1957 Ford Thunderbird Custom Fastback 3n1 1/25 Scale Model Kit Build How To Assemble Paint Interior
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AMT 1957 FORD THUNDERBIRD 1:25 SCALE MODEL KIT AMT1397 1397
CLASSIC 3-IN-1 CONVERTIBLE: AMT’s 1/25 scale 1957 Ford Thunderbird is a great project for any experienced builder who wants a 50s classic cars. This 3 in 1 kit can be built as convertible, hardtop or custom fastback. Add it to your collection today! Add it to your collection today!
FEATURE PACKED: The 1957 Ford Thunderbird kit features details like 4 vinyl whitewall tires, 4 vinyl pad-printed Goodyear tires, hardtop, fastback hardtop, custom headlight bezels, custom & stock wheels, and all-chrome engine. Kit also includes ALL NEW decals with lots of options and vintage-style Retro Deluxe™ AMT packaging.
QUICK SPECS: 1/25 Scale. 109 parts. 7" long. Parts molded in white with clear and chrome plastic, metal axles and black vinyl tires. Skill level 2 PAINT AND GLUE REQUIRED.
THE PERFECT PRESENT: Don't know what to get dad for his birthday? Or maybe you have an avid hobbyist or collector in your life. This model kit makes an ideal gift for any occasion!
The first generation of the Ford Thunderbird is a two-seat convertible produced by Ford for the 1955 to 1957 model year, the first 2-seat Ford since 1938. It was developed in response to the 1953 Motorama display at the New York Auto Show, which showed the Chevrolet Corvette. The Corvette in turn was developed in response to the popularity of European sports cars among Americans.[5]
Dubbed a "a personal car of distinction" by Ford,[6][7][8] this appellation was also used by the motoring press at the time.[9] The car built upon the heritage of the bespoke roadsters of the 1930s, yet was constructed largely of existing components, marking the first step toward the evolution of the personal luxury car as a mass market segment in the United States.[10][7] While light weight for its era and fitted with a standard V8 engine, the Thunderbird focused more on driver comfort than speed, and was not a direct rival to either the Corvette or European sports cars.[11] The Thunderbird proved more suited to the American market than the Corvette, with sales of 16,155, versus 674 Corvettes in 1955.[12] This remained the only two-seat convertible Thunderbird until the eleventh-generation was unveiled in 2002. The design of this generation of the Ford Thunderbird was the direct inspiration for the German Auto Union 1000 Sp.
For the 1957 model year, the front bumper was reshaped, the grille and tailfins were made larger, and larger taillights were fitted. The spare wheel moved back inside the trunk, which had been redesigned to allow it to be mounted vertically. The side "Thunderbird" script was moved from the fins to the front fenders. A new option was "Dial-o-Matic" 4-way power seats that would move rearward when the ignition was turned off to allow easier exit and entry.[19][20] In addition to the standard 292 and optional 312 engines, higher performance versions of the 312 were offered,[4] including two with a 4-barrel Holley carburetor McCulloch/Paxton centrifugal superchargers rated at 300 hp (304 PS; 224 kW)at 4,800 rpm with a maximum torque of 439 lb⋅ft (595 N⋅m; 61 kg⋅m) at 2,600 rpm;[21][22] and 340 hp (345 PS; 254 kW), respectively. 1957 sales were 21,380, including three extra months of production because the 1958 models were late. The 1957 Thunderbird was the last two-seater Ford sold until 1982 Ford EXP. 
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I remember from my teen years that the kit was issued as the version that Robert Urich drove as the private detective Dan Tanna in the old TV series "Vegas" It was all molded in red.
We'll have FUN FUN FUN building this T-Bird any day.
Thank you Beach Boys, for that song.
Thank you Nick for building this model.
What a great day this is turning out to be - for me.
Thank you for building the custom version. I appreciate seeing what is possible in these kits beyond a simple stock build. So, more of these, please.
The large unknown plastic part is the bracket for the original kits wall display parts, the second rectangular piece was to hold sand paper the the original kit had along with a tube of body filler.
