Brooklin Blog — chevrolet
BROOKLIN AND THE MELS DRIVE IN RESTAURANT
Posted by BROOKLIN MODELS
In 1947 Mel Weiss and Harold Dobbs opened the first drive-in restaurant in San Francisco, Mels drive-in. At that time the drive-in restaurants were just beginning in America and the nice California weather was ideal for year round carhop service. It consisted of a large parking for 110 cars and a building with a dining room capacity of 75 people. The cooker was able to turn out 180 hamburgers per...
BROOKLIN AND THE 1937 CHEVROLET COUPE (BRK4)
Posted by BROOKLIN MODELS
The 1937 Chevrolet Coupe was initially produced in Canada in several color shades of green with wheels in green, cream and white. A rare black version was produced in only 20 pieces. The Canadian cast has plain base, except for code 006 which has a detailed base. The English cast has a detailed base. The early English version has Robertson fixing screws on base. The model was deleted in July...
