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01/12/2023 7:56 pm
Well, maybe not with the top down. Here's some pics I took of Automodello's 1954 Packard Caribbean convertible in Black over Sahara Sand. A lot of the details including the badges and scripts are best appreciated under magnification.
01/12/2023 9:26 pm
Rich, when did you get the car? I received the Automodello email today, and I was surprised you already had it. From the photos, it does look very nice.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
01/12/2023 10:05 pm
Love the texture on the top and boot. Are they cloth-covered?
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Karl Schnelle and Steve Jacobs reacted
02/12/2023 1:49 am
Simply OUTSTANDING !!!!! I am buying it.
Unfortunately, Brooklin's has to go back to the drawing board to compete with the sharpness and accuracy of this one.
Ed Davis reacted
02/12/2023 6:42 am
The model looks great. I'm guessing I will have a model of this car from my MOC, Brooklin and Automodello.
Topic starter
02/12/2023 9:41 am
@ed-davis Jim Cowen sent it to me to photograph a couple of days ago.
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02/12/2023 9:43 am
@jkuvakas Textured hard (top up) and flexible(tonneau) plastic. Nicely scaled.
Ed Davis and John Kuvakas reacted
02/12/2023 10:17 am
@bob-jackman, that would make a great comparison video!
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Ed Davis reacted
02/12/2023 11:48 am
As gorgeous Packard model. I LOVE the top display options!
John Kuvakas and Ed Davis reacted
02/12/2023 11:58 am
Love the model, especially that textured convertible top. I have several versions of this car but this one surpasses them all.
02/12/2023 6:42 pm
@tedweller, I assume that 143 refers to the number made in that color. There will be at least one other color combo available through a club. That one will be Packard Ivory over Red. Those should prove to be quite rare.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
Christopher Moroni reacted
02/12/2023 11:36 pm
They must have had them all packed and ready to slap a label on the boxes, as I ordered one the minute I saw the email on Friday, and it arrived on my metro Detroit doorstep about 10:30 the next morning (today).
Definitely a beautiful model, typical of Automodello quality.
Jack Dodds reacted