Sergio Goldvarg (born 1957) is an Argentinian architect, better known as a car collector, model car collector and model car maker resident in Miami, Florida.

His large scale model car collection, with 7,000 model cars in 2003[1] and 12,000 model cars in 2009, was recognized by Guinness World Records.[2] He and his wife Mariana also produced their own line of model American cars.[3][4] In 2014,Sergio Goldvarg was inducted to the Model Car Hall of Fame[5] in Las Vegas, for preserving the Legacy, for honoring pioneers of the model vehicle industry for their efforts to promote and enhance the hobby. From designers to entrepreneurs. www.modelcarhall.com. In 2018,Goldvarg Collection, the scale model car brand created by Sergio Goldvarg, was inducted to the Modelcar Hall of Fame for the New Brand of the Year. www.modelcarhall.com

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  1. ^ "For Weston Dad, Model Cars 'Capture the Joy' of his Youth". Miami Herald. 17 August 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ^ "UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News". United Press International. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ^ Randall Olson GM In Miniature 2008- Page 143 "Goldvarg Collection of Argentina was the first builder to create a handbuilt replica of the post-war Chevrolet in 1991-92."
  4. ^ Randall Olson Ford in Miniature 2006 Page 110 "In the pantheon of handbuilt replicas, Goldvarg models were like Brooklin products: substantial, seemingly built from a chunk of white metal, with proportions and detailing that were impressionistic rather than exact replicas ..."
  5. ^ "Model Car Hall of Fame Inductees". Model Car Hall of Fame, January 28, 2020