THESE PROMOTIONAL MODELS WERE PRODUCED IN THE U.S.A. FROM 1934-1983 ,THE FIRST WAS A 1934 STUDEBAKER PRESIDENT -MADE SPECIFICALLY TO DISTRIBUTE AT THE 1933-34 CHICAGO WORLDS FAIR. THESE FIRST MODELS WERE CAST IN POT OR SLUSH METAL..AFTER WW2 PLASTIC STARTED TO BE USED. A LOT OF THE PLASTIC MODELS SUFFERED WARPAGE. AND OF COURSE BEING FRAGILE MANY WERE BROKEN. MOST PROMOS WERE USED AS AN ADVERTISING TOOL GIVEN TO CHILDREN WHEN THEIR PARENTS TOOK A NEW CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE. THEY HAVE BECOME VERY COLLECTIBLE IN THE STATES AS NUMBERS HAVE DIMINISHED, AND OF COURSE PROMOS ARE MUCH RARER HERE IN N.Z. MODEL MEASURES 8in/205mm LONG AND IS ALL COMPLETE EXCEPT I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL IS MISSING FROM THE DETAILED INTERIOR, WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING. THE T-BIRD WOULD RESPOND WELL TO A CAREFUL CLEAN AND POLISH.