Boy, do I ever appreciate the detail of the newer kits, after building a couple of older ones....lol...built a '60 Vette last week , and am about to begin a '57 T-bird....both old AMT moulds. Talk about antiquated moulds, particularly with the 57 T-Bird....lol...and what possessed them to put al all chrome engine in that '57 bird.
The '60 Vette urned out ok considering I had not built in about 3 years (lots of kits to choose from in the closet) ...nearly done a '68 Road Runner, having raised the bar a bit with this build, and really have some work to do to improve the appearance of the T-Bird, given it is such a crude kit. This is just a builder, to restore the old skills a bit, otherwise I might be tempted to try to adapt a chassis from the '57 Ford Fairlane(?) as it is a bit better detailed, though also an old kit.... also do not want to rob the parts from the old Fairlane Kit, as it may be old but it is a decent kit; I remember building it decades ago as a youth, in the 60's....lol.
Bill