As a little shaver, I built airplanes and ships. But then, one momentous day my parents gifted me with a Chrysler customizing kit. I had never seen the likes of a car kit!
(I had collected a handful of dealer promo cars but they were all pre-assembled.)
So, I hunkered down with that multi-piece Chrysler and had the best time ever!!
[Picture is of the re-issue from a few years ago, but the box art is the same as the original.]
Within a couple of months, the Rexall Drug Store behind my house stocked its model kit shelf with the brand-new AMT 1958 Chevrolet Impala convertible 3n1 kit. My allowance scored the first one off their shelf . . . and I've been building cars - no planes or ships - ever since.