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02/03/2022 2:04 pm
In 2017 Brooklin issued the 1947 Chrysler Windsor Town & Country Wood-Bodied Sedan, BML 14. It was issued in Royal Maroon.
Now the 1:1 is an amazing and very rare car. One I've never seen in person for this year. I wasted no time in acquiring one of these new models right when it was issued.
In 2019, Brooklin reissued the model in Black. I wasn't aware of its release right away, when I found out, it was out-of-stock. It took another year for me to get my hands on one in this color.
So, in 2021 Brooklin has introduced a new line of models, The NB Center Collection. A set of six highly detailed models to start. In that set is the Town & Country in black once again. Now, what's a collector to do? I already have this wonderful model and the thought of another in the same color was not adding up for me. Why? I asked myself.
Well, I attended the event which was held at the NB Center in Allentown, PA to introduce the new models. That was a heck of a weekend, and the models were... SO AMAZING! I couldn't resist getting caught up in the excitement, and for the trip home... Well, all six of these beauties were tucked away safely in my trunk.
Once home, I am thrilled with my purchase, but I was unsure of what to do with the original T&C in black. As a rule, I don't collect models of the same color unless they are distinctively different. For a moment I thought about selling the original, but that just didn't seem right for a model I really liked (and I haven't been able to part with any of my models so far). I had already taken the 1st version of the 1940 Lincoln Zephyr and put black wall tires on it, that gave the model a different look from the NBCC version (more on that later) so I used the same idea for the T&C, here's what I came up with...
1947 Chrysler Town & Country Wood-Bodied Sedan, BML-14a w/Black wall tires
And the new NB Center release, NBC-14
and the two together...
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
02/03/2022 3:23 pm
Good solution, John. It actually looks pretty good with the blackwalls.
02/03/2022 7:31 pm
Excellent solution John. They all look magnificent and you can correctly justify keeping them all. Great post!
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02/03/2022 8:25 pm
Beautiful, John, and the additional detail is convincing. And of course, too much of a good thing is not enough.
David Knight
Richmond, Virginia. USA
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