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08/01/2005 4:14 am
Russian Island bird
See it came in the mail. Since moving going to leave
it boxed up but wondered what some have thought of the
model
08/01/2005 4:36 am
LOVE this one...
...the cheerful lemon-yellow paint is smooth as glass and contrasts sharply with the bright white "porthole" top, sparkling chrome trim, and black-and-white interior. Ride height and overall stance look great too. Maybe not quite up-to-the-minute in operating features, but more than makes up for that in how beautifully it displays. This one will bring a smile to your face every time you look at it.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
08/01/2005 6:30 am
It's a beauty
I put a set of wire wheels from the DM 53 Buick Skylark on it and it really pops, put a set on the red T-Bird too, looks great. 
08/01/2005 7:02 am
That's a great idea on those wheels, Art.
08/01/2005 9:09 am
What about the Buick logo on the wheel center?
How do you pull those wheels off the both cars?
08/01/2005 10:05 am
Martin, first off, the logo is too small to be concerned about for my eyesight. :-B On both cars the wheels are 2 part. The hubcap (or outer half of the wire wheel) and tire peel right off and the inside half is screwed to the axle, it makes a real easy swap.
08/01/2005 12:32 pm
Ok, I'll try that. I'll come and get you if I break something!! LOL!
08/01/2005 7:04 pm
Art, but, but, what do you do with the Buick Skylarks with the missing shoes?
You wouldn't happen to have an nice Mandarin red (maroon) body just laying about, would you?
USAF 1958-62
09/01/2005 5:44 am
Dan
I bought a distressed Skylark - those wheels plus the spare and the spares from my other 3 Skylarks made up 2 sets of wheels. Sorry don't have a spare body around.
09/01/2005 9:31 am
Curses!.....Foiled again!
USAF 1958-62