This reissue of AMT’s 1970 Chevelle is a modest improvement over the last version of the kit that I built, AMT 8940 from 1994. To begin, I washed the body with soap and water. Misting on some color revealed prominent mold lines where the roof meets the quarter panels. There are also 2 injection pin marks on the underside of the trunk. These caused a bump and a shallow dent on the trunk lid. These imperfections were sanded out using 800 grit paper. In addition, the engraving for the door and trunk shut lines is light. On the positive side, there is not much flash to deal with and the hood fit reasonably well. Chassis The kit has a nice set of raised white letter T/A radials and Magnum 500 wheels. There is also a set of American Racing Torque Thrusts, but the spokes are not shaped correctly and I relegated these to the parts box. The front suspension lacks accuracy due largely to a lack of front suspension components. The box art is seriously misleading; there is a total absence of steering components. The 4-link rear suspension/exhaust system is better represented, but what passed for a driveshaft had to go and was replaced with one that was scratch built from 1/8-inch styrene tube with universal joints made from bits of 1/4-inch square tube. Interior The bucket style interior has minimal detail and extremely light engraving on the side panels. It was not worth spending much time on. All parts were well-fitting. I sprayed it flat black and called it a day. Mock-up and Final Assembly To ensure that the glass would fit I cut the windshield from the rear window. During mock -up I noticed a gap between the dashboard and cowl visible through the windshield. This was hidden by painting the lower 1/4-inch or so of the windshield black. The front end was lowered 1/16-inch by cutting that amount from the spacer blocks atop the front inner fenders. This necessitated that the carburetor be cut down that amount for the hood to fit. I sourced a dual master cylinder, power brake booster, and side view mirror from the parts box. To help positively locate the rear bumper styrene flanges were glued to the right and left insides of the bumper. To aid in detail painting the grill I separated it from the front bumper. Finally, I replaced the dead-looking opaque headlights with better options from the parts box. The small decal sheet has both white and black SS stripes and various emblems. The decals release from the paper after 10-20 sec in water and are easy to use and position. Testors Clear Parts Adhesive was used for the clear parts and I added a bit to the smaller emblems to help them adhere. The majority of the kit was assembled using clear E6000. The kit is an easy build and will look very nice on your shelf. I give it 3 stars.

I first built this kit in the popular cranberry red color from the 1994 AMT ERTL release with black stripes,for this build,i painted it fathom blue with White stripes to represent a car that i used to see parked on my street when i was a kid back in 1973,it's not a bad kit,it just needs some reworking in a few areas,like raising the ride height and adjusting the wheel base,enlarging the headlight holes from behind,and lowering the dashboard into the interior a bit,i made tabs for the rear bumper and front of the interior bucket for more positive location,also painted a small strip of black paint on the lower part of the windshield to hide a gap that was present,again,not a bad kit,I'm satisfied with the way it looks in my display case mine is the one displayed with the red '70 and red '72 in the photos

This kit is somewhat better than the AMT 31548 kit, but it still needs work. The body needs to be molded better to eliminate the flash. Be careful when taping chrome parts to be painted because the plating peels off very easily. There is a issue with the fitment of the front bumper, who will have to do trimming around the headlight holes on the body and possibly the on the corners of the chrome bumper. The rear valance is a part of the rear bumper which should be painted body color (see photos). Revell made a 1/24 scale called the Heavy Chevy, even though this isn't AMT's best I would recommend this one over any other, just take your time and do the trim work before painting and assembly.