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17/09/2026 9:44 am
Sun's up, top's down; Road Trip!!
17/09/2026 12:23 pm
Is that one of the DM Lincolns? Great pics.
No sir. That's a Franklin Mint '56 Mark II. This one, specifically, is ours - the D4C Limited Edition Club Car. It was our fifth, limited to 869 units. We commissioned TFM to do it as a convertible. They had previously made the car as it came originally, as a hard top. There are five of them in all:
Edit: Original review from 22 years ago - https://diecast.org/model-details/?pdb=7617
This post was modified 1 month ago by Tony Perrone
17/09/2026 3:49 pm
Sun's up, top's down; Road Trip!!
Not so fast Tony, gas is $5.60 here in the O.C. You remember “A$$, Gas or Grass nobody rides for free?” Well who’s gassin up this Connie ? 😂
This post was modified 1 month ago by Steve Jacobs
17/09/2026 4:13 pm
@perrone1 So, the odds of finding one of the DHCs might be rather slim.
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18/09/2026 5:21 am
@gdh It is a lovely model and well worth while addition to any collection. I just did a quick check on Ebay World Wide Located in Italy. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/206559322743?_skw=Franklin+Mint+56+Lincoln&itmmeta=01M2SWWGM57ZARVGDH1VTNYS19&hash=item3017e52277:g:wQgAAeSw585ofLRP&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xAaEPoQvucBVuuwKALpyyizDZau5n7%2FOHwHV4yLlV1B9kNa2nDx52IO7DOrqTX2CUXlFPT57fK%2FJRTqR4wq0NcKmPD65Xk1UP5eCew6jum%2BsaJQhJ3wBpzU8fI6%2BCMeK4YJ9BmC8PTRnslf%2BdiYiZKByxpkrcea1WxDb%2FgoZmjjlic9E%2BjEvspCsb%2Byr3CvPY0m16g2CqiZer8OsXlPbrDyHUjl5zCEGy0gmLEO4w5z1ljsYfn%2FeLablT6TAlW%2FYogCWTXrGlfrnNWlQDhLbSFO%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR66K8ryWaA
This post was modified 1 month ago 2 times by Greg
18/09/2026 5:33 am
Sun's up, top's down; Road Trip!!
Not so fast Tony, gas is $5.60 here in the O.C. You remember “A$$, Gas or Grass nobody rides for free?” Well who’s gassin up this Connie ? 😂
Not me! But if we share-ride, I'll pitch in my fair share and the wine! And yes, I sure recall the expression for picking up the ladies!
18/09/2026 10:45 am
@perrone1 I found a black coupe 1956, today, but I'm in the midst of a few auctions and don't want to stretch too far. I do have it on my Watch list, though.
18/09/2026 4:07 pm