The oil pan sump is usually on the same end as the distributor on most Ford engines. This is a Y block which had a rear distributor so the sump is also in the rear. Nice build, I love it. Keep'em coming
I love how AMT encourages you to build the model to your liking.
Nice looking kit I think I will pre-order one for myself.
Thanks for the review Chris! Fastback gives it a unique look! Love the wheel and tire package, if you don’t mind me borrowing your description. Great video!
Very cool 😎. I like the colors.
A 57 T bird has always been so low on my list that I've never bought one. But after seeing this version and how nice it turned out, i gotta have one! Lol
This looks really good. Glad you went with the build you chose.
Very nicely done Sir!
Just got mine at Hobby Lobby . Great kit ......
Colors right on the money thank again
Man, I love that fastback look Chris! 👍🙂
Very nice review and build of the kit. Excellent color choices. I really like that custom roof. It totally changes the car. Thanks for sharing.
The fastback top in this particular color scheme actually works - sometimes to my mind the custom versions of these cars on the box look somewhat garish and old fashioned, but I like this one. Maybe I should try it the next time I build one of these old reissued AMT kits.
Them weird parts are a shelf to hang on wall
My next build .
~dat is sooo cool~thanks for your inspiration to me and this hobby~
This grew on me- i'm liking that fastback top! 👍
These kits used to be supplied with a tube of AMT body putty and a plastic part to apply and smooth out the putty. One of those mystery parts is the spatula thing, if memory serves. I had this one back in the day but I can't remember how I built it up.
The putty came with either the '55 or '56 kit because the hood scoop was separate and I used the putty to blend-in the scoop.
I believe the kit I had had a large custom front end and rear end, I think, that could be faired into the body with the putty. There was even a sheet that explained the stylistic effects of a long front and short rear body and vice versa, and you could do a big overhang at both ends if you wanted that. But now that I think about it, I believe I built mine as a Bonneville type hot rod. @@randytaylor1258
Nice build -- unique colour. Chris, you made it your own.
Nice build, looking forward to building a nice custom out of this kit 🤙🏼
Great video Chris keep em coming I'll keep watching.
This looks really smart great build ,the colour is brilliant
Totally dig this build and presentation Chris! Perfect colors and decals too! 💯
The large flat piece od plastic was put in the kits when they gave you body puddy it was something to apply the puddy that was from the 60's kits.!
richardcrisclone is right. This kit was originally released in the mid 60's and was a "Styline" kit with a custom front end. Also included in the kit was a tube of AMT putty and possibly a small sheet of sand paper. The flat piece of plastic was for gobbing on the putty -- like a miniture spatula. The other unidentifiable hunk of plastic was part of a wall mount for displaying the car. I think this may have been the first kit with a chrome engine. This kit was very straight forward, fun to build and looks good sitting on the shelf in the den. It's nice to see a buildup of this venerable classic kit.
.....wasn't "puddy" the guy that worked on Jerry Seinfeld's car ??........"yeah - - that's right".......
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Looks dynamite as a fastback.
Wow ! I built that kit when it came out. Who would have thought they would still be around. ? The Skid Lid was the " hard Top" this fastback was a custom part. It was one of the better kits of the time. Thanks for showing your version.
They didn't put in the port holes in the hard top , the only T-Bird with out the port holes was the 1955 .....
AWESOME BUILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing build. Glad you didn't put the skirts on it. .love the colors. I never knew. The t -bird had a fastback top. That's pretty cool. Great work Chris . This will be my next project. To work on . Have a great day. . Peace
This looks like t bird for Elivra!!!( mistress of darkness!
Very nice! I look forward to getting one!
Nice build Chris, will have to get this and build it to go with my 56 Tbird 👍
❤😊🚗🚗🚗🚗🥳 that's a classic car vintage historical in the 20th century. After WW2.
