Reviews : AMT 1966 Ford Thunderbird Hardtop/Convertible

When the 66 T Bird was reissued, I had to have one as I had built one before. The reissued kit has the cover for the rear seats to give it the roadster look. While waiting for the release, I found a vintage kit for a good price. Basically I had not issues with them assembly. However there is gap between the hood and the grill and the front lower pan did not fit too well to the body. The chassis is typical of AMT kits where everything is molded into the chassis. As with most AMT kits, there are plenty of extra parts to build a variety of versions. I was going for the low rider/street machine look. I am not a fan of metal axle but they chassis gives you too options for ride height. I highly recommend this kit. It is an easy build but so not expect perfection. It had a small amount of flash. This is also a good kit for the novice bhilder

I bult amt's 1966 Thunderbird in the late 70's. I am now building the latest Round2 release and it's a good rendering of the 1:1 car but the kit requires a lot of work to correct the body lines at the tops of the L+R quarter panels, the hard tops in my kits were all warped but easily straightened once glued in place.The front bumper/grille and lower valance is a fiddly fit that required patience and super glue to attach to the body. The rear bumper assembly is very nice and fits the body well. The interior tub is simple but looks good once detailed. The windscreen and backlight fit good, I was able to install mine without any glue smudging. The chassis is low tech with molded in exhaust system. Not much flash to speak of. Overall this 50+ year old kit still builds up nice.