What year are AMT trucks modeled from?

[Petetrucker07]

I only know the Ca Hauler, '69. But what are the rest of the reissues that available now? The IH 4300 too.

[jeffbrad]

Early to mid 70's.

[Chuck Most]

I can only "date" two of them off the top of my head-

The C600s depict '71-'73 models- they went to a wider wheel opening ("flare" for want of a better term) for '74. I'm told the White Road Boss and White Western Star, going by the door handle design, are no newer than 1971- they went to a push-button type door handle beginning in 1972.

[Aaronw]

The Louisville would be somewhere 1970-74. The trucks were introduced in '70 and the V200 (CAT 1150) diesel that is in the kit was replaced by the similar V636 (CAT 3208) in 1975.

[Russell C]

From this page 48 of the old March 1971 Model Car Science magazine, the late Lou Kroack puts release dates on several of the AMT truck kits, as part of his article on the tour of the AMT plant. It takes a while to rummage through the rest of the MCS magazines at this guy's site, but in those various magazines, we can see the ads for new model releases. I forget which one had the Diamond Reo and others, but they are in there as ads or as announcements in Kroack's "Model Truck Corner" in the '71 and '72 issues.

There's a few how-to articles for trucks in the Car Model mag scans as well.

*sigh* Those mags were just a bit before my time, but not by much. Seems like it wasn't all that long ago.

[Jim B]

Here is a list of the AMT truck kits & their approximate Model Year that I have been able to compile from information on this site. It's probably relatively accurate for "box stock". Ok, here goes:

American-LaFrance 1000 Series (Pumper, Ladder Chief & AeroChief) - 1970-74

Autocar A64B - 1970-71

Autocar DC9964 - 1970-71

Diamond-REO C-11664DFL - 1970-71

Chevrolet Titan/90 - ~1976

Chevrolet Bison - 1977-78

Ford LN/LNT8000 - 1970-74

GMC Astro/95 - ~1976

GMC General - 1977-78

International CO-4070A Transtar - 1969-74

International CO-4070B Transtar II - 1975-80

International F04270 - 1979

International 4300 Transtar - 1979

Kenworth K100C AeroDyne - ~1979

Kenworth K123 - 1970-71

Kenworth W923/925 - 1969-1971 (Includes Alaskan Hauler & mixer kits)

Kenworth T600 - hood/cab/sleeper - 1990-94; frame/engine/suspension - 1969-71

Mack Cruiseliner (WS686S) - 1975-76

Mack DM607SX - 1970-73

Mack DM895ST - 1970-73 (Can anyone verify this?)

Mack R685ST - 1975-79

Peterbilt 352 - ~1970

Peterbilt 359 "California Hauler" - 1967-72

Peterbilt 359 "1100 Series Cab" - 1975-77

White Road Boss - ~1973

White-Freightliner WFT 6342T (SD kit) - 1971-73

White-Freightliner WFT 7564T (DD kit) - 1971-73

I also have a list of the Revell/Monogram, Revell of Germany, and some of the Italeri kits as well if you'd like me to post that, I will.

[ZIL 111V]

AMT original year launch :

- Pete 352 Pacemaker: 1970

- Ford Race car Hauler: 1970

- TITAN 90 (recent BLUE ed): 1976 (first ed 1970)

- KW K123: 1971

- Diamond Reo: 1972

- Ford C600 Stake "Construction equip series": 1972

- Ford C600 PEPSI: 1972 (Original in Penske colors)

- Western Star: 1973

- Freight Liner DD: 1973

- Road Boss: 1974

- Fruehauf 40' Van: 1970

- Fruehauf Plated Tanker trl: 1971 (non plated 1970).

- Lowboy Trl: 1971

- Fruehauf '40 ext Post Van "IS": 1972

- Road Runner Logger trl: 1976

- Fruehauf 40' Flatbed trl: 1976

ERTL IH 4270, 1973, first ed with spoke wheels, no sleeper...

Actual version, 2nd edition 1976/77, TOP model: EAGLE 4300 with Alcoa wheels, sleeper, CB (YELLOW).

[Old Buckaroo]

Some very useful information there !

Thank you

[Force]

Here is a good site with AMT release dates, I don't know how accurate it is but it's in the "ballpark".
If you browse the website you find most of the other manufacturers too.

http://www.eddylenders.nl/amt-ertl-matchbox.htm

Edited January 8, 2015 by Force

[Russell C]

Found 1 1/4 pages of mostly AMT truck kit announcements in the May 1971 Car Model mag starting at the bottom of pg 42, but it begins with the never-produced IMC Dodge LVT-1000 cabover that was mentioned by Tim Boyd in his modelcarsmag post here.

[farmallgray]

The IH 4300 looks like it can be from 79-83. The 78s had round headlight bezels and the 84s had rectangular headlights. The kit has square bezels and round bulbs so it falls in between the changes.