Great American Dream Machines

This article is about a series of model cars. For the US weekly satirical television show, see The Great American Dream Machine.

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. 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 ISBN 978-1-84584-027-3
• "GM in Miniature", Randall Olson ISBN 978-1-84584-156-0

External links

• Great American Dream Machines