Heider Automotive

[Chuck Most]

Oldsmobile may be gone, but Heider Auto Sales, which sold them from 1932 all the way up until the end in 2004, is still around, selling and servicing all used makes and models. Every car show season, service manager Dan Hopkins, takes it upon himself to get the old shop truck ready for summertime cruise duties.

The truck is stored for winter in a room that was once used to prep new Oldsmobiles for delivery to their new owners. Now it is just where the 1963 Chevrolet "company truck" lives. Over the years Dan and Dan... The other Dan being Dan Heider, owner of Heider Automotive, have decorated the room with Olds and Case signage (as the Heider family got their start selling Case farm equipment almost a decade before they got into the Oldsmobile game). 

The display itself is just two pieces of Midwest plywood, fastened together at a 90 degree angle. The floor is Evergreen tile, and the various filler items are from the spare parts pile. There are also a sprinkling of Iceman Collections items... A spray can, a milk crate, and a beer keg.

[redscampi]

OK, apart from the fact that this whole diorama is amazing, how did you make or acquire that bumper?

Oldsmobile is dead. Long live Oldsmobile!

[Chuck Most]

49 minutes ago, redscampi said:

OK, apart from the fact that this whole diorama is amazing, how did you make or acquire that bumper?

Oldsmobile is dead. Long live Oldsmobile!

That's just a Moebius F100 bumper trimmed a bit to fit the Chevrolet. 

[redscampi]

1 hour ago, Chuck Most said:

That's just a Moebius F100 bumper trimmed a bit to fit the Chevrolet. 

Oh, OK, thanks. I assumed the letters on the bumper were actually engraved.

[espo]

Love looking at all the little details. Your trucks always are so realistic looking and having spent enough time in some dingy car dealerships I feel I can vouch for the paint coming up on the drive and the dusty wall heater. 

[Chuck Most]

On 5/29/2023 at 8:04 PM, redscampi said:

Oh, OK, thanks. I assumed the letters on the bumper were actually engraved.

They're just whatever font I had that looked kind of close and printed on clear decal film. ?

[slusher]

Great diorama!

[ewetwo]

Very cool looking

[crazyjim]

Pretty cool dio.

[BuilderX]

Where did the truck come from?? or the 63 grill I am looking for a 63 grill. This is a Nice Job on this!

[ncbuckeye67]

I love all the details. Every piece is amazing!

[Chuck Most]

On 6/1/2023 at 7:24 PM, BuilderX said:

Where did the truck come from?? or the 63 grill I am looking for a 63 grill. This is a Nice Job on this!

It came from the old AMT annual kit. I got it in a bag of spare parts years ago. The truck itself is the AMT '60 with a Revell '64 hood.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[spencer1984]

Great looking scene, nice job!

[PappyD340]

Very cool!