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Post by grandsport3 on May 30, 2020 11:43:27 GMT -8
Fellows, Doing the research and getting the new and glue bomb 289 Cobra's pieces together. Just noticed that the latest AMT Cobra Racing Team kit w/truck and trailer (which I don't need but are cute) box top mentions "Pad printed tires". Looking on the internet a photo of kit contents looks like Goodyear white lettered Sports Car Special tires w/blue striping. I immediately ordered a kit. Has anyone received this kit and are the tires really printed and striped? $45-50 for a kit just for the tires will break me to build a team of Cobra's needless to say other cars that ran Goodyear Blue Streaks. P.S., I just ordered two IMC Indy Pace Car Mustang Fastback (I love the roof) that is supposed to have the white lettered "Goodyear Sports Car Special" tires, the photo shows the lettered tires. Again, $50 a piece plus shipping is a lot to pay for 4 lousy tires. And I remember long ago the kit tires would stick to each other pulling the striping off. I hope these are good.
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Post by 65slotcar on May 30, 2020 12:00:16 GMT -8
grandsport3, i hate to tell you, but kit only comes with 2 pad printed tires. private message sent. sorry about shakey image  |
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Post by grandsport3 on May 31, 2020 21:04:22 GMT -8
I've got a sneakin' feelin' that the "Pad Printed Goodyear Tires" in the Shelby Racing Team Cobra reissue are actually the AMT pad printed Goodyear Drag Slicks from their accessory parts pack! Which means they are totally useless for a road racing Cobra and anything else using Goodyear "Blue Streaks"! I'll find out for sure when the kit comes in next week but the clues add up, why only two tires in the kit? Photo from 65slotcar look kinda tall, like drag slicks. If AMT is still in business they could sell a lot of proper "Goodyear Blue Streak Sports Car Special and Stock Car Specials" (and Firestone Gold Stripe and Lettered) sports car and stock car racing tires. If the tires are slicks I really have no use for the kit as I'm working on about eight Cobra's and six Ford GT's.
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Post by gloobombking on Jun 1, 2020 14:56:42 GMT -8
Gsport, the tires in the kit are 4 skinny firestone white wall tires, two pad printed blue streak drag slicks and 4 goodyear blue streak stock car specials with no printing. The side wall detail reads 8.00 15. They measure around 1.06" tall and .40" wide.
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