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Topic Started: May 29 2013, 02:51 PM (28,161 Views)
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1941 Chysler Newport Phaeton (Indy Pace Car)


oooooo... High on my wish list of things that will probably never be made, but for what it's worth I will second this! :thumbup:
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Dragnet_Supporter
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Loads of great suggestions and pics. I'll second just about everything, but especially the slightly older and more obscure.
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funeralxempire
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I'm going to second a few of the suggestions and offer some new ones.

1976 Chevrolet Cosworth Vega
1991 Honda CRX EF8 (the second gen one, not the earlier one), either stock or with the Mugen body kit
1989 Honda Civic EF hatchback
1994 Honda Civic EG hatchback
1977 Pontiac Can-Am
1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
1989 Toyota Supra, either in stock, tuner or Safari Rally trim
1970 Mazda RX3
1974 Mazda Cosmo RX5
1967 Alfa Romeo GTV
1974 Alfa Romeo GTA
1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans-Am
1970 Ford Capri Mk. I
1972 Ford Escort Mk. I
1978 Ford Escort Mk. II
1977 AMC Hornet AMX
1981 AMC Spirit Turbo AMX PPG Pace Car

That's it for now. :)
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juantoo3
May 29 2013, 11:57 PM
I do have an engineering question.

Is it possible to engineer a tooling to be able to convert a model from say a four door to a wagon with some alternate pieces of tooling rather than having to start from scratch?
Just a thought I've had from time to time over the years...
Most of the problems have to do with casting. The mold is made in 2 or more pieces, but trying to reformulate the body with different door and rear quarter lengths by having separate pieces just hasn't been feasible. The flashing created unless the pieces are SO precision would be labor intensive to remove, I'd bet. With the advent of 3D printing technology, that problem may be overcome, although a metal "printing" machine will be far more expensive than a plastic / resin type. Some of my former company's molds had different pieces that could be swapped in, but since we're talking mostly squared off plastic pieces, that wasn't hard to accomplish. with a car, which has scale different lengths for 4-door, 2-door, wagon, convertible, etc. you just can't get that kind of precision with so much that is different shaped and has non-linear lines. The costs would be so much more expensive for a single mold like that with variable options. Or maybe no one has seriously attempted it. But I think it's just to many variables to make a single mold with various pieces viable for a non-linear item like an automobile body casting.

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Fair enough...I figured it was a bit too obvious, that someone would have tried it before. I still haven't given up on the optional fascias though, especially if they are part of the base. Something like a Vega would be so easy to convert to an Astre that way it just isn't funny, and all it would take is an alternate base. Pour both at the same time and split them 50/50 through the release.

Might be just a tad more difficult, considering alternate interiors, but still...
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funeralxempire
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juantoo3
Jun 5 2013, 09:18 PM
Fair enough...I figured it was a bit too obvious, that someone would have tried it before. I still haven't given up on the optional fascias though, especially if they are part of the base. Something like a Vega would be so easy to convert to an Astre that way it just isn't funny, and all it would take is an alternate base. Pour both at the same time and split them 50/50 through the release.

Might be just a tad more difficult, considering alternate interiors, but still...
I think we'd accept imperfect interiors, but since they're cast from plastic it's probably easier to do alternative interiors than alternative fascias and whatnot.

Personally I'd love to see a casting released over time in different versions with alternative interiors, like a stripped and caged race car version, a stock version and a show car version.
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jedimario
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This is supposedly why some companies go with resin rather than die-cast, as these types of changes are easy.
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Olds Trofeo
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Honda Del Sol
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Compact
1970 Chevy Impala
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1958 Chevy Yeoman Wagon
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juantoo3
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A couple more:

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Piotr
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Midsize
Fiat 125, 125p
FSO Polonez
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Think: Tucker with an air cooled V8 Hemi

(Tatra made some rather good looking cars!)
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jedimario
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Wes, that Tiburon? I think the die-cast industry is better off with seeing it around as little as possible :P
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

I always liked the 2nd gen Tiburon myself. Thought it was a sweet mix of modern and Japanese flavor in the the early aughts.
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jedimario
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Hmm, I think this is a case of PWD (posting while distracted)...definitely had this car in mind when I said that... :lol:

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Oh...now that one I can see your comment! I actually like the early versions of the car, I thought they were comparatively attractive compared to what else was available at the time. Mind you, I know less than nothing about the real ones, ricers aren't my cuppa tea as a rule. But that doesn't mean they are all ugly, some are quite attractive. And since the only Tiburon I'm aware of in scale is the short run HW rendition, it seems to me to fill the bill of obscure, yet frequently seen on American roads, and if well proportioned I think would be suitable to the lower end of the AW ranks.
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As far as the real ones go, just an ordinary compact that's missing two doors and has a sporty body. Nothing remarkable about them, except that later ones were offered with a V6.
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Fair enough...of course, how many guys around here chime in frequently wanting "everyday" cars...and there are lots of good things that can be done with 4 bangers. My early Celica was a four banger, and it screamed. I've pegged the 120mph speedo in that thing...with four cylinders, and that was a well-worn 1971 model.
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My Wish list is rather straight forward and somewhat obvious.

HUMMER H2SUT


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A stock version like this OR............

A specked out road tripping one like this.
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Either way I would be equally happy with either one.
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I will say it again....Land barges would be nice and wagons. That 1970 Impala is nice too. No one has made that one yet have they?

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Some great suggestions on the board so far- here are my top 10 wish list cars:

1. 1969 Mercury Marauder
2. 1991-96 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon / Buick Roadmaster / Olds Custom Cruiser
3. 1992-2002 Cadillac Eldorado
4. 1993-96 Lincoln Mark VIII
5. 1977 Pontiac Can Am
6. 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst
7. 1982 Toyota Celica GTS (my personal car of the past 26 years)
8. 1988-92 Buick Reatta
9. 1992-95 Ford Taurus SHO
10. 1971-73 Mercury Cougar
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Jun 12 2013, 02:07 PM
Some great suggestions on the board so far- here are my top 10 wish list cars:

1. 1969 Mercury Marauder
2. 1991-96 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon / Buick Roadmaster / Olds Custom Cruiser
3. 1992-2002 Cadillac Eldorado
4. 1993-96 Lincoln Mark VIII
5. 1977 Pontiac Can Am
6. 1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst
7. 1982 Toyota Celica GTS (my personal car of the past 26 years)
8. 1988-92 Buick Reatta
9. 1992-95 Ford Taurus SHO
10. 1971-73 Mercury Cougar
Some good ones there! I was working my way around to the Reatta. Early 70s Mercurys are good looking cars too, even if they had a less than stellar reputation back in the day.
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OK, so in my not always so humble opinion, the ultimate FoMoCo land barges would have to be the 1976 Ford Thunderbird and the 1976 Lincoln Continental. The next year began the downsizing (and uglification) of both models. I remember thinking at the time that I wish I had the money to buy one of each and put them up on blocks in some climate controlled storage way back then. They were huge, and they were beautiful! (top of the line models for AW, for sure!)

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Also, "the last convertible" for quite awhile from any American maker, 1976 Caddy Eldorado (another top of the line AW model)

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