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Ford Levacar Mach 1 (1959)
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SCALE: 1/20 |
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INITIAL RELEASE: 1961 |
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MEDIUM: Polystyrene |
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RARITY: (5) |
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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. |
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Original Box Art |
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Actual Ford Levacar |
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