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23/02/2021 10:12 am
Isn't ironic that I read from all of you about the cars that you or your parents drove that you have now as a diecast. I've been driving for some 45 years and have probably owned around 60 different cars. Not one of them has ever been made into a diecast by either mints or cheap likeness. I have been collecting since the early 90's and the closest I can come is a DM 50 Ford Crestliner as my dad bought a brand new 50 Ford Tudor Coupe. They had a few Lincolns, like a 70 MK III, 75 MKIV and a 78 MK V, but these were done in Resin and most of you know my thoughts about resin models. My first car was a 68 Dodge Dart Business Coupe, that I purchased from one of my dads clients. Paid $350 for it. At least I was able to find a Revell Mr. Norm's 68 Dodge Dart plastic kit (which I do have), so I have something to remind me of my past.Â
Oh, I did forget that DM did finally make a 57 T-Bird, which my dad had, now my brother has it, since dad past away. I have this model also.
Is there anyone else out there that has this same dilemma? Just curious?Â
Tony Perrone and Tony Perrone reacted
23/02/2021 10:52 am
Yeh, one of my best remembered cars was a 1960 Pontiac Catalina Convertible as pictured below,seems as they danced all around this model but never found one in diecast by any of the major builders.😢
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23/02/2021 11:48 am
It's a 1:18 but it's the car my parents drove me home from the hospital in when I was born in 1955 (theirs was blue). They kept it for 10 years and replaced it with a '63 LeSabre.
 BOS 1953 Buick Special sedan
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
23/02/2021 8:05 pm
In 1:24 scale, I haven't been able to find a model similar to anything my parents have owned or anything I have owned either. But in 1:43 scale, I have had the opportunity to add some similar and one that is exactly the same as what I owned.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
Tony Perrone and Tony Perrone reacted
24/02/2021 12:39 pm
DM did make a 1:24 model that my parents had, a 1949 Ford Tudor Coupe. I don't remember it but have seen it in family photos. Theirs was Birch Gray rather than Sea Mist Green. I've never attempted to buy the model as it is quite rare and always out of my price range.Â
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24/02/2021 7:05 pm
Finding models of cars in my past was never a problem, I simply made them from something else or similar, but these are all 43rd scale, sorry wrong forum.
1949 Ford two door sedan, ERTL modification of a business coupe
1949 Chevrolet Fleetline fastback, Record/Solido modification, horse trailer scratch built
1953 Dodge Meadowbrook station wagon, Brooklin modification
1960 Mercury Comet station wagon, Trax Falcon modification
1965 Jaguar 3.8S, Grand Prix repaint. I still own and drive this one
And the 1972 Superior 22' Motor home. Totally scratch built.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
John Merritt and John Merritt reacted
24/02/2021 8:24 pm
@jcarnutz Yes, being an international collecting scale, 43rd has far more variety both US and international. Try to find a Tata, Hindustan, Skoda, DKW,  Innocenti or something made by Autocult in 24th scale.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
John Merritt and John Merritt reacted
24/02/2021 8:27 pm
I've been very fortunate. I have many diecasts or models of the cars I've owned. I recently obtained a model of my parents Lincoln too. Â
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