The era that you are modeling will dictate that you use models from that specific time period, line and location (example post war era – 1950’s; Toronto-Hamilton-Buffalo line; the Niagara peninsula). Some people are stricter about era than others. If you are one of the stricter hobbyists, you should do your research into the correct cars for the era and line you are modeling and buy it accordingly.
Getting rid of the scrap metal and junk from that house that first day while helping my Realtor friend I realized there were many other people out there just like him, desperate to get rid of junk, but no time to do it themselves.
Also, it is amazing how much business is done informally, with no more than a handshake. The trust you earn is your greatest asset in this, as well as any business you enter into.
David and his father were looking for a business to buy. They were interested in a car repair that I was selling. I asked their buying agent to bring them over so I could interview them and to explain this business to them. In 3 minutes it was clear that they should not even consider this business. We spent the balance of the meeting talking about the businesses they had looked at and the pros and cons of each. I gave them my honest suggestions about each from their description. They thanked me and left.
Most car manufacturers make their cars lighter by using lighter material instead of the heavy steel. Most cars are built with fiber glass and plastic parts wherever it is practical to use them. Weight is one of the most difficult problems faced by hybrid cars also. Their batteries are the inevitably heavy parts that make them heavy. Presently, experiments are conducted in order to get rid of the heavy batteries by introducing body parts that could be used as batteries. In the event of this effort brings results, the hybrids will be able to do more mileage per gallon of gasoline.
Many people have tons of metal (literally!) and scrap just lying around their yards, or in their garage and old sheds that they just want to get rid of for a number of reasons.
The helpful thing about drawing cars is that whilst they are still, they are perfectly still and they do not change their outline or colour like humans alter their expressions, stances and clothes. In fact, it would be pretty simple to amass a collection of sketches of quite exotic cars as well – cars that most people could never even hope to own.
Another big advantage of the used cars is that the effective price for a similar performance car is quite low. Generally new cars just out of the showroom see an immediate depreciation of around 10%. So you do not even have to drive the car a few meters before its value goes down. After that too the depreciation is quite high.