Happy Monday!
Here's a hint at our next O scale release. Happy Guessing!
-Mark the Menards Train Guy
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That's the hint and not the product?
A flat car with 1948/49 panel trucks on it?
What goes around, comes around.....
Hey Mark we are all super excited about the 1966 Chrysler Newport convertibles you have on the way!
Gas station / Ford dealer
I was just thinking I need more panel trucks! Hope they come with free trees!LOL
Full size model of the WILLOW RUN plant!
1950s Ford panel truck! What did I win?
I'm guessing the unusual symbol (company logo??) on the side of the truck is the clue, but I don't recognize that symbol to be able to guess the actual product.
Chuck
It looks like a variation of a classic Ford emblem that referenced the V8 engine.
If you do a google search you can find many examples.
John
My guess is a bi-level auto carrier with six Ford panel trucks. Hopefully doesn't sell out in 24 hours like the last one did.
Hmmmm… , my guess, an assortment of mechanic tools and a tow truck. 
From Cabinet Bob's clue, a Ford dealership with a rotating display platform and rotating roof sign. Or a Ford Panel van wit an experimental Wankel engine.
A reissue from 1996?
Ford Truck manufacturing plant? yeah sure!
So, there’s a Ford in our future?
Steve
Raptor ....
@coach joe posted:From Cabinet Bob's clue, a Ford dealership with a rotating display platform and rotating roof sign. Or a Ford Panel van wit an experimental Wankel engine.
That’s the same thing I thought when I saw bobs comment. Please have lots of mustangs or other Ford muscle!
Maybe another type of building flat.
What I really like is the vehicle in the picture is REALLY 1:48 scale, and not the too big for a scale layout 1:43 scale car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You would think that companies like die cast direst would take a hint and make their models 1:48 scale instead of 1:43 scale.
Personally, I think 1:43 works better. I've always thought 1:48 (and even worse 1:50) vehicles look way too diminutive when parked near a locomotive, Especially a steam locomotive with 70"+ drivers.
Rick
How about an Arby’s with a free truck offer.
Whatever the product is, the Ford truck is a must have.
Thanks Menards!
@donhradio posted:What I really like is the vehicle in the picture is REALLY 1:48 scale, and not the too big for a scale layout 1:43 scale car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You would think that companies like die cast direst would take a hint and make their models 1:48 scale instead of 1:43 scale.
Diecast Direct doesn't make any models, they are just a dealer. The 1:43 diecast vehicle market is very well established and probably larger that the 1:48 market.
Rusty
Valley, Ho!: The 279-6396 O Gauge Valley Motors! Shop Now!
Dimensions: 15" W x 13-1/4" D x 8" H
An auto dealership is a natural focal point for any town. Seeing the latest cars and trucks generates foot traffic and launches a million dreams of rolling down the road in a spanking new vehicle. Valley Motors will add a little pizzazz to your O gauge Menardsville with colorful vehicles and bright lights!
The basics: Valley Motors has a modest 15 by 13-1/4 inch footprint. The building features more than 40 LEDs for lighting, and has both a power plug-in on the rear, and a drop down connector for power for an under the table connection.
A rotating rooftop turntable is mounted on the roof. It features a Ford panel van with V-8 graphics.
Five colorful 1:48 scale die-cast vehicles are included. These are officially licensed 1948 and 1951 Ford models, and are exclusively made for Menards. Addition details include seven 1:48 scale figures, showroom details, rooftop HVAC equipment, and Jack the German shepherd.
Valley Motors is designed for use with the Menards Plug & Play 4.5 volt power supply, sold separately. Check Menards SKUs 279-4061, 279-4062, or 279-4050. You may wish to consider the 8- or 9-piece Plug & Play accessory kits (SKU# 279-4035, 4681) and to serve multiple structures and vehicles. All are available separately.
Why you need this: Valley Motors features a pleasing Art Deco design with a curved showroom, a vertical, illuminated dealership sign rising 8 inches above the base. The building is divided into sales and service sections.
The showroom has five large windows to ensure folks driving by will see Detroit’s finest offerings. The roofline has enough LED lighting to make the scene as bright as noon on a sunny day. Inside you’ll find a shiny red 1951 Ford pickup truck is perfect for reflecting light and snagging the attention car buyers.
Showroom extras include a colorful potted plant near a salesman and customer trying to close the deal. Up front a big deal is in the works as a customer and employee sit down and discuss the fine details!
Framing the showroom door is a narrow strip of grass, proving a comfy mat for Jack the German Shepherd to rest on. Jack’s owner is walking inside, probably making a service appointment.
The sales lot displays two Fords - a red 1948 panel van and a glacier blue 1951 pickup truck. A salesman and customer stand nearby trying to decide which is truck right one for the customer’s budget.
The shop has two stalls for service work. The service stall is open, while the other bay is closed. A third truck, a green 1948 Ford panel van is poised to move forward, while two figures are engaged in an energetic discussion.
But if bright lights, a towering business sign, and stylish vintage trucks were not enough eye candy to bring in car buyers, Valley Motors tears a page out the Marketing 101 textbook: A rooftop platform featuring a slowly revolving base with a white 1948 Ford panel van with the classic Ford V8 logo emblazoned on the side.
Valley Motors is easy to customize. The vertical sign comes with 11 automotive signs that allow you to easily swap out your dealership if you wish. The showroom and sales lot vehicles are easy to swap as well. Remove the screws from beneath the base and replace them with autos of your choice. The showroom may also be customized. There is a removable rear access hatch that allows you to change vehicles and to add office details of your choice!
A car dealership is a sign that your Menardsville is a prosperous town. Valley Motors will help keep your O scale community on the road.
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Nice. Too bad that it was not in the the Chillicothe, OH store a week ago! I was in it last Wednesday on a trip; note that it is the closest to me at about 450 miles.
Too early for my liking. Really awesome, but it needs 60s-70s muscle.
Very nice. Good to see signage can be changed.
Really nice. Maybe it's the size, but there is something about this building that would make it fit well alongside Department 56 and other Christmas village buildings as well. I haven't had that same feeling about any other Menard's buildings. Add a couple wreaths on the windows, throw down some snow, soften the white led to something softer, and it would fit right in.
Home run I think.
This fits into my late 40s theme quite nicely.
Something I want to Buy?😀
It reminds me of Waterloo Mercury in Edmonton, Alberta growing up. Their store had big curving windows looking out onto Edmonton's main street, Jasper Ave around 1947-48.
Well done.
you got me at rotating TRUCK display.
That was a must buy!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very nice. One of your best imo. Good for the corner of a layout.
best yet!
Gonna hafta to take a look at this...l have dealerships for independents Graham and Nash, but will see if this can be back dated for a modern, then, big three dealer, Buick, Olds, and Cadillac/LaSalle.
