Delahaye, Delage, Voisin, Bugatti (it is amazing that he built those cars with drag-your-feet mechanical brakes), Isotta Fraschini, Hispano Suiza....only the last two
seen possibly in New York or Hollywood...the rest, rarely, at Pebble Beach car show,
and never on the American road when new. I am assuming the recently (currently?)
produced Bugatti Veyron has/had better brakes? F & F styling on questionable French
mechanics, mirrors today, when there is fantastic Italian styling on chasses, priced into
the twilight zone, I would not trust to drive from Maine to San Diego. I just went into
some of the brands of 1/43rd, and they are loaded with across the pond exotics, and
even European mistakes like the Yugo, and a long list of Iron Curtain cars, but few or no American cars your neighbors own/owned. There is a fairly good selection of 1950-
60 American cars, if you search all the brands.
