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23/11/2022 12:40 pm
As I frequently do, when I set up for a photoshoot using a specific background or diorama setting, I like to bring out a selection of models that I think will suit that setup. With my new use of the Coca-Cola backdrop, I did the same.
The next model featured in that setting in this 1941 Chrysler Saratoga from Brooklin Models. This particular model is new to my collection and is the 2nd one in this color I have. This model came with black wall tires which I thought was intriguing, so I picked it up for a decent price. I really like the 1st one w/whitewalls, so adding a 2nd one is a plus and the black walls give the model a different attitude.
1941 Chrysler Saratoga Business Coupe, BRK 120 in Skyline Gray
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
23/11/2022 1:11 pm
Nice pics of a beautiful model John!
I just happened to weigh this one the other day when I weighed the others, and it is quite the heayweight at 10.76 ounces!
I remember getting this one and being fascinated at how small the passenger compartment is compared to the large size of the front (engine compartment/hood/big front fenders) and the large rear part of the car (trunk/rear quarters)....it almost gives the model a kind of '40's cartoon vibe.
23/11/2022 1:57 pm
I wonder if it was the all metal station wagon that killed the business coupe. When I was a boy, a neighbor always had one for his sales vehicle, and my dad had a used one during the war after he smashed up his '42 Pontiac. No back seat! I like those John and Ben presented, too! Here are a couple more:
(The Studebaker just weighed in at 10 1/2 ounces!)
Karl Schnelle and John Merritt reacted
23/11/2022 2:03 pm
I have this one too (with whitewalls) and find it an interesting car. Business coupes were usually low-line trim levels of low-priced cars, made for utilitarian purposes. Here is a high-end Chrysler Saratoga that can pull off prestige as well as utility...maybe meant to be driven by a salesman of luxury goods!
Here's a nice trio of business coupes from Mopar.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
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23/11/2022 2:48 pm
@d-m-holcombe I have this Chrysler transkit business coupe but in building it I stretched the nose so it became a New Yorker version and at the same time took off the incorrect chrome strip on the trunk lid. Shown with a same era Desoto business coupe transkit.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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23/11/2022 3:12 pm
John M, I was wondering the source of your Coca Cola backdrop? I have some concrete block foam sheets, which I have used, but yours with some lettering/graphics are more interesting.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA