Great American Dream Machines
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Great American Dream Machines is a series of model car
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The series consists of 1:43 white-metal models of mid-20th century Detroit showcars, handbuilt in the U.K. by SMTS. The range was introduced in the late 1980's and includes the following models, some of which are out of production:
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The series consists of 1:43 white-metal models of mid-20th century Detroit showcars, handbuilt in the U.K. by SMTS. The range was introduced in the late 1980's and includes the following models, some of which are out of production:
- GADM #1 — 1951 Buick Le SabreLe Sabre concept carThe General Motors Le Sabre was a 1951 concept car. Possibly the most important show car of the 1950s, it introduced aircraft-inspired design elements such as the wrap-around windshield and tail fins, which became common on automotive designs during the second half of the decade.-History:The Le...
— silver-blue metallic - GADM #2 — 1954 Chevrolet Corvette NomadChevrolet NomadThe Chevrolet Nomad was a station wagon model made off and on from 1955 to 1972, and a Chevy Van trim package in the late 1970s and early 1980s, produced by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors...
— blue metallic/white roof - GADM #3 — 1938 Buick Y-JobBuick Y-JobThe Buick Y-Job was the auto industry's first concept car, produced by Buick , in 1938. Designed by Harley J. Earl, the car had power-operated hidden headlamps, a "gunsight" hood ornament, wraparound bumpers, flush door handles, and prefigured styling cues used by Buick until the 1950s.The car...
— black - GADM #3 — 1938 Buick Y-Job — charcoal metallic (limited edition 100 pieces)
- GADM #4 — 1955 Lincoln FuturaLincoln FuturaThe Lincoln Futura was a concept car designed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company. It was built by Ghia entirely by hand in Italy at a cost of $250,000 and displayed on the auto show circuit in 1955...
— pearlescent pale green - GADM #4 — 1955 Lincoln Futura — red (1959 It Started with a Kiss movie version, limited edition 200 pieces)
- GADM #5 — 1954 Cadillac La Espada — light yellow (same as GADM #8?)
- GADM #6 — 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark II — dark blue over light gray (running prototype version without sidepipes)
- GADM #6 — 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark II — dark blue over light gray (non-running prototype version with matt black sidepipes, limited edition 75 pieces for PTH Past-Time Hobbies, Brookfield, IL)
- GADM #6 — 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark II — dark blue over light gray (non-running prototype version with chrome sidepipes, limited edition 75 pieces for PTH)
- GADM #7 — 1954 CadillacCadillacCadillac is an American luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors . Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mostly in North America. Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile manufacturer behind fellow GM marque Buick and is among the oldest...
El Camino — charcoal metallic/silver roof - GADM #8 — 1954 Cadillac La Espada — yellow
- GADM #9 — 1956 Packard Predictor — pearlescent white
- GADM #10 — 1951 ChryslerChryslerChrysler Group LLC is a multinational automaker headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925....
K-310 — turquoise metallic/dark blue roof - GADM #11 — 1956 Chrysler NorsemanChrysler NorsemanThe Chrysler Norseman was a concept car built in 1956. It was a four-seat coupe. Although designed by Chrysler Corporation's stylists, actual construction was contracted out to the Italian coach-building firm of Ghia. Ghia had experience in the construction of low-volume vehicles and one-off...
— green metallic/light green roof - GADM #12 — 1956 Buick Centurion — red/ivory
- GADM #13 — unknown
- GADM #14 — 1952 Chrysler C-200 — pale green/black
- GADM #15 — 1958 GMGM- Business and industry :* General manager* General merchandise* General Mills* General Motors, an automobile manufacturing company* Gold Master, an original recording from which copies may be made* Gross margin, profit as a percentage of sales price...
Firebird III — gold (MotoramaMotoramaThe General Motors Motorama was an auto show staged by GM from 1949 to 1961. These automobile extravaganzas were designed to whet public appetite and boost automobile sales with displays of fancy prototypes, concept vehicles and other special or halo models. Motorama grew out of Alfred P. Sloan's...
version) - GADM #15 — 1958 GM Firebird III — silver (Henry Ford Museum version)
- GADM #16 — 1954 GM XP-21 Firebird IGeneral Motors FirebirdThe General Motors Firebird is a series of three concept cars designed by Harley Earl, and built by General Motors for the 1953, 1956 and 1959 Motorama auto shows. They were very much inspired by innovations in fighter aircraft design at the time...
— pearlescent white - GADM #17 — 1966 BatmobileBatmobileThe Batmobile is the automobile of DC Comics superhero Batman. The car has evolved along with the character from comic books to television and films. Kept in the Batcave, which it accesses through a hidden entrance, the Batmobile is a gadget-laden vehicle used by Batman in his crime-fighting...
— black/red - GADM #18 — 1954 DodgeDodgeDodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
Firearrow IV — red - GADM #19 — 1954 OldsmobileOldsmobileOldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory...
F-88 — dark red metallic - GADM #20 — 1954 Buick Wildcat II — blue metallic (Motorama version)
- GADM #20 — 1954 Buick Wildcat II — rosé metallic (Alfred P. SloanAlfred P. SloanAlfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr. was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a long-time president, chairman, and CEO of General Motors Corporation...
Museum version) - GADM #?? — 1955 Chrysler Falcon — black (#13?)