Its A Deora!
Proving that great minds think alike, (Right, Nathan!) I have come up with the original Dodge Deora for the What A Concept build challenge over at LUGNuts. Designed for Hot Wheels in 1964 by Harry Bentley Bradley and the Alexamder Bros., a real one was made by chopping a Dodge A-100 van and adding parts from a 1960 Ford sedan and a 1960 Ford wagon to make the iconic roofline. The strange concept surf truck needed a cool name so a contest was proposed and results were to be announced in the February 1966 issue of "Car Model". Thirteen-year-old David Hagedorn's entry topped all the others. It was short and suitably exotic: DEORA. David explained that it meant "golden" in Spanish (which is slightly incorrect; "de oro" is Spanish for "of gold"). Since Bradley's original plan called for finishing the project in gold, the name was perfect! Young David was rewarded with the first AMT Deora model kit! In 1968, the Deora became within the first 16 cars to be cast for Hot Wheels…and the rest is history!
Its A Deora!
Proving that great minds think alike, (Right, Nathan!) I have come up with the original Dodge Deora for the What A Concept build challenge over at LUGNuts. Designed for Hot Wheels in 1964 by Harry Bentley Bradley and the Alexamder Bros., a real one was made by chopping a Dodge A-100 van and adding parts from a 1960 Ford sedan and a 1960 Ford wagon to make the iconic roofline. The strange concept surf truck needed a cool name so a contest was proposed and results were to be announced in the February 1966 issue of "Car Model". Thirteen-year-old David Hagedorn's entry topped all the others. It was short and suitably exotic: DEORA. David explained that it meant "golden" in Spanish (which is slightly incorrect; "de oro" is Spanish for "of gold"). Since Bradley's original plan called for finishing the project in gold, the name was perfect! Young David was rewarded with the first AMT Deora model kit! In 1968, the Deora became within the first 16 cars to be cast for Hot Wheels…and the rest is history!