There’s an attractive diecast vehicle series rolling out from Danbury Mint at the moment. The stars of the Classics of the Open Road are mostly US cars and trucks to 1:24 scale, though the odd interloper has been included, such as a Porsche 934. This is a double-oddity actually, as it was a track racer rather than a roadster, and is made to the bigger 1:18 scale.
Look out for the four-page brochure (top two pictures), which is available as a free pullout in some model magazines. It gives you a good feel for what’s available, though the prices may be a bit steep for some to swallow, at £109.80 GBP each for the 1:24 vehicles. But for keen diecast collectors, the more unusual subjects could make a purchase worthwhile.
SMN reckons the bright yellow 1937 Studebaker Pickup is a winner (“more than 200 parts”, says Danbury), and among the cars, the 1956 Packard Caribbean (bottom) is a handsome beast, with a tri-tone colour scheme, unusual even for the splendidly chrome-bedecked high-Americana designs of the 1950s.
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