Who Built/Owned/Owns this Thunderbird Custom

I have always had a soft spot for T-birds and have always wondered about this car, looks like it started off as a 61 or 62. Does anyone here have any info or pictures of it....

 

Just noticed the tag for the photo I copied off the net has Barris in it, guess thats a start

 

Wow! I havent seen this one before. WOuld like to see more shots of it. I wonder if it is a TBird he built for the Ford Caravan?

 

I just asked George about it..he said it was called the "styline" and was for AMT and he ended up painting it another color red I believe..AMT used it and made modle kits after it.. I'll see if I can find more shots of it.. They did the same photoshoot with the tangerine metal flake streamline baby seen in the back ground..

 

Thanks for the info, If you google amt styline it comes up as a completely different model, would definately like to see more pics of it....

 

I love those old AMT kits....

 

dirtybird: There were several AMT Styline kits in early '60s.
As I recall, they had common box art,
and a small label on the end to seal box and identify
which version it contained.
Which was also how the regular AMT kits were packaged.
Styline kits were touted as "advanced",
and contained extra customizing parts
with filler putty to blend 'em in.
Cost about 50 cents more than regular 3-in-1 kits.
I built both the Galaxie and T-bird Styline kits.

 

Now I have a reason to look at the "model Guys" stuff at the swap meets. I think I need that T-bird kit.

 

Heres a link to the instructions for the model car

http://public.fotki.com/drasticplas...h/instruction_sheets/amt/amt_1961_thunderbir/

 

Yep, this one is the Galaxie:





Ranchero:

 

Budd "The KAT" Anderson, from AMT Had columns in all the Petersen rod ***les in the sixties, and he drove the wheels off that car!!! Still enjoy reading his prose on the Turnpike and wiring lights to your "Styline" kits!

 

Found a pic of Budd in front of the AMT building with the El Matador and the bird.

 

I'v always liked that car. My dad still has his original box and model that he built back when it came out. If he was closer I'd post some pictures of it.

 

Thats cool. To bad it didnt stay the original color. More pics would be great!

 

Here when it was first built... story says car is back in shop for more extensive modifications. Probably the car shown above is the later version.