mr moto Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Those of you who are regulars to the Under Glass forum may have been noticing this plate on many of my builds for some time now: I wanted to explore the possibilities of the earliest AMT Trophy Series kits - the first six that all came out in 1959 and 1960. They really were the foundation of the hot rod/customizing portion of the model car hobby and introduced the ideas of multiple parts options, engine swaps and the possibility to build a kit almost anywhere along the spectrum from stock to all out race or custom. Of course, they were simple (sometimes even primitive) by today's standards but they were a revolution at the time. These were the first six kits in what I think is the correct order of release: 1932 Ford roadster (1959) 1925 Model T Ford - a double kit, builds two complete cars (1959) 1940 Ford coupe (1959) 1932 Ford coupe (1960) 1939/40 Ford sedan (1960) 1936 Ford coupe/roadster (1960) Looking over that list, I realized that those are the cars that were also the foundation of the real 1:1 hot rod world. The cars you might see being driven by the members of one of the hot rod clubs that flourished at that time. So, a project was born. I present, at last, the seven (remember the '25 T was a double kit) charter members of the Tomkats Kar Klub. And here they are one at a time. '32 Ford roadster (this one's a box art build): '25 Ford roadster: '25 Ford coupe: '40 Ford coupe: '32 Ford coupe: '40 Ford sedan: '36 Ford coupe: There may be future members added but this completes the original concept - time a to do some change of pace builds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMCMAN52 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 nice looking group of cars. brings me back to the early 60's when I started building these cars. but mine did not turn out as nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 An excellent exercise in nostalgia. Love it! steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 They should all be hanging at a burger joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 kool club cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Very cool !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Awesome collection ! Love these AMT kits and it's great to see them all together ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 What a great idea and execution, those are great! Any more pics of the sedan? I always liked the canted headlight look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terminator-Fox Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Really cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Super nice. Love that first one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramfins59 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Great collection Manuel. Thanks for the trip down memory lane for us 'old guys". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damodelguy az Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 very nice, love the old vette rear fenders on the 39-40 ford very kool touch with the continental, really like colors on 36, all are clean sweet builds, great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Great project. I like them all. They bring back a lot of memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 All Outstanding...!! Favorite : '40 Ford Sedan.... !! That is TOO COOL...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Very nice collection. Great job bringing them all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 That looks like an exclusive club. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr moto Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 10 hours ago, spencer1984 said: What a great idea and execution, those are great! Any more pics of the sedan? I always liked the canted headlight look Here's a link to the sedan's Under Glass thread with a few more photos. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/125734-customized-1940-ford-sedan-more-trophy-series-fun/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Battista Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, mr moto said: Here's a link to the sedan's Under Glass thread with a few more photos. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/125734-customized-1940-ford-sedan-more-trophy-series-fun/ Thanks for the link....Now i can see all the way around it.... I like it even more. You have done an Awesome job on this '40 Ford.... and very inspiring...!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 12 hours ago, mr moto said: Here's a link to the sedan's Under Glass thread with a few more photos. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/125734-customized-1940-ford-sedan-more-trophy-series-fun/ Don't know how I missed this earlier, thanks for the link - that is some terrific work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Very cool looking rides, love that 40 fad away paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Love the theme! Great set of models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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