Cadillac Star Streak Motorhome 1971 by Autocult
A few Sizes bigger!
The United States of
America is known to be a very large country and if you want to explore it
intensively on your own four wheels, you need quite a long period of time. For
US citizens, this is – at least in stages – a much-loved way to spend their
holidays.
In the 1970s, former US
soldier Paul Jones from Cape Coral in Florida dreamed of exploring the USA
extensively in a motorhome and the plan matured in him to put his own suitable
vehicle on wheels. He chose the chassis of an Oldsmobile Tornado as the base.
It was sufficiently motorized for its new purpose with 350 US horsepower.
When planning the
structure, Paul Jones was guided by only one desire – to transfer as much
luxury as possible from his house to his mobile accommodation.
In 1971, the ex-soldier
built an aluminum frame, clad it with more aluminum panels and thus created a
box structure that tended to have an angular box structure that also had almost
no curves on the inside. This made it easier for him to adapt the finished
interior. The urge for a high level of comfort was not only expressed in a –
for the size of the vehicle – relatively large kitchenette with cold and hot
water, a refrigerator, hotplates and two sinks. In the lounge area, the seating
area served as a fold-out bed for him and his wife at night. Ther was also room
for a small bathroom in the car and he even installed a shower. TV and radio
programs could be received throughout the country via antennas. Paul Jones
named his car ‘Star Streak I’ and reeled off over 100,000 miles – the
equivalent of almost 161,000 kilometers – on the speedometer at the end of its
journey.
Description: | Cadillac Star Streak Motorhome 1971 |
Catalogue#: | ATC09022 |
Product Type: | Resincast |
Scale: | 1:43 |
Event: | Road |
Colour: | Two-tone Gold & Silver |
Drivers: | Jones P |
Sponsors: | - |
Dates: | 1971 |
Race/Position: | - |
Release Date: | Due: 04/2025 |
Weight: | 750 grams |
Comments: | Limited edition of 333 pieces |
About Autocult
A relatively new maker of very well finished resincast models, established in 2015. Very imaginative choice of subjects, often concentrating on the more eccentric episodes in motoring history! Production limited to 333 pieces of each subject, which often means that we get one delivery and that is it, so pre-orders strongly recommended!! Made in China for Germany.