Model Car Garage - 1953 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck - Trophy Series By AMT - A Model Car Unboxing Video
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Introduced in the 1963 AMT Trophy Series line-up, this 1953 Ford has stood the test of time and goes together as easily now as it did in it's first production run.
Today on the Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage we will be looking at the 1953 Ford F-100 Pickup Truck - Trophy Series By AMT. This Is A Model Car Unboxing Video.
Some of the parts in this kit were designed by the legendary AMT model designer's team of George Barris, Dean Jefferies, Jean Winfield and Bud "The Kat" Anderson.
You get three choices of engines in this model kit. The first is the stock 1953 255 cu in (4.2 L), referred to as the model BG. This engine consists of 19 highly detailed parts including the air cleaner, carburetor, intake manifold, 2-piece engine block/transmission combo, cylinder heads, 3-piece exhaust headers, oil filler spout, oil filter, fuel line filter, distributor cap, fan belt, fan and generator. All these parts are molded in white plastic.
The second engine option is the Desoto Firedome with eight single barrel carburetors mounted on a custom "log" intake manifold and dual long chrome air cleaners.
The Firedome was an early hemispherical combustion chamber motor produced from 1953 - 1959, and had 3 displacements from the factory. The 276 C.I., the 291 C.I. and the 361 C.I. engine. It is hard to know which one AMT has in this kit as all the engines had a pair of spark plug covers with "Desoto Fire Dome Eight" stamped into them. The Trophy Series model kits came out in 1963, so it is probable that the engine block is the 1957-1959 version, since it would have been the most recent and powerful at the time.
The eight carb Firedome consists of 23 parts, some molded in white plastic and some in chrome. The white plastic parts include the engine block halves, cylinder heads, front timing chain cover, fan belt, dual split water hose, intake manifold, magneto, and exhaust manifolds. The chrome pieces include the two air cleaners, eight carburetors, valley cover plate, valve covers, alternator, and oil pan.
The final engine assembly is designed for racing and is a special fuel injector intake for the Desoto Firedome engine mentioned above. This option replaces the two air cleaners, eight carburetors and "log" intake manifold with eight chrome fuel injector trumpets and two special intake manifolds that are glued to the top of the cylinder heads.
The chassis is a beautifully designed unit that includes four separate front and rear leaf springs, brake drums, I-Beam front axle, two piece rear differential, drive shaft, shock absorbers, a spare tire with spare tire mounting bracket, your choice of exhaust pipes, (factory, chromed dual exhaust straight pipes and chromed dummy lake pipes) and a choice of bumper brackets or rolled pans.
This kit can be built in one of three variations : the factory stock pickup truck, a service truck and a custom truck.
The factory stock version of the AMT 1953 ford pickup model kit comes with authentic bumpers, chrome grill, an operational rear tailgate with "Ford" stamped in it, Firestone White Wall tires with factory stock steel wheels and chrome "Ford" dog dish hub caps.
The service vehicle is based off the factory stock truck, but replaces the authentic bumpers with service bumpers, basically the factory stock bumpers with a series of holes in them. There are two chrome bumper over-riders, air horns, service roof lights, side mirrors, 6 different tools, a fire extinguisher, oxy/acetylene tanks with a torch, scissor jack with jack "crank" handle and an extra rear tail lamp.
The final version of the AMT 1953 Ford is the multi-part "custom" version. The stock chrome grill can be replaced with the "Wild Kat" grill (Designed by George Barris), the "Canted Light" grill, or the "Waffle" grill. The factory stock rear fenders can get special 1949 Mercury tail lamps, or be replaced with 1955 Chevrolet Step Side fenders that include sunken in 1957 Corvette tail lamps. You also get a smooth tail gate to put the "Wild Kat" decal on.
The decal sheet features many optional graphics from the era in which vehicles like this would have been touring the custom show and race circuits. For example, you get a lot of the service sponsor logos for the service truck, like the "Noah's Arc Welding" side door decals, FRAM filters, Genuine Ford Parts, STP, Champion and all the rest. For the custom, a series of "Wild Cat" decals and pin stripes make up the decal sheet, but these don't match the real Barris "Wild Kat" truck decals.
The 1954 Ford F-100 Pickup restyled by Barris Kustoms for Martin and Morris Srabian of Fresno, California was known as the Wild Kat. The Wild Kat was the first vehicle ever to feature quad headlight styling, beating Detroit by two years. The vehicle was destroyed in the Barris Garage Fire of 1957.
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well done, thank you tor this wonderful video
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If you bought this kit, what custom features would you use on the truck?
@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage i did buy it, only i bought the AMT Coca-Cola version and went stock with medium rust. made it look like my dad's old 1953 green, flathead ford
@@crazylady201162 Nice! that would be something to see for sure!
The first version I built of this was around 1986. It came in the AMT "Diamond in the Rough" model set with the truck, trailer and a busted up 1939/40 Ford sedan. I painted that truck with tester's flat OD Green. I still have that model kit set today!
