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03/09/2009 3:03 pm
Question re: Brooklin 90 1935 Plymouth
Is the rear license sent as a separate part or installed by Brooklin?
03/09/2009 3:15 pm
Mine came loose in shipment.
03/09/2009 3:41 pm
I'm quite certain that the license plate/tail light came loose.
It needed to be glued on.
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04/09/2009 12:14 am
Thanks Dick - mine is in a bag but I bought it secondhand so I wasn't sure
There seems to be no locating grooves, pins, etc., but other pictures I've seen show the plate on top of the single rear light.
I like this one, the red wash on the grille was a nice touch. But would a Plymouth of this era been made in such a bright red?
04/09/2009 1:26 am
There are several things wrong with the model.
I was very pleased when Brooklin announced the model as it was only their second Plymouth. It was issued in 2001, Plymouth's last year of existence. However the color is not right, the only red for that year was a Burgundy. Also, the roof should have had a black insert to represent the canvas as all steel bodies were not yet in vogue.
There should be a pinhole in the tail light to mount the license plate and a slight groove in the fender for placing the light.
04/09/2009 3:34 pm
'35 brooklin plymouth
Dick: You are right about the missing fabric insert. It was not until 1937 (I think) that GM introduced the so-called turret top all steel construction. I don't know if this was universally adopted by the other US car makers at that time. This was as a result of the introduction of the 80 inch rolled hot strip steel production. Now, here's my question for our experts. Given the use of the fabric insert, up to that point, how was this thing attached to the steel roof frame and how did they prevent leakage?