Vintage 32 Ford Victoria

[spkgibson]

I was recently giving this kit, I have no idea how rare it is and what it's worth, I'm not really that interested in the kit, And was thinking about trading it off for something I am into, Any help you can give would be great,The kit is almost complete, But some of the 427 parts are missing, And the windshield has some glue on it that could be polished out,Ok well here is the photos of it.

[ScaleSpeedShop]

I have that same kit. From What I've seen at swap meets and on Ebay they will usually bring between $25.00 - $40.00 for a unbuilt complete example. This issue has some hod rod parts in it that were blocked off in the 1970's and not in later issues. Hope this helps.

Ron@ScaleSpeedShop

[Mark]

The Victoria kit wasn't available in hobby shops or stores right away, this one is the first issue which was sold through Ford dealers for a while before the kit appeared in stores. It has been reissued a number of times, most recently as a DTR private label reissue that can still be found new-in-box if you look around. It's called a "jalopy" but still can be built stock; the "jalopy" version has to be built with aftermarket parts and a lot of cutting.

The early issues are more desirable because more recent issues show the wear on the body tooling, the early ones are very crisp while newer ones have thinner drip rails around the side windows, things like that. Even so, an early one in absolute mint condition might fetch $50 or so. With missing parts or other issues, it becomes a "builder" and might sell for about the retail price of a new, current kit, maybe a little bit more. The most recent one I picked one up was about two years ago. Poor condition box and decals, missing the stock fender unit but otherwise complete and in great shape, $15. I wasn't looking for another one, but it was a first issue with the clean, crisply molded body and very nice plating (with slicks and custom wheels that aren't in later issues) so I didn't let that one slide by.

The body will not directly swap onto the newer Revell '32 chassis. All of the AMT bodies are designed to interchange with one another. Because the earliest ones (roadster and coupe) are a bit off (not tall enough) the later ones (two-door sedan, Victoria, and phaeton) are "adjusted" a bit so they interchange with the others. If you try adjusting the body to fit the newer fenders and chassis, the proportions get thrown off. Were I to try mixing parts between the AMT and Revell kits, I'd use the AMT body, hood, and fenders, and swap in the Revell chassis. Next choice would be to swap the modern running gear to the AMT chassis and then fit the AMT fenders and body.

[spkgibson]

So basically the only rare thing about this kit is the box art, The parts in this kit are indeed crisp, no flash on anything, And the color is molded in black, the decals would have been almost mine if one of them wouldn't have been cut from the decal sheet, And that windshield that is the only issues with the kit.

[ScaleSpeedShop]

Are you still interested in trading this kit. If so let me know what you are looking for, I have around 1300 kits so I might have something that interests you.

Ron@ScaleSpeedShop

[spkgibson]

Are you still interested in trading this kit. If so let me know what you are looking for, I have around 1300 kits so I might have something that interests you.

Ron@ScaleSpeedShop

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