The Diecast Zone Forums - Recent Topics https://diecast.org/community/ Diecast Zone Discussion Board en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:05:21 +0000 wpForo 60 Happy birthday, Mike DeTorrice! https://diecast.org/community/lounge/happy-birthday-mike-detorrice-4/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:38:01 +0000 Thanks for all you bring to these pages. Have a great one!

]]> John Kuvakas https://diecast.org/community/lounge/happy-birthday-mike-detorrice-4/ Fridays Pics: One of my cars. https://diecast.org/community/1_24/fridays-pics-one-of-my-cars-60/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:30:55 +0000 Hollis Cornell https://diecast.org/community/1_24/fridays-pics-one-of-my-cars-60/ Fridays Pics: Guys Busy at the Shop. https://diecast.org/community/1_24/fridays-pics-guys-busy-at-the-shop-133/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:28:48 +0000 Hollis Cornell https://diecast.org/community/1_24/fridays-pics-guys-busy-at-the-shop-133/ A Surfin' Studebaker... https://diecast.org/community/1_24/a-surfin-studebaker-pic/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:21:59 +0000    

     One of my favorite woody models is this 1937 Studebaker by Crown Premiums, and is also by far the cheapest. Going for around $40, the model is extremely well done with real wooden panels and operating features. Over the years the tooling cost for this model have been amortized 10 times over with a whole series variants and liveries including a hearse. This, I believe, was the first run at least 20 years ago as a surf wagon. The model has proper hinges and a pretty significant parts count. It definitely holds its own against the Mint offerings.

233395 233396 233397 233398 233399 233400 233401 233402 233403 233405]]> Rich Sufficool https://diecast.org/community/1_24/a-surfin-studebaker-pic/ Helluva Car For 1951... https://diecast.org/community/1_24/helluva-car-for-1951-pic/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:48:44 +0000 General Motors Le Sabre concept car was their first Motorama entry and it was the future. From its cyclopean nose that housed the flip-up headlamps to the jet exhaust tail design with futuristic tail fins, this 2 seat roadster was just filled with innovations. The wrap-around windscreen that would soon be a standard feature on GM's lineup fronted an electrically operated soft top that was activated by a water sensor. All the luxury operating appointments are powered by a 12v system that would also be mainstream. The powertrain included an experimental 335 HP, 215 cid, supercharged aluminum V8... with hemispherical heads! Initially it was accompanied by Buick's Dynaflow transmission and later the GM Hydromatic incorporated into a transaxle. Made from aluminum, magnesium and fiberglass the car could be lifted by electric jacks to facilitate tire changing. The tail fins were actually functional containing 2X20 gal. aircraft style rubberized fuel bladders. The fuel for the Hemi V8 could be gasoline or methanol. This was Harley Earl's post war update from his Buick Y-Job of 1938. It became Earl's daily driver when the car was retired from the auto show circuit. It still exists in driving form today. I remember way back when when Franklin Mint released this model and I hoped for more Motorama concepts, but it never happened.

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]]> Rich Sufficool https://diecast.org/community/1_24/helluva-car-for-1951-pic/ remember the specials of the week... https://diecast.org/community/lounge/remember-the-specials-of-the-week/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:32:25 +0000 Galen55 https://diecast.org/community/lounge/remember-the-specials-of-the-week/ Poll: Which '55? (4/3/2026) https://diecast.org/community/lounge/poll-which-55-4-3-2026/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:25:48 +0000 '55 Lincoln or Packard?

Be sure to make your selection.

Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.

If selection is greater than 2 rank them.

 

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233343 233344]]> John Bono https://diecast.org/community/lounge/poll-which-55-4-3-2026/ Letting the dog out. https://diecast.org/community/lounge/letting-the-dog-out/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:13:41 +0000 David Green https://diecast.org/community/lounge/letting-the-dog-out/ (Pics) The photographic prop extra ..... https://diecast.org/community/1_18/pics-the-photographic-prop-extra/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:55:05 +0000 My youngest niece is all grown up and actually has her real driver's license, so she would be not just an imaginary prop driver in a diecast model car photograph anymore, lol !

233324 233325 233326 233327 233328 233329 233330 233331]]> michaeldetorrice https://diecast.org/community/1_18/pics-the-photographic-prop-extra/ Thursdays Pics: One of my cars. https://diecast.org/community/1_24/thursdays-pics-one-of-my-cars-60/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:17:45 +0000 Hollis Cornell https://diecast.org/community/1_24/thursdays-pics-one-of-my-cars-60/