1932 Chevy

[ss2000]

Any 1932 Chevy bodies being made for the old MPC kit?

[DJMar]

I remember R&R Vacuum Craft having a panel truck (or sedan delivery?) body for the '32 Chevy, and I think Fred's Resin Workshop also did a 5 window coupe. That was 15-20 years ago, give or take a few. I've seen a handful of R&R bodies pop up on eBay now and then, so that's a place to start.

I don't know of anyone in recent memory doing bodies for this kit, since the last time AMT reissued the '32 Cabriolet was in the mid-1980s.

 

[ss2000]

2 hours ago, DJMar said:

I remember R&R Vacuum Craft having a panel truck (or sedan delivery?) body for the '32 Chevy, and I think Fred's Resin Workshop also did a 5 window coupe. That was 15-20 years ago, give or take a few. I've seen a handful of R&R bodies pop up on eBay now and then, so that's a place to start.

I don't know of anyone in recent memory doing bodies for this kit, since the last time AMT reissued the '32 Cabriolet was in the mid-1980s.

 

Thank you, I’m looking for a coupe. I’ll keep checking eBay.

[68shortfleet]

I've looked for resin bodies for the AMT 32 Chev also and never found one. Have found pics of the bodies mentioned above.

I too would like a coupe. Also want a pickup body.

I've got a gluebomb 33 panel that I've considered cutting into a pickup cab.

[ss2000]

On 10/5/2025 at 12:26 PM, 68shortfleet said:

I've looked for resin bodies for the AMT 32 Chev also and never found one. Have found pics of the bodies mentioned above.

I too would like a coupe. Also want a pickup body.

I've got a gluebomb 33 panel that I've considered cutting into a pickup cab.

Hopefully the 32 Chevy will be reissued soon, should be aftermarket bodies then.

[jas1957]

I have heard from a reliable source that Round2 is looking to finally reissue the 32 Chevy.

[stavanzer]

If they do, I hope then include Both Bodies, and the Over-the-Fender Headers,

[1930fordpickup]

On 10/8/2025 at 11:32 AM, stavanzer said:

If they do, I hope then include Both Bodies, and the Over-the-Fender Headers,

The Delivery body jas been lost du to the Barnabus vampire release. (Spelling may be off.) They can only offer the roadster body in stock configuration. Hopefully The hotrod parts are good. 

I have seen a resin casting of the delivery van at the Toledo and Detroit show 10 years ago. Nothing else in resin. Same vendor and not a resin caster. 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by 1930fordpickup

[Can-Con]

2 hours ago, 1930fordpickup said:

The Delivery body jas been lost du to the Barnabus vampire release. (Spelling may be off.) They can only offer the roadster body in stock configuration. Hopefully The hotrod parts are good. 

I have seen a resin casting of the delivery van at the Toledo and Detroit show 10 years ago. Nothing else in resin. Same vendor and not a resin caster. 

 

And it's no real loss either. It's not correct to any "sedan delivery" or "panel truck" I've been able to find any reference to.

I had a couple discussions with Art Anderson about it before he went away and he believed that body was based on a "one-off" truck MPC just happened on when they were designing the kit.

I'd much prefer a body of just about any other style as long as it was accurate. 

[1930fordpickup]

That makes sense. After all it was a 30 plus year old truck when they made the kits.  

I believe that is how the not correct 32 Fords came about from AMT. They came across a modified car and the boss did not know it

 

 

Edited 5 hours ago by 1930fordpickup

[stavanzer]

52 minutes ago, 1930fordpickup said:

I believe that is how the not correct 32 Fords came about from AMT. They came across a modified car and the boss did not know it

That sounds plausible. Time was money back then, and Good Enough, was indeed, Good Enough.

They sold Millions of those "Incorrect Kits" for 30 years, before we even knew they were wrong. And, those same kits still sell today. In fact we will get one, next year...