what was the first Danbury Mint car

[randyc]

Hey guys, I know the Franklin Mint 1936 Mercedes 500K roadster was their first car, but what was the first Danbury Mint 1/24 car?    

[Snake45]

Dunno, but I found a long list if you want to go through it and search: 

https://www.diecast.org/diecast98/html/asp/list_reviews/xq/ASP/manufacturer.Danbury Mint/classification.Danbury Mint/searchScale.1%3A24/qx/reviewresults.htm

[Anglia105E]

Just a quick thank you to Richard 'Snake'....... That is one helluva list of Danbury Mint models and I shall peruse it with interest !

David

[THarrison351]

1933 Pierce-Arrow Silver Arrow (Operating Trunk) 10/1987 according to that web site. I have the non operating trunk version and it's pretty crude. Especially when you consider where DB ends up with their final offerings.

[randyc]

I use the diecast.org site all the time when I'm considering a new car to add.   I have a couple others, too, but diecast.org is the most comprehensive for diecasts.  The Franklin Mint reviews arean't as thorough, but the Danbury part is first rate.   

Thanks for the answer.  I wasn't about to dig through all of those pages looking at date.   Wish you could organize the database by release date.  I'm not sure that site is very active.  

[randyc]

Update:  Found one older than the Pierce Arrow - the 1934 Packard V-12 LeBaron Speedster.  8/1997 release date.  From the diecast.org site.  

[henry57]

I think it was the 1935 Duesenberg SSJ  released 6/87

https://www.diecast.org/diecast98/html/asp/list_reviews/xq/ASP/id.401/qx/reviewpix.htm

[randyc]

Well that one is older.  Very crude.  I have one in good shape and one in parts.   I really wanted to paint it silver like photos I've seen.  The gray does NOTHING for that car.