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05/11/2013 9:07 am
Photo: Sportin' Around Jazz Age Style
Duesenberg SSJ Convertible 1935 1:18 by Ertl
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05/11/2013 11:48 am
What is the point of a model of a car that was never built?
George, there is no criticism of you or the model in this question. I would just like an insight into why inaccurate models are made of the two SSJs. Cooper owned his and Gable borrowed his from Duesenberg. Both cars and their owner/borrower are all iconic in their own right, so why debase the true story.
i think I probably know the answer.
05/11/2013 12:25 pm
05/11/2013 8:26 pm
A dramatic image of this sensational automobile, as beautifully done in 1/18 by Ertl.
05/11/2013 8:28 pm
Because people like them and there is no rule that says a diecast has to always meet someone else's standard of what's "right".
05/11/2013 10:08 pm
It was a polite question, but it seems to have caught a raw nerve with both of you
06/11/2013 3:53 am
06/11/2013 4:40 am
George, your version should have been a 1:1!
The Cooper car has a very mundane paint scheme for such an over the top car, but that must have been his choice.
My point is that because there are just two of them, why make a series of irrelevant paint variations. It's a bit like Frank's concerns over CMC's race car liveries and restoration adaptions.
The SSJ model is one of the best Ertl made and for that they must be given recognition.