For my initial posting I submit some Ertl toys that date from the mid 1970s and 80s.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlVette63.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlPettyGM002.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlChevy50_02.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlNomad.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlChevy57_02.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlChevy57_01.jpg

These stylish examples ...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlMercury.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlCrownVic.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlFord50.jpg

Mercedes-Benz and Porsche ...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlMercedes.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlPorsche917.jpg

..1990s Chevy S10 with plastic base plate made in China ...

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/ToyAuto_Ertl/ErtlS10.jpg