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30/03/2008 1:14 pm
WHO KNOWS
Looking for '58 chevy Impala,'57 lincoln convt.,'62 olds starfire. anybody know who makes them if at all.
30/03/2008 1:22 pm
Rod
Mini marque and Brooklin made 58 Impalas, To my knowledge no one made a 57 Lincoln convert, Madison made a 56, No one made a 62 Starfire, only a 63 by Brooklin.
30/03/2008 1:27 pm
Rod, the '58 Impala was made by Brooklin as a hardtop, and by
MiniMarque as both a hardtop and a convertible. The '57 Lincoln was offered
by Madison as a four-door hardtop. Both can be found on ebay periodically,
and the Brooklin Impala coupe is sometimes offered by established dealers
when they run across them.
The Olds Starfire was done by Brooklin, but it was a '63 and not a '62. It was
offered as a hardtop and later as a top-down convertible for the UK-based
Brooklin Collectors Club's special. It too may be found, although the
convertible was limited in number.
Rick
30/03/2008 1:36 pm
58 chevy i bought the 58 mini marque on ebay last week but never saw brooklins, what color is it. oh yea, new to hobby,whose model r better franklin mint or brooklins??
30/03/2008 1:38 pm
Thanks for good info!!
30/03/2008 10:53 pm
The British Brooklin Club also had a 56 Lincoln Convertible made as a club model in 1999. These were of a limited number and are now quite scarce and expensive.
31/03/2008 4:31 am
Mo, in what color was this BCC Special done? Since the Lincoln
Premiere is listed in my "Brooklin Standards" book as released in 2003, was the
club special an early use of the '56 Lincoln master? Was the club model based
on the same Lincoln (BRK 99) issued four years later?
Thanks!
Rick
31/03/2008 8:50 am
Lincoln BCC colors ...
The '56 Lincoln Continental MkII Convertible (Brk.11b) came in pearlscent white with red interior + another one in sky blue with white interior.
You can view most Brooklin Models (including very special ones) @ http://foto.telenet.be/9066875818
03/04/2008 7:47 am
Hi Richard, are we barking up different trees here?
The club model was a 56 Lincoln Continental based on the No 11. I think this is the one off built for Ford's wife. Is this the one you are after or do you require the 56 Premier based on 99. if it is 99 my apologies, there has been no brk conv of that model.
Cheers Mo..
03/04/2008 8:04 am
Yes, we miscommunicated, Mo. In your message above you said that a BCC model was based on the '56 Lincoln convertible, and I thought you
were talking about a club convertible model based on BRK 99, not the BRK 11
Continental.
I finally figured out that you were talking about the Mark II rather than the
Premiere. I didn't think that the club could have had a Lincoln convertible based
on BRK 99 which, as noted, didn't come out until three or four years later.
Rick