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Curtis Parisi
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Just received my two newest woodies to add to my collection and a '61 Impala convertible. All look excellent. I especially like the woodie with the canoe. Sergio has called this models color Miami Cream which is a '49 Ford color not Mercury. It looks like Bermuda Cream which is a "49 Mercury color so I'll call it that. Sergio calls the Green wagon, Meadow Green, again a '49 Ford color. The model color is close to but a little darker than Banff Green which is a metallic Mercury color for '49. Mercury and Lincoln shared colors separate from Ford. The '61 Impala is called white. The Chevrolet name is Ermine White. This one might undergo the knife so to speak to remove the skirts as I'm not a fan of skirts except on early Thunderbirds. I'm looking forward to the '64 Impala I ordered at the same time but was sent with a white roof, not the single color I ordered. I emailed Sergio on this and he responded immediately and said he would replace it and I could keep the one sent in error. I can't say enough how much Sergio is first class guy in his dealings with his customers in this hobby. He has come thru in the past for me. He represents the pinnacle of what customer service should be that other manufactures should try to emulate. I look forward to adding to my woodie collection with the '55 Country Squire , '67 Country Squire and the '53 Buick wagons!

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...yeah, not sure why so many manufactures have problems with color names. Often, even when the color is correct, the name is wrong or vice-versa.   🤔 🤔  And yes, I too would have to remove those '61 Impala skirts.

Great models, congrats!



   
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Posted by: @parisi50

Just received my two newest woodies to add to my collection and a '61 Impala convertible. All look excellent. I especially like the woodie with the canoe. Sergio has called this models color Miami Cream which is a '49 Ford color not Mercury. It looks like Bermuda Cream which is a "49 Mercury color so I'll call it that. Sergio calls the Green wagon, Meadow Green, again a '49 Ford color. The model color is close to but a little darker than Banff Green which is a metallic Mercury color for '49. Mercury and Lincoln shared colors separate from Ford. The '61 Impala is called white. The Chevrolet name is Ermine White. This one might undergo the knife so to speak to remove the skirts as I'm not a fan of skirts except on early Thunderbirds. I'm looking forward to the '64 Impala I ordered at the same time but was sent with a white roof, not the single color I ordered. I emailed Sergio on this and he responded immediately and said he would replace it and I could keep the one sent in error. I can't say enough how much Sergio is first class guy in his dealings with his customers in this hobby. He has come thru in the past for me. He represents the pinnacle of what customer service should be that other manufactures should try to emulate. I look forward to adding to my woodie collection with the '54 Country Squire , '67 Country Squire and the '53 Buick wagons!

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54 Ford Country Squire?



   
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Curtis Parisi
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@bob-jackman My typo, it's a '55 Country Squire in Torch Red that's coming.

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What a beautiful ‘55, wish it came in 1/24th!!


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Posted by: @parisi50

Just received my two newest woodies to add to my collection and a '61 Impala convertible. All look excellent. I especially like the woodie with the canoe. Sergio has called this models color Miami Cream which is a '49 Ford color not Mercury. It looks like Bermuda Cream which is a "49 Mercury color so I'll call it that. Sergio calls the Green wagon, Meadow Green, again a '49 Ford color. The model color is close to but a little darker than Banff Green which is a metallic Mercury color for '49. Mercury and Lincoln shared colors separate from Ford. The '61 Impala is called white. The Chevrolet name is Ermine White. This one might undergo the knife so to speak to remove the skirts as I'm not a fan of skirts except on early Thunderbirds. I'm looking forward to the '64 Impala I ordered at the same time but was sent with a white roof, not the single color I ordered. I emailed Sergio on this and he responded immediately and said he would replace it and I could keep the one sent in error. I can't say enough how much Sergio is first class guy in his dealings with his customers in this hobby. He has come thru in the past for me. He represents the pinnacle of what customer service should be that other manufactures should try to emulate. I look forward to adding to my woodie collection with the '55 Country Squire , '67 Country Squire and the '53 Buick wagons!

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 It seem that fender skirt was fashionable in that era



   
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@parisi50 Thanks Curtis. I too am anxiously awaiting the 55.



   
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Posted by: @renato-bardi
Posted by: @parisi50

Just received my two newest woodies to add to my collection and a '61 Impala convertible. All look excellent. I especially like the woodie with the canoe. Sergio has called this models color Miami Cream which is a '49 Ford color not Mercury. It looks like Bermuda Cream which is a "49 Mercury color so I'll call it that. Sergio calls the Green wagon, Meadow Green, again a '49 Ford color. The model color is close to but a little darker than Banff Green which is a metallic Mercury color for '49. Mercury and Lincoln shared colors separate from Ford. The '61 Impala is called white. The Chevrolet name is Ermine White. This one might undergo the knife so to speak to remove the skirts as I'm not a fan of skirts except on early Thunderbirds. I'm looking forward to the '64 Impala I ordered at the same time but was sent with a white roof, not the single color I ordered. I emailed Sergio on this and he responded immediately and said he would replace it and I could keep the one sent in error. I can't say enough how much Sergio is first class guy in his dealings with his customers in this hobby. He has come thru in the past for me. He represents the pinnacle of what customer service should be that other manufactures should try to emulate. I look forward to adding to my woodie collection with the '55 Country Squire , '67 Country Squire and the '53 Buick wagons!

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IMG 6842

 

 

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 It seem that fender skirt was fashionable in that era

The source of the color mix up with ordering the 1964 Impala may be that on the Goldvarg web site the model pictures of the two colors offered have their descriptions reversed, which I think may cause buyers to inadvertently order the wrong color on occasion.  I posted this problem a while back but I see that the error on the web site remains.  Here are the GM color chart color descriptions:

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Lagoon Aqua Poly

 

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Azure Aqua Poly



   
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@jack-dodds, thanks, Jack.


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@jkuvakas My post is not meant to be critical but instead to avoid headaches/disappointment for both the customer and Sergio.



   
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Posted by: @parisi50

@bob-jackman My typo, it's a '55 Country Squire in Torch Red that's coming.

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This one will definitely be a "must have" for me.



   
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@jack-dodds, I was sincere with my thanks. I'm sure Sergio appreciates it as well. This type of heads-up can avoid disappointment.


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