!)

DJ