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16/12/2020 11:57 am
Hot Wheels scored a coup on this model. They worked with the GM design team so they actually released this model before the debut of the first 1:1 C6. This is the roadster with removable top. They also did the hardtop.
16/12/2020 2:39 pm
Ho hum Rich - just your usual UNBELIEVABLE photos! Bravo buddy!
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16/12/2020 4:11 pm
Rich, those Mattel C6's are just about perfect. I have three of them. In total now, I have 10 1/12th scale Corvettes. I'm waiting for one of the manufacturers to come out with the new C8 in 1/12th.
I wish someone would issue the '53 in 1/12th and also a C4 version. I'd be a happy clam.
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17/12/2020 9:34 am
I actually have a huge model of the '53 made by Ideal. A switch on the dashboard worked the headlights from a D battery under the removable upper half of the engine. That area was big enough for me to hide my cigarettes in it as a teenager. It has a removable clear plastic top. It's hardly a precision model but it still looks impressive. I got it as a kid sometime in the early-mid 50s and I'm trying to remember if it came as a kit.
17/12/2020 12:35 pm
@rich-sufficool - Wow! You're bringing back memories! I had that car when I was a kid! I did manage to get the headlights to work too! I'm gonna see if I can find it on the Internet!
17/12/2020 12:37 pm
20/12/2020 11:22 am
With everything going resin these days I'd be surprised if we see anything in 1/12 diecast anymore. A 1/12 diecast C7 or C8 would be sweet though. Here's a modded 1/12 C6 from a few years back. I had the wheels chromed and a friend of mine painted the flames...
This post was modified 3 years ago 2 times by Mike73