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Post by h0collector on Nov 26, 2004 23:43:00 GMT 1
According to the information I have, there will be a 1963 Lincoln convertible model in 1/87 scale released next year. Bill C. This is highly interesting - do you know from which manufacturer ? Bjarte
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Post by Sylvain on Nov 26, 2004 23:51:46 GMT 1
Waou! A 1963 Lincoln! Fantastic!
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Post by only87 on Nov 27, 2004 0:26:18 GMT 1
Yes, that's great news! I've thought about how nice it would be to have a model of it only 5 minutes ago, really! Is it Ricko?
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Post by stanhas87 on Nov 27, 2004 1:05:03 GMT 1
Dear Sirs:
Oh man,this is great news. Without a shadow of a doubt, this was one of the most classic Lincolns ever and they even offered a 4-door Convertible. So far I care, since it will be released, it does not matter who is doing it.
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Post by cfesmire on Nov 27, 2004 1:58:23 GMT 1
So far I haven't heard Lee say what the fourth car is and I see a lot of good guesses. I'm going to take another shot in the dark and say the '56 Packard Executive or Clipper (both nice big 50's lead sleds)
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Post by BillC on Nov 27, 2004 4:24:21 GMT 1
As this thread is dedicated to Lee's models (which are definitely Wow!), I'll post the new info on the Ricko thread.
Bill C.
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Post by h0collector on Nov 27, 2004 9:08:34 GMT 1
So far I haven't heard Lee say what the fourth car is and I see a lot of good guesses. I'm going to take another shot in the dark and say the '56 Packard Executive or Clipper (both nice big 50's lead sleds) Of the 55-56 Packards, Greg's Garage makes the following: - 1955 Constellation 2-dr hardtop - 1956 Patrician 4-dr - 1956 Excecutive 4-dr So once again, one should try to avoid duplicating ?
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Post by Sylvain on Nov 27, 2004 11:16:49 GMT 1
As this thread is dedicated to Lee's models (which are definitely Wow!), I'll post the new info on the Ricko thread. Good idea, Bill. I was also thinking that we were all beginning to talk a little to much about something else than Cutter's Miniature Models in this thread. But thanks for the information. Like me, many of us are certainly now waiting to see what will certainly be a fantastic model. Chester, I'm also thinking of one of the last Packard, but the "ugly duckling" that Lee has mentionned make me think of the last two years, 1957 and 1958, which were Studebaker based cars. For my part, I'll be happy to see these models in our scaleā¦
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Post by cfesmire on Nov 27, 2004 12:28:39 GMT 1
There was one other model of Packard for those years, the Panama.
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Post by stanhas87 on Nov 27, 2004 15:05:38 GMT 1
Dear Sirs:
According to the magazine Collectable Automobile, the Hudson Jet was a costly failure to that manufacturer. Alas, no models from this vehicle as well.
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Post by Sylvain on Nov 27, 2004 15:32:51 GMT 1
the Hudson Jet was a costly failure to that manufacturer. Alas, no models from this vehicle as well. There is one, if we're talking of the same car: Greg's Garage 1954 Hudson Jet 4-door sedan. May be not that good, but there already.
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Post by stanhas87 on Nov 27, 2004 15:39:59 GMT 1
There is one, if we're talking of the same car: Greg's Garage 1954 Hudson Jet 4-door sedan. May be not that good, but there already. Dear Sirs: I went back to read the 'guessing' posts and this car was mentioned already. The Packard story seems good; and there is Kaiser and Willys cars that did not did well also. All in all,we shall see who the winner is. I know that Greg's garage made the Aero Willys, but that is not that good either; I would wish a model of it. And then,there is the Kaiser Manhattan - another one that is so high in my list that I may purchase the Brooklin version.
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Post by Sylvain on Nov 27, 2004 16:03:34 GMT 1
Ah, the Kaiser Manhattan is very interesting. But is it really a failure? I mean, did Kaiser cars not sold so well only because to the eyes of the American public, they were not manufactured by one of the big three? It was perhaps the all Kaiser adventure in car manufacturing that has been a failure, and no car in particular.
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Post by stanhas87 on Nov 27, 2004 16:23:26 GMT 1
Ah, the Kaiser Manhattan is very interesting. But is it really a failure? I mean, did Kaiser cars not sold so well only because to the eyes of the American public, they were not manufactured by one of the big three? It was perhaps the all Kaiser adventure in car manufacturing that has been a failure, and no car in particular. Dear Sylvain: The Aero Willys failed because to the eyes of the American public, it was too small. The other ventures such as Kaiser,Hudson,Studebaker and Packard had their days counted after the World War because the big three were too powerful competitors and they could get raw materials for a fraction of the price as opposed to independents. Consequently, the cars from the Independent Concerns could not be re-design as often, and at times were more expensive than competing Ford,Chevy or Plymouth. That was the factor that killed many of the models offered, plus the saying that 'this will became an orphan make'. That also explained the make associations (Packard/Studebaker,Nash/Hudson) but at the long run,that was only a temporary solution. Kaiser got out of the car business by the mid-1950's;yet its Jeep-related business carried on until 1969, when AMC got it. Likewise,Kaiser cars were sold - and assembled - in Argentina; the Aero Willys had a new home in Brazil, was re-designed in 1964 and 'lived' up to 1972. Some of the Aero's engines made to the Brazilian built Ford Maverick. Dear Lee: However your selection may be, I am sure that will be a winner.
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Post by Lee on Nov 29, 2004 20:01:00 GMT 1
You fellows seem to be having a lot of fun trying to guess, while you are really saying what you want to see. Neither the Packard or the Lincoln were ugly ducklings in my book. What I meant by ugly duckling was that the American public rejected it and did not buy. The fourth vehicle that Jerry and I thought about started the decline of the forth biggest American automobile manufacture. The bullet nose of the '50's. The vehicle that Jerry was working on took a lot of it's parts from a mid-priced vehicle that was already in production by the same manufacture. ;D It has been mentioned a number of times in this thread. This is more fun than just telling you what is next.
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