New Busch N Scale Vehicles (???)

[Mark5]

I saw these N scale cars today:

Buick Century (50s) https://www.modellbahn-seyfried.de/wbc.php?tpl=produktdetailks.html&pid=587021&rid=417&recno=50

Continental Mk II https://www.modellbahn-seyfried.de/wbc.php?tpl=produktdetailks.html&pid=587019&rid=417&recno=49

Chevy Pickup https://www.modellbahn-seyfried.de/wbc.php?tpl=produktdetailks.html&pid=587024&rid=417&recno=52

Herbie the love bug (VW)  - no photo https://www.modellbahn-seyfried.de/wbc.php?sid=36902131652b7&tpl=produktdetailks.html&pid=316484&recno=1

Probably some kind of error but ... I've probably been had - they look suspiciously similar to Oxford's 1:148 models.

Does anyone know anything about these? @cfritschle

Mark

Mark

[peteski]

The Busch N scale '50s Buick and similar vintage Chevy truck have been around for at least 20 years (probably longer).  The latest set I have (stock# 8320) has dark blue Buick and a brown truck. Over the years those vehicles were molded in different colors.  They look nothing like the photos on that website.

The VW love bug does indeed sound like one of those Oxford 1:148 models. Not sure about the Lincoln.

To see a photo of what the N scale Buick and Chevy truck look like see the first 2 photos on
http://nscalevehicles.org/resources/era_1940-1949.php

[cfritschle]

Busch has been marketing/distributing the Oxford 1:148 scale vehicles since 2013 or 2014.  They are listed as Oxford models in the Busch catalogs.

Edit:  However, the Buick, Lincoln and Chevy on the Modellbahn site all appear to be 1:87 models.

Here is the Buick on the Oxford website:  https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/1-87/products/buick-century-1955-turquoise-polo-white-87bc55001

Here is the Lincoln on the Oxford website.  https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/1-87/products/lincoln-continental-1956-mkii-summit-green-87lc56003

Here is the Chevy pickup on the Oxford website.  https://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/collections/1-87/products/chevrolet-stepside-pick-up-1965-light-blue-white-87cp65001

[Mark5]

Busch has been marketing/distributing the Oxford 1:148 scale vehicles since 2013 or 2014.  They are listed as Oxford models in the Busch catalogs.

Yeah thanks! They are listed as 1:160 on several sites (including the one I posted). Alas I was fooled.

[peteski]

Yeah thanks! They are listed as 1:160 on several sites (including the one I posted). Alas I was fooled.

But even worse, the  photos in the links you provided show H0 scale models (not even 1:148). 
Now that I think of it, I have never seen that vintage Lincoln in N scale (even in 1:148), but the "real" H0 scale Bush Lincoln is a really well-made model.    Somebody on that website seems to have messed up.

[phil55]

I believe that the Buick and Chevy pickups are 1:160 correct?

[Mark5]

I believe that the Buick and Chevy pickups are 1:160 correct?

The "real" Busch stuff is 1:160 so yeah 

Specifically these: https://www.modeltrainstuff.com/busch-n-8349-chevy-pick-up-and-buick-assembled-one-each-per-pack/