A few of the above have been done but now long obsolete, or ultra dear.
The 1963 Ford Galaxie, early roof (Conquest) and later roof (Spark) Country Squire (Conquest)
The 1963 Impala hardtop,a conversion I did on the James Bond convertible using a roof from a Ertl 1964 Chevrolet. And there was a four door hardtop in turquoise by Kess.
And there was an Altaya 1965 Plymouth Fury convertible, but not a hardtop, in white with red interior. Sorry, no photo.
And going way back, a Collectors Classics 1953 Ford Victoria
66 Riviera, 68 Javelin, 71 Pantera, all stock...and in 1/18 too, please!
If I'm not mistaken, Sergio confirmed on the Forum a while back (in response to a question of mine) that he had the second-generation Riviera in development, although it seems to be a long time coming and I hope he hasn't changed his mind. It is described as a '67, but apart from a thin horizontal chrome strip added to the grille, it is indistinguishable from the '66.
Neo did a '69, which is a pretty nice model but by then Buick had begun the process of progressively cluttering up the original pure look of the '66.
Yes, a '68 Javelin would also be welcome. Auto Pilen of Spain did one, of course. Not up to current standards of detailing but it was a very crisp casting with a quite attractive - but probably not even remotely authentic - metallic green finish. My main complaint was that the beautifully soft suspension tended to sag and collapse if you were foolish enough to actually play with it (which I did, obviously).
And if any one is looking for the AMX, the short wheelbase version, there is an Altaya one plus the older AMT plastic 43rd scale kit of one. Both currently on Ebay.
66 Riviera, 68 Javelin, 71 Pantera, all stock...and in 1/18 too, please!
If I'm not mistaken, Sergio confirmed on the Forum a while back (in response to a question of mine) that he had the second-generation Riviera in development, although it seems to be a long time coming and I hope he hasn't changed his mind. It is described as a '67, but apart from a thin horizontal chrome strip added to the grille, it is indistinguishable from the '66.
Neo did a '69, which is a pretty nice model but by then Buick had begun the process of progressively cluttering up the original pure look of the '66.
Yes, a '68 Javelin would also be welcome. Auto Pilen of Spain did one, of course. Not up to current standards of detailing but it was a very crisp casting with a quite attractive - but probably not even remotely authentic - metallic green finish. My main complaint was that the beautifully soft suspension tended to sag and collapse if you were foolish enough to actually play with it (which I did, obviously).
There have been replies about the 1968 Javelin. I do not have one of these, but do have a nice 1970 Javelin by BOSS. I believe the 1968 through 1970 cars are considered first generation Javelins.
Ed, you're right about the 70 being first-generation, but like we've been discussing in another thread, the third iteration is not an improvement over the original. The 68 and 69 are just much cleaner.
