Great American Dream Machines Explained
Great American Dream Machines is a series of model cars. The series consists of 1:43 white-metal models of mid-20th century Detroit showcars, handbuilt in the U.K. by SMTS.
Models
The range was introduced in the late 1980s and includes the following models, some of which are out of production:
- GADM #1 — 1951 Buick (GM) Le Sabre — silver-blue metallic
- GADM #2 — 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Nomad — blue metallic/white roof
- GADM #3 — 1938 Buick Y-Job — black
- GADM #3 — 1938 Buick Y-Job — charcoal metallic (limited edition 100 pieces)
- GADM #4 — 1955 Lincoln Futura — 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 Cadillac El Camino — charcoal metallic/silver roof
- GADM #8 — 1954 Cadillac La Espada — yellow
- GADM #9 — 1956 Packard Predictor — pearlescent white
- GADM #10 — 1951 Chrysler K-310 — turquoise metallic/dark blue roof
- GADM #11 — 1956 Chrysler Norseman — 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 GM Firebird III — gold (Motorama version)
- GADM #15 — 1958 GM Firebird III — silver (Henry Ford Museum version)
- GADM #16 — 1954 GM XP-21 Firebird I — pearlescent white
- GADM #17 — 1966 Batmobile — black/red
- GADM #18 — 1954 Dodge Firearrow IV — red
- GADM #19 — 1958 Oldsmobile F-88 Mk. III — dark red metallic
- GADM #20 — 1954 Buick Wildcat II — blue metallic (Motorama version)
- GADM #20 — 1954 Buick Wildcat II — rosé metallic (Alfred P. Sloan Museum version)
- GADM #?? — 1955 Chrysler Falcon — black (#13? Minimarque?)
- GADM #1051 — 1956 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket — met. blue; met. gold
References
- "Ford in Miniature", Randall Olson, June 2006. .
- "GM in Miniature", Randall Olson, 2008. .
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