Has anyone else used a different chassis on the Model King/AMT '65 Fairlane dirt track car?

[JTalmage]

I am collecting parts for a build of the '65 Fairlane in stock form, already have the resin body from A/FX resin, but I hate the chassis that comes with the original kit. I would like to not have full exhaust molded to the chassis, and would like to have more detailed suspension.

Has anyone else had experience in this? I thought maybe either the 64 Fairlane Tbolt or the '66-67 Fairlane may work, but wanted to check before I bought a car for no reason and hacked it to pieces.

thx!

[disabled modeler]

Id love to do that myself....its nice to have a odd or different car in the collection. Have no idea of what might work on it unless maybe you can find an old original chassis somewhere?

[JTalmage]

I'd say that the model king/AMT chassis is definitely based off the original promo chassis that the car probably started life out as. I dont like it at all though. I really want to make a nice model to replicate my dad's car.

[disabled modeler]

I'd say that the model king/AMT chassis is definitely based off the original promo chassis that the car probably started life out as. I dont like it at all though. I really want to make a nice model to replicate my dad's car.

I hear ya Jesse... I have a good friend that owned one was thinking to make one for him. I also have been looking for some models,parts,etc. to build some of our family owned cars/trucks too...its not easy to find them or what the ones I do have need. I could be wrong but I think they made a factory stock kit as an annual and a promo too...wish I could help.

[JTalmage]

Well as it turns out the '64 Thunderbolt chassis is a near perfect fit! Except the rear fenderwells need trimmed so the chassis slips in the body better. Resin is apparently hard to bend... and I snapped a little off of the lower quarter on my resin fairlane body

[Force]

Well the Thunderbolt chassis should fit if the scale is correct as 1962-65 Fairlanes IRL has the same basic body and chassis.
The 1966-67 Fairlanes has a different chassis as Ford did a totaly new Fairlane for 1966, that chassis looks much like the later Torino.
I have a 1964 Fairlane 500 Sports Coupe myself wich I have owned for about 10 years so I have read up on them a bit.

Edited February 15, 2014 by Force

[JTalmage]

Very cool. Dad has had his '65 since about '80 or '81 I think