@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage I had This In Progress as Gran Prix Race Team Support Hot Custom Truck instead of the Cobra as Race Car I'm building IMC GT40. Truck Features 427 Indy Car Engine w Special heads from IMC kit & Custom Fabbed Clear Hood and Many more Custom Features. Ill Try to Enter it in your Contest
One I'm gonna be wanting fer sure👍
If you can't get this one, look for the Gulf Oil version. It comes with a trailer. There's also a Coca-cola version with the coke machine.
Thank you
You're welcome
Amazing model kit..! Great..
It really is!
If you bought this kit, what custom features would you use on the truck?
I’m getting ready to put the 53 Ford together I’ll watch this probably 10 times just thanking you for the music so many of the videos have crazy music this is calming
Thank you Belinda. I still have to get more done on those 1955 Chevy videos. Summer's been busy for me. Hope you are doing well.
@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage I understand.. I got in a mess by trying to do to many models at one time..so I was kind of relieved as I wanted to get these done first..
For sure. I inherited my Dad's models, so i thought i would show them along with mine as making that kind of video is quick and easy and provides channel content.
Awesome In-depth Review Travis, thank, I have 3 of These in My Stash (Somewhere LOL) . God Bless All.
It's a great classic AMT kit for sure! I will have 7 of them once I build the 3 for the Coke display, as well as a few of the MPC "Flip Nose" 1953 Ford Trucks.
I really appreciate how detailed your reviews are. I know this video is a bit old, but I was hoping you could answer a question for me about the front shocks on this kit. I've put together 3 of these so far, and for the life of me, I can't figure out where the front shock mount at the bottom end! Maybe it's apparent for most people, but I'm at a loss here. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!!
I have mine where the leaf spring and the front of the axle meet. - Glad you liked the video.
Looks like a fairly nice kit. Thanks for sharing Trav
You are welcome! This is one of my favorite kits! Don't forget to check out the Coca-Cola version as well.
If you bought this kit, what custom features would you use on the truck?
That kit is 😍 . You should build the Desoto the motor, thanks again. 🤙
That's the plan! - I was going to start the engine building series with the Desoto fire Dome engine, but decided to go with the engines from the Trophy Series first as they are interchangeable between kits.
I enjoyed your video I am still working on my truck haven't made it to the hood and the metal hood clips all in due time coming along nicely I am doing mine a mix of stock and custom
Right on! It sure is a fun model kit. Have you ever looked into the history of the custom pieces and what trucks they were patterned after?
@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage No I haven't. I didn't know there was such a thing
@@codyrhea1042 Oh yes! A lot of these model car kits came out in the heyday of the real car kustomizers. That would be mid 1950's - mid 1960's.
If you look at the instructions, the "Wildcat" grille was actually used on a real kustom 1953 Ford truck of the same name. It was built by George Barris.
Here's a link to it : kustomrama.com/wiki/Wild_Kat
@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage can you send me a link to the video
@@codyrhea1042 I don't know if there's a video on the WildKat truck. I posted a link to an article on it though.
*i got one of theese!*
Have you built it and do you like the build?
Im painting mine blue and black
No i havent im getting to it soon i just got it on thursday. Also do you have any advise for me im 12 and i started in early november 2020. Any *advice*
@@busterandkhristiansadventu7026 well, I guess the best advice is to follow all the instructions, scrape the chrome and paint on the surfaces where the glue contacts meet and have fun.
I am thinking of filming my build on this kit for sometime early this year. Look for those videos coming soon!
@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage i tjought y0u already built it?
@@busterandkhristiansadventu7026 I've built 4 in my life time, but I haven't built and filmed any for CZcams.
I have built this kit and many others with that spring clip and have never had any luck with them in more than 50 yrars
I find that they might be good for a few openings before they fly off into oblivion. ! :D
Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe .
You are welcome. Thank you for subscribing and i hope you enjoy my videos!
That is one of AMT's best kits and a lot better than the Revell Ed Roth 56 Ford, not a nice kit. I have the Cobra Race Team version and it is the same kit. Cheers
Awesome! My first version of this kit was the old "diamond in the Rough" with the 1939 Ford Sedan.
If you bought this kit, what custom features would you use on the truck?
@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage I plan on building the race team truck as a custom so, yes I will use as much of the custom parts as possible and the Shelby will be built as a 50th anniversary edition. Cheers Wayne
@@TrueNorthModels Sounds great. I recently bought 3 of these, one in Coca-cola trim. There's enough decals in there to dress up 2 other trucks, hence me buying 3. They will be built differently from one another and I intend to use both custom grills, one per truck. One red, one white and one in that yellow and black combination...but I also saw white and light green..so I don't know! Have fun with your build and please post some pic of it on our Facebook page some day.
@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage Will do Trevor and I plan on building the set this year, just need to ease back in after my hiatus. Cheers Wayne