History: Kissel Motor Car Company

Kissel's Gold Bug speedster stirred celebrity sales ... Forgive yourself if you’ve never heard of the Kissel Motor Car Company, originally known as KisselKar, with the curious moto of “Every Inch a Car.” Founded by Louis Kissel and his sons back in 1906 when cars were still a new-fangled means of conveyance, Kissel cars lasted... Continue Reading →

December 5, 2020 1

Die-cast: NEO’s 1958 Rambler Cross Country 6

Rambler wagon was economical, so is model ... Station Wagons were the SUVs and crossovers of years ago, long before we knew to call them anything but wagons. And there’s some thinking now in the car world that wagons, which behave much more like cars than trucks, may be on the verge of a... Continue Reading →

October 25, 2019 0

Bank on collecting metal promo models

For the heavy metal collectors Up until this point, all of the promo models I have written about have been plastic but there are a segment of collectors who concentrate those made of metal, most of them banks. Produced mostly in the 40's by Banthrico Company in Chicago, IL. Banthrico models painted in authentic Big... Continue Reading →

July 18, 2013 0

Promo model: Nash Metropolitan

In the early 50's most of the car manufacturers were going the "bigger is better" route. Nash Motor Company executives were examining the market to offer American buyers an economical transportation alternative. In came the Nash Metropolitan. Wait a minute, isn't the all coming around again with cars like the Fiat 500 and Smart Car? Same concept,... Continue Reading →