Since its beginning in Chicago in the 1940s, Monogram's plastic model
kits for cars, ships, aircraft, and spacecraft have captured the
imaginations of hobbyists everywhere. The thousands of models Monogram
made from 1945 to 1986 are described in detail, shown in over 300
beautiful color photos, with several new images, and are complete with
their updated collector's value. The popular cars range from classic hot
rods and flashy custom cars to NASCAR racers. Interviews were conducted
for this book with company executives, designers, and model sculptors
including Darryl Starbird and Tom Daniel, artists who painted the box
art, and salesmen who put the kits on store shelves. Today the kits and
finished models are themselves collectibles for beginning and advanced
modelers alike.