The world has lost a pointman/Model builder

[Eshaver]

I was informed this morning that Mister Larry Alaxander of the famous Alaxender Brothers has quietly passed on as of last week. While I never ever got to meet either of the brothers , I was a fan of their work . I followed their paths as I was in the manufacturing of Van accessories in the 1970's when they became part of American Sunroof . Ed Shaver

[Guest Johnny]

Sad to hear Ed. Thanks for posting it.

[Eshaver]

I was e-mailed a obituary about three hours ago concerning Larry Alaxander's death :

The Alexander brothers. Photo via Kustomrama

Customs were not purely a West Coast phenomenon, as a pair of brothers from Detroit proved. Larry and Mike Alexander, the famed Alexander brothers, began customizing cars out of their father’s garage in the mid-1950s and went on to land enough business customizing cars to quit their day jobs and open a shop of their own. Over the course of the late 1950s and 1960s, they turned out some of the more iconic customs of the day, including the Victorian, Chili Catallo’s Silver Sapphire, the Adonis and the Venturian, but they gained nationwide fame through the Deora show truck they built for Chrysler.

Larry Alexander, the older of the two, later went on to work at Ford as a model builder. After suffering a stroke earlier this week, he died yesterday at the age of 79.

UPDATE: Denise reports that visitation will be tomorrow, August 27, and the funeral will be the following day. L.J. Griffin Funeral Home will be handling the services.

Ed Shaver

[Rob Hall]

Wasn't his name on some AMT kits of the mid to late '60s in regard to the custom parts? Or maybe I'm thinking of Larry Bradley.

[george 53]

Guys, I just called the LJ Griffin Funeral Home, and the lady there said Larry Passed on the 25th of August, and was buried this past Saturday. He was a WOONDERFUL person and a great freind. He will be missed by MANY in our model club, of which he was an Honorary Member. God Bless you Larry, Rest in Peace. Till we meet again ,my freind.

[george 53]

Rob, Larry and his younger Brother Mike were part of the "Cool Custom Kats" at AMT during it's heyday. They were resplonsible for quite a few of the custom options that came in those kits back then. He was a REALLY neat guy who ENJOYED seeing his creations on the modeling tables. He WILL be sorely missed by EVERYONE who had the pleasure of knowing, OR meeting him.