GM in Miniature - Rare 1:43 Scale Models 1920s to 1954
Code No: 20314
Price: $69.95
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Availability: Available to Special Order
Author: Olson, Randall
Published: 2008
Binding: Softcover
No. Pages: 160
Dimensions: 25 x 25
Illustrations: More than 540 colour phpotographs
Description: This book describes virtually every 1:43 scale diecast model produced of General Motors brands of cars and light trucks from the 1920s to 1954. Some of the models are still in production, although many of the companies have closed their doors for various reasons. This is a must buy for any collector of scale models of classic American cars.
Publisher`s Notes:
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 1:43rd scale models some one of a kind - of classic General Motors cars and light trucks from the early days of the '20's 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 hand built 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, Brooklin, Conquest, Mini Marque, Western, Durham, Elegance, Enchantment Land Coachbuilders, M.A.E., Provence Moulage, Record, AMR, and Great American Dream Machines.
Publisher`s Notes:
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 1:43rd scale models some one of a kind - of classic General Motors cars and light trucks from the early days of the '20's 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 hand built 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, Brooklin, Conquest, Mini Marque, Western, Durham, Elegance, Enchantment Land Coachbuilders, M.A.E., Provence Moulage, Record, AMR, and Great American Dream Machines.
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