wheaton79chris Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Wondering if a model of a 64 galaxie 500 convertible was ever made
Rodent Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Yeah, there was an annual kit made by AMT. It was a 500XL and had working headlights. It would take a little scratchbuilding to "downgrade" it to a 500.
wheaton79chris Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 On 2/24/2015 at 4:36 PM, Rodent said: Yeah, there was an annual kit made by AMT. It was a 500XL and had working headlights. It would take a little scratchbuilding to "downgrade" it to a 500. Would it be hard to find and I'm guessing probably pricey?
Rodent Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 I have seen them on "The Bay" for over $100, but sometimes less. If a curbside is OK, you could get one of the re-popped hardtops and cut the roof off. Modelhaus makes the top boot and you could scratchbuild sunvisors.
wheaton79chris Posted February 24, 2015 Author Posted February 24, 2015 On 2/24/2015 at 4:52 PM, Rodent said: I have seen them on "The Bay" for over $100, but sometimes less. If a curbside is OK, you could get one of the re-popped hardtops and cut the roof off. Modelhaus makes the top boot and you could scratchbuild sunvisors. Yeah that would be better than 100 dollar kit. I know detail master does sun visors in photo etch. I'm not sure which kit to look up though. If you don't mind helping me do the hard hunting. ts for a family member that was her first car. The car is still in a barn close about to be rebuilt
1930fordpickup Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 If you are not in a big hurry you can watch for a bit on ebay. Sometimes you can get an incomplete kit for much less than a 100.
Rodent Posted February 24, 2015 Posted February 24, 2015 Search for "AMT 64 Ford" on eBay. Among the Mustangs and Thunderbirds, there is a built convertible, an incomplete but unbuilt convertible, and several of the curbside hardtops. If your friend's car is a 500, the interior is quite different from the kit's 500XL interior. The wheelcovers are somewhat different too. The XL has three "wings". Missing Link casts a sedan trans kit. I have seen that they offer the 500 wheelcover (not on their site). Maybe they would sell you just the sedan interior? It would still need to be modified and the rear seat narrowed, but it would be a better starting point for a bench seat interior than the one that comes with the hardtop.
gtx6970 Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 Neither one are mine, and I do not know the sellers. I found them by doing my daily search for old annuals .When I rembembered someone here was looking for these http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1964-FORD-CONVERTIBLE-PROMO-/171691798286?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27f9a0ef0e http://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Ford-Galaxie-500-Convertible-Promo-Model-Car-/201292193408?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eddf31e80
Chuck Most Posted February 25, 2015 Posted February 25, 2015 You could save yourself a big chunk of change by getting the hardtop (which was reissued about ten years ago), cutting the roof off, and using a resin convertible boot.
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