FenderMender's "1960s Models from the Past" Postings

[FenderMender]

Let me begin by saying that most of my former photos had appeared on various posts here and there in the past.  However, when the photo hosting site went under, so did all those photos.  I will start from scratch now with new photos.

Below is a recent post that was done. I will follow up shortly with a collection of the really "old" ones as they are today and how they essentially looked back in the day.

These are all original 1960s-issued kit models that I had inherited from friends back in the early 1960s as glue bombs. Finally, after all these years, got around to getting them up and running. First up is an Aurora 1/32 scale 1962 Corvette. What a wreck.  It needed wheels, tires, axles, windshield, steering wheel, gear shift lever none of which are from the kit. The interior was glued solidly to the body so it couldn't be detached for detailing thoroughly.  Wheels and rubber tires are from a discarded transformer-type car from the scrap yard. It is at least on four wheels and tires!

 

The 1/24 scale AMT 1932 Ford coupe has the originally-applied flames, but I painted the upper firewall red for continuity. Seat was painted gray and gray carpeting installed. The engine was glued in solidly as well as one header, making for painting a real chore. The 60+ years tires were soaked in glycerine to try and soften them up to mount on the rims and the spoke wheels-they were so brittle some spokes did break.  Radiator hose is elastic cord.

The AMT 1960 F-100 pickup was missing its entire engine and its fender skirts were glued in solidly along with the tonneau cover. 

The original AMT 1960 Ford F-100 pickup kit contained a trailer which was painted Sage to match the Ford pickup truck.  The originally-applied decals, "The Smasher", on the sides were saved. Custom taillights and license plate ala Maisto.

The 1961 Ford Ranchero had plenty of glue showered all over it. With a lot of sanding and prep work, it cleaned up quite well. By reusing its roof top custom part from the original kit to hide tremendous glue pits on its roof top, adding lakes pipes, spotlights, and a homemade reversible tonneau cover, this gave it a real vintage custom look. The wheels and tires are from a  1/24 scale Maisto lowrider model. Paint color is Cinnamon.

The AMT 1965 Pontiac GTO had its engine glued in solidly, but was already somewhat painted correctly. Windshield was glued in solidly too and could not be removed. A piece of the windshield frame was glued solidly to the top as well. All these pieces couldn't be removed without extensive damage. The whole interior was painted in an epoxy black paint and took a few months to remove in a harsh paint remover solution. I opted to not attach the hardtop so as to run the model as a convertible sometimes. 

 

 

A couple of plastic 1:24 scale Edsels from the early 1960s that had been modified some. Recently I decided to update them a little more, but still preserve the original intentions from the past endeavors. 

 

The 1961 Ford Thunderbird is an old AMT plastic promo kit car that needed much work. The busted windshield and partially missing passenger-side support post nearly caused me to forget the project and leave the parts in the parts bin. However, with after detailing the interior and repairing the windshield post as best I could, it looked okay enough to lower it as much as possible (all wheels do turn] and apply some finishing touches.

 

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned here for photos of hot rods and customized models from the early 1960s. 

Thanks for looking...
 

 

 

 

Edited September 22, 2024 by FenderMender
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[PappyD340]

Great looking group!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Cool builds! I really dig the ‘Vette!

[FenderMender]

As promised, here are a few hot rods and customs made in the 1960s. 

 

1936 Ford

Stylized Thunderbird?

Barris-inspired 1958 Buick

1932 Ford "Tiger"

1929 Ford truck

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Another T-bucket

1932 Ford with rumble seat and dirty interior

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[Kah puts]

Those are terrific, and the Edsels are bizarre ?

[FenderMender]

Crazy wild 1958 Buick convertible

 

[FenderMender]

Did you notice that the stylized Thunderbird has the green 1958 Buick's grille?  Just loved changing up parts back in the day to come up with custom features on cars one would never suspect.  Will be posting some models that have parts on them that I cannot even remember what they are from. LOL

Edited September 22, 2024 by FenderMender

[karbuildr]

Very cool stuff. Makes me wish I has saved all my builds from way back then.

[NOBLNG]

Quite the talent and imagination you had back then Bob!? Really nice that you saved them all too. I only build maybe a dozen as a kid, but I sure wish I had saved mine.?

[Supernurd]

Very nice collection!  ?