These are a bargain compared to some metal HO cars. I submitted a photo of me holding one of these cars in my palm next to a matchbox car. The HO are considerably smaller and to scale. The cars all appear to be replicas of modern generic autos like a honda or toyota or some other compact sedan. So if your doing layout of 1940's they may not fit in, well maybe in the background. Maybe this manufacturer will make some other scale items like generic semis or pickups. All in all a good deal for 5 HO scale cars.