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A Porsche 356A Speedster model
Forget the ‘mint and boxed’ Dinky models that turn up on Antiques Roadshow. Banish the ‘t’-word from the conversation, for high-end scale model cars most certainly are not toys. The clients and connoisseurs who acquire them inhabit a different world from those who swoon at the thought of a Matchbox Model of Yesteryear with its paint intact. In the upper reaches of model car creation, prices can match the real thing.
You might have seen them in car showrooms or automotive museums, two of the primary homes for top-flight scale models. Commissioned for special purposes, these range from models of victorious cars gifted to race winners to impressive marketing devices and educational tools.