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30/06/2010 6:15 pm
Lost Packards from the world of 1:43 (pics)
Okay, just one of these is "lost." You 1:43 experts have no problem recognizing the Brooklin and the DGM, but what about the one in the middle?
Here it is in both closed and open versions. Did you think Brooklin invented that method of making two different models?
Some have advocated that this really isn't a Packard, basing their claim on the Pierce Arrow type headlights. But the grill and hood lines are definitely Packard IMHO. These two were made, circa 1930, by the A.C. Williams Company of Ravenna, Ohio. The material is cast iron, carried by rubber tires (only one of the eight is a repro). These are unrestored beauties. If you can find one on the market, expect to pay about the same as you would for both the BRK and DGM models.
The majority of A.C. Williams models are not marked with the company name, but production techniques are unique enough to enable identification.
Enjoy!
30/06/2010 7:24 pm
A very interesting overview of these neatly done Packards, David. Each has it's own unique attraction !
01/07/2010 6:39 am
David, very nice models and comparison photos. I note the metal seems to be in good condition and not fatigued like so many others of that vintage. Very nice.
01/07/2010 9:44 am
Very interesting comparison David. And every model mak's a boy happy in it's time (and some old "boy's" today).
Thanks.
Christoph
01/07/2010 9:52 am
diecast history
This is a great set of comparison shots. I had some early diecasts with rubber tires made, I think right after WWII. Unfortunately the rubber turned to a substance resembling rocks and the cars departed when I "grew up." Thank God I'm reverting back so these are great reminders of childhood.
01/07/2010 11:54 am
Nice set David, keep on posting the oldies!
01/07/2010 1:29 pm
I really enjoy reading your posts David - there is ....
information here that cannot be found elsewhere. You have certainly have
fired up my enthusiasm in these old firms which seem never to surface this
side of the pond.
BTW I went on Blurb and there are two books about the older US toy car
producers. I have ordered both and awaiting their arrival with anticipation.
Cheers Chris
Autominologist residing in the Robin Hood County
Nottinghamshire England UK
02/07/2010 6:07 am
Gentlemen, I thank you for your gracious comments. And, yes, Chris, these old ones rarely show up. Yet they were the dime store toys of only fifty or seventy or about a hundred years ago. I guess children actually played with them! If I were a young man, a closet filled with the most popular, temporarily produced, low priced toys of today, MIB, might make a good investment for retirement.