The Diecast Zone · Model Car Club Since 1994
Diecast Collector Forums
Eight forums, every scale, and thirty years of shop talk — new arrivals, restorations, reviews, and the finds you won’t see posted anywhere else, with the full archive back to 2002 restored and searchable. Free to Register.
8Forums
195,000+Topics
1,276,000+Posts
10,000+Members
Notifications
Clear all
The Lounge
5
Posts
5
Users
17
Reactions
667
Views
Topic starter
29/09/2025 10:26 am
1934 Edsel Ford Model 40 Speedster
https://www.sportscarmarket.com/profile/edsel-ford-s-1934-model-40-special-speedster
John Bono
North Jersey
29/09/2025 12:49 pm
One of your best "Something Different" choices John. For 1934 and for NOW, that car is magnificent! What a little treasure. Excellent article - thank you John!
Christopher Moroni and Jack Dodds reacted
29/09/2025 5:10 pm
@perrone1 Magnificent, yeah Tony, that’s the word I’d use. I loved that car long ago when I first saw it, thanks for jogging my memory John, great to see it again! I always thought it looked like a pinewood derby car made full size.
29/09/2025 6:31 pm
great story John, thanks. Really brings an inanimate object to life...."Warner wrote Pallasch a check on the spot and hauled his discovery away. "I decided to show the Edsel Speedster to Bob Gregorie (who was then 91 and living in St. Augustine) on the way home," said Warner. "Mr. Gregorie came out of his house, smiled, and ran his hands over the surface of the car. "I haven't seen it since 1940," he said. "The old girl still looks pretty good for her age."
Minichamps model is outstanding for those who may want an accurate replica.
29/09/2025 8:00 pm
One of my favorites too because of ALL the history behind it. It's so unfortunate that Edsel died when he did, who knows what he could've accomplished.
John Bono and Tony Perrone reacted