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27/07/2018 7:35 am
Just a note to cheer up De Soto fans (Hah!)
Yesterday I e-mailed Carmodel, a big Italian model outlet which has been offering the Kess 1960 De Soto as "Coming Soon" for more than a year now, and putting back the expected availability date at regular intervals, and asked them whether their latest guess of an end-July release still applied.
Their reply:
thank you for your email.
Unfortunately there was a delay in the production of this model and we don't know when we get it from our producer.
For this reason, we have to cancel and refund your order.
Please, let us know the number of your order so we can proceed..
Thanks in advance!
Well, I hadn't actually placed an order, so no problem there, but it's not looking good. The model looked production-ready about 18 months ago. Their Chinese factory can't have folded because one or two Kess models that were announced later have actually gone into production. One can only wonder what dramas have been unfolding behind the scenes with this particular item.
And for those who still don't know what all the fuss is about ...
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Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
27/07/2018 8:21 am
RATS! I really wanted these - intended to buy both colors.
27/07/2018 9:42 am
Yes, I too wanted this model. By the way when did you take my picture?
27/07/2018 12:32 pm
Conquest has a 2-door alternative (PIC)
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Conquest 82 DeSoto Adventurer in Artic Blue/Shell White
27/07/2018 2:37 pm
The one that got away. If Harv didn't buy the last one in medium blue, I was going to grab it.
28/07/2018 7:07 am
Thanks for the (distressing) update. Going to curl up in the fetal position now.
28/07/2018 7:13 am
I'm not holding my breath for any of the other "coming" subjects.
28/07/2018 10:27 am
Mark, what if other artists did this? Leo D', "Think I'll paint a lady with an enigmatic smile..."
But first I think I'll finish that flying machine I started..."
The two models I have been waiting and waiting for are the Esval '57 Studebaker wagon and this DeSoto. Guess I will wait some more!
29/07/2018 2:29 am
Waiting and Esval certainly go together.
I hope they can hang on long enough to make the models they have announced. Well, they could sure skip those wonky Cadillac and Lincoln customs and not hurt my feelings.