Model Car Garage - The 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible By AMT/ERTL - A Model Car Unboxing Video
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 14/05/2021

1972 was the last model year for chrome bumpers at both front and rear, the vacuum actuated pop-up windshield wiper door, as well as the removable rear window common to all 1968-72 coupes.

Today on the Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage we will be looking at the 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible By AMT/ERTL. This is a model car unboxing video

The key activated anti-theft alarm system became standard. The increasingly popular choice of an automatic transmission was installed in most Corvettes for the first time, with nearly 54 percent so equipped. This year SAE net measurement for horsepower was now utilized and was largely responsible for the much lower engine output figures such as the 200 hp rating on the standard 350 cu in engine. 

1972 was the final year for the LT-1 engine, rated at 255 hp and the ZR1 racing package built around it. Although the M22 HD 4-speed was no longer a Regular Production Option, it continued to be fitted to cars outfitted with the ZR1 package.

The LT-1 could now be ordered with air conditioning, a combination not permitted the two previous years. This was the beginning of a trend where Chevrolet restricted certain power train choices to California buyers due to that state's practice of applying more stringent emission (smog) standards then mandated by federal regulations. 

Convertibles were a vanishing breed by 1972, and the Stingray was no exception. It sold only 6,508 copies, amounting to 9% of the market, placing it number three.

Rare options: ZR1 special engine package, shoulder belts with convertibles, LT1 engine option.

This AMT 31822 1972 Corvette Convertible kit was part of the 50th Anniversary Series of Corvette kits made under GM licence by AMT. 

The AMT 1972 Corvette Coupe model kit is made of semi-soft grey plastic and has a thick box. One very nice thing about AMT kits is that the body, chrome and clear parts are all in a separate bag to keep them from being scratched by other parts. 

Fortunately, the AMT 1972 Corvette Convertible model kit itself is not really that large. You basically get one option for building the kit, and that is as the LT-1 vehicle. 

This model kit came out at a time when AMT, Revell, Monogram and Lindberg were competing with Tamiya Japan to build highly detailed and accurate plastic model kits. The AMT 1972 Corvette Coupe is one of these kits and includes a separate frame, multi-piece interior with individual inner door panels, full out suspension components, and many other highly detailed parts.  

As you might expect from the AMT 1972 Corvette Convertible model kit, there are a number of chrome pieces. The chrome looks very well done and properly thick. I'd imagine that most of us will be using Bare Metal Foil to wrap those parts that have mold lines removed and the wealthy amongst you will take them to be rechromed after you clean them up. Decals are not a big deal for car kits and you get a very awesome decal sheet with 2 amazing licence plate decals, interior and engine bay decals for radio and battery, "Chevrolet Drive" and "No Parking Except For Bob" road signs, and a choice of 2 stripe decals for the car.

If you like these rare vintage sports cars, then the AMT 1972 Corvette Convertible model car kit is perfect for you! 

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