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30/09/2022 4:43 pm
Not a great build but a lot of fun, a 1948 Ford Coupe by AMT (and me)
There were two editions of this AMT ’48 Ford, the first in 1969 and the second in 1974. My final product is mostly a black ’74 but with some parts from a ’69. The ’74 kit included a clear plastic display unit in two pieces.
I black-washed the chrome grill. Looks better. Chrome grill and bumpers were a separate casting. All other chrome was cast with the body and had to be painted or otherwise have chrome color added.
My dad owned a ’46 Ford coupe, very similar to the ’48, and I have tried to find a gray paint close to his. He kept this car for years and used it as a run-around for his bus company garage. It had a big trunk that often came in handy. It was one of the first cars I drove.
Ford often used body-colored wheels with smaller chrome hubcaps. I’ve tried to make this happen with a little paint but the gray sort of merges with the chrome.
A good historical view of the Ford Motor Company in the 40’s is
https://www.autos.ca/classic-cars/motoring-memories-ford-1946-1948/
Another view is
https://auto.howstuffworks.com/1941-1948-ford-super-deluxe5.htm
AMT, short for Aluminum Model Toys, was a model company founded in Troy, Michigan in 1948 by attorney West Gallogly, Sr. as a side business. Their first products were 1/25 scale pre-assembled promotional car models for new car dealers. AMT’s first model was a 1947-1948 Ford Fordor sedan made of cast aluminum and painted with official Ford paint.
This Ford coupe, in both issues, was a part of the AMT Junior Collection Series, seemingly all in the scale of 1/43. Most AMT models were in the larger 1/24 size.
Assembly was so simple that I forgot to get any pictures. It almost clicked together. Well, I used a few touches of glue.
Please forgive my clumsy attempts at chrome coverage on the body. It's fun to try a different method even when it doesn't result in just exactly what we might hope for. Now I'm thinking about my next project.
