Outstanding AMT model kit and everything went together smoothly! The kit has really nicely detailed engine that comes with a choice of a manual or automatic transmission. It has one of the best-looking carburetors found in an AMT kit. You even receive an extra one that I already put on another engine. The interior is in separate pieces that went together easily. The best part of the recent Round 2 releases of older kits is that we get better box art, tires, and decal sheets. I wish AMT would offer this model as a 3 in 1 with some wild custom and drag option parts. Of course that would require some new tooling. The options are limited with this kit so I added different bucket seats, wheels, and tires on my model. Keep enjoying building models!

There is the usual marketing hype to hide the kit's shortcomings. I have to ask, is Round 2 being generous by adding extra parts for customizing while removing other parts? I would gladly give up the extra parts if they'd just include all the parts that normally are included in a car kit! For example, the wheels. An open hub with highly visible lugnuts? Isn't something like this usually covered with a hubcap? Especially a classy car like this? Not in this kit! Then, there is the absence of side-view mirrors that I find almost laughable, because chromed parts (#134) are included as inserts, but not the actual mirrors themselves! Even a rear-view mirror is absent. See the box artwork. Final assembly wasn't too bad, but I have a feeling that the chassis is the oldest mold in this kit. It's a bit narrow, because it grabbed the sides of the body, but would not hold. Actually, it's a bit wonky front to back, as well. There is a huge gap between it and the rear end of the car. All things considered, this is a very average release from Round 2.