Brian Austin

Ford... I knew the cab looked familiar but couldn't place it.

Vintage gas station in Charlottesville, VA (link includes line drawings) https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.va0041.sheet/?sp=4 I guess it's now a restaurant: http://www.readthehook.com/68978/frys-spring-service-station-get-tasty-tune

...or had more pictures. Owner was a Packard fan, I guess...

Two I saw back 1988.

IIRC, the HHR is available as a resin body, made from a toy. I currently drive an HHR myself.

How is that Plymouth Reliant not turned to rust? Mine crumbled to dust roughly 17 years ago. :-)

In recent years I'd been musing on a similar idea, but with '50s/'60s bodies (back when "doorhandle-to-doorhandle racing" involved actual doorhandles.) :-P The course of this discussion reminded me of a 3/4-size NASCAR-type racer series. How about rebodying these cars in replica vintage bodywork? I am also reminded of a rather short-lived Super Touring racing series of 1996 and 1997 that saw Dodge Stratus racers competing among imports, all based on production sedans.

Yesterday at about 10:30 in the morning I saw a Ford Model A two-door (in stock form) then that evening in another town I saw a Jaguar XJ-S (1980s, I think). A few days ago I saw a Model T, in restored form. The couple who got in it were a heck of a lot younger than what you might expect to see driving such a conveyance!

Does this help at all? https://www.autopaper.com/1955-dodge-truck-dealer-data-book-features-specs-pickup-panel-hd-van.php

Danbury Mint made a diecast '37 Chevy pickup and a heavier-duty truck (2-ton, maybe?) in 1:24 , while Liberty Classics did a pickup collectible band in 1:25 or 1:27 scale. Note apparently DM also did a '37 GMC pickup.

FWIW, First Gear did a 1:25 Mack B wrecker diecast collectible in various liveries some time ago. (Just keep in mind much of First Gear's lineup is in the oddball 1:34 scale.)

Circus modeling is an old and popular hobby segment. Many modelers build an entire circus in miniature, from period-correct wagons to railroad cars, trucks and miscellaneous equipment, not to mention the various tents. These take up a lot of room, considering some are 1:16 scale. One of these is on permanent display in a museum in Sarasota, Florida. Countless others were taken on traveling display around the country, set up to show a circus in operation with tents filled with scale spectators and acts, then packed away and moved again. Noted Circus modeler Robert MacDougall built the models seen below in1:24, with some parts from aftermarket suppliers and other components scratchbuilt. Don Mills was a parts supplier popular among model circus builders. These are old auction listings, and you may have to scroll down a little on each page for the pictures (example above). Mack L-Series: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068561_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-234-service-truck https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068474_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-233-truck-model https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068520_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-251-truck https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068523_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-235-truck https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068561_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-234-service-truck Mack Bulldogs: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068473_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-230-truck-model https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068476_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-236-truck-model https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068479_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-129-truck-model https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068526_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-138-truck https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068560_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-234-truck Mack B-Series: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068434_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-254-truck-model Mack COEs: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068433_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-251-truck-model https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068477_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-253-transport-model Circus Wagons: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068478_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-12-scale-8-wagon-transport https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068522_robert-macdougall-rbandbb-animal-transport-model https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49068564_robert-macdougall-12-scale-hagenbeck-circus-wagon

In some export markets, Dodge trucks were badged as Fargo trucks.

How about some Brazilian variants? These were produced from 1979 to well into the '90s. Brazil, along with Argentina and other South American countries have had a number of aftermarket companies making a variety of locally-designed crewcab and SUV body styles. (Note that Brazil's model changes were quite different from the US and Argentina, while Argentina's model changes seemed to mirror the US more closely. Brazil never got the US '61-'66 generation, for instance, while Argentina did.) https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles/bizarre-brazilian-ford-trucks/ Ford's version of the F100, the F1000: Some coachbuilders offered a Bronco-style SUV: http://www.lexicarbrasil.com.br/sr/

Oddly enough the stock Olds the custom was based on really doesn't do much for me. :-P In the end, all that matters is that its builder thought it was cool. :-)

Hey, it's unique!

Simulated woodgrain on metal dashes in '30s-'40s cars is actually paint. https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/a19506337/discovering-the-nearly-lost-art-of-hand-painted-faux-woodgrain/ It's quite an artform for specialist restorers.

Many petroleum plastic promo trucks have similar wheels. These models turn up at shows for reasonable prices. (Listings linked below for purpose of illustration) https://picclick.com/PHILLIPS-66-VINTAGE-TRUCK-BANK-JMT-Marx-222817657118.html https://picclick.com/Exxon-Marx-1993-Aviation-Gasoline-Tanker-Truck-Bank-382592177232.html https://picclick.com/HUMBLE-AIRFLOW-TANKER-MARX-Toys-1994-TRUCK-Coin-323452253870.html

Heh, sorry David those particular 4x5 shots aren't anything to write home about. I do have a bunch of 35mm slides to scan of the diorama, which was constructed for the shoot. For fun. It had a 1:48 scale RR track on a plate girder bridge crossing over a road. On the street below I had placed a few of my 1:43 diecast cars, including a truck hauling a representation of a disused wooden electric trolley car (i.e. tram) body...barely passing underneath the bridge. I had the pleasure of having one of those slides published in Model Railroader magazine in the readers' photos section.

http://www.curbsideclassic.com/uncategorized/cc-outtake-homemade-camper-for-the-apocalypse-that-never-happened-yet/

http://forums.aths.org/95965/What-Am-I-for-Monday-90610

Are you planning on adding bolt holes in the bed sides for the rear fenders?

I've done a few model RR diorama shots with a 4x5" camera in B&W back in the '90s.

Evergreen makes this type in various scales. FWIW: 1:25 can fall into the "G Scale" umbrella. Many accessories published as 1:29 scale will be suitable for 1:25.

For those wanting to make their model really accurate... Images from an eBay listing. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1962-chevy-c10-truck-cab-chevrolet-1960-1961-1963-1964-1965-1966-c-10-truck-/322758065568