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21/09/2010 9:26 am
1939 On Wheels...Not models, but I think you'll like it...
Boy, would I love to have the original of this piece, printed by GM PR after it appeared
in Collier's Weekly in 1939. As a Generalist, it really appeals to me;
the actual renderings are slightly smaller than our favorite scale.
Larger, click once after opening to enlarge.
I plan on having a friend scan it, then clean it up and print it large for framing.
TG
21/09/2010 9:50 am
That's really cool! I have a two-page story from Time magazine showing...
The front end / grille of every American marque for 1940. It's currently hanging in my office. My collegues don't get it.
21/09/2010 1:39 pm
And to think, Tom, that 14 0f the 21 marques have become extinct once Mercury bites the dust. Great picture. Thanks for posting.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
21/09/2010 3:18 pm
The Jan. 30, 1956 Life magazine with Henry Ford II on the cover has a 7 page color section showing the side view illustrations of all the '56 American cars (4 models of each make), as well as a page containing imported cars. Something to keep your eye out for on eBay or flea markers (I have over 200 old Life magazines, and this is one of them).
22/09/2010 7:11 am
1939 on wheels: we're not doing so bad in 1:43!
Our 1:43 world is so vast, you can almost make a 3-D version of that poster, although the models differ somewhat:
Buick Century sedan and convertible (Brooklin Buick collection)
Cadillac touring sedan (Ixo/Altaya Voitures Classiques 46)
Cadillac convertible sedan (Brooklin FS05)
Chevy coupe (USA 40)
Ford woodie wagon (Western/Motor City)
Graham combination coupe (Brooklin 38)
Graham showcar in red ((Ixo museum series)
LaSalle touring sedan (Brooklin 98)
Lincoln Continental convertible (Ixo/Altaya Voitures Classiques 15)
Mercury coupe (Brooklin 117)
Packard Six club coupe (Minimarque GRB 10)
There are also lots of interesting Lincoln Zephyrs which I've dated as 38s.
Plus the Buick Y-Job showcar (GADM 3), Buick McGlaughlin limousine (MAE107), Ford delivery van (Dehanes), and Durham trucks in various liveries, REO pickup (Matchbox YTC 04), etc. These are the ones in my collection...what else is there?
Was there ever a good model of a 39 Ford sedan or coupe? I know various conversions were made, by Jerry among others, but I'd still like a good quality diecast or handbuilt. There are some European Ford models like the Matford (Esdo 61) but they don't count in my American section.
And how about some Nashes, Dodges, Olds, Plymouths or Pontiacs?
22/09/2010 10:56 am
A very neat layout, Tom. Thanks !