'70 to '81 Firebird Model Kits
Lot#6

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                1978 cont...

This is a snap-tite kit in 1/32 scale. No further information is available at this time...

This is a snap-tite kit in 1/32 scale. No further information is available at this time...

                1979

This a rather space-age looking kit of a '79 Turbo Trans Am. The kit is 1/25 scale and features a highly customized Firebird called a Turbo Firebird. This kit was manufactured in partnership with Matchbox.

This is the exact same kit as above with only slight differences in the boxtop, and this one was manufactured in partnership with ERTL.

This is a large 1/16 scale kit of a '79 10th Anniversary Trans Am. This is a fairly new kit released back in 1998. No further information is available at this time...

This is a very unique kit. Its a diecast that you have to put together like a model kit. Not all the parts are metal, only the major body pieces. The rest is plastic like a normal kit. Its a 1/25 scale kit. No further information is available at this time...

This is one of two Japanese kits manufactured by Fujitsu. Its a 1/24 scale kit of a '79 Trans Am. No further information is available at this time...

This is the second of the two Fujitsu kits and its also a 1/24 scale kit of a '79 Trans Am. Sharp-eyed collectors will note this is the exact same kit as Scale Craft's SC-2410. No further information is available at this time...

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One of only two known models of the Kammaback Firebird this is a rare Lindberg model of the proto-type "Type K" Trans Am wagon. Pontiac actually built the car in 1978 but it was refitted with a new front end for the 79' model year. The "k" is for Kammaback. The body parts are molded in the brown seen on the box top but the rest of the parts are molded in black. This is unusual when compared with most kits that are molded all in one color. There isn't an engine included with this kit. Rather they built the outline of an engine into the body molding. Onto this a one-piece intake/valve cover piece is glued to the top of the engine to complete its appearance. The wheel whell spoilers are also molded already attached to the body. On the underside an oil pan and flywheel cover are part of the undercarriage mold to complete the simulation of an engine. These parts are molded in black as is the entire one piece undercarriage. The tires are not rubber, but rather plastic. Chrome includes the rims, air cleaner (which is also one piece and is glued onto the intake), a long antenna that is not seen on the box top and interestingly enough the shaker scoop. This is weird because it appears brown on the box top and should be body color. The rims are the Turbo rims that appear on the box top. Decals include the flames seen on the box top and two "USA-1" license plate decals. Included with the decals are instructions on "How to Apply The New *Press-Cal Decal". These are not standard decals that are used with water as most of us are familiar with, but rather a type of transfer decal that you put on by holding the paper with the decal on the item and rubbing back and forth with a pen or coin. First kit I've ever seen use this method with decals. The kit is dated 1984.

This kit is manufactured by Monogram and is 1/24 scale. The box top claims the kit is molded in off-white and you can make out the words "Turbobird" on the rear quarter panel. This must explain the extremely odd looking hood installed on this car. Apparently those must be dual turbo inlets or something similar. Maybe an off shoot of the old Formula hood. Also the front end on this car looks like some kind of hybrid mixture of the front ends from '78 and '79 and gives the car a toothy grin. No further information is available at this time...