Nice kit .I'm looking forward to seeing that in Australia ,
Wished AMT would of put all the custom parts in the kit,
really cool custom fender skirts but only one 😵💫
Looks like they opened up some previously closed channels. Unfortunately, it gives some parts, but not enough to complete the one time released Here Comes the Judge Gasser. That's where those headers, extra block halves, and chrome reverse wheels come from. Missing the 427 SOCH heads, timing cover, pulleys and accessories, intake and injectors, etc., raised front solid axle suspension, ladder bars and roll hoop. There's probably more parts, but those are a few can see. I was really hoping when it was announced, they'd bring that version back. When AMT released it originally, the engine being entirely chrome was meant to be displayed by itself separately on the stand. Turned out pretty good.
Very nice model, love the options. Good looking car and you did it justice Chris.
Very nice mate👍
Looks good!
Cool stuff always thanks 😎
in case no-one has commented on it----the 'body panel" is one of the original issue custom fender skirts----the "I don't know what it is" part is part of a two piece stand that you could put together had hang on the wall to display your model---and like you I dont know the purpose of the piece of rectangular plastic---the spare motor block and the headers are from the "gasser" version-----wish they would have resurrected the advanced custom parts from the original version----had a couple of really neat front and rear treatments----the original kit could have been built 5 or 6 different ways(cant remember how many exactly)---have several original and rereleased kits I picked up off Fleabay before things got so expensive---plan on building an example of each version on the side of the original box----by the way--great build
Pretty cool kit...wouldn't have really picked that kit ...but know I have seen the build! I think that one peice is part of the engine stand???!!!
I thinkmi will build a gasser when i.get mine, with the Y block out of the 57 Fairlane and 2 4bbls, not much.on the chrome engine.
Aston martin anyone?😊
Great modeling! Do it the way you want. And try something different. Nice
Nice 😅
That is a Ford (292-312) Y-Block. They have the distributor and the oil pan sump in the rear.
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Hey im 1st ! Sweet video and i left a like . Keep it coming
This is a re-pop or re-print of the Matchbox AMT VEGA$ Thunderbird, starring Robert Urich. Same box art. Difference here is molded in white, not red, and has the custom top.
How do you keep from getting carpet fibers in your paint?
Hmm... paint it black and instead of silver/chrome trim, make it red-orange and with some after market Batman decals... ooh, that would be nice.
That kit has more parts
But basic stock with Continental kit
Wheel skirts and both the soft and factory hardtop
Was used to make the Vegas TV show car kit
It can be made using parts from this kit
Basically a stock car big white walls bias ply tires with the Continental kit added
If you would add a picture of Robert urich
To the box top art that's the same picture that was used for the Vegas kit
Is the architecture of the "Y" block that noticeable to the untrained eye? I'm doing a build ( turning a 1956 Ford Victoria into a '55- quite enjoyable ) and he has a 351 Windsor in it. Now, I know I'm not going to fool him ( he's a REAL gearhead ), but will it look close enough? ( like to build models on the cheap and don't go in for all the fancy aftermarket doodads- yet- if it ain't in the box, it's not going on the model )
Awesome job! I really enjoy all your builds . Timeline wise how long does it usually take you to complete a kit build?
.....2 days....sometimes a little more for the big truck kits. He has mentioned this in previous videos......
Don't recall the fastback on that model growing up, however, boy, doesn't that make it look European?
Don't really care for the crome engine i wonder if you can use the white instead
I have the older box (Wmart) version of this kit,,, still unbuilt. I know I swapped the custom motor from the 34 Pick Up into this kit.
The continental kit with the fast back top makes it look European-ish,,, kinda cool.
Never been into continental kits ( too bulky and it looks like it's just hanging there and could fall--off at any time )
European -- that's why it s called a Continental kit.
I have to mute the music. It makes me realize how sad I am for watching these videos.😂
Funny how the box art for this kit is the exact same as the ‘Vega$’ re-issue from over 40 years ago, without the ‘TANNA’ vanity plate and Robert Urich’s photo…
I’m a longtime fan but this is not one of your better builds. Seems to me that one in an instructional, leadership position like yours should at least speak to cleaning up the mold lines on that tired old 60-year-old tooling. Those big sloppy lines inboard of the headlights begged for a Coupla minutes with some sandpaper or an Emory stick. If you raise YOUR game just a bit, your followers will build better models along with you.
Can I get a shoutout pls