Where did the Amt 1940 Willys Coupe body go?

[Blockhead]

Hello all,

As we all know, the Coca-Cola Willys pickup is the latest reissue of the Amt 1940 Willys kit. However, There used to also be a coupe body but this kit can only be built as a pickup, I'm wondering why. Do the molds for the Coupe body still exist? Why not include it in the kit? Anyone know of any plans for Round 2 to reissue this kit with the Coupe body? Any answers would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Mark]

The previous issue (Curly's Gasser) included only the coupe body.  The original AMT company did this in the mid-Seventies also, releasing individual coupe and pickup kits.

[Daddyfink]

The dual body version has been released not too long ago

[Classicgas]

I've got a body you can have for postage.

[Blockhead]

39 minutes ago, Daddyfink said:

The dual body version has been released not too long ago

These are going for scalpers prices on ebay already...

[stavanzer]

The '40 Willys Coupe kit has been released many times over the years.

If you just want to build the Coupe, the older versions of the kit, should be pretty easy to find on the secondary market.

[Greg Myers]

The question that one might ask, is what happened to the '32 Sedan body, as the Coupe was first released with it.

[Daddyfink]

6 hours ago, Greg Myers said:

The question that one might ask, is what happened to the '32 Sedan body, as the Coupe was first released with it.

Yes, that would be nice to get again. 

Edited January 11, 2023 by Daddyfink

[Daddyfink]

7 hours ago, stavanzer said:

The '40 Willys Coupe kit has been released many times over the years.

If you just want to build the Coupe, the older versions of the kit, should be pretty easy to find on the secondary market.

They are out there, and at not that bad a price. 

[64Comet404]

On 1/11/2023 at 10:41 AM, Greg Myers said:

The question that one might ask, is what happened to the '32 Sedan body, as the Coupe was first released with it.

The body was used to make a stock '32 sedan, using the running gear from the '32 Phaeton kit. Only issued back in the mid-1970's. Who knows where the rest of it went after the body tooling was removed.