Ford in Miniature

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Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2006 - Crafts & Hobbies - 128 pages
This colorful book captures some of the most beautiful and rare scale models of American Ford, Edsel, Lincoln, and Mercury cars and light trucks from the classic 1930-69 period. During the last thirty years, a small number of builders have devoted themselves to making, by hand, model cars in scale. Often limited to only a few hundred pieces, these unusual and expensive models have flawless finishing and astounding detail. For the first time ever in one source, the author has assembled hundreds of high-resolution color photographs from his and others' private collections, and from the builders themselves. Read about the history of these Ford replicas, the cars they are modelled upon, and learn where you can get them. This book is a must read for people who enjoy scale models and Ford Motor Company cars.
 

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Contents

CONTENTS
4
THE CHARACTER OF HANDBUILT MODELS 10 WHAT GOES INTO MAKING
11
MODELBYMODEL
17
LINCOLN
69
MERCURY
91
BUILDERS
103
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Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2006)

Since his early childhood when he cruised in his parent u2019s 1956 Chevrolet across the vast flatlands of his birthplace of Winnipeg, Canada, Randall Olson has loved automobiles and their history. Randall is a talented scale modeler with a large collection of rare hand built replicas and photographs of scale models of North American automobiles from the 20th century, and is intent to share the stories and art of this largely unknown world with his readers. He lives in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

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TitleFord in Miniature
AuthorRandall Olson
Editionillustrated
PublisherVeloce Publishing Ltd, 2006
ISBN1845840275, 9781845840273
Length128 pages
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Antiques & Collectibles / Toys
Crafts & Hobbies / Models
  
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