Me thinks just to get some HO scalers involved you need to set a SL-SF Genesis GP40-2 on one of them steps and take a few pictures. I would like to see the difference.
Per Joe's post above, I believe the recent Atlas o/w Frisco models are spot on for the correct shade of clean/new o/w decor. K
Okay, over on the facebook page called "Ship it on the Frisco" a former Frisco employee said that the color was always refereed to as Mandarin Red. I did a search for GM mandarin red , and found it was used on the 1953 Buick, and also used for GM export cars to Australia which were sold under the name Vauxhall. The DuPont color code for this is 78L, and the autocolor code is GM72. I am going to have a pint of it mixed up so we can see what it looks like.
Oh my, when I saw them freshly painted steps I swear I had a flashback to 1979...That's exactly what they looked like..Roger
I think if GM would make 1953 Buicks today, they'd sell like hotcakes. That Buick looks so-o-o much better than those sorry "crossover" clones that every maker puts out today. And ALL the makes these days look alike... Tom G.
Paul, what is a good time for me to come over with the locomotive and take photos? I'm retired so any time would probably be good for me. Joe
Hi John. The car is not mine, it is an image I found on the web, but I do know a little bit about 50s cars and hot rods and yes those are American Racing torque thrust wheels. They came out in the mid 1960s and were discontinued by the early 1980s. But as trends come and go they regained popularity about 10 years ago and they have been brought back into production. Cool wheels. I have a set of them on a 55 Chvey 2 door .
There she is, those wheels are modern versions of the original Torque Thrust models with the brushed finish on the rim, and the cast center. This car is the first car I ever owned, I got it when I was 15, in 1987. It was just a body with no engine or trans, and it was faded orange with bucket seats and slot mag wheels. I always wanted to restore it but had no time or money to do it. Flash forward to 2002 when I was 30 years old, I had some time and a little money for the project and I restored the car myself with just a little help from outside sources but not a lot. I had been working at auto restoration shops and picked up the skills to build cars and cabooses ! This was the first car I restored that was my own and I still drive it a couple times a month. Powered by a 327 with a 4 speed manual transmission. Fun
Paul, need to put a white stripe around the middle...just sayin'... BTW...is that a 67/68 Camero in back??? Roger
Or just re-paint your call Paul, in Black with Yellow stripes on each end of the car. Now that would be a classic. But all BS aside, that is a beautiful collection.
Great looking car (s) and the story to go with it. Helps explain how you have pulled off such a nice job on the caboose.
Wow, a '55 with a 327 in it. Neat! As a kid I was really in to cars, particularly Chevy's. I loved the 1955-1956-1957's. We had a '57 BelAir with a 283. Later my folks got a '62 Impala with a 327, and in 1964, I got a '64 Impala SS with the 327. Those early Chevy V-8's were great engines, and still are. K