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13/08/2025 9:12 pm
Soon it will be (or would have been) time for the new car introductions in the USA !
Here are some 1/18 depictions of the new automobiles featured at a 1957 Oldsmobile, 1955 Chevrolet or 1948 Chrysler dealership.
13/08/2025 10:00 pm
Very good, very authentic, and very convincing. 😎 😎
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13/08/2025 11:44 pm
Thanks ! I still have everything in those images except for the Signature 1948 Chrysler, which I generally lost to intergranular corrosion some time back.
14/08/2025 5:01 am
"My Signature 1948 Chrysler was lost to intergranular corrosion...."
Yes, I can relate. The irony is that my Signature '48 Chrysler sedan, which was hastily conceived - with it's ODD body proportions and strange interior - has held up just fine. The beautifully done convertible, however, with it's roll up windows & slick paint, is now a parts car. 😔 😔 😔
14/08/2025 5:21 am
Great set of photos. Mike reminds me of this place still standing. All the car sign are gone except the large Allen sign on the front. It is now a Hawiian Brothers eatery.
14/08/2025 5:44 am
Dealers all over my area anticipated wiping my hand & nose prints off their windows in September. GREAT pics Mike. Welcome back!
14/08/2025 8:47 am
Really well done Mike. The fellow at the Chrysler dealership is drawn to their cars because ol' Walter promised that drivers of his cars could do so comfortably while wearing their fedoras.
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14/08/2025 2:02 pm
Lol, thanks ! New car introductions around this time of year used to be quite a highly anticipated event. Some automobiles were "All New ... All Over Again !" 
14/08/2025 10:47 pm
Great concept for a diorama. I remember as a kid how I would look through the newspaper as the ads started to appear for next years model. I'll also never forget going to my grandparents to watch Bonanza on their new color TV the night they introduced the Corvette 'Stingray'. Those were the days!
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14/08/2025 11:30 pm
Yes, "Bonanza" was sponsored by Chevrolet and I recall a special show around new car introduction time that had all the stars touting various new Chevys. I think the Z-16 powerhouse mid-sized Chevelle had a connection to star Dan Blocker.
15/08/2025 5:50 am
Michael, great scenes...I always looked forward to that time of the year.
John Bono
North Jersey
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15/08/2025 11:34 am
You bet ! It was always a thrill to see the new cars come out around this time, later in the year.
15/08/2025 1:06 pm
+1 For me it was always the third week of September that the new American cars arrived in our local showrooms.......always very, very exciting!You bet ! It was always a thrill to see the new cars come out around this time, later in the year.
17/08/2025 6:48 pm
Very cool! September was always an exciting time as the next year's models were introduced.
Those of us who grew up in the Detroit area probably recall how the old GM Headquarters building on W. Grand Blvd had a display showroom of across-the-line GM products that were visible from the street. When my parents drove by the GM building, as a wide-eyed kid, I was always so excited to see the new models for the first time! Those were really exciting times for the car-loving kid like me! It was mesmerizing!
