Preston's Dream

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In 1989 Clarence Young Autohobby produced it's first cold-cast pot-metal car called Preston's Dream. A total of 312 were cast. This was the only car in the lineup of CYA cars that had no metal plate underneath. The axle mounting system was unique to this CYA car and the "Black Widow" that followed. The tires did not rotate on these cars. The bodies were cast in New York City.

The first 99 were numbered with a 3-digit license plate starting with 001 and painstakingly painted by master painter David Crowe. There may or may not be a Number 100 out there.

No more than six of any color were produced. Many, if not most, cars were produced in colors used on no others. A couple of two-tones were produced.

Within a couple of years the entire production run was sold out except for nine remaining cars. The nine remained unsold for many years. In fact, they were forgotten and not marketed.**

Little, if any, money was made on this endeavor, but the pleasure derived from the experience was manifold. Lots of nice people helped produce this car and lots of nice people bought them at car shows and hobby shows. A pleasant chapter has ended in the life of Clarence Young and Autohobby.

These cars were not designed to be high-tech models. Rather, these models were meant to replicate the style and spirit of the models of the era.

Some early production body numbers were not finished until later in the production run. As a result most any combination of wheels and tires will be found on these cars.

A1..Generally early production painted cars featured blackwall tires and full-sized generic wheelcovers.

A2..Generally mid-production painted cars featured wide whitewall tires and full-sized generic wheelcovers.

A3..Generally late production painted cars featured smaller mid-sized whitewall tires and machined aluminum wheels.

Six cars had the fender skirts removed by tedious hand labor and were painted dark metallic blue. Ray DeBock did the hand labor and the painting of these cars.

The first 99 cars were numbered from 001 to 099 and were painted authentic late 40's era automobile colors. Car #099 has tire wheel combination A2. There may or may not be a Number 100 out there.

The final cars were painted authentic late 40's era automobile colors. These cars were vastly improved over the original offerings as mold lines and uneven castings were hand-filed and machine buffed to a smooth finish. Most, if not all, these cars featured wheel combination A3.

Cars shown below are early production models with wheel sets not yet installed.

**10/02/09...Three unsold cars were found hiding in the Autohobby warehouse. These cars are for sale and have been added to the 1948 Page.

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Shown below is the 53 Deerborne Crestwood woody station wagon. This model is made of resin and features chrome-plated parts and rubber tires. It has no interior so that it looks something like the Banthrico banks of the 50's. It measures 7 and 1/2 inches in length. Six colors are offered.