The world of rare hand-built General Motors scale replica cars and light trucks to 1954 awaits the reader, in the only publication ever devoted to the subject. A visual feast with more than 540 colour photographs of 1:43 scale model Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and GM light trucks & cars, plus historical and technical information, comprehensive lists of models, manufacturers and builders, pricing and sources, makes this book a MUST for serious GM fans and scale model collectors.
Discover a little known world of rare hand-built General Motors scale replicas in the only book ever devoted to the subject. A visual feast with more than 500 colour photographs of 1:43 scale models – some one of a kind – of classic General Motors cars and light trucks from the early days of the '20s to the transitional year of 1954. Take a memorable trip through a candy store of rich, wood-bodied station wagons, custom Cadillacs for the carriage trade, GMC pick-ups and panel vans, Harley Earl-era Sixty Specials, Eldorado, Oldsmobile Fiesta, Buick Skylark, Pontiac Chieftain, Chevrolet Bel Air, Motorama dream cars, and of course, Corvette. Enjoy separate chapters for Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and GM light trucks, each with photographs of virtually every handbuilt and die-cast model from the period, plus historical and technical information, comprehensive lists of models, manufacturers and builders, pricing and sources. Includes models from Motor City USA, Brooklyn, Conquest, Mini Marque, Western, Durham, Elegance, Enchantment Land Coachbuilders, MAE, Provence Moulage, Record, AMR, and Great American Dream Machines.
A candy store of rare scale models of early General Motors products
The only book devoted to handbuilt models of General Motors cars and light trucks
Discover a little-known world of exquisite handbuilt museum-quality replicas
1:43 is the world’s most popular scale for car models
Feast your eyes on hundreds of colour photographs of rare GM models
Pricing information for collectors
Comprehensive list of builders and handbuilt models available today
Learn how white metal and resin scale models are made
Showcases the full-size GM model range and then goes into detail about the handmade works of art, almost jewel-like quality models that were available in 1:43 scale
