subject: Car Model Collection Hobby [print this page] The car model collection hobby is a passionThe car model collection hobby is a passion. Of all the hobbies available from coin collecting to everything else you can think of the most treasured and the one with the most passion is collecting model cars.
The reproduction of some of the most desirable Ferrari to your favorite Porsche inspires something is us all. Some collections include models of race cars to some of the famous cars used by police used over the years.
Many Non-U.S. car models make interesting collections and are of interest, Aston Martin DB5, V8 Vantage, V12 Vanquish, Lotus Esprit, BMW Z8, Sabb 900 turbo, Bentley Mulsanne turbo and the battleship grey Bentley all made famous by the James Bond films.
In spite of movie popularity along with race car popularity all with which hold special places in hearts of model car collectors. The real passion of model car collecting goes to the American Muscle car and motor-sports history made in America.
More collecting niches are found and loved in models of American cars than any other country. Fords hold a special interest for many reasons because Henry Ford founded on June 16, 1903. The first large scale manufacturing of cars with the assembly line, Fords methods were so popular that they coined the word Fordism by 1914. Fords were favored by the Gangsters of the 20s because of reliability and were faster than the other cars of the day.
American motor-sports history goes back to the introduction of the Chevrolet V8 produced in the early 50s did more to drive the muscle car craze than any other car maker. Collecting what is affectionately known today is the Tri-Fives Chevys made in 1955, 1956 and 1957 all hold a special place in the hearts of baby-boomers. The famous 1957 Corvette with the (Fuelie 283 V8) billed to have one horse power per cubic inch launched the true motor-sports muscle car craze.
Collectors of models and the real restored cars of this era happen to be very popular. Some of the restored cars of this era sell for in excess of a hundred thousand dollars.
Car models have many purposes one of the biggest uses is the Promo model car. Promos were built for many makes and models over the years and used in advertisement to sell the new cars. Promo model cars were also built first to present to the board of directors to decide on mass production of the new designs.
