nitram22 Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 I don't know if this is the right place to post this (Please move it if another place is more appropriate), but I recently scanned in pages from my old Auto World catalogs. For those who remember the pre-internet days, this was one of the few places to get kits and supplies besides what the local hobby shop carried. It was like the Sears Christmas catalog for modelers. I know I spent a lot of $$$ back in the day. Check out some of the prices!!! I'll buy two of everything!!! I only scanned in the model sections, I can do the slot car, die cast, supply and other stuff if anyone's interested. http://public.fotki.com/nitram22/auto_raci...ing-catalogs-a/ 1968 Catalog: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 Pretty cool! Those old pages sure bring back memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_nigrelli Posted April 16, 2007 Share Posted April 16, 2007 yeah; we all cashed in on that 60 cent rebate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Thank you, thank you, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zebm1 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Mine's older than that, by 4 years....maybe we can do a comparo....soons I learn how to use my brand-spanking new scanner. :wink: zeb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I picked one up at a show last year. It's a 1971 or 1972. can't remember right now. What a trip in the wayback machine!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modellpularn Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Hmmm, I've got that one also, in about the same condition as well! That was the first one I bought. Oh yes, it was a gold mine for us hardcore modelers/slotracers over here. Some of the stuff was unheard of for us. I also have a few older issues, given to me by an older model building friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanSilva Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Man, those aurora 1/16th engines for 3.50 is amazing! there 100bucks now a days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc @ MPC Motorsports Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I picked one up at a show last year. It's a 1971 or 1972. can't remember right now. What a trip in the wayback machine!!! Found mine this morning. It's "1971". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitram22 Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 If you look closely at the 1975 scans, I actually did a running total of all the items in the catalog!. I was up to $10,000 by the end of the models section. Wonder what that would bring nowadays?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 >I actually did a running total of all the items in the catalog!. i wonder why you werent out surfing in the california sun! ive got a few old catalogues from the early or mid 60s if i remember right. if i had a scanner i would dig them out but i dont im afraid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 On 4/16/2007 at 9:09 AM, nitram22 said: ...For those who remember the pre-internet days, this was one of the few places to get kits and supplies besides what the local hobby shop carried. It was like the Sears Christmas catalog for modelers. I know I spent a lot of $$$ back in the day. http://images22.fotki.com/v761/photos/4/473017/4761485/AW1968mc01-vi.jpg nitram22, I can't tell if you're still around, but, I hope you are, and are doing well! I just had to stop in and THANK YOU!!! ...for scanning and posting these Great Memories!!! Minutes ago I was thinking about these catalogs, that I use to cherish, the AW company, and "what could be", had they "survived the transition into the modern age", fully intact? I can only imagine the vast array of kits and parts they might currently carry, had they made it? Kids today have No Clue what we had to do in order to get things! Even the "later days" of dial-up internet access, after prior decades of "manual letter writing for catalogs", and so much more... Granted, things aren't perfect in this modern age but, getting models and a substantial number of aftermarket parts, has never been easier, if one can afford them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldriginal86 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 My family and I when I was about 10 or 11 years old went to Scranton Pa to visit the Auto World headquarters. It was a small store in an old gas station. They did put out a great catalog though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khils Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Lone Wolf said: Kids today have No Clue what we had to do in order to get things! Even the "later days" of dial-up internet access, after prior decades of "manual letter writing for catalogs", and so much more... Granted, things aren't perfect in this modern age but, getting models and a substantial number of aftermarket parts, has never been easier, if one can afford them! ^^^understated facts!!!^^^ I have seen both sides..."in color"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 I have two catalogs from the late '80s or early '90s era. There was a book of truck modeling I had wish I had ordered. 