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21/07/2020 1:36 pm
I found the CMF 1947 Packard on sale. I know it's been posted before here, but here's some more pics
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21/07/2020 2:59 pm
Congratulations on your find. This is a beautiful model that I just had to have!
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
21/07/2020 4:19 pm
CMF 1947 Packard. I was one of the collectors.....
to post photos of this car, It is one of my favorite models. CMF also produced the 1915 Detroit Electric, another great one. So far, this company is hitting home runs, I also have their 1/18th scale 1949 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan. One day, I will get around to taking pictures of these very neat models.
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21/07/2020 4:27 pm
Ray - I got the Detroit Electric on sale too. Stay tuned...
21/07/2020 5:10 pm
I have both the Packard and the Detroit Electric. Both are good looking models. Well done, if somewhat fragile.
21/07/2020 11:45 pm
Very handsome. Lovely colour. I hate to mention it but ...
has that photo-etch strip on the edge of the trunk lid come loose? Or is that how it was fitted? It should run along the edge of the opening and seems to have wandered slightly.
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Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
22/07/2020 9:17 am
I have both of these terrific models.
22/07/2020 2:39 pm
Good call, Graeme...
....seems to have affected only the left side, and probably isn't even noticeable, those pesky digital cameras and their magnification!
This is a gorgeous car/image where every crease and line and curve is spot on, though. The only nit is the absence of white piping around the seat perimeter. Next to the '40 Darrin Sedan, one can see the talents of both Darrin and the wisdom of Packard (Darrin designed the Clipper and the coupe is closer to his original sketches). How a company that had the good taste and the good sense to offer both yet lost it's way just a little while later is incomprehensible.