Stock Car Miniatures (SCM) is a trade mark of the rarest American made 1/64th scale die cast ever sold.  Known simply as SCM by the fans and collectors, they are credited in the early 1970's with making the first 1/64th diecast stockcars and car haulers of the NASCARS, IROCS, GRAND NATIONALS, ARCAs, WORLD OF OUTLAWS etc.   If it won a race in the mid 70's throughout the 80's and early 90's SCM tried to make it for race fans and the collectors of these rare cars.  Most of these die cast simply bore the SCM stamp on the bottom of the diecast car while the car hauler trailer bore the complete address of SCM in Roaring Spring Pa. 

Before ESPN made NASCAR what it is today, SCM could get the rights to make these little diecast with a handshake and a handful of cars.  A years worth of race cars could be placed in a shoe box.  As racing grew more and more legalistic contraacts went from a simple one page letter to a multi paged contract drawn up by the brightest of corporate lawyers with million dollar bonds to assure the coverage of any liabilty claims that may arise.

In maufactoring these 1/64th diecast, SCM started out using what the diecast industry called "blanks" which could be manufactored by names suck as Metel, Hot Wheels Ertl etc.  Blanks were normaly of a solid color and SCM would add the art work by making a scaled water decal to be placed on the diecast by the collector.  As time passed SCM made it's own diecast cars and haulers that were some time particaly painted and completely assembled by the collector. The results depended upon the 1/64th kit builder's ability to put together the diecast replica like any other model car kit.  

SCM was the brain child of Larry Milby in the early 1970's.  Trying to be an American made product and trying to make the Stock Car Miniatures in Pennsylvania instead of a more race friendly state such as the Carolineas eventuly became more than the SCM founder and CEO could overcome. Just a few years after SCM purchased and moved into a 30,000 square foot facility problems arose from complaining zoning boards having baseless claims against a granfathered property.

Almost 20 years since the Martinsburg zoning board ruled SCM could not benefit from it's property in any form what so ever, and their later taking of the property by the Borough of Martinburg Pa. for their on use, a Washington DC Court  ruled everthing done was unlawful and totally without cause.  I guess Mr. Milby was not paying off the locals.  Regardless Civil cases and Crimial RECO actions have been reopened by Larry Milby to regain his and SCM's loses.  I for one hope Mr. Milby wins back his loses and in some form or another places SCM back on the map.

Before being closed by the Martinsburg Borough the SCM products were sold in the four corners of the earth, in every state of the United States.  They were the first to start the Nascar die cast craze worth today in the retail sales of 100s of millions each year.  The former SCM workers can be proud of what they produced for the early race fans and die cast collectors.  These little cars had a value of over $600 for just one car in the late 80s.  Drivers such as Richard Petty had SCM make custom orders that are priceless today.  These early die cast had the Tobacco and Beer logos placed upon them without question or complaint and it was a rare car that had over 2,000 peices made.  So if you have one, you have a part of racing history, charish it and tell your childrens childrens, these were made in America. If I could add photos I would.