1930s. 5" long highly detailed car designed to resemble real 1930s car is mounted on 4x7x.75" green marble base with felt on underside. Car has trace of lt. oxidation on left side, o/w overall Exc. The Stout Scarab was a 1930s US automobile made by Stout Motorcar Company of Detroit and is considered the world's first production minivan. The experimental prototype of the Scarab became the world's first car with a fiberglass body shell. The Scarab offered a more spacious interior than any American car and passengers entered through single large door into a flexible seating system that could be configured in different ways. Design elements included a stylized ancient Egyptian Scarab motif. First prototype was completed in 1932 and the second in 1935. A total of nine units were produced for sale. A third Scarab was produced in 1946, still equipped with a rear engine but never went into production. Wonderful futuristic, aerodynamic design and high quality paperweight. First we've seen in our 45 years.