Collector's Classics

With the collector card too!  Nice!

@karl These cards are rather rare and were available only for models in the acrylic display case. But every model in every edition had a certificate.

Some projects like 1969 Camaro Top Up, Pace Car and SS version have never been released.

Thank you Fred. I still have about a dozen Collector Classics from Argentina including that Packard. I thought them outstanding models for the price point. I also collected Buby models, which I think were related. My favourite of those was the Peugeot 504.

I have several of the Collectors Classic models and like them a lot. I do feel however that the wheels/tires on the Packards and DeSotos are undersized.

The article about Collector's Classics range has just been republished. Hope it will help to answer on most of questions. Here you can also find links on the articles about Buby brand

. https://pitlaneitalia.com/2026/07/31/collectors-classic-1988-1993/

@fred-eliseeff

Outstanding Fred. Thank you. What a valuable and comprehensive article.

Many thanks @fred-eliseeff!! Another Collector's Classics lover here. I have 11 in my collection, most of them brought from Argentina by my dad. Nothing more to say about their quality that already has been said, but I like to add that our friend and model maker Sergio Goldberg was behind this special series by Buby.

In this link to my blog 'El Kekomóvil', I leave all my CC models in my collection...

Cheers

This is sort of embarrassing to admit but some how I started collecting multiple colors of some of cars.  Before I began my spreadsheet I managed to double a few Mercury and Ford colors and then I went way over the top and somehow wound up with 3 green Desotos. My most difficult finds were the red Desoto convertible and the Packard Hardtop. I think I have 20-25 cars.  I need to check HobbyD or the shelf where the cars sit for more accurate count. 

@bob-jackman I have all of those.....  CC used the same wheels on various models.   

On the fords they looked about right; on larger cars, however, they do appear a bit undersized.    But - at that time, 25+ years ago - they were real bargains for car models you couldn't find anywhere else.  😀 

@chris I love the models. I was just making an observation.

One of my focus areas in collecting 1:43 cars is the 1950s-60s American cars. I stumbled across Buby Collector Classics while losing out auction bids for Brooklins. This was more than a decade ago and I became hooked. I went after the "orphan" American car companies first. Now I'm trying to get the Chevys and Fords and it's becoming tougher to do. These models are over thirty-three years old already. Often they're offered with just the model itself and nothing else. But I guess that's the thrill of the chase, right?

Just picked up a 1955 Chevy with everything intact. Simply gorgeous. I'm happy.

@lm-delage Despite on their age these models are still actual. This is precision diecast which proved its reliability. I consider these miniatures to be much better than modern resin from China.