1965 Rambler American 440

[Joe Lange]

Greetings all,

While taking intermittent breaks from my '47 Crosley build, I decided to pull out all the Jo-Han/Rambler pieces and glue-bombs I have accumulated and try to put something together.  This started as a '65 'promo' piece with a cracked rear window.  Cut out the hood and trunk lids, cleaned off the 'flashing', and added the engine compartment panels from a Jo-Han 'Pro Street Rambler' glue-bomb.  Also have the trunk interior for later.  Got a couple of Rambler straight six, 232 engines.  Thinking of building one with dual single barrel carbs for something different.     Stay tuned!      

[lordairgtar]

Just love those cars. I have a couple in primer.

[Daverde]

Nice always like these cars there where 2 390 hurst ones not far from me in a yard both paint schemes a friend got one and restored it nicely  . Fast little car !! 

[Keef]

I’m REALLY liking this one!! 

[ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ]

*pulls up a chair* Question. What's a glue-bomb?

[Big Messer]

1 hour ago, ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ said:

*pulls up a chair* Question. What's a glue-bomb?

A model that was put together with copious amounts of (usually) tube glue. EVERYBODY has at least one, but NOBODY will admit it...

[BERT100]

55 minutes ago, ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ said:

*pulls up a chair* Question. What's a glue-bomb?

A model that has so much glue it looks like the modeler blew up a glue tube on it. Also an older model that was previously owned by someone else and acquired for rehabilation or for parts.

[rickcaps55]

16 hours ago, ĆĄŢŜandBĄTŠ said:

*pulls up a chair* Question. What's a glue-bomb?

When Modelhause was around i would go looking for glue booms at local shows you could get old 60's and 70's models that someone put together years ago and then go to modelhause and get every part you needed to rebuild it like new you could a buy a model for $3 to $10 dollars Modelhause had every part and anything that was chrome it came already chromed.

Edited Saturday at 01:28 PM by rickcaps55

[dino246gt]

GLUE BOMB: Here's one I got to take apart and rebuild, built when it was new by someone who, as most of us did, used way too much glue!

[NOBLNG]

Your Rambler is coming along very nicely Joe!😎

[Big Messer]

3 hours ago, dino246gt said:

GLUE BOMB: Here's one I got to take apart and rebuild, built when it was new by someone who, as most of us did, used way too much glue!

Came from Hiroshima?

[Joe Lange]

Sound's like someone needs to start a new 'Post'.       'Show us your Glue-Bombs!'

[Big Messer]

1 hour ago, Joe Lange said:

Sound's like someone needs to start a new 'Post'.       'Show us your Glue-Bombs!'

May the one without guilt throw the first stone...

[Can-Con]

1 hour ago, Joe Lange said:

Sound's like someone needs to start a new 'Post'.       'Show us your Glue-Bombs!'

 

48 minutes ago, Big Messer said:

May the one without guilt throw the first stone...

 

[Big Messer]

10 minutes ago, Can-Con said:

 

 

"Someone else's glue bombs" is not the same as "your glue bombs". Who will be the first to admit guilt? (don't look at me, I chicken out)

[Can-Con]

1 minute ago, Big Messer said:

"Someone else's glue bombs" is not the same as "your glue bombs". Who will be the first to admit guilt? (don't look at me, I chicken out)

The '77 Volare in my post on the first page was mine I bought new in '78.

MCM cover car.