AMT Double Dragster -Tin Edition

[rasafyff]

i recently picked up one of the boxed kits on clearance at Hobby Lobby, and having read through this thread i was somewhat apprehensive of finding unusable parts, etc... well; i was SO impressed with the coolness in that box i went BACK and scored two more. mind you that there was no colored glass and no second full tree of chrome, but the sheer load of sixties' performance stuff AND two decent quickchange differentials made it worth every cent IMHO. toss in the new piecrust slicks and i'm grinning like the Cheshire cat. trouble is, i gave away ALL of my thirties' models a couple of years ago... all of my A's and Deuces are long gone......

as far as i'm concerned, AMT (present owners) can reissue any darn thing they want to. i'll be more than willing to buy one, at least.

The boxed kit should have two chrome trees.One for the rail and one for the Fiat.

Look at the bottom of the box.

[62rebel]

two and a third; one extra set of chromed spoke rims and dished rear mags. the tin box supposedly got two FULL trees for those with the extra set of Chevrolet chrome parts. besides, if I turn the box upside down to look at it, the contents will fall out. I'm busily building these critters.

[rasafyff]

two and a third; one extra set of chromed spoke rims and dished rear mags. the tin box supposedly got two FULL trees for those with the extra set of Chevrolet chrome parts. besides, if I turn the box upside down to look at it, the contents will fall out. I'm busily building these critters.

Maybe your post should have stated it didn't have a THIRD FULL SET OF CHROME!

[Greg Myers]

I thought I remembered this being posted here before, with the extra chrome tree and the three different frames included in the tin one is able to build three complete vehicles with the addition of a few crossmembers. 

Edited January 23, 2021 by Greg Myers

[Greg Myers]

Had these cast up at "Holy Grail Resin"

[crazyjim]

I have 2 of those double dragster tin box kits.  At least 1 is sealed if anyone is interested in trading.

[OldNYJim]

Just picked up the tin box version of this kit, and I’ve been researching early 60s streamliner dragsters…was the full-bodied car in this set based on a particular 1:1?  

Didn’t find any particularly close matches to it in my research…

[Daddyfink]

30 minutes ago, CabDriver said:

Just picked up the tin box version of this kit, and I’ve been researching early 60s streamliner dragsters…was the full-bodied car in this set based on a particular 1:1?  

Didn’t find any particularly close matches to it in my research…

Yes it was

 https://www.motortrend.com/features/mopp-1006-1939-fiat-coupe-altered/

[OldNYJim]

Thank you!

I actually meant the other car though - the top car on the box art:

[Mark]

The dragster isn't modeled on any specific car, but there were a number of similar 1:1 dragster built in the late Fifties and early Sixties.  Few, if any, used the clear canopy though.  Most were just left open.

This kit is a masterpiece of model car kit engineering, with all of the interchangeable parts and different designs that can be built with it.

[Daddyfink]

6 hours ago, CabDriver said:

Thank you!

I actually meant the other car though - the top car on the box art:

Oh, the streamliner! I remember someone posting an old ad from a drag magazine from back then advertising those bodies, but I have never seen a pic of one in actual use. Some came close, but nothing like that. 

[crazyjim]

I have 2 of those kits in the tin boxes.

[Mothersworry]

1 hour ago, Daddyfink said:

Oh, the streamliner! I remember someone posting an old ad from a drag magazine from back then advertising those bodies, but I have never seen a pic of one in actual use. Some came close, but nothing like that. 

Perhaps the Glass Slipper may have had some influence over the design of the Double Dragster kit.

[OldNYJim]

On 7/7/2024 at 5:16 PM, Mothersworry said:

Perhaps the Glass Slipper may have had some influence over the design of the Double Dragster kit.

I wondered that too - the Glass Slipper is WAY prettier tho - AMT’s effort is a little clunky by comparison…

[Richard Bartrop]

Didn't Galaxie make a Glass Slipper kit, or am I hallucinating?

[Greg Myers]

They reissued two old Monogram pre Sizzler kits. Long John and Slingshot Dragster kits.

Edited July 9, 2024 by Greg Myers

[stavanzer]

The Long John.

The Slingshot.

[Greg Myers]

I got one of each hoping the Sizzler would be next. 

[OldNYJim]

Anyone know what the transmission is supposed to represent?  This one attaches to the Hemi in the kit:

 

[Ragtop Man]

Hey Cabdriver, I think the trans is what was once known as an "In/Out Box."  [I can hear the snickering from the 4th graders now... including me.]

Dropping the clutch would engage the coupling - simply a means of transfering torque to the rear end. 

There must have been a neutral position to start and warm the engine. 

 

[Daddyfink]

23 minutes ago, Ragtop Man said:

Hey Cabdriver, I think the trans is what was once known as an "In/Out Box."  [I can hear the snickering from the 4th graders now... including me.]

Dropping the clutch would engage the coupling - simply a means of transfering torque to the rear end. 

There must have been a neutral position to start and warm the engine. 

 

Yup

[OldNYJim]

8 hours ago, Ragtop Man said:

Hey Cabdriver, I think the trans is what was once known as an "In/Out Box."  [I can hear the snickering from the 4th graders now... including me.]

Dropping the clutch would engage the coupling - simply a means of transfering torque to the rear end. 

There must have been a neutral position to start and warm the engine. 

 

That’s about what I figured - I tried finding good reference pics online of the exact model that it might represent, but no joy as yet…thanks for the reply!  And thank you too, @Daddyfink!