Mr Stock Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 About 2 years ago I got a big box of old 60s built up glue bomb, amongst them was this original 1964/5 AMT Ford Mustang convertible. Now don't let the before photos trick you this thing was a bit of a wreck, it had custom parts glued all over it, paint about an inch thick and the parts were glued in with about 4 tubes of glue !. But I like a challenge so I set about stripping it down to see what I could work with, I purchased a cheap 66 Hardtop kit for parts. I had to cut out and replace the rear panel as the custom one was used, I modified the 66 seats to make them look a bit more like the 65 (not exact I know) again custom seats were used originally, the dash needed repairing as it had some weird custom single blade steering set up used. I also repaired as best as I could the windshield frame as the original was shot and broke in pieces trying to remove the original glass. I'll tell you now several times this thing nearly ended up in the bin! , but I could see it had slight potential. So after 6 months of work it's finally finished, I've painted it black with a rattle can and redone the interior in red/black, a very smart combination I think. I hope you like it, there is a post in the "general" section on why people restore glue bombs .....I just love to try and rescue these older rare models, I could never afford a mint untouched kit, and this one is far from perfect but I think it looks a lot better than it did !. Before photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Foxer Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Definitely back from the dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plastic trucker Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Nice save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Nice save.x2! The end result is that much more impressive after seeing what there was to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PARTSMARTY Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Looks awesome-I love resto's and glue bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Nice job restoring what was a really rough start. I would have probably chopped up the 66 coupe kit and converted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Wow! What a a save. Classic looking Mustang! Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspective Customs Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Nice rescue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Very, very nice indeed! I hereby proclaim you an official member of the Glue Bomb Saviors, a club I just this minute invented! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Well done with that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Nice save!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Looking much better now, nice save. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Turned out perfect. You should display this with a before picture to help show the effort you put in this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutboltu Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 THis is quite a time consuming and exhaustive restoration. I would have probably gone the Mad Max route. Admirable patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 THis is quite a time consuming and exhaustive restoration. I would have probably gone the Mad Max route. Admirable patience. been there done that and it was with a new kit that was just bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 Very, very nice indeed! I hereby proclaim you an official member of the Glue Bomb Saviors, a club I just this minute invented! Ha ha ! Snake that is actually a pretty cool name for a group, for all us mad guys who love to rescue these old wrecks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Stock Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 Turned out perfect. You should display this with a before picture to help show the effort you put in this build. A bit like this David ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Michael in Illinois Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 A job well done, I've got a few of those mustangs that I'm doing the same thing to, replacing windshield frames, bringing rear quarter panels back to stock and repairing the rear taillight panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefordgalaxie Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 A job very well done. This one deserved to be brought back. And I'm very biased to say something about the color... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Lovely!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Lovely!!!! Another of the Glue Bomb Saviors heard from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Great save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I have one of those in the basement to be re-done. I would love to do the first one available for sale, Dark Blue, Black interior, 6 Cylinder 3 -speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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