Just got this old 60s survivor 32 coupe and I changed the wheels on it to some white walls because the other wheels didn’t really match the car Before after
My roadster is pictured in the latest issue of Auto Modeler magazine. It and other Glue Brothers cars were photographed in August 2025 during the show in Grimes Iowa. This year's show is Sat. 8.22.2026 Prairie Creek Church 801 W. 1st St. Grimes Iowa, 50111
Monogram Customizing Chevrolet V8 with the front mounted blower option. This is a rebuild of the glue bomb I built when they were issued. I motorized it this time. The rheostat controls RPM.
I got this big parts lot on eBay and in the parts lot there were a lot of 32 parts so I put this 32 together just using parts I got in that lot.
I’m trying to build this 32 similar to one i saw in an old photo from the 60s. (The body is temporary I’m just waiting on a different body I got to come in)
Found this decal in a random antique store for $2.00. Most of you guys knew the history, but I didn’t. Here goes: The 1960s were amazing times for AMT. From 1959 to 1964 AMT had a marketing guru by the name of Budd “The Kat” Anderson. He’d travel the country, attending car shows and model contests, creating excitement over AMT’s products. Countless young modelers simply could not get enough and the kits were selling in the hundreds of thousands! Legend has it that in 1961, during a lunch break from a model contest being held at a custom car show in Birmingham, Michigan, Budd was walking down the street with the son-in-law of AMT’s owner. A group of boys competing in the contest were p***ing by, when one of them pointed out Anderson and said, “Hey, there’s the cat from AMT!” Budd and his cohort continued to chat about the occurrence upon their return to AMT’s offices and the rest is history. The name stuck! To add some flair, they tweaked the name to be spelled as “Kat”. This was in line with the ‘K’ for Kustom being used in conjunction with George Barris’ involvement in many AMT kits. From that point on, Budd was known as the Kat from AMT and became the first true celebrity of car modeling. Not long after, the Kat caricature was sketched up by an art department creative and the marketing package was complete. AMT used the name and character extensively on their kits and in Budd’s regular columns appearing in model car magazines of the early 1960s
I put that sticker on my bike seat and it held up for a while. This had to be around 1966, I believe it was a promotional item that came in a kit.
It's not sunday, but I'm happy to present one of my latest creations !! RODDERS JOURNAL 45 : A Starliner built by Alex Gambino for Kirk it's "MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS" :
Work in Progress '32 4 door from Drag City Casting with an aftermarket flathead and super dropped axle. I inherited my uncle's very large collection of kits, and the f82 twin mustang was partially built so I finished it... It is the 5th started kit of his that I have finished since February when I acquired the collection. He had built about 1/2 of the 1/72 planes. The Bell X1's are the Chuck Yeager flown sound barrier breaker in orange and the NACA version in white with see-thru fuselage. The '37 tub is a slantback sedan with the top cut off and a '36 roadster cowl top and front section of the hood fit. It will be a neat custom. Back to 1/1 stuff next week!
Do you mind sharing how you got the texture on the roof insert on that 32 sedan? That looks perfect. I'll be looking for completed photo's.
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