Gluebomb '32 Ford

[gwolf]

I love rebuilding gluebomb models I find, so I was excited when I found a couple. Not sure I have the heart to tear this one down though; think I'll just set it on the shelf as-is. It's just so raw looking. I have the window frame, it needs glued down, though.

Here it is- it's a mess, but it's interesting. Seats and firewall are molded in black, engine molded in red, radiator shroud molded in white; all unpainted.

Whoever built it had to have been looking at magazines or seen the real thing, because the radiator shroud is lowered to match the cowl height of the channeled body. The firewall is also trimmed to allow the drivetrain to pass under.

The rumbleseat was not installed, instead, the rear panel was glued (heavily) shut.

I feel like I've seen this before, but maybe not; there are "plugs" in the notches under the rear fenders to raise the rear end of the body. Anybody seen this before?

Pie crust slicks and chrome brakes. Anyone know where these brakes are from?

I love the "don't care if it's pretty" attitude of this deuce. Would love to have talked to the builder.

I'll tear down this builtup kit instead. The fenders and running boards will have to go, along with the wide tires. 

 

[charlesdcamden]

Those disc brakes on the rear of that 32 were OOB brake parts for that model kit i think.... And im pretty sure theyre backwards lol

[gwolf]

That doesn't surprise me that they're on backwards, Charles. Pretty sure it was a kid that built it. Still fun though.

[Ace-Garageguy]

The AMT '32 Roadster is one of my favorite old kits, and I've done a bunch of rebuilds of gluemess versions of it too. The firestone slicks are AMT, but they're later than what came in the first issue of the kit (the early issues had no-name piecrusts) and the Chebby engine is a swap too; the kit came with a Chrysler Hemi as the optional V8. The finned rear drums look familiar, definitely AMT...I've got a lot of vintage AMT kits on the shelf...but right off hand I don't recall which kit, or even if they were included in the early issues of the '32.

Over the years these got molded in a variety of colors...black, white, gray, tan...but only one color per box. The yellow one you have is probably tan underneath, kit #6585, and built to match the box art with that kit's tires / wheels.   

[Modelbuilder Mark]

I'd you find the kit source, please post.also, thanks for sharing that old model, pretty cool.