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Topic starter
02/07/2020 6:02 pm
My newest acquisition, a 1959 Dodge Royale in Aqua Marine and Jade Green Poly.
I missed it when it came out and have been looking ever since. It's very similar to the 1957 Dodge my parents bought new in the '57 version of tutone green from the Dodge Dealership on Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco. I was 7 at the time and that's the first time I took an interest in cars. I just loved the look of that car I remember so did my mother. We traded in a stodgy '51 Dodge. What a step up!
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02/07/2020 6:23 pm
I have the convertile and hardtop in differnt colors but particularily like this four door hardtop by Milestone Miniatures on which I added the turquoise color below the side molding to be factory correct. Last photo shows the uncorrected car. These '59 Dodges always remind me of the Lawrence Welk show which was sponsored by Dodge in this era. Will somebody do a two door sedan in California Highway Patrol livery?
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John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
Topic starter
02/07/2020 7:00 pm
John, Much improved 4 door with the corrected paint scheme.
02/07/2020 9:03 pm
lucky you are curtis to have lived in 50s!
02/07/2020 10:43 pm
Nice model...I apologize if I missed where you listed the manufacturer...who makes this one?
it appears to be a Conquest, but it also could be a MOC or resin.
02/07/2020 11:38 pm
Seems it's a Neo to me.
Like the one I have in this colour.
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03/07/2020 12:51 am
John Q, I see you asking for someone to produce a CHP 2 door sedan.
Isn't the Neo Highway Patrol car close enough for you? I know it's a hardtop but there doesn't seem to be any difference in the actual roofline between the 2 door hardtops and sedans so it would be the work of a moment - well, maybe a couple of moments - for you to add a vertical strip of black material to mark the centre pillar. Not that most people would notice the difference anyway.
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I think it's a nice model and I like the way they gave it more "industrial" tyres and hubcaps than the civilian versions.
They also did a CHP version of their '68 Dodge Monaco.
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Graeme.M. Ogg
London U.K.
03/07/2020 1:06 am
+1.
03/07/2020 3:22 am
Yes, thank you Jani....the pic makes the model appear white metal...
I have the same Neo in yellow and black...fantastic model.
03/07/2020 4:24 am
Nice color combo Curtis, but then I am partial to green cars.
Topic starter
03/07/2020 5:17 am
Yes Michel, I thoroughly enjoyed it and where I grew up which was Palo Alto Ca.
In Palo Alto we had lots of interesting cars from Europe in town too since Stanford University is there and of course it attracted many people internationally and their cars and introduced others to "foreign" cars as well as having American cars of all brands and models. A great car culture to be around growing up!
03/07/2020 6:10 am
Graeme, Somehow I missed this one. I'll have to keep an eye out for one. Yes I could easily add a B pillar and they did do the correct dog dish hubcaps.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
03/07/2020 6:12 am
Ditto, growing up in nearby Portola Valley
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
03/07/2020 6:33 am
The two door sedan is different.
It has a taller roofline with a different curvature in the side view. The vent window is styled differently to work with the upper door frame. Also note the additional pillar in the rear quarter window. They have a family resemblance but are not twins. Here is a two door sedan borrowed from the internet.
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03/07/2020 7:14 am
It's gorgeous, it's GREEN!
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