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Topic starter
01/11/2024 10:19 pm
I just purchased this pink 4-door 1960 Cadillac on the secondary market. I was surprised to find the driver's seat occupied! Does anyone know - did Brooklin made it this way, or did a prior owner add the figure?
I tried looking online to find another example
of this model but really couldn't tell. Thanks!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
01/11/2024 10:36 pm
The archive shows it without - so I think a collector added the figure.
source: HobbyDB
02/11/2024 5:36 am
OMG Barry - A stowaway! Wonder how he got the figure in there?
michaeldetorrice reacted
02/11/2024 6:53 am
Not as difficult as you seem to think. I've taken several Brooklins apart (for one reason or another). Simply undo the two screws and the base lifts out with the seating unit attached to it. Slide a figure into the driver's seat and screw the base back on. No dramas. Only problem on some models might be lack of clearance between the steering wheel and the seat, so the underside of the driver's legs might have to be filed down (or the legs removed altogether - they wouldn't be visible anyway).
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
Topic starter
02/11/2024 11:08 am
@graeme-ogg You hit the nail on the head. I unscrewed the base with the intent of performing a "driverectomy" but found the legless man so firmly attached to the seat cushion that it would be impossible to remove without damage. The figure is perfectly scaled and painted and appears to be made of the same material as the seat itself.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
02/11/2024 1:15 pm
In that case (unless you are desperate to have your Brooklin in "factory original" condition) there doesn't seem to be any harm in leaving him where he is.
If it was me I would probably be tempted to try gripping him with a thin pliers and twisting gently back and forth to see if the glue will give way, but if that fails you would have a Cadillac with a badly disfigured driver. Probably better to leave him alone.
Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
Topic starter
02/11/2024 2:46 pm
If it was me I would probably be tempted to try gripping him with a thin pliers and twisting gently back and forth to see if the glue will give way, but if that fails you would have a Cadillac with a badly disfigured driver. Probably better to leave him alone.
That's exactly what I did and he wouldn't budge in even the slightest bit. I would have ended up with a Cadillac with a badly disfigured interior! So I named him Henry (as in Leland, the founder of Cadillac) and he's staying put!
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
02/11/2024 8:45 pm
I've unscrewed the bases of many Brooklins with a view to changing the upholstery colour. And given Brooklin "white glue" stipulations, I reckon if you got fed-up with your occupant's company, a little drop of water with a paint brush, on his seat, would see him wibble-off in a day or so.
Topic starter
02/11/2024 8:49 pm
@charles-rockett Henry is definitely not attached with white glue! I gave him a healthy tug with my needle-nose pliers and not even the slightest bit of movement.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
Charles Rockett reacted
02/11/2024 9:04 pm
Now we get into the darkest arts of bad company. If it were me, and I were seriously pissed with Henry's company. I would ask myself if he were made of plastic, or some metal? I work - not as a surgeon - with scalpel knives and blades (Swann & Morton Nº 11) often, and would have his arse out of there as quick as you could say "jack Robinson". But I'm not known for patience and would be prepared for a paint 'clear up operation' following Henry's untimely exit. 😃@charles-rockett Henry is definitely not attached with white glue! I gave him a healthy tug with my needle-nose pliers and not even the slightest bit of movement.
Topic starter
02/11/2024 9:22 pm
@charles-rockett I'd swear that Henry is made of the same material as the seat he appears to be super-glued to. I think that's white metal, no?
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
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