Tom Daniel is one of the most prolific hot rod and custom car designers of the 20th century. A unique combination of industrial designer and fine artist, Tom combined his formal design training with his love of cars to create some of the wildest wheeled creations ever seen! His catalog of over 80 model kit designs have left their mark in the imagination of everyone who loves cars. His passion and knowledge led Tom to the "Rocketman" Land Speed Record project and countless other design adventures during his amazing career. 'TD' continues to push the design envelope to this day, just as he's done since the late 1950's! His eye for design and wild imagination have created some of the most famous custom car and bike designs ever. Tom Daniel is a true IRON LEGEND.
Este es un blog de fotografías para la colección personal de autos de diferentes escalas.
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Tom Daniel Red Baron Hot-Rod (1969) 1:18
Tom Daniel is one of the most prolific hot rod and custom car designers of the 20th century. A unique combination of industrial designer and fine artist, Tom combined his formal design training with his love of cars to create some of the wildest wheeled creations ever seen! His catalog of over 80 model kit designs have left their mark in the imagination of everyone who loves cars. His passion and knowledge led Tom to the "Rocketman" Land Speed Record project and countless other design adventures during his amazing career. 'TD' continues to push the design envelope to this day, just as he's done since the late 1950's! His eye for design and wild imagination have created some of the most famous custom car and bike designs ever. Tom Daniel is a true IRON LEGEND.
Thursday, March 14, 2024
1957 Ford Ranchero Pickup 1:18 Road Legends
The Ford Ranchero is a coupe utility that was produced by Ford between 1957 and 1979. Unlike a standard pickup truck, the Ranchero was adapted from a two-door station wagon platform that integrated the cab and cargo bed into the body. A total of 508,355 units were produced during the model's production run. Over its lifespan it was variously derived from full-sized, compact, and intermediate automobiles sold by Ford for the North American market.
During the 1970s, the Ranchero name was used in the South African market for a rebadged Australian Ford Falcon utility. Shipped from Australia in complete knock down (CKD) form, these vehicles were assembled in South Africa at Ford's plant in Port Elizabeth. In Argentina, a utility version of the locally produced Ford Falcon was also called Ranchero.
The original Ranchero sold well enough to spawn a competitor from General Motors in 1959, the Chevrolet El Camino.
The first Ford Model T and Model A pickup trucks were created from roadsters by placing a pickup box behind the body of a car. In 1934, Ford Australia's designer Lew Bandt modified a coupe with a smoothly integrated load-bed that could be used like a car to drive to church or to deliver pigs to market. This created the coupe utility which remains a popular body style known as the "ute" in Australia. In North America, pickup trucks evolved into a heavier duty form with cabs and beds that were quite distinct from passenger automobiles. The Ranchero was the first postwar American vehicle of its type adapted from a popular sedan from the factory. It combined the sleek looks of a sedan with the utility of a light-duty pickup truck.
Thursday, December 21, 2023
1992 Porsche Boxster Concept Maisto 1:18
Thursday, December 14, 2023
1986 Ferrari 288 GTO Evoluzione Jouef Evolution 1:18
Derivada de la 288 GTO, la 288 GTO Evoluzione es el resultado de un proyecto por el que Ferrari quería desarrollar un vehículo para competir en el icónico Grupo B del Campeonato Mundial de Rally. Su producción comenzó en 1986, mismo año en el que la FIA decidió modificar las reglas de la clase de la categoría, tras una serie de graves accidentes.