Sergio Goldvarg
Executive
Founder of Miniturbo and the Goldvarg Collection. Also advisor to Buby (where he worked on decals on Mini Buby and also worked on the concept of the Collector Classics) and later Sun Star. Guinness World of Records holder as the Largest Scale Model Car Collection holder, with 7,000 cars in 2005 and 12,000 cars in 2009. This collection led to his induction into the Diecast Hall of Fame in 2014, as an Intriguing Collector. In 2018 he was nominated for the Model Car Hall of Fame's Model Car Entrepreneur award.
Sergio is a member of the hobbyDB Advisory Board.
Subject ID: 4066
MoreFounder of Miniturbo and the Goldvarg Collection. Also advisor to Buby (where he worked on decals on Mini Buby and also worked on the concept of the Collector Classics) and later Sun Star. Guinness World of Records holder as the Largest Scale Model Car Collection holder, with 7,000 cars in 2005 and 12,000 cars in 2009. This collection led to his induction into the Diecast Hall of Fame in 2014, as an Intriguing Collector. In 2018 he was nominated for the Model Car Hall of Fame's Model Car Entrepreneur award.
Sergio is a member of the hobbyDB Advisory Board.
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It was 26th January 1990 that Argentinian Sergio Goldvarg and his wife Mariana launched their very first 1:43 white metal model, the 1957 Oldsmobile Starfire, to herald a range of American 1940s and 1950s model cars, made in their home country.
Sergio had his own factory where the models were manufactured in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and this was the very first attempt to make white metal models in 1:43 scale, for the collector, in South America. All the brass masters were made, and the painting, casting and assembly, were all undertaken on site by either Sergio himself or his employees. The next 2 models were the Chrysler Imperial 1951 and Chevrolet 1946.
The models produced were strong and heavyweight, without the fragility of some contemporary examples of the time and certainly had a character of their own. The presentation of their models was a style not seen before, with leaflets included in the eye catching red and gold boxes promoting the models in comic style. Each model carried a tag signed by Sergio.
Another model was an elegant 1951 Henry J Kaiser finished in a light metallic grey with maroon interior and an abundance of plated parts. The base inscription included a tribute to their son Kevin, born in 1991.
The Goldvargs original plan was to produce sixteen models. However, on Sergio’s move to Florida, USA, the 1958 Oldsmobile was made in England by SMTS, using his pattern. Sergio found the costs associated with production in England very high. The production oh white metal models ended in 1990.
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However, the story of The Goldvarg Collection continues as he released in 1997 more Goldvarg Collection models, this time in resin, made in China. At that time, Sergio completed brass masters to produce the following:
- Plymouth Fury 1960
- Pontiac Bonneville 1959
- Nash Golden Airflyte 1952 4 door Sedan
- Mercury Park Lane 1960
- Oldsmobile 1957 Convertible.
- Pontiac Star Chief 1955 Hard Top w/Continental Kit
- Mercury Montclair 1956 Hard Top
He also intended to produce a number of different variations from the old original brass masters.
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Sergio has a huge scale model car collection of his own, totalling nearly 14.000 models, in scales ranging from 1:43, 1:50 to 1:18. In 2007 and 2009 he achieved an entry in the Guinness World of Records, the first time with 7,000 models and in 2009 with 12,000.
Whilst his main collection is at home, Sergio has many 1:18 scale models on display at the restaurant that he owns at 3285 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Florida, known as "Waffleworks." He also collects Batmobiles in all scales, from 1:87 to 1:1, owning one of the original cars used by Adam West! So if you’re in Hollywood, be sure to stop by and enjoy a meal in this fun restaurant, and soak up the model car ambience.
Subject ID: 4066
Subject ID: 4066
