More microcars for 2024

Very interesting small automobiles, Randy ! Also, I understand, during about the period circa 1946-1953 or so, in America there were a number of smaller start up car companies that attempted to bring some automobiles to market. It was then a "sellers market". There were both 3 and 4 wheel cars and some became actual running prototypes. I have a one-of-a-kind 1/4-1/5 size model of a particular automobile that was designed in about 1946 but didn't actually come to market. 

Posted by: @mikedetorrice

Very interesting small automobiles, Randy ! Also, I understand, during about the period circa 1946-1953 or so, in America there were a number of smaller start up car companies that attempted to bring some automobiles to market. It was then a "sellers market". There were both 3 and 4 wheel cars and some became actual running prototypes. I have a one-of-a-kind 1/4-1/5 size model of a particular automobile that was designed in about 1946 but didn't actually come to market. 

It would be great to see pictures of it, Mike!

@mikedetorrice I’d love to see a photo!

Thanks ! I will get some recent pictures of it. It had been designed and the model built when my Grandfather was Assistant Chief Engineer at Diamond-T Trucks/Vehicles in Chicago. He made some full-size renderings, which I believe still exist, as well as a scale model. He also took some "special effect" photographs that were made to show it "full-size". I will try and find the model and some of that material, as well as an article that showed a real 1946 station wagon designed and built by Diamond-T during that postwar sellers market.

And speaking of microcars, a local friend just added this one to his 180 car collection, a circa 1965 Peel from England.

Wow....it's almost a golf cart it seems.

Posted by: @mikedetorrice

I have a one-of-a-kind 1/4-1/5 size model of a particular automobile that was designed in about 1946 but didn't actually come to market. 

You have a WHAT?

I too await your posting of pics & info. 🤔 🤨 🤨 

Randy, these MICROS are excellent. I especially like the 1951 David (which I've seen before ) and that 1957 Biscuter 200-F Pegasin (which I haven't seen before ). Very cool. 😎 😎 

@randyrusk Forgot to ask, who makes these?

@paul-rouffa HA! That's a good question..... I assumed Autocult,  but you're correct, Randy didn't say. 🤔 🤔 🤔

@chris I haven't seen them mentioned by Autocult, but they should have made them.

@paul-rouffa They are made by Altaya as a parts work series in Europe. I get all of my from a fellow collector in Belgium.

@mikedetorrice I had to look up "1946 Diamond T station wagon"... Seems there were three prototypes made by Diamond T in 1938, 1945, and 1946. Only the 1945 Diamond Traveler survives. While its proportions are a little off (to my eye, anyway), I'd still love to see someone make this in 1:43:

@randyrusk Me too!  Something just a bit different is always appreciated.