Amt 1966 thunderbird

[ERIK88]

Has any one built this kit? It looks like a nice kit. I like the lines of this t bird.

[unclescott58]

I've built a couple over the years. It's a typical AMT kit from the mid 60's. Can be be built as a convertible or Landau. I like it.

Scott

[ChrisBcritter]

As I recall, fit of the bumper/grille to the body and fit of the lower front pan to the bumper is rather fiddly; needs a little filing here and there to fit neatly - just shave a little, test fit, shave a little... Also check photos of the real car when you install the rear bumper - it's very easy to get it upside down. Also, if you latch onto a Craftsman kit, it's a Town Coupe (no vinyl roof) rather than a Landau, and the interior is correct for a coupe with vent slots on the package shelf; the full kit is really a convertible with an optional add-on roof and not an accurate coupe.

[Rob Hall]

I think it is getting reissued later this year, though it doesn't show the Round 2 AMT page yet..don't know what box art they will use or if there have been any changes.

[ERIK88]

looks like it will be coming in the mail pretty soon, looking forward to it

Edited August 20, 2014 by ERIK88

[Bob Ellis]

The Hardtop craftsman is a kit of the promo.

The reissued kits with extra roof are pretty much original except no chassis screws. Not a bad kt

[ChrisBcritter]

Good luck with it, Erik! One thing I forgot, and so did AMT, on both kits: the top corners of the trunk lid should be rounded, not squared.

Just in case you want to be Mr. Know-it-All at your next show.

[ERIK88]

Good luck with it, Erik! One thing I forgot, and so did AMT, on both kits: the top corners of the trunk lid should be rounded, not squared.

Just in case you want to be Mr. Know-it-All at your next show.

Thanks! ill see if i can work that out in these somehow when building them

[ERIK88]

does this come with wire wheels? btw

[unclescott58]

does this come with wire wheels? btw

No.

[lordairgtar]

The front splash pan will need about a quarter inch removed from each side. They go waaayyy past where the wheel wells would normally be.

[Bob Ellis]

Chris, was the trunk line on the 1964 and 1965 TBird kit wrong as well. I never paid attention to it.

[ChrisBcritter]

The front splash pan will need about a quarter inch removed from each side. They go waaayyy past where the wheel wells would normally be.

Not that much; it mostly needs to moved forward to be flush with the bottom edge of the front bumper (I also trimmed off the backs of the bumper guards a bit).

Chris, was the trunk line on the 1964 and 1965 TBird kit wrong as well. I never paid attention to it.

Yes, all three years.

[ERIK88]

Thanks for all the tips ,

[ERIK88]

Just got the kit, nice extras that come along in this one idk about teHe trunk lines though, might leave it like that