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Many of you know that I seek out and preserve ancient builds. I see these as the folk art of our youth and I hope my posts have saved some old beauties that otherwise might have been broken up for parts. I especially love cool old customs that were well thought out and executed, as well as those that just have a cool factor. This is one of those with the cool factor. Dave Burket found this one in a collection and set it aside for me. This has to be an original issue AMT 1932 Vicky kit. In fact one of the things that makes it cool is that this looks a lot like the retro box that the kit is now out with! Our original builder did a great job of building a drag car. All flat paints and period racing decals. This one is barn fresh, I haven't even gotten around to cleaning it up. Per the rules of my Olde Kustom Kollection, these relics get a good cleaning, and any missing parts are replaced, but there are no improvements to be made! We are preserving them as an art form, and we don't want to change history. i I've had this car a few months, and it's sat in plain view. Only today did I realize that the body wasn't attached at the front, but it felt secure in the rear. A quick look revealed that the builder set it up like a funny car. I went looking for the hinge and saw that he glued the fenders to the tires. So if you turn the rear wire axle, the body opens up. Actually pretty cool for an early 1960s kid. So this mean '32 has earned it's spot in the Olde Kustom Kollection.