You seem to have a lot of mysteries surrounding this kit. The second engine is not a flathead, it's an overhead valve Pontiac engine. The extra parts go to the first release back in the early 1960's which was a 3 window coupe or roadster build. I built both back then around 1962. The 5 window you have has been released twice that I know of and the 3 window is out again right now in 2019. The convertible is not a cabrolet but a roadster. There may be more releases than I am aware of. Also the 5 window too had the optional parts so you could build a custom or street, which is where you might choose to use that Pontiac engine. There was the Dick Tracy 5 window which supposedly could only be built stock but if you have been around models a long time we all know you can do most anything if you have parts enough lol ! Anyway, considering you were working a bit unaware on this build it came out really nice, congrats on a nice looking 36 Ford 5 window coupe ! When I was a kid in the early 60's I always wished for the 5 window, it had not been released yet, in fact in the late 60's they did a second release of the 3 window. Nuff said, again congrats .
This kit was derived from the early AMT Trophy Series kit from 1961. It was a 3-in-1 kit that could be built as a stock roadster, custom or drag car with a chopped 3-window coupe roof. The kit was re-issued many times over the years and a stock-height 3-window coupe roof was added along the way (1967). And, yes, that optional engine is an OHV Pontiac 389 from the 1959-61 period. In 1990, the kit was modified to recreate the '36 Ford 5-window coupe from the 'Dick Tracy' (1990) movie. Round2 restored this kit in 2013 to its mid-'60s glory as a roadster with the chopped top option and new chromed wheel rims.
love this channel....real nice work / builds.....Rock onnn Richard...luvx that cream color , great work....I'd love to see your shelf of cars @ yer home , very nice RJ
Once I get a permanent home for my models I will do a video of them all. I have decades of built kits going back to the mid 70s in boxes. I’ve never thrown a build away.
Wow how old is that Armor flat black spray paint? It looks like something out of the 1960s 😂 Your model came out nice! I have several different releases of this old kit waiting to be built, including this version.
How difficult was it to install the steering column thru the firewall as there is no hole in the firewall? I ask as I just got this kit. Cheers from Nova Scotia....
