I have been searching for vehicles for my layout and I don’t know why but I am having a crazy hard time finding newer models of chevy’s, fords, dodges, toyotas etc for my layout. I can fine vintage cars with no problems like from the 50’s to the 70’s but to find a newer model car is next to impossibl;e unles I want to go with european cars that are right hand drive which would look kind of weird on a Union Pacific layout and most of those are BMW, Mercedes, etc. Does anyone know where to get newer us cars at that are HO scale?
An age old problem that has plagued those of us that model modern times…[sigh]
Try every online model store you can find, there is a long list of retailers. Seach them all! Even keep a watch on Ebay.
I just found this place that looks promising, I haven’t gone through it yet:
https://www.truckstophobbies1-87.com/
Here is a thread from 2013 that asks the same question, with some links and ideas where to find vehicles.
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/220632.aspx
Good luck!
https://www.3000toys.com/catalog/products.aspx?scale=1/87
Sorry, after looking at 3000 Toys site they don’t have newer vehicles now listed. Several years ago they didn’t have any vintage cars only new.
Mel
My Model Railroad
http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/
Bakersfield, California
I’m beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Mike Budde (What’s Neat This Week) buys from a German guy on Shapeways
You can search by year or by scale, but not both unfortunately, and he has pages of cars and trucks
Thanks for bringing up this topic. I too have trouble finding modern vehicles. Good to know that I have options, albeit far less than if modeling the 1950s.
I’d love to see all these 50’s models everyone says are out there. 1950-1955 would be a good range to fit my layout. Even back to 1948, that aren’t Tuckers and aren’t all luxury cars.
–Randy
He has a 1966 Mercury that will pass for my S55 I had in high school!
Ordered it.
Thank you for the link.
-Kevin
Ask and you shall receive
https://www.sylvanscalemodels.com/Cars%20&%20Light%20Trucks.htm
Fords, Chevys, Studebakers, Dodge and Buick
Randy
Check out eBay for Model Power vehicles, I’ve found quite a few over the years. I really like the 56 & 57 Chevys.
If you don’t mind assembling them Sylvan kits are very good, I’ve got a lot of them.
Here is about 50% of my fleet I have collected. Three are resin, the rest are box-stock from the manufacturers. This is for August, 1954, so the 1954 model year is my cut off. There are four mass-produced 1955 body styles I know of that I do not have.
Oxford just released a 1954 Pontiac, but I do not have one yet.
There is a load of brand new 1955 Buicks on the car hauler heading to the dealership. I love that model, and I love my car hauler.
-Kevin
Really ? That’s all I seem to find. The era you model, along with 90% of the rest of modelers, seems to dominate the vehicle and accessary market.
Unless I’m not identifying the year of the vehicle correctly. I know that’s it not what I’m looking for, so I quickly move on.
The transition era does dominate!.
Those Shapeway cars and trucks look nice. I’m a little Shapeways shy, as the dry bulk tanker I bought, needs a lot of sanding and finishing before it would be a presentable “close up” model.
Mike.
well the truck stop hobbies DOES have some modern cars in there. More than I have seen most other sites unfortunately not the one car that I am looking for…a 5th gen Corvette (c5) 97-04 but I am sure I will be getting a couple from them for the standard roadway I am also looking to do a car show on my layout…my girlfriend wants me to do that lol
Ohhhh, so now your getting picky, eh? [(-D] Just joking…I’ll have to check the site out, I never did go through it, just a quick look.
Mike.
Randy, where have you been? In addition to Sylvan, Classic Metal Works has made a ton of late 40’s thru early 60’s cars and trucks in the last 20 years.
The list is so long I don’t know where to start.
Athearn made 1956/57/58 CHECKER A8 cabs, which very few people would know from an earlier 50’s car.
Athearn made nice Model A Fords, which could still be seen on the streets occasionally in the early 50’s.
Athearn, Sylvan and Alloy Forms make/made “B” model Mack trucks.
LifeLike, now Walthers makes/made some inexpensive, but nice enough “generic” 50’s sedans, one looks just like 52/53 Chevy, the other looks like a Buick of that era.
The list goes on and on…
Sheldon
hey a guy can dream can’t he lol is it asking too much to put a scale model of my car on the layout 
Interesting how the wished for item went from this:
To this:
You might as well request interior and exterior colors and trim options as well.
[:^)]
-Kevin
Black interior with black and grey racing stripes black rims and a greenwood inspired wing lol oh wait that really is asking too much huh lol
The Vette is what I would really like to find however I want to do a car show on my layout so I do need other modern vehicles as well (since that is the kind of shows that I participate in IRL) so yes I do need other modern vehicles but I do also want to find my Vette
Now here’s an idea I could use on my layout a car show in the large parking area near the 50’s type drive-in restaurant.
I just did a quick search of Trainworld, and I found some modern vehicles from Atlas, Walthers, and several others. Some of the vehicles I was able to find include a 1997 Ford F-150 from Atlas, various delivery/service vans from Walthers, some sports cars, sedans and coupes from Woodland Scenics, and various utility vehicles and work trucks from several different manufacturers. So it’s possible to find modern vehicles, but your choices are probably going to be somewhat limited.
Woodland Scenics recently announced a new line of ‘modern’ vehicles…not too many, but a step in the right direction.