Classic Metal Works - 50244 - Automobile, Ford, Custom - Fire and Rescue - 1967 Ford Custom 500, 4-door

Model Information: Mini Metals N Scale automobiles are perfect for adding that all important transportation link to your model railroad empire. All vehicles are exact replicas of licensed automobiles used on US and Canadian roads just before World War II and into the late 1950?s, also known as the Transition Era.

Features:
The Classic Metal Works Mini Metals collection of model vehicles feature exacting detail, factory paint schemes and full interiors.
Comes in pack of 2.

Prototype History: The Ford Custom is an automobile which was produced by Ford in the United States, Canada and Australia in certain years from 1949 to 1981.

There were three generations:
- Custom and Custom Deluxe (1949-1955)
For the 1949 model year, the Custom nameplate was used for the top trim level in Ford's range automobile. For 1950 the name was changed to Custom Deluxe and then to Customline for 1952 when it moved to the midrange position between the new Mainline and Crestline models.

- Custom and Custom 300 (1957-1959)
The Custom name returned for the 1957 model year along with a new Custom 300 series, these two models sitting below the Fairlane and Fairlane 500.

- Custom and Custom 500 (1964-1981)
The Custom nameplate reappeared in 1964, once again on the economy line of models. As in 1957-1958, the Custom range consisted of two series: a base Custom range and a slightly-better trimmed Custom 500 series.

From Wikipedia

Road Name History: A fire department (American English) or fire brigade (British English), also known as a fire protection district, fire authority, or simply fire service is a public or private organization that provides predominantly emergency firefighting and fire protection services for a specific geographic area, which is typically a municipality, county, state, or special district. In the United States a fire brigade is the private firefighting organization of a company or enterprise, operated under rules from OSHA. A fire department usually contains one or more fire stations within its boundaries, and may be staffed by career firefighters, volunteer firefighters, or a combination thereof (referred to as a combination department).

A fire department may also provide fire protection or fire prevention services, whereby firefighters visit homes and give fire safety advice and fit smoke alarms for members of the public. In many countries fire protection or prevention is seen as an important role for the fire service, as preventing a fire from occurring in the first place can save lives and property.

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Brand/Importer Information: Focused on the production of HO and N Scale post World War II to 1970s era North American vehicles, the Sylvania, Ohio based Classic Metal Works was founded in 1997, by William J. Giacci.
Primarily constructed out of die-cast metal, Mini Metals CMW products are factory assembled and decorated.
In May 2017, Classic Metal Works and Mini Metals product ranges have been taken over by Round 2 Corp.

Note: The following CMW stock numbers have not been used, breaking the linearity of the numbering: 50313 to 50315, 50362 to 50364, 51154 to 51163