AMT 1960 Chevy Nomad Wagon and 1965 Barracuda Craftsman Plus Kits Interesting Features.

[Mark]

9 hours ago, blizzy63 said:

Good catch on the chassis. I haven't noticed that yet.

The '59 El Camino chassis is closer to reality but it too is missing the wagon's spare tire well.

Below: 1) AMT Jr. Trophy 04-740 '60 Chevy Wagon kit (1963) chassis.

            2) AMT '59 El Camino kit (1964) chassis.

The original Craftsman wagon kit was pieced together from the original promo model wagon (which may have only had a metal chassis) and the hardtop/convertible kits which were produced from another tool.  The wagon kit's rear bumper was reworked from the HT/conv piece, you can see where the original license plate recess was filled in to move it down for the wagon.

The '59 El Camino chassis doesn't have the spare tire recess out back because the Camino's spare is behind the seat on the passenger side.

[Motor City]

There were two wagon promos that I am aware of: one had a metal flywheel chassis and the other had the plastic chassis with detail (other than the spare tire well), probably used from the Impala hardtop, convertible, sport sedan and El Camino. 

[TECHMAN]

Will most likely have to get one to built a Sedan Delivery out of......   Seems like they should sell, if for no other reason than they are something different....  😉

DJ

[blizzy63]

On 12/1/2025 at 2:54 AM, Mark said:

The original Craftsman wagon kit was pieced together from the original promo model wagon (which may have only had a metal chassis) and the hardtop/convertible kits which were produced from another tool.  The wagon kit's rear bumper was reworked from the HT/conv piece, you can see where the original license plate recess was filled in to move it down for the wagon.

The '59 El Camino chassis doesn't have the spare tire recess out back because the Camino's spare is behind the seat on the passenger side.

Your info is bang-on.

The SMP 1960 Chevy promos had no-detail metal chassis.

The SMP 1960 Impala kits (HT, conv.) had detailed, platform-style chassis w/ engine detail built-in. (Photo below 1)

The AMT Jr. Trophy 1960 Chevy Wagon (1963 kit, photo below 2) apparently used the 1960 Impala kit chassis to economically create a new, simple kit.  It has less detail than the '60 annual, so I wonder if it was derived from the 1959 (or other) chassis?

The Impala-style 6-taillights on the Jr. Trophy wagon kit is odd since the 1960 dealer-promo Nomad wagon model had the correct 4-taillights (?).

Edited 23 hours ago by blizzy63

[Brian Austin]

This is what I did for my 1959 sedan delivery.  I'll need to add stamping detail on the tire well.

 

Edited yesterday at 07:18 AM by Brian Austin

[ranma]

Wasn't there two different locations for a spare on the '60 Nomad? Seem to recall that if the car had a factory third row seat (facing backwards the tire has mounted at the right rear standing up. Without the third seat option it laid flat under the rear floor. The 60 Nomad my family had had the third row seat.

[Can-Con]

https://www.thelastdetail.com/1960-chevrolet-nomad-wagon-c-1352.htm

 

This one is a Brookwood, not a Nomad but it would be the same.

And I suspect Rick is right about the tire being on the side in the 3 seat cars.

https://www.legendarymotorsllc.com/vehicles/291/1960-chevrolet-brookwood-station-wagon