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Introduction: Scaled-Down Show Rods for a Scaled-Down Economy
Chapter One: An Illustrated History of Show Rod Modeling
From Drafting Table to Mom’s Kitchen Table
Monkeemobile
Garbage Truck
Fire Truck
The Paddy Wagon
Pie Wagon
Red Baron
T’rantula
Paddy Wagon
Hippie Hemi
Phone Booth
Ghost of the Red Baron
The AMTronic
The Outhouse
The Bathtub
The Pink Panther
The Invader
Raiders Coach
The Sand Draggin
Tijuana Taxi
Rommel’s Rod
Popcorn Wagon
Cherry Bomb
Dragon Wagon
Fonz Dream Rod
Sand Shark
Other Notable Collectibles and Collectors
Weird-Ohs
Lindy Loonys
Rat Fink and his Hyper-Extended Family
Phil Davis’ Finks
Zingers
Deal’s Wheels
Chapter Two: The Corporate Sprue
The Big Four
The Rest of the Field
Late-Model Reality
Chapter Three: The Human Element
Initiating the Creative Process
A Word from the Peanut Gallery
The Global View
Chapter Four: The Manufacturer’s Point of View
Transforming Arbitrary Concepts into Three-Dimensional Reality
Making Decisions on Viability
Pitching Right-Brain Concepts to Left-Brain Management
Chapter Five: Collectibility in Today’s Marketplace
2014 Pricing Factors
Large-Scale Competition—You’re Not Alone
Chapter Six: The Model Hunter
What’s Out There and Where to Find It
James Bond Aston-Martin DB-5
1958 Thunderbird
1965 Pontiac Bonneville
Cougar II
Fireball 500
Black Beauty
Magnum GT II
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Bed Buggy
Beverly Hillbillies Television Truck
Super Teen Firebird
Boob Tube
Bathtub Buggy
Badman 1955 Chevy
Bed Bug
Milk Truck
Barnabas Vampire Van
Vending Machine
Moon Mixer
Jolly Rodger
Baja Beast
Darracq
Bad Medicine
Laramie Stage Ghost
Trick T
Li’l Gasser
Station Wagon Buggy
S’cool Bus
Gridiron Grabber
Der Beetle Bus
Groovy Grader
Horn Toad
Lug Bug!
Dog Catcher
Der Volks Van
Flying Dutchman
Creepy T/Mummy Machine/Night Crawler
Firecracker
Bugaboo!
Cosmic Charger
Flameout
Li’l Gypsy Wagon
Depth Charger
Scorpion
’27 Street Rod T
Canned Heat
Rattler
Space: 1999 The Alien
SuperVan
Beatnik Bandit II
RC Cola Wagon
Collecting Connections
Does Competition Improve the Breed?
Conclusion
Chapter Seven: Scratch-Built Renegades
Street-Level Suppliers to the Glue Huffers
Greg Wann
Don Holthaus
Other Enablers
Epilogue: Speeding Forward with One Eye on the Mirror
