1931 Hudson Greater 8 by Brooklin Models

 BRK 12 - 1931 Hudson Greater 8 Convertible - Orange / Ivory

 

BRK 12 - 1931 HudsonGreater 8 Convertible - Orange/Ivory

The Hudson Greater Eight is a luxury car that was produced by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan during 1931 and 1932 with many body styles.

This model 1931 Hudson Greater 8 was produced in 1981, early in Brooklin’s history, with Murray-designed "boat-tail" body done in a beautiful combination of orange with ivory fenders, blacked-out grille and foot treads in black on the running boards. The windshield frame is plated, as are the covers for the fender spares. Other details include louvers just below the radiator, rivets on the hood, markings for a jump seat in the rear and a step on the right-rear fender. This first edition has a silver detailed dashboard. This model is a beautiful representation of the "Hollywood speedsters" of the 1930's, driven by Rudolph Valentino and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The model was deleted in April 1993. 

1931 Hudson Greater 8 Convertible By Brooklin Models 

Manufacturer:	Brooklin
Scale:	1/43
Production Year:	1981- 1993
Part Number	BRK 12
Color:	Orange/Ivory
Material:	White Metal
Rating:	8/10

1937 Lincoln Le Baron Convertible Sedan by Brooklin Models

 BRK 172 - 1937  Lincoln Le Baron Convertible Sedan -Dark Blue / Tan

BRK 172 - 1937  Lincoln Le Baron Convertible Sedan - Dark Blue / Tan livery

Lincoln, the luxury flagship of the Ford Motor Company, produced just 977 automobiles in its regal Model K line as it emerged from the Great Depression, across an amazing 21 body styles. The low production total ensures that some individual designs can be exceptionally rare, and this is one of them. According to most informed estimates, Lincoln assembled just 12 examples of the Model K in 1937 fitted with body style 363-A, the LeBaron four-door, five-passenger Convertible Sedan.

In 1937, the man who owned this Lincoln Le Baron Convertible Sedan was at the top of his game! 

This model Brooklin Model - Save the rubber tires, the windows, and the plastic interior and top, the whole shebang is done in painted, polished, or otherwise prettied-up white metal. That includes the wee door and trunk handles, the wheels, the radiator grille, both bumpers, and even the greyhound that rises off the top of the radiator shell.

This deep blue model is a charmer. I love the quality of these things; the paint (a new, water-borne process only recently put into use at Brooklin’s Bath, England factory) is nearly flawless, and it’s accented by the tightly-placed, tidily installed trim all over the car. Wide whitewalls fill the wheel arches perfectly, and the Lincoln that sits on the tabletop in scale is just as snazzy and elegant as the real thing.

A lack of side windows allows a peek into the cabin, and it’s got good representative detail on the dash and seats; there’s a proper steering wheel and a floor shifter, but don’t look for readable gauges or the like.

Is the lack of interior detail a deal breaker? Nope, and here’s why: These cars aren’t about gee-whiz detailing and get-the-magnifier working features. They’re about a fan base centered around a well-loved, distinctive line, hand-built by a tightly organized, passionately focused crew who know their collectors, and know them well. But I surely do know what I like, and I’m liking this little Lincoln a lot.

1937 Lincoln Le Baron Convertible Sedan By Brooklin 

Manufacturer:	Brooklin
Scale:	1/43
Production Year:	2011- 2015
Part Number	BRK 172
Color:	Dark Blue/Tan
Material:	White Metal
Rating:	10/10

1969 Pontiac GTO Judge by Franklin Mint

1969 Pontiac GTO Judge 

1969 Pontiac GTO Judge Ram Air III, A true American Icon is one of the best-looking real muscle car of all time. The name was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, the successful race car. The most significant event of 1969 for the GTO was the launch of a new model called "The Judge". The package was US$332 more expensive than a standard GTO, and included the Ram Air III engine  455 was rated at 360 hp (270 kW) Rally II wheels without trim rings, Hurst shifter (with a unique T-shaped handle), wider tires, cable controlled Ram Air Hood Inlet, blacked out grill, various decals, and a rear spoiler wearing its own "The Judge" decal on top.  Correct color combination - Carousel Red with Black interior and original style Judge stripes. Fully detailed chassis including dual exhaust.

This is the rarest model Franklin Mint.the last of the models in 1:43 scale . The extraordinary amount of detail, very expensive production and a small number of units ordered  is the reason why the model is so rare and hard to find. But it is the top of the collection.

1969 Pontiac GTO Judge by Franklin Mint

Manufacturer:	Franklin   Mint
Scale:	1/43
Production Year:	1999
Part Number	B11YB21
Color:	Carousel   Red
Material:	Die Cast
Rating:	10/10

1938 Packard 1601 Eight Graber Cabriolet by GLM

1938 Packard 1601 Eight Graber Cabriolet

This is a uniquie one-off Packard. First shown at the Geneva Auto Salon in 1938, this is one of just two or three Packards that were bodied by Graber along with three Duesenbergs.Swiss coachbuilder Graber bodied this American Packard 120 chassis. The car was originally sold and titled in Switzerland.

 

This 1938 Packard, a 127-inch wheelbase “junior” Eight, is among the latter. It was bodied by Graber for the 1938 Geneva Auto Salon, and its body virtually duplicates, albeit to a smaller scale, one built for a Model J Duesenberg, number J-246. The body was ahead of its time, as the lines include sweeping French-inspired pontoon fenders with fully skirted rear wheels and a single tailfin dropping down the rear deck lid. The hood is covered in dozens of small louvers, and beautiful hints of chrome trim appear everywhere.

For many years this car was lost but turned up about twenty years ago in a cinder block garage in Switzerland. Unrestored, it was taken to the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in the Pre-War Preservation Class. The paint was tired but all else was intact. I restoration followed with the car returning to Pebble Beach in 2011 to win Best in Class. This was followed in 2012 where it scored 100 points at the CCCA Annual Meeting.

Wonderful GLM model is highly detailed in top quality. Black painting with chrome trim is stunning. A great model, though not a "diecast" metal one.

Manufacturer:	GLM
Scale:	1/43
Production Year:	2019
Part Number	---
Color:	Black
Material:	Resin
Rating:	10/10