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29/04/2026 8:27 am
One of my absolute favorites: Sunstar's 1958 Buick Limited convertible. A giant of a car, longer than even a 1958 Cadillac, this car had it all. 😀 😀
29/04/2026 9:53 am
This beast was the automotive equivalent of the aeronautical "Tail Dragger". Quite the statement back in the day, but "Sparky" was not built for sloping driveways or lot entrances.
29/04/2026 9:57 am
Absolutely fantastic. I LOVE the color combo!
29/04/2026 10:37 am
Great land yacht, Chris, and you found one longer than the 1967 Coupe de Ville - by 3.1 inches.
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29/04/2026 11:31 am
@gdh Exactly right! A 1958 Buick limited was (is ) even longer than my '59 Cadillac CDV by 2" - unreal right?
Now, here's the crazy part.....
My Autoart '59 Cadillac is under-scaled by a hair.... it's just shy of 12.5" (1/18 scale 225.0" ) but when compared to the Sunstar Limited, the Buick is shorter! IT SHOULD NOT BE SHORTER!
Both models are slightly under-scaled! 😬 😬 😬 😳 😳 😳
PS
At least 1/18 replicas of 1967 Cadillac CDVs exist; convertibles and limousine are also represented, but no SDVs. 😔 😔 I'd love to have a 1/18 '67 SDV (like my father owned ).
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29/04/2026 11:32 am
@perrone1 Yes sir, If I owned the real thing - I'd want this color combo! 😎 😎 😎
29/04/2026 11:33 am
@chris I'd like to find a 1967 CDV in 1:24 or 1:18. I still wish I had the car, though it would be tough getting through the narrow streets of Europe. It would be a comfy ride, though, on the autobahn.
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29/04/2026 11:38 am
@gdh ...well, as we discussed before, BOS did release a 1/18 '67 CDV a few years back - looks pretty good too!
29/04/2026 11:41 am
@chris Yes, but I'm not a fan of red on anything but a Ferrari, for the most part, and BOS only makes static models, as far as I can tell. I prefer models in that size to have moving parts.
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29/04/2026 11:50 am
@gdh ...me too, that's why I haven't yet purchased any 1/18 "sealed" (static ) models. Sadly, we'll probably NEVER see a 1/18 "full function" '67 Cadillac.
Although..... for many years, the only 1/18 1992-1996 Cadillac Fleetwoods available were sealed resins. Then, one day, out of nowhere, a Chinese manufacture stepped up with a beautiful 1/18 full function example. Of course I had to have it! 😎 😀
29/04/2026 12:00 pm
@chris That is impressive. Who was the maker (and please don't tell me Who was the shipper and Lee was the maker!)
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29/04/2026 12:05 pm
@gdh They're known as "Dealer Edition;" they make hundreds of great 1/18 replicas. 👍 👍
29/04/2026 12:27 pm
@chris Thank you and I appreciate your avoidance of the 'Who's on First' schtik.
29/04/2026 1:12 pm
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