"Collector's Classics"

@fred-eliseeff, Welcome to Forum 43!

Thank you very much, dear colleagues!

I' m very happy to join you.

@fred-eliseeff Fred, thanks for the extra info!  We would love to see photos of any of yours.  I would be happy to ad them to HobbyDB if they are not already there: https://www.hobbydb.com/marketplaces/hobbydb/subjects/buby-brand   I also think they are very nice...

Yes, very nicely done and great authentic colors especially for the 55 Chevy. Unfortunately, I found the Chevy, Merc and Ford a little too wide much like Sergio’s 56 white metal Mercury. Still a great car!

Karl, thank you very much. I'll make some photos of Collector's Classics range. There are 5 models in my small collection and I' m going to buy more.

To my mind these models is good choice for collectors of american 1950-60 s cars. The company had big plans, unfortunatly many of them weren't released.

I managed to find the first page of advertisment poster in my archive.

Here's a back cover ad from Model Auto Review 40, 1989!

Here are a few Desotos enhanced with tires and wheels upgraded. These were very nice replicas just needed some enhancements. BTW the scale appears to be more accurate.

De Soto are very nice cars. To my mind, they are the most luxurious and wonderful designed in Collector's Classics range, especially 1956 De Soto Adventurer.

It's rather rare model, there are only few on ebay. 

The first model of Collector's Classic range was 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air. Four variants of this model include cadriolet top up, cabrio top down, hard top and Indy Pace Car.

Buby introduced all modifications in 1988/89. Every model has it's own certificate with number of model and Mr Mahler's sign. On the other side of certificate was information about Buby's plans. Every collector could send a special form and write what model he wanted in future.

The packaging was a сarboard box.

Here is hard top from my collection.

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I'd like to continue a history of Collector's Classics range year by year.

The first model which were introduced had a great succes, because before it the main Buby's production were unknown in other countries.

And the purpose of Collector's Classics range was to make Buby famous among foreign collectors.

After 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air the next model, 1953 Ford Crestline was introduced in 1989-90.

It had 4 variants: cabrio top down, cabrio top up, hardtop and Indy pace car. Pay attention, that 4 variants for each model was a tradition for the most of Collector's Classics range.

Here is 1953 Ford Crestline hardtop from my collection.

This is the very first Collectors Classics ever made, the "001" 1955 Chevrolet.

Baby was invited to my wedding and this is the gift I asked to him

, in October 15, 1988.

For me was the most important gift, but I'm not quite sure if it was for my wife!

Very nice, and we even know it was made by Mabel!

Here are a few of the Collectors Classic 1956 Desotos.  Stock,  not what I made some extras into.

And their 1956 Packard Caribbean, a perennial model maker's favorite.  This one shows well with the Brooklin '56 sedan.