Jim 68cuda!
Thank you! Very good photo! Lots of interesting new models in 1/87 scale.
Thanks for the links to the sites with the news! There I found that even the model of the USSR! ;-)
Yes, I saw that NEO makes a 1960 Volga wagon http://truckstopmodels.com/catalog/popup_image.php?pID=5727 . I've never seen a Volga station wagon myself, though there are a couple 60's Volga sedans nearby where I live in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC.
Today, on my way home from work, I saw a car at a traffic light that I thought might be Russian. It was a fairly new model with squarish headlights, but it looks alot like an early 60's Fiat 600, but maybe with a bit more squarish body lines. The car I saw today was Not the new Fiat 600 with the retro styling. I only saw the front and side. I didn't see the rear. The front license plate appeared to be long and skinny with black letters on a white background. The wheels were kind of tall and skinny which kind of made me think it might be intended for off road use. Edit: After doing some searching on line, I believe the car I saw today was some variation of a Fiat 126, which is smaller than the Fiat 600 which is sold in the US. I still think it was a Russian version.
Speaking of Russian cars, keep in mind that Herpa makes a couple different 1/87 scale Moskvitch sedans, a mid 60's Volga sedan a 70's Wolga sedan, a Zil fire truck, and a Gaz all terrain vehicle, and Brekina makes a Lada Niva 4x4, Busch makes a Lada sedan (same as a Fiat).
http://truckstopmodels.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=45&products_id=5435
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/326-23672
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/326-24334
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/326-24365
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/326-23283
Jim, Thank you!!!
I guess this one square Fiat
In our country, "21 Volga / GAZ-21" is almost an icon! She is loved by all!!!
This car has given people the freedom of movement!
Along the way, so to speak, I want to show you some pictures of this car. Sorry, not the scale)))
There would be 4 "must have" cars on my layout! All would be Camaro's, and all would be 1969! They are the RS, SS, Z/28, and the Yenko!!!! All would be hard-top's, not convertibles!!!! I'd like to see a '79 Camaro Z/28 in H.O. too!!!
Any idea what were about the single most commonly seen American cars around the world back in the 60's and 70's? It was the Ford Falcon. If your layout represents North America in the 60's or 70's, you should have a few Falcons around the layout. But the Falcon was also made in Argentina, Australia and other countries. Road Ragers, an Australian company, now makes HO scale 1/87 scale replicas of Australian cars. For those modeling North America in the 60's or 70's, some of these little Australian cars would look right at home. Only the right hand drive position of the steering wheel gives some of them any indication of being from anywhere other than the U.S.
The Road Ragers 1960 Falcon sedan is identical to the US version except for the right hand drive. The 1962 Australian Falcon wagon has a grille that looks very similar to American Falcons from 61 and 63. The 64 Australian Falcon coupe is very close in appearance to the American 63 Falcon Sprint coupe except for a unique grille and tail lights. The 66 Australian Falcon sedan is virtually identical to the American 66-67 Falcon except for the steering wheel.
To my knowledge, the only vendor currently stocking the Road Ragers models is Truckstop Models.
You may have noticed the Classic Metalworks 59 Ford sedans in the background. I put them in the photos for those who model Australia. The American 59 Ford sedans were also built in Australia, but as 1961 models.
If your layout is North America in the 60's or 70's, you need some of these Falcon sedans and wagons, so it doesn't look like everyone in town drives a Mustang or a Corvette.