65 Comet station wagon

[chris chabre]

Has anyone seen a resin or 3d printed 65 Comet wagon. I know there was a resin wagon produced back in the day but I can't find one after searching for a long time.

 

EDIT, as Mark stated, it was a 64 wagon produced

Edited Sunday at 02:26 AM by chris chabre

[Mark]

I've never seen a '65 wagon, but did see a '64 wagon in resin a few years back.  Of course it was based on the AMT '64 hardtop, but the resin wagon used the hardtop windshield which is incorrect.  

The Comet wagons were basically Falcon wagons with Comet front sheet metal, and on the Falcon's shorter wheelbase.  If a resin body (for either the AMT '64 or Moebius '65) uses the Comet chassis unchanged, it's wrong right off the bat.

[chris chabre]

I believe youre right that it was a 64 wagon produced. My father has all 3 resin bodies (64 hardtop, 65 hardtop and 64 wagon) that was produced by I THINK Perrys resin, or maybe Ron Cash. It was over 20 years ago now that we bought the for him

 

Im very versed in Comets and Falcons as My father is a 60s-early 70s Ford and Mercury drag race historian. My grandfather bought a 65 404 wagon new in 65 and my father still owns it. My father has had his R code 427 powered 65 Comet Caliente for nearly 40 years now (including others) and Ive had my 14 to 1 289 powered 65 Caliente for 30.  We use to part them out, in fact, A Comet was probably the first car I took apart haha

 

64/65 Comets and Falcons do interchange a ton of parts but the Comet wagons had numerous differences than just the nose

[Carmak]

Hypothetically, if someone was going to make a 65 Falcon or Comet wagon would the 61 Ranchero be the correct windshield size to start with?

[mk11]

Yes it would. The 60-65 falcon and comet sedans, wagons and rancheros used the same one.

I've got one of those '64 resin wagons but it's warped beyond easy repair. 

Another quicker way to approach this project might be to use the trumpeter ranchero.  Been picking away at a sedan delivery conversion, maybe 

with a comet nose -if I ever get that far 🤪

That big block converted '65 must be real rocket.

Edited Sunday at 04:49 AM by mk11

[Mark]

If I were trying to piece one together, I'd avoid including any part of the Trumpeter Falcons, as they are an outlier compared to the AMT and Moebius kits.  They're way different in parts layout and construction, and probably in dimensions as well.  I had one of the Falcons, but got rid of it pronto after seeing how off base it was compared to anything else.  Why they saw the need to reinvent so many aspects of a model car kit, I'll never understand.  All they had to do was bring some subjects nobody else had, and do a halfway decent job of it.

[sidcharles]

Trumpeter model kits from the military range are quite nice.

[chris chabre]

9 hours ago, mk11 said:

That big block converted '65 must be real rocket.

its definitely a fun car! The motor and transmission is out of one of the factory 63.5 lightweight galaxies.

[mk11]

Mark, I certainly agree they are one dog of a kit. I'm only intending to use the body shell. Got an original amt falcon here that I've compared it to and found where I can make improvements. The engine compartment is actually decent; the chassis and the rest... forget it  

[RancheroSteve]

The shock towers and generator in the Trumpeter Falcons are about the only good parts in those kits, but it's probably not worth buying a whole kit for that. As far as the suspension, drive train, and chassis go, the AMT '67 Shelby Mustang is still the best bet for doing an accurate V8 Falcon, as far as I'm concerned.