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Companion – Russian model car brand from Gelendzhik, making models of Soviet/Russian trucks and buses of plastic (scale 1:43) Conquest- Handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars (incl. related brand Madison). Most models made by SMTS. Line discontinued and brought back in 2005. Conrad Models – Conrad Modell; German maker of promotional trucks and ...
The model companies followed up with hundreds of different model cars and trucks for retail markets. [5] The industry expanded as total annual sales of model kits increased from $6 million in 1956 to more than $150 million by 1962. [5] Model car collecting and building were an important part of being an automobile enthusiast in the 1960s. [6]
The Lincoln Futura is a concept car promoted by Ford's Lincoln brand, designed by Ford's lead stylists Bill Schmidt and John Najjar, [2] [3] and hand-built by Ghia in Turin, Italy, at a cost of $250,000 (equivalent to $2,900,000 in 2025).
The Model A was well-represented in the media of the era since it was one of the most common cars. Model kits remain available from hobby shops as stock cars or hot rods. High-quality die-cast Model As are represented in 1/24 scale by the Danbury Mint 1931 roadster and the Franklin Mint 1930 Tudor sedan. [citation needed]
Perhaps because of the complexity of casting a metal model, Hubley's range of marques for the kits was not that wide – basically a 1:20 scale range of Ford Model As and 1932 Chevrolets, a 1:22 scale range of Packards, and two 1:18 scale Duesenbergs. The small range was made up for, though, in the number of variations for each car model.
1899-1902 Opel Patent Motor Car, System Lutzmann; 1909–1910 Opel 4/8 PS "Doktorwagen" 1911–1920 Opel 5/12 PS "Puppchen" 1922–1924 Opel 10/30 (10/35) PS; 1924–1931 Opel 4 PS "Laubfrosch; 1928–1929 Opel Regent; 1928 Opel RAK; 1928 Opel RAK2; 1930–1975 Opel Blitz; 1935–1940, 1947–1953, 1967–1970 Opel Olympia; 1935–1937 Opel P4
Headlights were frenched [4] and late-model Cadillac taillights frenched into the rear fins. [5] The front bumper was fitted with high-mounted dagmars, with a Moon tank between them in the grille opening. [5] The engine is a 500 cu in (8 L) Cadillac V8 with custom-built Holley fuel injection, mated to a Currie 9-inch (23 cm) rear axle. [4]
The first home of Brooklin Models was the Canadian town of Brooklin, Ontario, forty miles northeast of Toronto, near Oshawa.This town is the brand's namesake. From the beginning, Brooklin Models specialized in models of cars not generally produced by other manufacturers, including cars produced by smaller 'independent' marques (e.g., Studebaker and Hudson) and 'orphan' marques no longer ...