Any Mini Jay Lenos?

[nobbie48]

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I don't have the space or finances to own collector vehicles but when I can find one I buy specific scale models of the real ones I would like to own.

Some are cars I really like and others ones I have owned, driven or at least sat in. Most were economically acquired often at flea markets.

 

[Gary]

How many Studebakers are there?

 

[nobbie48]

How many Studebakers are there?

Two, being an oddball myself I've always liked the Avantis, Silver, Golden and GT Hawks. I found the black Corgi Toy one and it looked like it had been well played with. I did a bit of a cleanup but later found the gold / white one while at a meet in Arkansas. It's getting boring here so maybe time for an off frame restoration on the Corgi.

In the 1960's an automotive engineer I met blamed Studebaker's failure on WWII and their European styling. Too many Americans had died there for their styling to impress people this side of the pond.

 

[Clutt-225]

I have a fairly sizeable collection on display in my garage. Set up in a few categories.
Mostly in the 1/18th scale Muscle cars.
Cuda, Camaro, Corvette, Mustang, Chevelle, Chargers and more....
Another grouping of 1/18 scale movie cars
Mustang and Charger from Bullitt, the General Lee, Eleanor, and a Bond Jaguar
My Shelby shrine shelf with 8 or 9 Shelby’s
Then some miscellaneous cars of interest
In total somewhere around 30 cars currently I lost probably 10 or more cars to young kids really really wanting to play with daddy’s special cars.
I lost a great combo that I should have kept safe, a 2003 100th anniversary HD F150 and matching 2003 100th anniversary HD Vrod

 

[Gary]

Cool collection Nobbie. The old boy had a Studebaker way back. We hit a deer with it in '59, just outside winnipeg. That's how I recognized the gold white. The black one sorta threw me off....that's why I asked.
Circa '66, next dr dude had a '59 vet race car. He worked on it with his uncle. This dude had a brand new Avanti. Their garage was 12ft from my bedroom window. It was magical.....my mom hated them.....lol.

 

[mimico_polak]

Had a sweet collections years ago growing up. Costco always had nice 1:18 models which I'd pick up. Then little cousins came around and now there's missing wheels everywhere...had Jags, BMW, Ferrari, even a few F1 cars.

Might actually build a shelf for a new collection once the garage is ready. Thanks for sharing.

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