Trans Am body

[ksnow]

I had a clear coat disaster on a Trans Am body. The clear coat reacted with the paint, maybe, and crazed the entire body and glass. Is the body in this kit the same as any current release kits, or do I need to look for an older kit for a body. The chassis is in good shape.

Or are there other bodies that will set on the chassis from this kit? I am not dead set on it being a 78 T/A.

This is the kit:

 

[Don Sikora II]

This body should be the same as the current kit. This was originally a MPC kit and MPC made 1977-1978-style Trans Ams from two different molds. The second mold is very similar tot he first, but there are some differences. Any MPC (or AMT branded) 1977 or '78 Trans Am made since about 1979 or 1980 will be from the "new" mold. That said, any MPC '70-'81 Firebird body should fit your chassis.

[ksnow]

Thanks for the information. A 70-73 body would be great, not sure how available those are however. I may end up picking up a current 79 kit for the body. I prefer the front end on the 79 over the 77 or 78.