John, those are real trunks on those Pierce Arrows. Here are two later versions without the real things hanging out back, a la Brooklin.

@ralf Some really nice PICS posted but so far Mesa Motors is my favorite. Thank you for posting it.

In the for what it's worth category - I looked over what I posted recently and found a hole. I had meant to close out the tour of my display room with...

@david-green Thank you for the kind words David and to my wife, my cheerleader, who saw the possibilities of creating a display room and making it ...

@geoff-jowett Some close ups that I hope you enjoy. A B&G model usually made by eMc in Ukraine.

@john-barry You pegged me John, a Hobby Shop denizen of the mid fifties and beyond. One memory from the time: I had a huge Class A (?) free flight ...

@graeme-ogg Love this thread. Am sorry the hear that JK's Thesaurus was confiscated. 🙁

@john-barry I too hung out in hobby shops, even was allowed to help customers. Models just fascinated me and I couldn't get enough. Built lots of p...

@john-barry Thank you for sharing the adventure of creating your cabinetry with us. Loved all the pics, pretty special. As they say in the Navy a...

Showing 1/24th Scale in the Car Story Display Room. The displays use models various scales to tell stories of automotive history/evolution, street and...

@georgeschire George, wonderful thread you started, Thank you. Rarely look at anything other than 1/43rd scale Forum, but decided to today and am g...

@john-barry AWESOME! Planning, carpentry skill, beautiful wood, OH My . . . . Loved seeing the cases fill as time progressed and your "fun" comme...

John, Those are all gorgeous models but my preference is for the 1956 -'58, and the 1962 model years. Does anyone make a 1/43rd scale 1957 Eldorado ...

@ed-glorius Wonderful collection and two especially caught my eye, the white Chrysler 300B stock car, and the 1953 Olds Fiesta conv, aqua blu/wh, B...

Thank you for posting Part II Ben, a very enjoyable tour. My favorites are the '50 Buick's with that unbelievable toothy grin. These are the 1st of ...