Classic Shop Talk - Remembering the early days of the AMT corporation 1950's-70's

When you hear the name AMT, many of you will probably ask the question, who was AMT? What did the company manufacture? The AMT Corporation, which stood for Aluminum Model Toys, was located in Michigan and was one of the largest and leading manufacturing toy companies in the world to produce toy cars or scale models for Chrysler, General Motors, Ford, Packard, and Studebaker. The company was created by Mr. West Gallogy Sr. an attorney, Mr. George Toteff, Mr. Bill Swartz, Mr. Carl J. Holliver, Mr. Ernest J. Benson and many others. In the beginning years, the company had several locations. A few were 21535 Grosbeck highway in Warren, Michigan, 200 Briggs Building in Birmingham, Michigan, and 222 East Maple Avenue in Troy Michigan. The company produced its first model a metal die-cut aluminum replica of a Ford Motor Company's 1948 model. This replica was used at Ford Dealerships to promote their advertising slogan “There’s A Ford in Your Future!" The model car was designed to bring familie...