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Topic starter
19/06/2023 1:15 pm
Some years ago Franklin Mint did a series of 1:43 models. Some were well done. Some looked a bit out of shape and had wide shut lines. One that really hit the mark, however, was the ‘58 Chevrolet Corvette. I acquired it many years ago. I have included a couple photos of the actual Corvette to show the comparison of the model to the actual car.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
19/06/2023 1:44 pm
It looks great ! The black color fits it very well and FM did a good job on this one. Of course, it is a Corvette and that automatically makes it a winner !
19/06/2023 1:59 pm
They also did a wonderful 53 Vette in white.
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
Topic starter
19/06/2023 2:49 pm
Nice ‘53, Frank. And for that first year you could could have any color your wanted as lon as it was Polo White.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
Ed Davis and Frank Reed reacted
19/06/2023 4:00 pm
Don’t leave out FM’s ‘57 model. Also a classic!
Cfcooper
Brighton, MI
19/06/2023 5:19 pm
@cfcooper Yes, that's right! About 100 years ago I did a quickie wheel swap on mine and haven't touch it since. If you'll forgive this terrible pic.... here it is. 🙄
Karl Schnelle reacted
19/06/2023 5:55 pm
I guess I've not heard of this '58, or completely forgotten about it. I have the three collections of the 50s & 60s FM issued, as David said, some good-some not so much. I am guessing this was a separate release, as I do know they did that too. I have a couple. The '58 is my favorite Vette of the 50s, so I might have to go looking for one of these.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
19/06/2023 6:45 pm
The black/silver 1/1 car pictured is a 1961 rather than a 1958. The FM model is fairly nice for the time.
Christopher Moroni reacted
19/06/2023 7:31 pm
@bob-jackman Franklin Mint came out with a few special models after releasing the “Classic Cars of the Fifties” series.
here are a couple I purchased.
The first is the 57 Chevy, and my second is the 58 Corvette. I received them directly from Franklin Mint when they were first released. I consider both as very special to my collection. Back then having 24 cars was having a real collection and spending $59.95/car was quite a bit in the 1980’s.
Cfcooper
Brighton, MI
19/06/2023 8:33 pm
Here's Spark's 1960. They also did all four Le Mans entrants.
