Busch has notified us that they are currently shipping the following models and they should be in the U.S. in October:

41704 Pontiac TransAm U.S. Police, D.A.R.E. II
42005 Opel Rekord German police
42407 Ford Transit, THW
42612 Ferrari 250 GTO Racing Nr. 11
43100 Borgward Isabella Coupé, 1957
43417 Cadillac '52, "Crazy Cars"
44355 Mercedes 507D fire department
44905 Trailer
45011 Chevrolet Bel Air, US Military Police
45406 Chevrolet Corvette Cabrio 56
46022 LaFrance Cabrio US pumper red
46023 LaFrance Cabrio US trailer red
46401 Chevrolet Blazer, 1998
47200 Renault R312, Paris 7. version
47211 Renault bus R312, Disneyland Paris
47715 Ford AA, Fairmont Creamery
47974 Iveco Daily, Gerüstbau Kirchberger
48110 VW Passat fire department
49100 Mercedes-Benz C-Klasse, "Elegance"

Special thanks to Mr. Jorge Vallen of Busch for the Busch new product updates!

City Classics, those folks making that terrific injection molded mobile home kit from the 1950s era, now has a web site. Check out their new site at http://cityclassics.fwc-host.com/ 

Sold Out!Model Trucks & More is taking orders on a very limited production specialty truck and trailer rig. The model will be limited to 20 pieces. The truck is a Peterbilt tractor with a girder transport trailer and girder load that has a total of 144 wheels!! For more information, go to www.bam.on.ca/mtm and click on the "Special Offer" logo.

Shortline Products announces a set of Santa Fe Trail Transportation trucking company decals, circa 1948. Suitable for 1 tractor and 1 trailer set which can be modified for a shorter trailer or a straight truck. Price is $6.00 per set plus $1.00 shipping & handling per set. These decals are available from Shortline Products, P.O. Box 267, Pequannock, NJ, 07440.

Wiking has posted their new models for October on their web site (www.wiking.de). The new models include a Claas Lexion 480 Harvester (combine), a Mercedes Benz Atego beverage truck, yet one more color for the New Beetle, and new colors for the Mitsubishi Pajero (Montero in the U.S.) and Mercedes Benz garbage truck. There are also new colors for some of the classic series vehicles and a Bundeswehr Unimog 406. Of particular note is the re-release of the Volkswagen 181 (it was sold as the "Thing" in the States) in Bundeswehr camouflage colors. The models will be shipping in October and will hit the states sometime in late October or early November. [Thanks to Bill Cawthon for this Wiking update]