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

@TomlinsonRunRR posted:

Diecast Direct has a set of three VW “sambas”, whcih my be what Paul is thinking of: https://www.diecastdirect.com/...uct/18158/Volkswagen.

As a VW fan, I bought the set a while back but the buses are in different colors than these.  Sorry, I can’t post photos at this time.

TomlinsonRun...yes, I believe DD is the seller of the 3 unit set now that you mention it.  I buy from others also, but DD has been a  great source for diecast autos and trucks, etc.  for me.  Thanks for refreshing my memory, and thanks for providing the link....

Lee, I bought this pair through the mail from a long forgotten source.  They go by "Days Gone", manufactured by Lledo PLC, Enfield EN3 4ND, England.

@Capetrainman posted:

Lee...one of the diecast sellers has a 3 set package of 60's vintage VW's...can't search it now, but if you or any others are interested, I'll find the link.  I recall the price was reasonable...

Paul. Thanks for the complement on the Mack it’s one of my favorites of the Mack Cabovers I guess because Dad drove one. Thanks for the information on tbe VWs I’ll go check them out.

@Mark Boyce posted:

Lee, I bought this pair through the mail from a long forgotten source.  They go by "Days Gone", manufactured by Lledo PLC, Enfield EN3 4ND, England.

Mark. Those are very nice love the colors I’ll check them out thanks for sharing.

Here's a couple of VW drivers filling up after the weekend rush....25 cents / gal for regular and the "Vette" guy will pump high test at 28 cents / gal!  The redheaded gal by the red VW does not know at the time about her future connections with model railroading...lol

They look great, Paul!
Does anyone have a Karmann Ghia?  I knew a girl in high school who had one.

@Mark Boyce posted:

Lee, I bought this pair through the mail from a long forgotten source.  They go by "Days Gone", manufactured by Lledo PLC, Enfield EN3 4ND, England.

Mark - very nice looking VW bugs!!  What year is the one with the split back window?  I'm thinking early 50's?

@StevefromPA posted:

@trumpettrain that’s an awesome scene you made! Too notch!

Steve - thank  you so very much!!

@Mark Boyce posted:

They look great, Paul!
Does anyone have a Karmann Ghia?  I knew a girl in high school who had one.

Mark,

A scale Karmann Ghia is on my RR wish list. And, once upon a time, I wanted a 1:1 version.  A few scale models exist but they seem less common and tend to be more than I like to spend.

Great looking lines ‘though.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

A  Priestman  power shovel by Corgi.   The bulldozer is something I bought off the Bay ... made of plastic and looks cool enough ... reminds me of dozers I saw as a kid growing up in the 50s ...  so it fits in with my era I'm modeling, the Transition Era.  

The Corgi power shovel is a piece that is of particular sentimental value  because one of my English uncles sent it to me for Christmas.  He would send a Corgi vehicle every Christmas and I'd immediately put it on my train layout.  I also have a Corgi Land Rover pickup truck and Corgi horse trailer that he sent me and they are also on my layout today.  One year he sent a Corgi double decker bus, which I thought was super cool!  Somehow that bus was lost over the years ... bummer!  

Click on photo to enlarge.

@Capetrainman posted:

Here's a couple of VW drivers filling up after the weekend rush....25 cents / gal for regular and the "Vette" guy will pump high test at 28 cents / gal!  The redheaded gal by the red VW does not know at the time about her future connections with model railroading...lol

Back in 1965 pumped Ethyl at 18-cents and Regular at 11-cents at the "GASTOWN' station worked at.  And the "Old Man"(owner)gave us workers there 3-cents off!  My 426 CI dodge four speed  with a Carter quad liked those prices.

Ron

@trumpettrain posted:

Mark - very nice looking VW bugs!!  What year is the one with the split back window?  I'm thinking early 50's?

You are right, Pat.  Derbugmeister.com says 1939-53 http://derbugmeister.com/splits/splits.html

Dad served in the Army in 1952-53.  The first one he saw was in Germany when he was stationed on the West-East border.  He was surprised to see the driver stop it mid-hill on a snow covered road, thinking he wouldn’t get started up the hill again.  Then one of the other guys told him it was rear engine.  After his discharge, he started seeing them here in rural Western Pennsylvania.

@Mark Boyce posted:

You are right, Pat.  Derbugmeister.com says 1939-53 http://derbugmeister.com/splits/splits.html

Dad served in the Army in 1952-53.  The first one he saw was in Germany when he was stationed on the West-East border.  He was surprised to see the driver stop it mid-hill on a snow covered road, thinking he wouldn’t get started up the hill again.  Then one of the other guys told him it was rear engine.  After his discharge, he started seeing them here in rural Western Pennsylvania.

Thanks for der bugmeister info Mark!  Got to love those split rear windows!  I remember seeing those split rear window Bugs as a kid in the 50s/60s.  The split window enhances the bug's character IMHO.  

Neat that your father saw his first split rear window Bug in Germany then began noticing them when he returned home.

@trumpettrain posted:

Thanks for der bugmeister info Mark!  Got to love those split rear windows!  I remember seeing those split rear window Bugs as a kid in the 50s/60s.  The split window enhances the bug's character IMHO.  

Neat that your father saw his first split rear window Bug in Germany then began noticing them when he returned home.

Yes the split windows are cool.  

1930 something Ford stake body truck.

Nothing like a brand new Tucker!

@trumpettrain posted:

1930 something Ford stake body truck.

Nothing like a brand new Tucker!

Patrick nice pics I have a Tucker I need to put it on the layout sometime.

@Mark Boyce posted:

Lee, I bought this pair through the mail from a long forgotten source.  They go by "Days Gone", manufactured by Lledo PLC, Enfield EN3 4ND, England.

Mark, here's a very rare VW beetle, almost as rare as a Hudson! These were the VW Volkswagen Type 14A, or Hebmuller cabriolet 1949–1953. Basically the same time period as the split window Beetle. I've looked for scale models but haven't found one yet in the desired scale. Is that a cool looking VW or what.

Scott, that is a great looking VW!  

Cadillac Queen Mary ... President Truman's limo.

Patrick, sharp looking limo made for a president!