[Closed] Further to John Kuvakas' post below 16220.2.1.1.1.2.1.2.1.1.2.1

Well, just speaking for myself, I really love Fifties American cars, but most certainly I also love those early Sixties cars, too ! What great choices there are from all the U.S. auto manufacturers.

For me, a prime area of 1/43 interest is the mid-1930's through the early 1970's, with a real high point in the Fifties and most of the Sixties.

50's & 60's are my favorite cars. Especially a 61 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe 389 tri pwr 4 sp.

The 60's & 70's hold a special place in my collection...

Prior to the arrival of the new manufacturers additions to these eras, there were "slim pickings". Matchbox and Ertl had muscle cars and light duty trucks but little else. Early Corgi and Dinky and a few other diecast makers, I had to suffice to fill in here and there. There were a few white metal, the Brooklin's and Western's I have but, the Conquest and a few others always remained elusive mainly due to price. So, with the addition of the Neo, Premium X and Matrix models, these are all welcome additions. But, as with a lot of us, I'm sure. I collect everything from the early 1900's on up to a smattering of cars from the current day. But, the 60's and 70's hold a special place in my collection, as these were the years that I grew up in. Though, I'd still like to see more offerings from the pre-1935 eras as well. There sure is a large lack of offerings there as well.

Randy, the 1962 Plymouth, a great model possibilty.

It would be that ugly car that makes for an outstanding model. The "plucked chicken" had a lot of detail that contributes to a model's character. The only uglier car was the 1962 Dodge.

Randy, these early '60's cars certainly do hold fascination for me.

I would, however, love to see a well done Edsel hard top and a Desoto as well. From my perpective these Conquest models are very poor replicas of the actual cars. The tops are way off on both, and I'm not sure what happened to the DeSoto which to me is wrong in virtually all proportions. Both seem to me to be very rough attempts at making replicas of these interesting cars. And for two and a half C notes? I don't think so! Am I totally whacked in my assessment of these models? Humor me.

If done well, those would both be great models. I actually liked 'em.

Our neighbors across the street had a black '62 Dodge hardtop and I thought it was cool. Some friends of my parents bought a '62 Plymouth Suburban. I liked that car as well. But buyers stayed away from the dealers in droves that year. Beauty, of course, is in the eyes of the beholder. Remember, I'm one who liked and bought a '71 VW 411 as soon as they hit these shores, and as long as I have a pulse, I will maintain it was a great car along with 410 others on the planet who think likewise.

Would love some early 60s

The GM bubble tops like that 61 Pontiac, Impala, or cleaned-up Coupe DeVille, to those spare looking but wildly overpowered Mopar sedans, to my particular holy grail: the Kennedy-era Continental.
The era is almost ingored in 43.

Would love to see a good '61 Dodge Polara and a '61 Dodge Dart Phoenix. Gotta believe that those ...

reverse and curved tail fins and the front clip with its bulges and curves will be hard to model accurately.

Yes indeed, Mark, a '61 Continental! Brooklin planned on doing one many years ago but for some reason it was never released. Perhaps the time is now right to reconsider a 61 Continental.

I would love to see more cars from the 60s

Of course, part of the reason is they were the cars I grew up with but even without that, I still think the 60s were the years when the car makers reached their finest peak - before gas shortages, federal regulations and down sizing spun it all into a tizzy!

I agree completely, Dick. That one (and the Dodge) would make outstanding 1/43 models !

The Brooklin '61 Continental was to be based on a master bought from Century.

As I understood it, the master would have taken too much re-work to bring it to Brooklin's standards so the project was dropped.

David K, the Suburban was nice and sold fairly well.

Of course, it did not have the "plucked chicken" rear of the other models.

I mut have been long out of step but I remember when the '62 Plymouths and Dodges were introduced.

I was 16 and I thought these cars were beautiful. In any case, today these would be great candidates for Premium X by IXO as somehow this manufacturer has achieved an incredible level of accuracy particularly with how they do the chrome. All the Premium X models I have are exquisite.