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Scale models are one way to live out your automotive fantasies, and we ask what readers have in their miniature dream garage.

I'm 14, so scale models are as good as it gets. I have Ferrari F50 and 550s, a Shelby Series 1, Maserati 3200GT, Porsche 911 Carrera and GT2, Saleen S7, Dodge Viper GTS, Shelby 427 Cobra and will soon be getting an Enzo Ferrari.

Max LeGrant, Marlborough, Conn.

My favorite miniature is my Porsche 904 GTS, because that's as close as I'm going to get to owning one.

Greg Russell, Aurora, Colo.

I own a 1:18-scale '59 Chevy Impala, '67 Chevy Malibu SS, '68 Corvette, '67 Shelby 427 Cobra, two BMW Z8s, a Porsche 911 GT and an E36 ...

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