Cadoo To-Do: BAM’s new ’54 Cadillac-in 1:43 scale

The 1954 Cadillacs were among the first to establish Harley Earl’s new “make it big” design credo for GM’s mid to late Fifties cars. Incorporating a tasteful slab-sided look while taking full advantage of the ’53 Eldorado’s “Panoramic” view, the new 1954 models were largely the work of chief designer Ed Glowake and assistant Bob […]

The littlest biggest Pierce

Gene Herman, inspired by the recent post about Herb Miska’s great scratchbuilt models, recently sent us this story on another amazing scratchbuilder who chose to replicate a Pierce-Arrow dump truck. Gene writes: I feel very lucky to count amongst my friends a GENIUS scratchbuilder named Charlie Rowley. The quality of his work is good as […]

Crunch time for a once-collectible Pontiac

The two-lane stretch of Route 7 between Troy, New York, and Hemmings’ hometown of Bennington, Vermont, is a cavalcade of death and destruction, inflicted by motorists with great confidence but questionable judgment and/or skill. Witness the latest roadside attraction along this a-holes’ autobahn, a 1955 Pontiac four-door that had been parked (presumably for sale, but […]