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memikeyounot
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Date: April 18, 2018 06:24PM
Is anyone in the group into model cars, and might know the origin of this item?
https://imgur.com/a/OgkL8As a kid, I spent tons of allowance money to buy plastic kits and paints and glue. I got pretty good at them and still built kits after my mission. I did it mostly in the summer when I could also get firecrackers and blow the cars up after they had been around a while.
I’ve been a car geek since I was very young. My mom used to tell me that I knew the difference between a Ford and Chevy when I was 3 but it took a little longer for me to differentiate between a cow and a horse. My older siblings have always said that was true. I must have been kind of slow.
I started dating the woman who I would marry and showed her my latest built kit and she said “Well, that looks like nice work. You’re not going to continue to build those when we’re married, are you? I did build a few but eventually quit.
I found this at a Storage auction last month. It’s not a kit, but is a metal body with plastic windows and interior. It's about 1/24 scale, bright yellow, rubber or plastic tires with whitewalls. The rear wheels spin with friction. I joined one Facebook page about model cars and posted these same pictures and have had no response so far. There’s also model car forums outside of Facebook, but the ones I found are way outdated—no activity for several years.
I think it's based on an early 1950’s 4dr sedan but there’s no script or brand shown on it. Based on the chrome trim on the hood and trunk, I’d say Pontiac since it has that metal stripes was common to Pontiacs of that era.
It's about 1/24 scale, bright yellow, rubber tires with whitewalls.. The rear wheels spin with friction. I’ve googled various sources and can’t find anything about it.