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LET'S GET SMALL; The year's best models.(Revs)
Byline: Jay Engel
The preceding 12 months have seen some extraordinary examples of car models come to market. Picking some of the best is a difficult task, but here are our favorites.
1967 FORD GT
GMP is producing only 600 copies of this 1:12 scale model (100 each of six different colors) and they are already in short supply. They have high detail even by GMP's tall standards, as exemplified by the hand-strung aluminum wire wheels and fully functional suspension and opening gas cap.
$499 gmpdiecast.com
1961 Chevy Impala
Beautiful renditions in 1:24 scale by West Coast Precision Diecast of the car made famous by the Beach Boys ("She's real fine my 409...'') are precise down to the ashtrays, gloveboxes and removable wheel covers. Available in four color combinations and two body styles.
- He makes the wire wheels shiny and new.
- Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) September 25, 2006 700+ words
...sportscars seek his services. "I repair wire wheels, primarily for Italian exotics _ Ferraris...they arrive at his business, Precision Wire Wheels, where he has a single helper. "They...heard you're the only place to send wire wheels.' " Cork said he and Judy enjoy their...
- Large diameter crimped and knot wire wheels. (Products).
- Magazine article from: Welding Design & Fabrication June 1, 2003 700+ words
This line of crimped and knot wire wheels have shorter trim lengths and a higher fill density to provide...rather than functionality and performance issues. The crimped wire wheels,provide flexibility for light to medium-duty brushing action...
- Crimped & knot wire wheels. (new products).
- Magazine article from: Production Technology News July 1, 2003 700+ words
Large diameter crimped and knot wire wheels have shorter trim lengths and a higher fill density to provide the lowest cost-per-piece applications, according to the manufacturer...
- Ford protects its heritage.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire July 23, 2004 700+ words
...team working on the new 205mph Ford GT project, only a handful of which will be imported by Ford in this country. Although originally...of white with contrasting "Ford GT" sill stripes. The spokes of its wire wheels have also been painted white...
- Ford Tri-Motor Airplane to Make Final Flight Before Being Sold at...
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 30, 2008 700+ words
...concerns of engine reliability, Ford specified three engines and...such as an enclosed cabin. Ford Motor Company built 199 Tri...The original straight-laced wire wheels are fitted with tires that were...plane when it was delivered by Ford in 1929, there were no modern...
- Barrett-Jackson to Host Preview Days for Ford Tri-Motor Airplane in Goldsboro,...
- Press release article from: Business Wire December 2, 2008 700+ words
...existence. "Because so few of Ford's marvelous Tri-Motor airplanes...after World War I, when Henry Ford recognized the potential for mass air transportation. Ford Motor Company built 199 Tri...as are the straight-laced wire wheels. To match the condition of...
- MARKET.(product information of Ford Motor Co.)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek Martin, Keith August 13, 2007 700+ words
Byline: KEITH MARTIN 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe Roadster Christie...gaps as poor as expected in a 1931 Ford. Wire wheels painted green, body pinstriped in...completed. Sold at $26,400 The Model A Ford started production in 1928. It featured...
- MARKET; 1963 Ford Thunderbird SPORTs Roadster.
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek June 16, 2008 700+ words
...cover with vinyl headrests over the back seat. Kelsey Hayes wire wheels, a passenger-side grab bar on the dash and Sports Roadster...production amendments. Sports Roadsters were cataloged by Ford as body styles 85 and 89 in 1962. Early cars carried the same...
- Industrial genius.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 25, 2005 700+ words
...1863, to William and Mary Ford, he attended a one-room rural school until the age of 15. Ford spent most of his life tinkering...the Quadricycle. It had four wire wheels that looked like heavy bicycle...luxury items for the wealthy, Ford produced the first car for the...
- Roadster Replica Struggles to Life.(Escape Roads)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek August 14, 2006 700+ words
...States. Shortly thereafter 100 Ford 250-cid straight-six engines...Jaguar SS-100, the car's Ford engine is dependable and simple...makes use of several additional Ford components including a sturdy...standard with knockoff 15-inch wire wheels made by Dunlop. In true sports...
Source: HighBeam Research, LET'S GET SMALL; The year's best models.(Revs)