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Tom Long is the CEO of Acme Trading company, an agent of Amalgam, Fine Model Cars. Every Amalgam model is made entirely by hand from over 2,000 parts. The process of developing each model and creating the master patterns take at least 3,000 man-hours. Each part is extremely accurate to the real car and in total the time taken to machine, cast, hand fettle, paint, polish, and assemble each model is in excess of 350 hours of highly skilled work. Each model is custom built for it’s new owner to his or her exacting specifications.
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SUCCESS QUOTE
“Honesty is the best quality.”
CAREER CHALLENGE
Passing up a chance to sell the business and then came the recession where he lost everything and had to start over.
AH-HA MOMENTS
Testing new markets and discovering that collectors at the low end and high end are all the same when it comes to their passion for collecting model cars.
FIRST SPECIAL CAR
A 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Don’t grab a spark plug wire when the engine is running!
GREAT RESOURCES
Imalgam Fine Model Cars – www.finemodelcars.com
FAVORITE BOOK
The Bible
PARTING ADVICE
Love your neighbors as you love yourself. Treat everyone with the same respect regardless of who they are.
HOW TO FIND TOM
Amalgam Fine Model Cars – www.finemodelcars.com
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