Author Archives: Angelo Van Bogart

New Model: Brooklin 1948 Tucker in Green

By: Angelo Van Bogart | November 27, 2017 | Comments 0

Brooklin has a winner with its 1:43 scale Tucker 48 models and is offering them in a rainbow of five colors, the latest is this green version (BRK.222B), a perfect color for the holidays. This is actually Brooklin’s second 1:43 Tucker 48 model. The original Brooklin Tuckers lacked the accurate proportions...

Holiday Gift Idea: 1:24-scale 1965 Buick Riviera GS by Automodello

By: Angelo Van Bogart | November 22, 2017 | Comments 0

The first-generation Buick Riviera is considered Bill Mitchell’s masterpiece. Now it’s Automodello’s scale masterpiece. For its latest 1:24 scale resin model, the model maker has selected the final Riviera from the initial 1963-’65 run for its subject. Many Riviera aficionados consider the ’65 Riv to be the pinnacle original example with...

Holiday Gift Idea: Brooklin 1:43-scale Chicago PD 1948 Ford woodie

By: Angelo Van Bogart | November 22, 2017 | Comments 0

An August 1948 press release announced that the Chicago Police Department purchased two new Ford station wagons for use by its laboratory. This new 1948 Ford woodie from Brooklin’s 1:43rd-scale International Police Vehicles line accurately depicts one of those Chicago PD woodies pictured with the press release, right down to the...

Holiday Gift Idea: New ‘Miss Lotta Miles’ Porcelain Sign

By: Angelo Van Bogart | November 22, 2017 | Comments 0

Vintage Concepts “Signs,” LLC offers many hand-made, limited-edition reproduction signs built just like the originals using a fired-on porcelain process. The latest from among the company’s bright and durable signs is this circa-1930s Kelly tire sign featuring Miss “Lotta Miles” in blue, red, white and black. An original would be priced...

2017 Holiday Gift Idea: Shrock Bros. 1:72-scale 1946 Tucker Torpedo

By: Angelo Van Bogart | November 22, 2017 | Comments 0

The Shrock Brothers of Coalport, Pa., are back building scale models, and their latest is a hand-built metal 1946 Tucker Torpedo in 1:72 scale. This heavy little 1946 Torpedo incorporates the styling features that were penned for the prototype Tucker Torpedo coupe that never made it to production. Instead, Tucker built...

41 projects in W. Yoder Auction sale of Jack Slattery collection

By: Angelo Van Bogart | October 25, 2017 | Comments 0

1953 Buick Skylark, 1940 Packard and 1941 Cadillac convertible sedans, and other luxury convertibles headline Nov. 4 sale There aren’t many good, complete project cars out there if you’re looking to build a fairly rare car, such as a 1940 Lincoln Continental convertible, 1941 Cadillac convertible sedan, 1953 Buick Skylark convertible...

10 ‘hot lots’ at Auctions America’s Auburn Auction

By: Angelo Van Bogart | August 28, 2017 | Comments 0

One of our favorite weekends of the year is in Auburn, Indiana, over Labor Day weekend. There’s the huge number of museums in the area, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Club Reunion and ACD Festival and the giant Auctions America Auburn Fall Auction that is held annually at the auction park there. This sale...

Dragone Auctions to offer rare 1931 Cadillac V-16 convertible victoria at Lime Rock

By: Angelo Van Bogart | August 25, 2017 | Comments 0

V-16 Cadillacs were relatively numerous, especially considering the economic climate in which they were introduced. Somehow, a dawning depression didn’t keep down sales of the new ultra luxury car from Cadillac, which was dubbed the Series 452 for the engine’s displacement. An astonishing 3,251 were sold in 1930 and 1931 –...

Bonhams to auction priceless Bothwell early car collection

By: Angelo Van Bogart | August 25, 2017 | Comments 0

About 10 years ago, I ventured to the last orange grove in Los Angeles, an area that once had so many orange groves a nearby county was named for the fruit. Our route to the orange grove took us past house after house in a nondescript residential area until we came to a...

Is Brooklin’s new 1954 Cadillac Fleetwood its most detailed to date?

By: Angelo Van Bogart | June 14, 2017 | Comments 0

Brooklin 1954 Cadillac Fleetwood Special goes above and beyond Anyone who has been on this blog before knows I’m a big mid-1950s Cadillac fan. I have several from a driver to a project to parts cars. Like many other collectors, I also enjoy collecting toys and models replicating Cadillacs. In fact, I love...

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