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The Humpback Cadillac... [PIC]

Rich Sufficool · 2026-04-13T14:24:21Z

Jada's 1940 Cadillac Series 75 "Godfather" sedan is your basic '2 foot model'. OK from a distance, but don't expect too much from it. It was a low end model more of a toy to be sold at big box toy stores rather than for a discerning collector. I got rid of the more toy-like look by merely blackwashing he frill and the adjacent waterfalls. This first run model came with a really well done pug nosed gunsel menacingly reaching for his pistol. In the back seat, however, is an awful looking seated Godfather figure that I found impossible to remove, but realizing the rest of the interior was nothing to write home about, I decided to let it be. The car itself, is, like I said, a 2 footer. Only the headlamps were modeled. The parking and tail lamps are painted. The front wheels are not poseable. The second run of this model replaced the gunsel with a standing figure of the Marlon Brando character which is as well done as the gunsel and the back seat is unoccupied. I forget what I paid for it. I think it was in the $30 range. I'm surprised how much people are asking for this on the secondary market. Perhaps this model has achieved a cult status. Or, maybe it looks a lot better in the pictures than it actually is. And, I have to say, it looks pretty cool in my pics, so.... BTW: For those who care, and you know who you are, the trunk does open but it's devoid of any carpeting or spare, so I didn't bother to shoot it.

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14/04/2026 10:53 am

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"....including unwanted dust particles...."

Yes indeed! DUST is very noticeable when those dreaded close-ups are taken. 😬 😬 😬 Rich actually PS's out ALL the dust - just another reason why his pics are gorgeous! 😎 😎

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14/04/2026 10:53 am

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25/04/2026 12:47 pm

Oops! I forgot I did, at least, dress up the wheels..... I think it looks a little better - but eventually I'll replace the entire rolling chassis with one from a 1938 Cadillac.

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25/04/2026 1:01 pm

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Hmm...... What are you hiding here Richard? Why all the Photoshop work? 🤔 🤔 🤔 🤨 🤨

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25/04/2026 10:43 pm

The Cadillac in the Godfather movie was a 1940 60 Special and not a 75 limousine. It had no suicide doors. This model is completely irrelevant.

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26/04/2026 5:07 am

@nickies Correct, the model is two cuts above "POS" status, its only saving grace is that's very close to being in scale AND everything opens.

I doubt any of us here bought it for the "bogus" Godfather tie-in. I paid about $25 two decades ago with the intention of dramatically enhancing it - PLUS - it came with two figures. Any 1/18 figures were kind of rare 20+ years ago. 😉

For those who actually seek 1/18 "Godfather" movie cars, there really only one - the pink Tamiya Elvis Cadillac was re-worked by Greenlight to match Clemenza's black '55.