amt 71-73 mustang mach 1

[ERIK88]

Does anyone have pics of built amt mustang mach 1's 71-73 ? do they build well?. I understand the interiors are not stock, which is fine. I plan to build mine aftermarket anyway

[oldscool]

It depends on which boxing you get . The one labeled as a 71 is based on an old MPC tooling and has a stock interior. The one labeled 73 is based on the AMT tooling and can only be built as a Trans Am road racer that never existed in real life, although it does come with a few extra custom parts. My biggest gripe is that all of them only come with the big ugly 73 front bumper. Hope this helps.

[SSNJim]

The 73 in one of its early incarnations was boxed as Warren Tope's racer, which most definitely existed in real life. It wasn't wildly successful, but it did race in SCCA Trans-Am for a couple of years. I would love to get a set of decals from the kit for the last issue of the AMT kit.

See the bottom of this page:

http://www.ponysite.de/transam_tope.htm

Edited January 12, 2014 by SSNJim

[oldscool]

Thanks for the info Jim. I never knew that Mustangs were raced in TA after 1970.

[SSNJim]

You're welcome. Mustangs weren't; Mustang was.

Apparently the Tope team was the only team that raced the 71-73 Mustang in Trans-Am. I believe the car is still racing in historical races, at least up to a couple years ago; the one I am thinking of was painted red.