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08/03/2023 5:42 pm
I have been eyeing these for quite some time and ordered all 3 in a 3 week period.
Buz and I have a great relationship.....I call or email him, and he sends me a beautiful, extremely limited model car from his collection....what more can I want?
If you have never dealt with Buz, you are missing out. He is one of the nicest car guys on the planet.
He sent me the WMCE 1957 Plymouth Belvedere sport hardtop 'Miss Belvedere'.......a model that was modeled off the real Miss Belvedere that they buried in 1957 in Tulsa Oklahoma as a time capsule, and to be unearthed 50 years later in 2007.
If you don't know the story, please click here -------> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Belvedere
Buz also sent me the Conquest 1958 Pontiac Bonneville two-tone blue convertible with conti-kit and wheel skirts....it is a beautiful model with a lot of interior detail, like chrome strips on the front seat backs and a 'well picked out dash' <-----------(you know who I stole that from)
and it looks great next to my Conquest 1958 Pontiac Bonneville hardtop done in a beautiful two-tone green.
Next Buz sent me a model that I wasn't too thrilled about, until it came out in Spring Special Chariot Red, and the color mesmerized me, and so I ordered the Conquest 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire hardtop, and I am glad I did!
The Spring Specials were cars released in the spring (versus winter of previous year) that had special colors for paint and added options.
Please click on pics to enlarge for best clarity.
Here are the 3 Ponchos next to one another.
The light blue one on the left side is a WMCE 1957 Pontiac Star Chief hardtop....another beautiful white metal model.
08/03/2023 6:00 pm
I have also had a good relationship with Buz since 2016, when I bought my first model from him. The only problem was when his dog decided my check would be his lunch. Buz sent me a photo of the remains of the check, and I sent another.
I also have that red and white 1962 Oldsmobile, and I just purchased a 1958 Pontiac convertible from him. Mine is in Mallard Turquoise and Marlin Turquoise. Both beautiful models.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
08/03/2023 9:02 pm
Three great-looking models! I love the Starfire in all its colors. That Bonneville is DDG!
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
John Merritt and Ed Davis reacted
08/03/2023 10:07 pm
Here are some photos of my latest purchase, the Conquest 1958 Pontiac convertible in Mallard Turquoise and Marlin Turquoise. Besides color, this model differs from Ben's, since mine does not have skirts and continental kit.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
08/03/2023 11:29 pm
All great-looking models of some wonderful late Fifties - Early Sixties American cars. Each one is a real jewel.
09/03/2023 6:44 am
Mine is a model of Buz's own car, the Canadian Parisienne, affectionately known as Pierre.
09/03/2023 8:42 am
I never knew the car was named Pierre.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
09/03/2023 9:06 am
All three are outstanding models. I have the Plymouth and the Olds, I love the red/white combination. The Pontiac is in my collection as well, just in different colors.
Here's a couple of my Pontiacs.
I don't have any photos of my Parisienne, a closed version in turquoise like Harv's.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
09/03/2023 11:48 am
If my memory is correct, I think we have covered all the color combinations of the Conquest 1958 Pontiac. Anyone have one in different color?
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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09/03/2023 2:34 pm
@ed-davis I think Buz has nicknames for a lot of his cars. The DeSoto he sold to a European collector was Godzilla. Consequently, when he got a Mercury Park Lane with "wood" panels it got named Mothra. I believe his '59 Edsel was Eddie, and the 1960, in Buttercup Yellow, was of course "Buttercup". Not a complete list, I don't know what his '58 Edsel's moniker is.
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