[Closed] Did I see someone mentioning a 1950s Cadillac?

John, I would go for a good 1954-56 4dr or Coupe De Ville

This would be one of the top models on my wish list because at this point there are no 54-56 Cadillacs that are comparable to what builders are making now.

I know that a '56 has been on BAM's drawing board for some time and that MM43 was apparently going to issue a 1954 CdV that I don't believe happened. For me, the Zaugg and Alloy Forms/Motor City USA 1955 models are from an earlier time and look like it next to their more modern counterparts of the last 15 years.

By the way, John, did you get my recent email?:D

1950's cadillac

I just do not understand why we do not have a good quality, recent (ie last ten years) hand built white metal 1950-58 Cadillac available in 1:43.Other than the 54 MM it is a desert out there. One of the most talked about 1:1 is the 1955/56 eldorado with the 57 tail lights. Nice if we could have one in 1:43.

Don't forget Motor City's USA 6 and USA 7, the '55 convertible and Coupe de Ville. These are nice models, although lacking some detailing. Foiled by someone who knows how to do it properly, they are excellent. They were issued in several colors, too.

The '55s were also available as full Motor City cars, MC 29 and 30.

Rick

55 motor city

Not sure I would agree with you. I have them and they are not only out of scale but that grill just does not do it for me.

Yeah, I agree that the grille was not too good on my USA 7.

Never noticed that it was out of scale, as the lack of chrome detailing around the windows/windshield resulted in my not displaying the car. It remained in the box until I sold it last year.

I haven't seen the full MOC versions; just the MOC flyer showing the various colors. They look nice there, though.

Rick

Vote for 1956 Cadillac

There has never been a 1956 Cadillac to speak of in 1/43. That's not the case
for the 50-55 years you mentioned, John. For me, it would be a 56 Fleetwood
(4-door sedan). That was the top-of-the-line seen commonly on the streets of
America.

A '56 would be a good companion piece to Brooklin's new '56 Pontiac

Rick Thompson would like that one. Actually, Richard there was one 1956 Cadillac made. I'm surprised that you didn't get it when it was on eBay last year.

It was the model and body style that you refer to. I understand that there were only 25 made in total by a little known builder called Premier. It looked pretty good in the tiny photos on eBay.

I sure would like another builder to issue one. I would opt for the slightly less ornate but most popular S62 though, because most builders do 60 Specials when they have the chance. The S62 would actually be less common as a scale model!

Right on all counts, Randy.

I would indeed like a '56 Cadillac to accompany the forthcoming '56 Pontiac! The Pontiac is a model I've wanted for a long, long time and now that it is on its way, I can hardly wait. It'll fill in a void in my Pontiac collection, that's for sure.

I lobbied for the four-door hardtop, which as you well know was a new body style that year and which only lasted for two years. I always liked that roofline on the '56-'57 Pontiacs and Chevies. Brooklin, however, decided on the four-door sedan partly, I'm sure, to be able to maximize their investment by offering the Pontiac as a police car and potential other variants. Indeed, they've already announced the IPV Pontiac for late next year, following the intro of the sedan earlier. I'm not a fan of the six-window, four-pillar roofline on the mid-'50s GM cars, but I'll take what I can get and be grateful! Now I just hope that Brooklin can two-tone the car as it should be done, and not with a solid color lower body and contrasting roof.

If that's what Brooklin does, I'm already planning on having our esteemed Mr. Roberts work his magic on one.

I hope Nigel and the folks in Bath will consider a '56 Cadillac as you suggest.

Rick

1956 Pontiac Chieftain

Something as this would be pleasant.

I don't know if this combination were possible in pale yellow and orange but it's gorgeous. I like this tonality and arrangement of colors who could be better integrated between the MCUSA 55 Pontiac and the Western models 57 Pontiac.
I wouldn't be very attracted by a color powder blue a little like the Motor City's usa-22 1955 Chevrolet 210.

Michel

Michel, that photo of a Star Chief Four-door Catalina graces the cover of the '56 Pontiac catalog. The colors are actually Sandalwood and Sun Beige...not quite as "yellow-y" as in the photo at that site whose link you provided. Those are precisely the colors I was hoping for, when I was hoping that the car soon to be done by Brooklin would be the Star Chief four-door hardtop.

The sales brochure shows that same combination on the Star Chief two-door Catalina; I have never seen that color combination on any lesser series of '56 Pontiacs, so I believe that these colors were available only on the Star Chiefs. The sales catalog seems to support that conclusion. Since the car Brooklin is doing will be the Chieftain 870 sedan, I wouldn't look for that color combination on the car. There are lots of other nice combinations to choose from, though---the catalog states that the 870 four-door sedan offers "your choice of six vibrant interior options [colors] and forty-nine smart color combinations."

It sure will be nice to have a model to slot between the MOC '55s and Western '57s, won't it?

Rick

Until a nice Caddy is made, the Ertl 1952 black 4 dr is nice for the $$ as is the 49 Ford club coupe

1956 Pontiac Star Chief in 4-door hdtp, that would have been a good complement, indeed. Despite everything, I will get the 56 Chieftain 870 4 dr sedan even with six windows. I wonder which colors will be retained among the forty nine color combinations? Wow!
Thank you, Richard.
Bonne Ann?e 2007!
Michel

Chieftain or Star Chief?

Just to clarifiy - Pontiac used "Chief" names in 1956. For sedans, Chieftain, whether 860 or 870, identified their 205 inch long model. This was Model #27. The longer car at 212 inches was called Star Chief (model #28). I think as Rick says, Brooklin is making the more popular Chieftain shorter version.

Incidentally, Michel and myself, in Canada usually only got to see the shorter version because the Star Chief wasn't sold here.

Then the 56 Pontiac Laurentian is the neighbor...

to the 56 Pontiac Chieftain, if I understand well?
Thank you very much, for these informations, Randall.
Michel