Ford Levacar Mark 1 (1959)

Scale: 1/20
Initial Release: 1961
Medium: Polystyrene
Kit Rarity: 5

About the Design

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???

About the Kit

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.