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04/11/2025 12:57 pm
Limited to 70 pieces. 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special - Somerset Blue with Alpine White
I'm not a fan of all that chrome on the rear fenders.
04/11/2025 1:28 pm
Nice model. However, I think car would look better with less chrome on rear fenders.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
04/11/2025 1:55 pm
Likewise. I think that slab of chrome is gross and I would get rid of it - but then it wouldn't be a Fleetwood Special any more!
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
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04/11/2025 2:03 pm
Cadillac, Oldsmobile and Buick for 1958 were all victims of "excess for excess' sake". And yet, I still like most of them.
JKV reacted
04/11/2025 2:13 pm
A favorite Cadillac style, I ordered one.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
04/11/2025 3:00 pm
This is one car that looks better in 1:1 IMHO. Too much chrome you say? Hey...c'mon....it was 1958!
JKV reacted
04/11/2025 3:24 pm
"....that slab of chrome...."
Oh no, the year is 1958 folks - that "slab of chrome" must be there! 😎 😎 😎
JKV and Jack Dodds reacted
04/11/2025 4:35 pm
Yeah, OK, fair enough. It was a bit heavy-handed, though. Made the '58 Buick look almost delicately restrained by comparison.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
04/11/2025 5:26 pm
p.s. My quick edit of Stamp's Fleetwood Sixty Special that I posted above produced something that (not surprisingly) looks rather similar to Stamp's earlier Coupe de Ville (in the same colours), which I already have. I personally find it rather prettier than the Fleetwood, and it's all I need as a representative of a '58 Cadillac.
But of course I appreciate that some folks are happy this new 4-door variant has been produced.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
04/11/2025 6:01 pm
I already have it in elegant black.
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05/11/2025 8:45 am
@john-sharisky The notification I received was from Burbank House of Hobbies in California. These LEs seem to sell out fast.
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05/11/2025 8:47 am
@graeme-ogg I agree. I really like my coupe version. The Fleetwood is too pimped up for my tastes but we each have our preferences.
This post was modified 6 months ago by Mark Sweeney
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05/11/2025 10:46 am
...Burbank House of Hobbies...
Figures. I purchase a fair amount of my model car building supplies from Burbanks's - but opt-out of receiving their "news and offers".
FYI: I approve of the 1958 Sixty Special design. Here's a photo of an Art Fitzpatrick giclee print I have at home (I had the framing and matting done). I understand this image was used in the 1958 GM Annual Report.
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