Die-cast: NEO’s 1948 Chevy Fleetline Aerosedan

1948 Chevy Fleetline Aerosedan a slick family sedan . . . Cars that bridged the gap between pre-war America and post-World War II are an interesting lot, often dowdy and pedestrian of styling. Most consider the 1930s and 1950s as primo styling eras. But Chevrolet’s hot-selling Fleetline series, starting in 1941 is an exception, particularly... Continue Reading →

December 3, 2016 0

Die-cast: NEO 1956 Chrysler 300B

NEO creates a sharp Chrysler 300B My uncle had a late 1950s Chrysler 300, a creamy thing that took up his entire garage and sported giant fins. I thought it was wonderfully exotic. But I’ve come to appreciate the beauty of earlier 300s, which were launched in 1955 as Letter Series cars, beginning with the 300C... Continue Reading →

November 26, 2016 0

Die-cast: NEO’s 1957 Buick Roadmaster Hardtop Coupe

1957 Buick Roadmaster Hardtop a two-tone beauty Fins were fun and gave the 1950s cars both personality and a hint of aerodynamics that merged the streamlined models of the 1930s with the aerospace world of the 1960s to come. Buick may not be the first brand you think of when it comes to ‘fin’ish styling,... Continue Reading →

October 4, 2016 0

Die-cast: NEO’s 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Wagon

NEO delivers a humdinger of a Woodie ... wagon that is! World War II was coming fast and the 1941 model year cars would be the last sold to civilians before the U.S. car factories were switched over to assembling airplanes, tanks and other war machines. So the 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Station Wagon was special in more... Continue Reading →

September 13, 2016 0

Die-cast: NEO’s 1/24 scale 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe

NEO's smaller scale '49 Caddy nearly as nice as big 1/18 If you do something well, it often behooves you to repeat what you did. NEO knows that and creates a new 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe, this time in 1:24 scale. As with its previous 1:18 scale version, this Club Coupe is a... Continue Reading →

August 23, 2016 0

Die-cast: NEO’s 1/64 Mack, IH trucks

NEO’s tiny Mack, IH trucks offer big detail Trucks are the big haulers we see every day, on the highway, behind the grocery, in the office parks. Usually they have a big ol’ trailer behind them full of goods that make the world go round. So it’s only natural that they have fans, just like... Continue Reading →

August 11, 2016 0

NEO’s 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Hardtop

Oldsmobile 98 was a land yacht, but in 1:43 scale it's just right ... Cars used to be boats, as in they were so long that some folks called them land yachts. Case in point, the 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Hardtop … size, etc. and riding on a monster 126.3-inch wheelbase. That’s just a bit shy... Continue Reading →

April 24, 2016 0

Die-cast: NEO’s 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe

NEO's Cadillac fastback exudes class, substance with extreme late-1940s styling I’m a sucker for fastback coupes. That usually means cars like a mid-1960s Mustang or Barracuda. Yet here’s a new old one to consider, the 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Club Coupe. This is a car with presence, class and substance. Incredibly, it also was fast and... Continue Reading →

December 26, 2015 2

Die-cast: 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible

NEO’s 'Forward Look' Dodge Lancer is Fin-tastic I admit to having a soft spot in my car styling heart for the “Forward Look” Chrysler and Dodge models created by Virgil Exner in the late 1950s and early ‘60s. These big-finned beauties featured dramatic taillights and oodles of chrome trim on their fronts, sides and backs. My Uncle Paul... Continue Reading →