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Ford Levacar Mach 1 (1959)

AMT Ford Levacar Mach 1

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SCALE: 1/20

INITIAL RELEASE: 1961

MEDIUM: Polystyrene

RARITY: (5)

 

AMT Ford Levacar Mach 1

 

AMT Ford Levacar Mach 1

AMT Ford Levacar Mach 1

 

AMT Ford Levacar Mach 1

 

ABOUT THE DESIGN

ABOUT THE KIT

Ford Motor Co.'s Levacar Mach I appeared in the Ford Rotunda in spring 1959.  A full-sized prototype, this was an one-man "flying car" that was "levitated" several inches off the ground by three powerful air jets located on the bottom of its chassis.  Planned to be powered by a small-scale turbojet engine, the Levacar was purportedly designed to reach a top speed of nearly 500 mph!  The only question was: How do you steer the damned thing??? AMT released this plastic kit in 1961.  It came with an "air hose" -- actually a simple plastic tube with several detachable mouthpieces  -- that allowed one to  "fly" the Levacar by blowing into it and making the model rise on a "cushion of air"!

This model was build from an original issue.

 

AMT Ford Levacar Mach 1 Box Art

Original Box Art

 

Ford Levacar Mach 1

Actual Ford Levacar

 

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