Automobiles/ Trucks 1/43-1/50 scale let’s see them

@JDFonz posted:

Bobby, nice work on your restoration of the Corgi. I love doing that myself, if you look back in this thread you’ll see more than 25 different cars and trucks I’ve done.

joel

I didn't restore it Joel, pd did. I own a beater Dinky and am interested in the Corgi size. I'm gonna search out your work. So many talented guys on here to guide amateurs like me!

@BobbyD posted:

Nice work! What scale is it?

I have a "more than slightly used":-) Dinky stationwagon and it appears to be a 1/50th model.

Thanks! It's likely close to 1/43-scale, as that was, I believe, the standard for the European diecast manufacturers (and I think 1/43 was the scale for European O-gauge). Dinky, manufactured by Meccano, was scaled to match the Hornby O-gauge line. Some of the larger vehicles like buses and trucks shaded upwards from 1/50 to 1/55, I believe.

Here are a few on my layout, mostly they are Denver Diecast. They were in a bin at Menards for $2.99 ea. And the Menards Goodyear stakebed and Menards delivery stakebed which were considerably more.

Dan

Wow, over a month without a new post.  Restoration projects must have dried up.  Here's the latest $5 hot rod from Dollar General, a 1969 Pontiac Goat.  While not wearing The Judge decals the color does look like it.  The GT40 is 1/48 scale Testor's model kit and the Richard Petty Superbird is a 1992 Racing Champions product.

Here's three vehicles:  Seagrave tiller ladder truck.  Apology if I shown these on this thread in the past.

Edsel

Ford pick up truck.

@trumpettrain posted:

Here's three vehicles:  Seagrave tiller ladder truck.  Apology if I shown these on this thread in the past.

Edsel

Ford pick up truck.

Patrick, I’ll say it again, that hook and ladder fire truck is awesome! You also always manage to find cool automobiles that unfortunately didn’t make it, like the Ford Edsel and Tucker! Do I spy a black 54 Cadillac Coupe de Ville in the background of the fire truck photo? All of your photos seem to have a hidden gem in them!

@WesternPacific2217 posted:

Patrick, I’ll say it again, that hook and ladder fire truck is awesome! You also always manage to find cool automobiles that unfortunately didn’t make it, like the Ford Edsel and Tucker! Do I spy a black 54 Cadillac Coupe de Ville in the background of the fire truck photo? All of your photos seem to have a hidden gem in them!

Thanks so much Scott!   Yes, I had to have an Edsel ... I found it on E bay several years ago.  You have a good eye ... yep that's a 54 Caddy Coupe de Ville.  

I have a Fire engine show, and an antique car show on my layout. Here they are. Also I have found 1:43 models of cars I have actually owned as well as my all time favorite 1947 Cadillac Series 75 limousine.

David, are the cars you owned the ones around the blue house, some of the ones at bthe show or a combination of both?

The red Jeepster, The blue '68 Ford, the Metropolitan (owned by my late wife before we were married) were all owned by me.  You may be able to see a Tucker convertible in the background of one of the pictures. It was  made after the company folded from remaining original Tucker parts. The '47 Cadillac is my all time favorite car, stately, it is a work of art and when I hit the lottery.........

1950 .. ish  Ford Pennsylvania State Police car.

I think this is a 1957 Corvette with a 1949 Chevrolet Fire Chief car and 1952 Seagrave open cab pumper in the background.  The guy standing by the Vette is Patsburg citizen Guy Kool.    

NYC Fruehauf trailer which I picked up at York several years ago.  

The photo shows a firehouse in my Rockville CT railroad model, named for my friend—a firefighter.  The two fire trucks to the right are Corgi replicas of a 1952 Maxim and a 1964 Mack, protypes of which were owned by the Rockville and Vernon FD.  

Don- that firehouse is great! JohnA (Niagara Falls FD)

Thanks, John.  Two PV firehouses and a bandsaw make light work. The upper floors are from an HO Heljan brewery kit.    The top two floor have full interiors, including two brass poles—old school…

Don- my firehouse has a PV lower,  and a DPM upper. Great minds think alike! JohnA

Very cool John!

Thanks Guys for reviving this thread. Here’s a couple

@obxtrainman posted:

They’re both made by Greenlight collectibles. I purchased them on Diecast Direct site. A bit disappointed in the quality considering the price. For the amount they cost one would think they’d have opening doors  and trunks. Or am I still living with 20 years ago prices in my head?  All and all they’re nice cars.

IT is hard to not be living with 20 years ago prices in my head.  I'm not buying much these days.

I have a few vehicles on the layout, mostly on the freight side. But I need to get some people figures to put among them to liven things up a bit.

@Mark Boyce posted:

IT is hard to not be living with 20 years ago prices in my head.  I'm not buying much these days.

Me too Mark. I’m glad I bought all my stuff I wanted the past 5 years now I’m set when I retire and don’t have to buy little if anything.