Fred
Cox

DC-8 Jet Collection

THE DORA MODEL COLLECTION

Highlights
of the Dora Collection include models that depict the airplane manufacturer’s
own livery, the so-called house colors livery, as well as those of the first
delivery airline customers. Also included are proposal models that builders
commissioned for sales campaigns of new and design-stage aircraft –
some of which never made it to production. The models date from the late 1940’s
to the mid-1970’s, when most models were made of metal instead of the
ubiquitous resin/plastic of today. The collection is based in New York City.
All models are listed below & are in chronological order from their
approximate date of manufacture.

UNITED STATES
ARMY AIR CORPS (PRE USAF)
DOUGLAS C-54 (aka DC-4)
1/50 SCALE, POLISHED ALUMINUM MODEL
A DOUGLAS FACTORY MODEL c. 1948

TRANS – AUSTRALIA AIRLINES
DOUGLAS DC-4
1/50 SCALE, POLISHED ALUMINUM MODEL
A DOUGLAS FACTORY MODEL c. 1948

DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CORP.
DC-6 – HOUSE COLORS
1/50 SCALE, POLISHED ALUMINUM MODEL
A DOUGLAS FACTORY MODEL c. 1950

DOUGLAS
AIRCRAFT CORP.
DC-7 ‘SEVEN SEAS‘
1/72 SCALE, ALUMINUM MODEL
A DOUGLAS FACTORY MODEL c. 1955

DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT CORP.
DC-8 ‘Ship One’
1/72 SCALE, ALUMINUM MODEL
A DOUGLAS FACTORY MODEL c. 1958

AIR VIET NAM
SUD AVIATION – CARAVELLE
1/64 SCALE, SHEET METAL MODEL c. 1964

AER LINGUS (IRISH AIR LINES)
FOKKER F-27
1/48 SCALE, METAL MODEL BY VERKUYL c. 1965

TAP AIR PORTUGAL
BOEING 727-100 – DELIVERY COLORS
1/48 SCALE,
METAL MODEL BY VERKUYL c. 1965

UNITED AIR LINES
BAC/AEROSPATIALE
– CONCORDE 101 PROPOSAL
1/50 SCALE,
FIBERGLASS MODEL BY WESTWAY c. 1965

LOCKHEED AIRCRAFT CORP.
L-500 – HOUSE COLORS – PROPOSAL
1/144
SCALE, METAL MODEL BY VERKUYL c. 1970

UNITED AIR LINES
LOCKHEED L-500 – PROPOSAL
1/144
SCALE, METAL MODEL BY VERKUYL c. 1970

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES
DOUGLAS DC-9-10 – DELIVERY COLORS
1/50 SCALE, POLISHED ALUMINUM MODEL
A DOUGLAS FACTORY MODEL c. 1970