The 2003 Spring Model Survey is over and the response was tremendous. Nearly 550 responses from seventeen countries around the world, giving us a very nice sample to work with.

You can check out the winners in each category, but it's worth noting that two of the categories were decided by extremely slim margins. In the Modern Truck category, the margin was less than one percent of the total votes cast and in Modern Cars, the top three vote-getters were separated by less than three percent. This would seem to mean that any of the top models would be winners from a sales standpoint.

Thanks to everyone who took to time to share their opinion. We will be doing some further analysis and then passing the information on to several modelmakers. If licensing and other arrangements can be worked out, we hope to see some of these models in production in the coming years.

Special thanks, as always, to Bob Johnson, who set up the survey and tally program.

We will be conducting more of these surveys in the future, covering other types of models, such as large trucks, construction equipment and specialized vehicles. Your opinions are important, so be looking for the announcements. Check out the Final Results! We've now posted a downloadable Adobe Acrobat version with photographs of each vehicle. Bill Cawthon [posted 03/17/2003]