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31/08/2011 5:44 am
QUESTION: What diecast do you have that is a model of an historically revolutionary 1:1 car?
31/08/2011 5:49 am
Whaddaya mean by "evolutionary", Marlowe?
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31/08/2011 5:52 am
Model T or a Model A would qualify, right?
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31/08/2011 6:38 am
Actually, now that I think about it "revolutionary" might be more appropriate. Changed.
31/08/2011 6:41 am
Ah ha! I had a feeling, but I wasn't sure. In that case, how about
FM's '48 Tucker Torpedo?
31/08/2011 7:22 am
The Corvair...it was the beginning of the geniuses in Washington
DC thinking they knew how to build cars and telling us what we
should drive.
31/08/2011 7:32 am
PICS (1:18) NOW I get it Marlowe. How about these? First two by AUTOart.........
The BMW 1600-2, literally invented the postwar European affordable sport coup? and singlehandedly almost completely destroyed the British sport car market in the U.S....
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The Lamborghini P400 Miura, the first "production" mid-engined supercar, redefined the class....
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Even the humble Citroen 2CV. The "French Model T" that put four wheel basic transportation within reach of Everyman. This one by Norev....
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Of course, the Shelby Cobra. Do I have to 'splain this one? 😉 The Daytona coup? by Exoto to represent all Cobras.
The 1949 Oldsmobile 88, represented here by Ertl's 1950 version for the Rocket 88 engine and that great Futuramic style....
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...and the '53 Studebaker Starliner, this one a cheapy from Maisto. Pure style....
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And finally, the stepdown Hudson of 1948, here represented by H61's excellent 1952 Hornet. First to lower the profile of the American sedan by dropping passenger footwells below the level of the "frame", a trend that all other U.S. manufacturers would eventually follow....
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Hey, Marlowe! I think I detect a trend in my collecting habits here! 
31/08/2011 7:55 am
Cadillac Converj (Electric like Chevy Volt) Cadillac Sixteen.
31/08/2011 8:04 am
1966 Toronado! I have a 1:64th, 1:43, 1:25th and 1:18 models
Ones a plastic promo (the 1:25th), but you can't get more innovative then this car! From styling to mechanicals, it was pure innovation for its' day. 
Another innovative car is the FM 1957 Skyliner. The retractible hardtop was very innovative for that time, and it's something STILL in vogue today some 50+ years later!
31/08/2011 8:06 am
You have a diecast of this?
31/08/2011 8:12 am
Phil, Puegot beat Ford with the retractable hardtop convertible by twenty years. There is a fine 1/18 example in my
collection.
31/08/2011 8:19 am
(VIDEO) "Ahhhhh, let's not forget this one folks!!"
31/08/2011 8:47 am
1932 Ford V8, 1949 Oldsmobile V8, 1953 Buick V8, 1955
Chevrolet V8, and the 1955 Packard V8.
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31/08/2011 8:57 am
PICS - These...
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31/08/2011 9:09 am
Most notably-1934 Chrysler Airflow
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