Many are not aware that the first ’63 Tasca Thunderbolt received power from a 406-inch engine, not a 427, and ran in A/Factory Experimental classes. In 1964, to officially legalize the car, Ford released a special build number at all Ford stores for its now 427-inch powered prize possession, and the rest is history. It wasn’t until the 427 was legalized by NHRA in mid-1964 that the Tasca Ford Thunderbolt, driven by Bill Lawton and now sporting a more powerful 427, became competitive and ran quarter mile times of 12.20s at near 119 mph to set the A/FX NHRA record. Having built this kit myself as the Tasca Tbolt, I can attest this is one of the better engineered Revell kits. It built up beautifully, box stock, as a wonderful and authentic replica of this iconic car.
