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Great pics, but many manufactures seem to have problems correctly replicating Mopar roofs on mid-'50s cars. This Brooklin, sadly, is no exception; it too is simply not tall enough. It looks chopped. 😕 😔
@chazy-r But if you are referring to the early Brooklin '56 Ford hardtop do keep in mind that the hard tops (pillarless cars) did have a lower roof and windscreen than sedans and wagons. This photo shows a bit of that difference.
And while I was looking at '56 Ford these came up.
A really nice Chrysler 300 ! It most definitely is one of the all-time American cars and it is great to have a Brooklin replica of it.
I have a MotorMax 1/43 diecast of this one in red with a white top and one can only imagine how cool it would be to drive around in a 1:1 edition in 1955 !
Great pics, but many manufactures seem to have problems correctly replicating Mopar roofs on mid-'50s cars. This Brooklin, sadly, is no exception; it too is simply not tall enough. It looks chopped. 😕 😔
Wasn't that the same issue with the Motor Max and Maisto models in 1/18 ?
Wasn't that the same issue with the Motor Max and Maisto models in 1/18 ?
Steve
The Maisto suffered from that, and it was under-scaled...in fact, I used that "model" as a "parts car." I used the top to create an AWB 1951 Ford Gasser. The Motor Max was less affected, but it's slightly over-scaled. Not being a fan of "wires," I replaced them with wheelcovers.
ACME (Precision Minatures ) got everything right on their 1956 Chrysler St. Regis.
Your Gasser looks incredible Chris. I don't ever remember seeing it before.
And that Chrysler St Regis is one that I've never gotteni. It looks amazing in that color combo but it came out after I sold most of my collection.
And I'm trying very hard to not give into the temptation to buy again.
I stood in the aisle at Costco the other day trying to decide if I wanted the beautiful Maisto Ferrari or the Lamborghini. I finally put them back in the mix and walked away. And I felt good about it as I walked out the door not spending a single cent.
