@rattler21 posted:
Paul,
There is a yellow Coca-Cola delivery truck being advertised and sold as 1:50 as printed on the lower right of the package. I ordered two and like you was disappointed when they arrived. While 1:50 is printed on the packaging, the truck is close to 1 1/2 inches wide which puts it at 1:64. I sold them to an S Scale modeler. Until the mid 1970s, the standard width of freight trucks was 96 inches, or two scale inches. Short of two inches it is a 1:49 or smaller. Wider than two inches it is a 1:47 or larger gauge.
To be sure, it may be prudent to ask the seller the width of the model or the wheel base or the length over all and compare that to the prototype vehicle.
John
I had the same disappointing experience as John with the Coke truck.... as it was advertised at 1:50 scale. After receiving it, I made lemonade out of the lemons by placing the truck in the back of my layout, thereby creating forced perspective. Although it seems to work pretty well in a forced perspective situation, I'd much rather have a 1:43 or 1:48 scale model.