Model Car Garage - The 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Millennium Edition by AMT - A Model Car Unboxing
Channel: Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage
Date: 2022-06-04

Originally introduced in 1989 by AMT/ERTL, this 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Model Kit by AMT is one of those highly detailed model car kits and goes together as easily now as it did in it's first production run. 

Today on the Monster Hobbies Model Car Garage, we will be looking at the 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Millennium Edition by AMT. This is a model car unboxing video I hope you will enjoy!

The AMT 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan is a modification of the AMT 1955 Chevrolet Nomad model kit made in 1962 and contains many of the basic chassis, interior and engine parts.  

The engine in this model kit is a multi-piece affair, typical of AMT in the 1962 era. It is a nice representation of the stock 1955 265 cu in (4.3 L) small block Chevy. This engine consists of 22 highly detailed parts including  the air cleaner, carburetor, intake manifold, 2-piece engine block/transmission combo, Chevrolet script cylinder heads, 3-piece exhaust headers, oil pan, front timing chain cover, oil filler spout, distributor cap, fan belt, fan and generator.  You can also build this engine with these replacement street rod parts : Open element paper filter, Carter 4-bbl Carburetor, intake manifold, chrome valve covers, and 2-piece chrome exhaust headers. All these parts are molded in light grey plastic and chrome. 

The chassis is a beautifully designed unit that includes independent upper front suspension, bottom plate, lower A-frame, pose-able front axle with coil springs, tie rod, king pins with three height selections, 2-piece differential with rear leaf springs, drive shaft, shock absorbers,  your choice of exhaust pipes, (molded in factory single exhaust or the chrome drag racing exhaust dumps.) and front and rear chrome bumpers that mount to the chassis.
The suspension is true to the stock ride height. 

You get a choice of two types of wheels - the factory stock wheels with hub caps (molded as one piece) and the Centerline "dish" wheels. The wheels share the same backing plates, with the stock wheels using Firestone tires and the Centerlines using Goodyear Polyglas GT's from the mid 1960's. 

The interior consists of a wonderful tub with separate arm rests, 2-piece bench seat, dashboard, brake/clutch pedals, steering post with shift lever, stock and street rod steering wheels and an optional floor shift lever. The instructions include painting notes and a interior color selection chart. 

Underneath the hood, you get a radiator wall support with radiator and horns. This is molded as one piece.  You also get a separate battery and a firewall insert panel. This is the same parts as the AMT 1955 Chevrolet Nomad kit from 1962. 

Chrome headlights with clear lenses, parking lights, grille, Chevrolet hood and trunk emblems, hood ornament, taillight bezels, front and rear bumpers with separate front and rear bumper guards, two choices of stock or custom tail lights, licence plate brackets and a "Custom" rear bumper that is really the left-over stock Nomad rear bumper, a stock hood and a 2-piece hood scoop for the Street Machine version.  

The 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Sedan Model Kit By AMT is molded in grey. The kit also includes clear plastic windows for front, rear and side windows and black vinyl tires. The instructions also include interior and exterior color charts and Bel-Air specifications. 

Overall, this model kit is an excellent kit and a great rethinking of the existing Chevrolet Nomad from AMT.  The kit is well detailed and goes together easily.  No matter how you build it, this is one fun model kit! 

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