[Closed] Photos: Ford gets its fins clipped for 1960

Ford certainly had a gorgeous stunner in the 1960 Starliner and Ertl captured the look very well as shown in your excellent images.

I have the white and black "Happy Days" one and it's a real favorite.

I have heard that some of the '60 Starliners have had a tendency to develop "diecast cancer", especially in the area of the front doors, but, last time I checked, mine seemed OK in that regard.

So far, my only known victim has been an Ertl 1971 Plymouth 440 GTX.

Funny how things change - I bought one in the early 70s cheap because everyone considered it an ugly car. Including my Dad and I - he didn't want me to park it in front of our house and I tended to agree with him. Now it looks darn good.

I like that car George

I have the silver platinum version.

It's quite an attractive car.

(PICS) George, you can almost see the "cancer" starting. For whatever reason, many of these........

....green ones end up like this. Keep your fingers crossed!

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Geez, guy, that looks terminal! Mine's got . . .

a tiny bit starting on the rear deck right where the roof connects on the passenger side. I managed to minimize it in the photo but it's definitely there.

Chris, I'm curious. It would be a disaster if one of our modifications suffered this fate. As ...

... you already know, these models are not primered at the factory. However, when we modifiy and repaint, we primer before we lay down top coats of paint. Do you think the primer preparation will protect the metal from deteriorating like this?

Fair question Marlowe but the short answer is no. These diecast "issues" arise from.....

...poorly mixed casting metals. These problems are "inside the metal." Any topical solution (paint, primer, sealer, etc...) simply won't retard this decay.

Sadly, there's no way to tell just "when & where..."

A bit like life itself.