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30/05/2019 9:27 am
Pics 1961 Oldsmobile early prototype
Dear Friends,
Here are some shots of a very early prototype of the 1961 Oldsmobile.
Please forget about the interior colors, etc. Wheels need to be more outside. Also the front bumper needs to be corrected, as has to follow the border hood line.
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30/05/2019 10:29 am
Really outstanding ! It's already a winner.
30/05/2019 11:50 am
You are doing so many classics that we thought would never be done. Thank You big time
30/05/2019 1:45 pm
I restored a 1961 Starfire several years ago and hope that might be done in the future.
Not sure about the Starfire logo on the dash of this prototype but the body looks great.
30/05/2019 3:09 pm
Rooflines
I never realized that the 61 Olds eighty-eight 2dr hardtop had a different rear pillar from the 2dr ninety-eight. The 98, which is the Goldvarg shown here, is angled and the 88 is bubbled.
30/05/2019 3:36 pm
I thought the Starfire was on the 88 chassis.
30/05/2019 3:54 pm
Even though I was a high school senior in 1961 totally in love with cars, I then after college and the Army, became an Oldsmobile salesman nine years later, I do not remember many 2 doors of either the 98 or 88s in my home town. As a 1961 model year. Plenty of four doors, converts, wagons and F-85s however. But it does look like you could land an airplane on that truck lid. And the winter snow would slide right off of it. Now the '62 model was a different story. Two door 98s and 88s all over the place. Really.
30/05/2019 4:52 pm
The models look terrific, even nicer than the 4dr ht Corgi Toy I had as a kid which is the last small scale model '61 Olds I've seen. I am so glad that you are doing this car!
I am wondering whether you will delete the white roof on one of the versions (similar to your release of the '65 Mercury hardtops)?
I ask because the majority of the Oldsmobile literature i.e. brochures and advertisements, as well as my recollection (which may be incomplete) feature single colour examples mostly. Two-tones I think were in the minority. The roof treatment was already so feather-light that it did not require a white cover to lighten the appearance, in my judgment.
Also, and this is personal preference, I find the blue of the prototype a little cold and wonder if others would see green as more appealing? You are using blues and rose colours for your '61 Pontiacs, Buicks and Chevrolet. I would embrace one of these in light green to contrast with your other fine colours. The '61 Olds brochure featured not one but 3 different cars in green.....
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30/05/2019 4:53 pm
Sign me up. My Dad had an Olds just like this one. Love the detail on the seats.
30/05/2019 5:02 pm
I also vote for the green,
31/05/2019 3:20 am
I would love to see a JETFIRE in 1/43
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31/05/2019 5:04 am
+1 I will bet you Sergio makes it at some point.
31/05/2019 5:06 am
I always liked the white roof over metallic green for this car.
31/05/2019 5:07 am
ANOTHER home run....I love this model and will buy it for sure!
31/05/2019 10:10 am
As shared with Cadillac coupes. I hope Sergio can get the go ahead for some Caddys too.
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