AMT/Ertl George Barris' Fireball 500 SSXR - 1/25 - 30260 - Sealed! - Issued 2000

Description

The t
ime has finally arrived!! Due to old age, poor health, injuries, eyesight issues, virus unemployment and rising storage costs, I find I must liquidate my entire collection of mostly 1/25 scale model cars and parts from AMT, MPC, Revell, Jo-Han and Monogram that were
collected over the past 50-plus years!
My loss is your gain as they say!
More than 500 sealed and opened unbuilt kits (with a few builds, boxes, etc.) mostly from 70's, 80's and 90's, as well as resin bodies and aftermarket parts and accessories will be up for bids. My parts bin has at least 100 pounds of aftermarket and old kit parts available, so there may be something you need to complete that old kit! Back issues of Scale Auto Magazine and Model Car Magazine, and a large number of old Hot Rod, Car Craft Magazines and others will also be offered. Keep checking out my listings as I will be adding items on a daily basis until everything is sold.
This will take weeks, and I'm trying to list at least 10 kits a day.....so come on back!
ITEM NUMBER:
457
DESCRIPTION:
AMT/Ertl George Barris' Fireball 500 SSXR - 1/25 - 30260 - Sealed! - Issued 2000.
Fireball 500
is a
stock car racing
film released in 1966, blended with the
beach party film
genre. A vehicle for created by Barris for stars
Frankie Avalon
,
Annette Funicello
, and
Fabian
, it was one of a string of similar racing films from the 1960s. It tells the story of Dave Owens (Avalon), a stock car racer forced to run
moonshine
. The movie was part of a conscious attempt on American International Pictures to move away from beach party movies, which were losing popularity, and go towards youth rebellion films such as
Fireball 500
and
The Wild Angels
.
This high powered sleek styling performance vehicle was featured in the movie. The vehicle started as a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda. One of the outstanding features is the design carried forth in a dual cockpit roadster racing version made from a basic stock Plymouth production car. The dual cowl cockpits are formed in metal and streamlined into twin curved butarat plastic windshields plus flared headrests formed around each cockpit opening with air foam pads that extend into the back body panel. Four streamer extensions styled with razor edges are molded into one section formed in metal to completely comer the rear seats and original deck lid compartment. Additional taillights in red reflected plastic are installed behind the headrest streamline cavities.
For power is a 1966 Hemi 426 Plymouth engine that develops up to 425 h.p. An Isky drag racing cam has been used in combination with Jahns high domed racing pistons. A four speed Ansen posi-shift gear box is installed with the combination of 3.55 rear end gears and 13 inch wheels. Dual four throat Ram-thrust manifold and Holley carburetors are used for gas consumption in conjunction with the formula combined with the cam grind, bore clearance, and gear ratio. Dual Dupree chrome dome electric fuel pumps are used to keep steady flowing of gas. This vehicle can do in the vicinity of 160 m.p.h. in a quarter mile drag strip.
CONDITION:
Sealed box in excellent condition.
Please se
e photos for all details.
Buying kit in 'As Is' condition.
Any questions please message me. I will answer them as best I can and as quick as I can. But remember, I'm old!
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.
Multiple wins will ship together to save postage, but please be sure to wait until I send an invoice. Shipping charges include postage, new boxes and new packing material to ensure safe shipping. Please don't bid if you think my shipping charges are too high, I spend a great deal of time packing the kits to make sure that you receive your kit without damage. J
ust read my feedback regarding shipping.
Thanks for looking and good luck!