Yeah, but we don't leave it outside or in a place where the boxes are disintegrating. Most of these horders do nothing with them ever. Jantrix mentioned american pickers, and they often say 'that thing is still sitting in the exact same place as when were were last here'.
Heh, we never got the Sunbird in australia, but GM did use the name as a trim level on their base model Holden Torana. My sister had a four cylinder Torana Sunbird.
Nice looking boat. interesting to see a toy turned into a genuinely original model.
I got the grille to convert my Honcho to a gladiator from R&R's Wagoneer kit (i asked nicely and he sold me just the front panel).
Since i don't post everything i make on here, these are the cars i completed this year. it was a good year.
Valiant Sv1
Oldsmobile 442
oldsmobile Delta 88
Ecto-1
Tremors Jeep
Top Gear Bolivia
Monza
Half-Life
Mad Max Interceptor
Falling Skies
NIce model. it'll be interesting to see how it comes along.
prior to WW2 most cars were either 100% imported or imported Engine/Chassis with locally built body (coachbuilders). GM bought the coachbuilder 'Holden' (hence it became General Motors Holden) and started fully locally built cars in 1948.
but why don't they offer them in kit form (or more correctly, in complete knock-down (CKD) form) as a side line? apart from special packaging, there's no change to the product.
I just wish some of those diecast manufacters would get into selling their product in kit form. more subjects for us and it might turn some of those 'collectors' into builders.
That's one area that an online shop can't compete is on pre-sale service. most modelers are older guys who i'm sure prefer the human contact that a shop can offer, but most treat you like it's not worth their time to help, even if that's what they're paid to be there for.
Neither GM or Ford are pulling out of australia, they are just killing their locally built models. they'll be fully imported models (everything except commodore and Falcon was already fully imported).