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18/10/2004 9:50 pm
Ordering the 1948 Buick as a Preview Society member....
I sent an email to DM to order the 1948 Roadmaster and have it shipped as part of the Preview Society (ie., cheaper) and got the following response in less than 24 hours:
Robert,
We are not yet sure if the '48 Buick Roadmaster will be offered in the Classic Preview Society. You may check back in a couple of weeks to see if it will be added or you may just order it at the higher price now. Please advise how you wish to proceed.
Regards,
Chrystal
I think that I will wait to see if DM can sort out the gas flap issues they seem to have on some of the models: 1960 Corvette and 1950 Ford Crestliner (green). From the prototype pics on the BB, it looks as if the gas flap on the new 1948 Buick is also a different color than the body. However, that hasn't stopped me from getting the Corvette or the Crestliner - addiction is a hard road - lol.
Bottom line is the DM IS aware of this model, customer service does answer emails and I am a loyal fan of DM, their models and their customer service. Thanks DM.
19/10/2004 2:06 am
When I ordered mine over the phone, I inquired about that, and, was told it is not part of the preview society. I thought all non-LE models were part of the P.S..
19/10/2004 3:35 am
Gas filler door a different color? In every..........
picture that's been shown of the Buick, the gas filler door is OPEN!
19/10/2004 3:44 am
Not so, mon ami. See Tony's original post #10370
Also the review on this car shows the same pix.;)
19/10/2004 8:22 am
You're right Andy, I stand corrected.
19/10/2004 9:36 am
Guess I've been lucky, so far have not gotten one model with gas cap differing in color from body:D
19/10/2004 12:05 pm
That was my understanding as well. I received the 1950 Studebaker...
as part of the P. S. and the 1950 Ford Crestliner as part of the Fabulous Fords of the Fifties series - both were $115 each. The Packard Hawk and 1969 Pontiac Trans Am _ to be recieved - are both part of the P.S. series and eagerly awaited. Gotta stretch out those purchases - lol.
19/10/2004 12:15 pm
I have gone through three green Crestliners because of the gas flap...
color match problem. One of the C.S. reps even looked at their display model while I was on the phone and agreed that the color was off on the green model, but not on the maroon one. The answer from DM marketing was that they were all like that and there seemed to be no remedy available. I recall that the original 1960 (green) Corvette had the same issue, but my Crestliner is worse than my Corvette - still both are beautiful images. I wonder why DM can't get this right?
19/10/2004 1:26 pm
Same paint formula under similar conditions, but on differing materials may be the problem or priming/not priming would also influence color as would drying/curing time. Models may have appeared to be same color when leaving factory if paint not completely cured.
19/10/2004 4:03 pm
I received one of the first green Crestliners.........
and I am looking at it today and there is no problem of mismatch color.
One car I am not able to look at day light is the DM zr1 corvette. Its horrible and it seems to go worse.
19/10/2004 4:28 pm
Robert, Yes, I consider my purchase of my 1950 Studebaker ragtop as an excellent example of the benefits of the Preview Society.
I paid little attention to this model as I'm not into, or knowledgable
about Studebakers. But when this arrived, I was so taken by the
color, fit, detail, and overall "real car shrunk down" feel it had, as
well as total fifties look to the car, I had to have it. This one required
some fancy footwork to purchase at the time too. But I'm glad I
did'nt miss it.
I only purchase maybe one in five of the P.S. items sent, but they
are all very welcome additions to my collection.