Avanti Plastic model to be re-released

[J Boyle]

For Avanti fans who don't receive the Avanti (AOAI) magazine...(and shame on you if you're not a member)

AMT models (now owned by Round 2 out of South Bend) is set to re-issue the classic 1/25th scale 63-64 Avanti plastic kit. It will have the "3 in 1" options of building a stock, custom or Bonneville car.

They seem to have done a proper job of it restoring the Halibrand wheels option which was deleted after the first issue. (I just received a second issue from a friend and they were replaced by Ansen mags). Also, the tires are new-tooled Goodyear Polyglas GT tires.

They got with the SNM to produce a 16 page Avanti booklet which will be included in the kit.

It will come out in July and in time for the South Bend meet.

For any model historians out there, I've found the kit has been issued five times over the years:

Trophy Series 3 in 1(Original issue), Stock # 2064, 1963 (it would have to be 63 in order for the Gene Winfield-designed "custom" square headlights to have influenced the 64 models...as is the story of how the design was changed. It's a great story and widely accepted, but did the kit really come out that early to influence the 64s? With the redesign and parts buying, the kit would have to come out very early in 63 if not 1962).

Modern Classics, # T-413, 1974.

Reggie Jackson Collection Series, PK-4181, 1981 (labeled as AMT/Matchbox on the box).

Prestige Series, #6872, 1989

Millennium Series, #30268, 2000.

It's available for order from the AOAI on-line store.

Like they say on TV..."order, now!".

https://www.aoai.org/shop/product.php?productid=29

Edited June 6, 2012 by J Boyle