RoR Project PC1966 – Slice ‘N Dice

RoR Project PC1966 – Slice “N” Dice

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1966 Mercury Comet GT Indy 500 Pace Car

            This turned out to be one of those real intense ‘kit bash’ projects due to the availability of parts. The main components were the donor body and kit from the AMT 1967 Mercury Comet (kit #31761), Comet GT wheels from Missing Link Resin Casters  and resin castings from the original AMT Dealer Promo 1966 Mercury Comet GT. There is also a little bit of scratch building and some fabrication involved but the end results were worth the effort. You’ll also have to top this off with a set of Fred Cady decals.

You’re probably asking; why go to all the trouble of resin casting and hacking two bodies together when you can just modify an old AMT Promo model, right? That’s a great question. The answer is: cost, detail and the challenge! It’s hard to find an original Mercury Comet GT promo car in good shape for less than $75. On the other hand you can get the decals, donor kit and wheels for under about $25 delivered, by doing some careful eBay shopping. Once you’ve got the resin casting molds made you can make more of these for your friends.

Start Your Engines!

You can almost see yourself sitting there in front of the pack in that big block Mercury on that sunny day in May of 1966, with the sound of racing engines revving up behind you for the big race!