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I know that this is a copy of the AMT Promo. Here's the rub: I can't find any decent photos (Yeah, I know Google is my friend. Not this time, though. I also checked the Modelhaus Fotki album and found nothing.) of the original AMT kit to determine if it's worth purchasing. Can anyone give me the skinny on how accurate the body is? I'm thinking about the possibility of stuffing the Modelhaus body onto the Trumpeter '60 Bonneville Sports Coupe chassis. I really don't want to hack off the roofs of my Revell '59 or '60 Impalas and end up with naked chassis for either.

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The Original was a Two door Bonneville Hardtop or Convertible . Modelhaus has recast this Body as a 4 door in Resin . What model (Bonneville or Star Cheif ?) this Pontiac depicts . I just know I've seen it on their display at a Toledo Show . As far as fitting the Trumpeter , I am at a loss . Thanx ..

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Hmm......

According to the website, the 1960 Pontiac Bonneville 2 Door HT was released on April 7, 2014. The only 4 Dr HT Bonneville is a 1959 model; no '60 Bonneville 4 Dr listed.

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Here's the rub: I can't find any decent photos (Yeah, I know Google is my friend. Not this time, though.) of the original AMT kit to determine if it's worth purchasing.

eBay is a better friend:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-1960-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CRAFTSMAN-BUILT-/121455432390?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1c474ed2c6

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMT-1960-PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-CRAFTSMAN-BUILT-/121455811380?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item1c47549b34

Two different red builtup Craftsman kits; second listing has a side view.

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I don't think it'll fit the Trumpeter as its a little "big". I had a '60 Bonneville a while back (sold it on eBay) and I can remember trying to fit it and the '59 which I still have. The problem came as the molded in wheelwells of the Trumpeter took up a lot of space IIRC. Maybe with some slicing and dicing, you could make it work--------might be easier to simply stretch out an AMT '58 Chevy chassis and go with that.

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Thanks for the link, Christopher. I will consider one, or both. They both look in decent shape.

I don't think it'll fit the Trumpeter as its a little "big". I had a '60 Bonneville a while back (sold it on eBay) and I can remember trying to fit it and the '59 which I still have. The problem came as the molded in wheelwells of the Trumpeter took up a lot of space IIRC. Maybe with some slicing and dicing, you could make it work--------might be easier to simply stretch out an AMT '58 Chevy chassis and go with that.

Bill, trimming the wheelwells would seem to be an easier workaround as opposed to lengthening the '58 Impala chassis. The '58 Chevy X-Frame was unique to that model year; the 59-60 frames were identical. On top of that the Chevy X-Frames had a completely different layout than Pontiac's:

X-Frame-Pontiac-55-64.png

It'd be a real PITA to slice, dice and hack the Impala chassis and get it to look correct.

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Pictures are a major problm with the Modelhaus. But since the kit in question is not own development, expect a faithful copy of the original promo with excellent quality. Perhaps the wall thickness is increased here or there to improve the rigidity, but other than this I do not think you will be disappointed.

I have not seen that specific Modelhaus kit. What I can speak of is the MCW Catalina:

http://www.mcwautomotivefinishes.com/resin/60pontcatht.jpg

Except for the lack of chrome parts an excellent kit, both quality and accuracy wise.

Edited by khier

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