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31/01/2023 6:55 am
Long time collectors may recall that years ago HW 61 "suggested"Ā they would tool up a FOUR DOOR sedan from their 1/18 1957 Chevrolet 150 2-dr sedan. They promoted an authentic 1957 US Army staff car livery. I remember seeing this 4-dr on HW 61 sites/brochures under, "Coming soon."Ā
Like their proposed 4-dr 1/18 Kaiser, it never happened.
Greenlight will NOW produce this 1957 US Army car but in a 2-dr sedan body style, which, as far as I can tell, is not accurate. Apparently, the US government only ordered 4-drs.
As "tri-five"Ā fans know, it's EASY to convert 4-drs to 2-drs because the C-pillar location remains constant. Therefore, it would be relatively easy (so it seems ) to tool-up a 1/18 4-dr and subsequently release several different liveries (taxi, fire, police, stock, etc...)Ā Ā
So.... the Army car is coming, but it will be a 2-dr. š£ š š„Ā
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