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13/10/2021 9:00 am
1954 Kaiser Darrin 161 Cabriolet - Automodello, LE #89 of 299, Champagne White
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
13/10/2021 9:03 am
beautifully shot.......a VERY sharp car
13/10/2021 11:11 am
I love the different display options on these Darrins.
13/10/2021 12:45 pm
This is one car that, try as I might, I just cannot warm up to. I think it's the nose/grille that detracts for me.
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13/10/2021 6:56 pm
Jack I have always had a problem with that nose/grill myself but I love my models of this car in both 1/43 and 1/24 scale. As Rich says the display options are terrific.
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Topic starter
13/10/2021 9:05 pm
I like the style of the front end-very distinctive. These are such fantastic cars, I love seeing them at car shows and museums. It amazes me how many times this scenario played out in the auto industry. Beautifully styled cars released as a company gasps for survival. Kaiser with the Darrin, Studebaker with the Avanti, Auburn with the Speedster and many others.
I think the models are amazing, I bought the Champagne White 1st because it is my favorite color for this car, I figured I'd only be able to afford one of them at the time. Good fortune later allowed me to get my 2nd favorite color, Red Sail. So I have those two, would've loved the other three, but I never seen a 1:1 in person in those colors, so I am good with the ones I have.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
14/10/2021 10:00 am
For the pocket doors. Great pics of course.
John Bono
North Jersey
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14/10/2021 10:37 am
I like the style of the front end-very distinctive. These are such fantastic cars, I love seeing them at car shows and museums. It amazes me how many times this scenario played out in the auto industry. Beautifully styled cars released as a company gasps for survival. Kaiser with the Darrin, Studebaker with the Avanti, Auburn with the Speedster and many others.
I think the models are amazing, I bought the Champagne White 1st because it is my favorite color for this car, I figured I'd only be able to afford one of them at the time. Good fortune later allowed me to get my 2nd favorite color, Red Sail. So I have those two, would've loved the other three, but I never seen a 1:1 in person in those colors, so I am good with the ones I have.
I must add though.....although the Darrin doesn't appeal to me I would still love to see one at a car show; simply because they are so rare and different.
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