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Like most college students, Tony Singer couldn’t afford his dream car. But he could visit the Porsche dealership. “They would give you a poster documenting their win at Nurburgring or

A Porsche 356A Speedster model Forget the ‘mint and boxed’ Dinky models that turn up on Antiques Roadshow. Banish the ‘t’-word from the conversation, for high-end scale model cars most certainly are not toys. The clients and connoisseurs who acquire them inhabit a different world from those who swoon at the thought of a Matchbox Model of Yesteryear with its paint intact. In the upper reaches of model car creation, prices can match the real thing. You might have seen them in car showroom...