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

@Quarter Gauger 48

Those are great cars. I remember them when I was growing up. Thanks for sharing them and your GREAT scenery.

Ted, great scenery, cars, and people!  The soft yellow "Caddy" is sharp  What brand is it?

BUS CONVERSION

jackiejr, your bus to food truck conversion is fantastic, and great photos, too.  Thanks for posting.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

Thank You kindly TomlinsonRunRR

CCapetrainmanMember

Not sure if they are still around, but FWIW, I picked up the two Caddies in the attached pic at CVS for under $6 @.

Picked these two up at our local 5 and Below.

I think that they are 1/50. They went for $ 3.00 each.

My latest resto, just finished today. Studebaker before and after.Some young fella painted it back in the day, even painted the black tires white. I liked the white tires so I put some new ones on.

Here’s what the bottom looks like. I like to keep the patina to show the age of the toy, rather than paint it black. I clean up the rust and put some clear on to seal it up.Gotta love his painted white tires!

JD'...

Beautiful' job.. I've always loved Studebakers... and I remember white tires too..............😃☑

Thanks Ted,

I believe a Rolls is in the wings. A Silver Wraith.

@JDFonz posted:

Thanks Ted,

I believe a Rolls is in the wings. A Silver Wraith.

Wow JD, I just looked on the bay,  I can't believe the exorbitant prices they are asking....... Are you finding your gems in other outlets????

No I’m using the bay, but I shop for a long time. Looking for bargains. For instance, I got that Studebaker for $12.00 , of course there’s shipping too. Lots of times I use the make offer, and they take it.

Great, now I have to compete with you too! 😄

No I’m using the bay, but I shop for a long time. Looking for bargains. For instance, I got that Studebaker for $12.00 , of course there’s shipping too. Lots of times I use the make offer, and they take it.

Great, now I have to compete with you too! 😄

JD, how are you taking those rivest out'.... ??   I just went through plenty of pages looking for a bargain.  No luck.  I must say they are some special little cars and trucks.  I don't recall having any of them as a kid... It's amazing how the mint units are in the 100s and 200 Hundreds plus'....

No competion here.... Don't worry..........😊

First I drill the center out, I think it’s a #50 bit, then I drill out the rest with a 7/32 bit. I reassemble with a 2:56 screw.

I use Collectible Diecast and Fairfield Collectibles Diecast to get 1:43 cars. I have gotten the "Bullitt Mustang", Camaros, Cadillacs, Edsels, Jeeps, police cars and more. They cost from $9.95 through exhorbitant $ 60, 70, 80. (I avoid those. ) I have a car show on my layout, as well as The Red Caboose Motel (depicting the one near Lancaster, Pa.) next to the Toy train museum.

@JDFonz posted:

First I drill the center out, I think it’s a #50 bit, then I drill out the rest with a 7/32 bit. I reassemble with a 2:56 screw.

That is very good information JD.. Thank you'...😃👍

Recently, I finally started taking some of the better items from my grandfather’s collection after a mishap where my gram accidentally sold my dad’s corgi, Solido, dinky, majorette, matchbox super kings, etc...collection😩 thankfully, I was able to get them back! While not everything here is 1:43 to 1:50, some 1:60 And 1:64- but IMO all of it could find room on a layout. Quality and condition is fantastic.

Also  started getting into Trailer on Flats, container on flats, auto carrier type trains and intermodals. I’ll start with my most recent acquisitions- nothing special but it’s my first auto carrier. MPC era. Also, welly taxi. $10 for the lot.

Next up, my dad’s reacquirred collection(minus Popeyes car which was supposedly broken and being fixed). My dad barely played with these, I guess you could say he was more of a collector.

Corgi “Kojack” car, matchbox super Kong’s exon trailer, Corgi Major Toys Mack trailer sign containers, Corgi Land Rover police car with cones, Corgi Major fire truck

Corgi batmobile

Corgi Major Toys airport crash truck(pump not shown), Corgi “whizzwheels” tow truck and custom car, Corgi chipperfield circus truck

Matchbox/Lesley yellow RV, matchbox super Kong’s Fire truck, I believe matchbox Texaco trailer, on the right Mathcbox Mercedes-Benz ambulance with opening back and person on gurney. In the middle, possibly my favorite, Solido Mercedes S600 limo with driver, 2 passengers, opening doors, trunk and hood.

In the following 2 pics: Mix of matchbox superking’s And 1960s matchbox/Lesney(sorry I don’t know proper term). Dodge trailers Jet truck and low trailer with dozer of superking’s line. Cement truck, horse car, refuse truck are  Matchbox/Lesney. Dump truck I cannot recall.

Now some things my pop picked up later on in his collecting years: Corgi Classics 1:50 Scale San Francisco’s PCC car, Eastern Michigan coach. Matchbox “(legends) of yesteryear” McDonalds food truck with incredible detail.

Drknks, burgers, and other food all visible. Menu is on each side of service window.

And, while not related to vehicles, in honor of my Pop and his yearly putz that would’ve been going up soon- his ski slope just as it was the last time it went up 4+ years ago:

Well, if I didn’t like trains and if hadn’t stop to check out these engines, I might have gotten away, but at least it took 4 police cars to catch me. 😁

Here are pictures of some 1/43 diecast corvettes and police cars.