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Ross Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Ha, I'd forgotten about the "Haulin Hearse". My friend built one, crazy. I'd like to see all the Parts pages that were available back then. Seems I remember there was more pages of parts and decals than there were car kits. I know where there's a complete Ford Mark IV and Trailer kit right now for $70 that was only $3 back then, sheesh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo1303s Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Oldriginal86 said: My family and I when I was about 10 or 11 years old went to Scranton Pa to visit the Auto World headquarters. It was a small store in an old gas station. They did put out a great catalog though. What year was this cause the Auto world I remember on Keyser ave. Scranton was pretty big with a slot car track and all till like 1990 ! I remember the real Auto world store there catalogs and store it was my favorite place !!! Edited February 16, 2023 by milo1303s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 HI! Thank you for posting, brings back good memories. Come to think of it: back then, I actually looked much like the guy admiring the slot cars on the cover. Thick glasses and all. Oh well... I still have one of those 60's issues catalog somewhere, in good condition. Makes for good reading. CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldriginal86 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 13 hours ago, milo1303s said: What year was this cause the Auto world I remember on Keyser ave. Scranton was pretty big with a slot car track and all till like 1990 ! I remember the real Auto world store there catalogs and store it was my favorite place !!! Would have been ‘70 or ‘71. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo1303s Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 That explains that I wasn't even born yet lol by the 80's they got much bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I remember poring over those catalogs when I was just a tadpole... -RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) On 2/15/2023 at 6:12 PM, Raoul Ross said: Ha, I'd forgotten about the "Haulin Hearse". My friend built one, crazy. I'd like to see all the Parts pages that were available back then. Seems I remember there was more pages of parts and decals than there were car kits. I know where there's a complete Ford Mark IV and Trailer kit right now for $70 that was only $3 back then, sheesh! If one was to ever show up (a Haulin Hearse), it would have to bring in well over $100 at a minimum! I don't remember which version of the Hearse it was, much less where it vanished to, but I'd once built a hot rod Hearse complete with a molded in Mowtown Misslie hood scoop, blown "w/2-fours" BBC engine, covered in black metallic paint. I badly wish I still had it, along with a Haulin Hearse stable mate to display beside it! That said, I've splurged ($$$) on a couple of Hearse kits (Heavenly & a Gold Cup Series) to modify/build, if I live long enough! In wanting to shorten & chop one, it's going to be incredibly difficult (while trying to not ruin the "vinyl top texture" in the process) due to how the body tapers in, as it goes up. It'll be extremely challenging but the only "simple way" I can see doing this is to cut the roof off at the top of the fenders/doors, then add a "shelf" along each side (inward along each fender top) for it to sit on (after shortening the roof around the bottom edges where it was cut off)...? Whatever is necessary, it's going to fully test my skills and patience! The only other option I see is to cut the car right down the center (minus the roof section), front to back, then narrow it as needed, to where the lower portion of the chopped roof would land where it originally was? Edit: In contemplating how much to shorten and chop the Hearse kit, I scanned an image from the box side, printed it, cut it up into a few pieces, then taped it together (close to how I want it to turn out) as a guide to follow. I feel I need to add some taper, higher in the rear, lower roof-line at the front, once I actually start cutting on things. Edited February 20, 2023 by Lone Wolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Might be easier to start with a coupe or convertible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 (edited) I can remember getting one of the Auto World Catalogues way back in the 70's. Apart from the glossy covers the rest was printed on newsprint paper, but they were like an encyclopaedia of model kits, accessories and even included a number of building tips back in the day. The copy I had ran a page that started 'Who's Rich Morgan? Who cares? You might!' Just one of those little captions that stayed in my mind all these years. Never did find out who Rich Morgan was though! I would imagine that Auto World has long gone along with Sinclairs Auto Miniatures who used to put out a nicely printed quarterly magazine. Edited February 27, 2023 by Bugatti Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 2/22/2023 at 9:29 AM, Brian Austin said: Might be easier to start with a coupe or convertible. If (ANY) 1960's Cadillac model kits were plentiful, and reasonably priced, this may be true. Johan kits are Insanely Expensive, if you can even find them. The last known 66 Cadillac coupe kits, by Hasegawa (which are "curbside", no engine, no opening hood) were discontinued a while back, but I managed to snag one from an overseas source a few weeks ago. It's going to be made into a BBC powered "Street Machine" or "Pro Street Machine" once I get started on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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