by TalesofToyCars
on Apr 29, 2010
The following editorial reflects the personal thoughts of Doug Breithaupt relating to our common hobby of miniature cars.
by TalesofToyCars
on Apr 28, 2010
by TalesofToyCars
on Apr 27, 2010
Article initially published by Randy Leffingwell in Mar. 2004.
by TalesofToyCars
on Apr 26, 2010
Article initially published by Arian Smits in Jun. 2004. Images by Doug Breithaupt.
by TalesofToyCars
on Apr 25, 2010
The following editorial reflects the personal thoughts of Doug Breithaupt relating to our common hobby of miniature cars.
by TalesofToyCars
on Apr 24, 2010
Articlle initially published by James Price, image by Doug Breithaupt, in Mar. 2003.
The Lincoln "Mark" Series of cars began in 1939, with Edsel Ford, who had commissioned Ford designers to construct a custom Lincoln in the "Continental" style for use as his personal car. So popular was this new design with Ford's Florida neighbors that the car entered limited production. Two 1:64 scale examples of the first Continentals exist. The first is a lovely model of the 1941 pre-war production car from Racing Champions' Mint Edition series. With opening hood and great detail, this is an excellent miniature. The second Mark I model is a post-war 1946 Continental from LJN Toys of Hong Kong. It was produced in 1978 as part of a Spiderman series, hence the color scheme. The casting is basic but solid and the grill clearly represents the post-war Continentals that were built in small numbers.
