I'll refrain from my usual diatribe regarding certain dimensions of this particular 1/18 Sunstar replica and instead point out the many good points.
There was great attention paid to Mopar detail; there's simply no other way to put it. From the beautifully cast emblems & scripts, swivel front seats, gas & brake pedals, engine compartment & trunk, etc.. it's all there and looks great. The best features, IMO, are the wheels... super nice & accurate reproductions of Mopar tires & wheelcovers!
I have both a gleaming black convertible and a yellow/black two-tone hardtop of this exceptionally cool 1/18 diecast of the 1959 Dodge from SunStar Platinum and they both are favorites ! It certainly is impressive in real life and as a replica, too. SunStar has certainly done some favorites in the excellent Platinum series.
Certainly the '59 Dodge didn't have to take a back seat from any other car from the Big Three when it came to chrome! The '59 Dodge can parade around with the best of them.
Certainly the '59 Dodge didn't have to take a back seat from any other car from the Big Three when it came to chrome! The '59 Dodge can parade around with the best of them.
1959 has to be the epitome of overstated styling and gleaming chrome trim; but it was awesome! What I particularly like about this model year was that all the cars offered looked so very different from one another; even within each car company. Examples from The Big 3:
1959 has to be the epitome of overstated styling and gleaming chrome trim;
I would argue that more for 1958, than 1959....although there was plenty of chrome to go around for both years. 😏 😏 😏
True, that many car makes & models looked very different, but you may not know that in 1959 GM mandated (as a cost cutting move to offset much of that year's "emergency tooling" ) that ALL (Chevrolet through Cadillac ) 2-dr hardtop cars & convertibles utilize the same door skin.
Certainly the '59 Dodge didn't have to take a back seat from any other car from the Big Three when it came to chrome! The '59 Dodge can parade around with the best of them.
1959 has to be the epitome of overstated styling and gleaming chrome trim; but it was awesome! What I particularly like about this model year was that all the cars offered looked so very different from one another; even within each car company. Examples from The Big 3:
With exception of the EDSEL I think 1959 American cars were all among the most chrome covered of the decade. Overboard, everyone of them, but never a doubt what they were when they arrived. With regard to the Edsel mentioned, it was sad that the "way out there" '58 got completely stripped naked for '59. So glad I was a kid back then!
