Serving 189 cities with a fleet of 640 jets, American Airlines makes over 2,200 daily departures and is one of the world's largest scheduled passenger airlines. Flying people throughout North America, Europe, the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, American Airlines is an indispensable presence in the ever-growing world of international business, a trusted partner in domestic travel and a favourite with vacationers everywhere. The pleasures of travel and the essentials of business are quite evident in the bed of a 1957 Chevrolet pick-up that is carting luggage from a newly arrived American Airlines jet. Inside this reliable pick-up are golf-club bags and mail bags, suitcases and hat boxes. Handling luggage - before and after a flight - is a crucial part of the airline business and, in the 1950s it was these classic trucks that did the job!

Now, a 1957 Chevrolet pick-up truck - marked with authentic American Airlines logos of the time and loaded with an array of passenger and business baggage - is re-created in a beautifully detailed scale replica. Precision crafted, this die-cast model is available from and produced exclusively by Matchbox Collectibles - the greatest name in die-cast.

(1997)

Scale: 1:43