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| Car of the Day : August 9, 2014; MotorMax '83 Dodge Diplomat | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Aug 9 2014, 03:09 AM Post #1 |
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Muscle Car
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![]() Today's car of the day is Motor Max's 1983 Dodge Diplomat. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Dodge Diplomat ![]() ![]() Up until the Motor Max Fresh Cherries casting, the Dodge Diplomat (and Chrysler Town & Country wagon) were high on my most-wanted-in-small-scale wishlist. Although I always guessed that if we ever got a Diplomat, it would be as a police cruiser, I am thankful for the 2 civilian versions Motor Max got to market before shutting down the Fresh Cherries/American Graffiti premium 1/64 line. I am sure that had the line continued, we would have seen various police agencies used on the Diplomat casting, like Motor Max did with their 1/25 scale version, and I am disappointed that we never got to see any 1/64 police versions materialize. Hard to believe that when these were new, less than $3 got us a metal base, soft tires, model-specific wheels and separate lighting pieces. ![]()
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| Snowowl | Aug 9 2014, 06:05 AM Post #2 |
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Minivan
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I was extremely happy when Motor Max came out with this and I looked for the blue one since at the time I drove a 1-1 in blue only mine was the 1988 Grand Fury. Funny story about my 1-1 I needed a new rim and looked in salvage yards and no one had one so I decided to go to the Dodge dealer. I told the parts guy I needed a rim (gave the size) rear wheel drive 1988 car He told me that there were no real wheel drive cars made by dodge in 88 and that I had to be mistaken on the year. I pulled out my registration and said to him "It said 1988 on the ne owner title I have and the State agrees it's an 88 so I guess you're not the expert parts guy you think you are now are you." He got made and walked off. I finally decided to ask for a rim from one of the van Dodge made during the time. Edited by Snowowl, Aug 9 2014, 06:06 AM.
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| pjedsel | Aug 9 2014, 08:40 AM Post #3 |
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Muscle Car
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This was part of a wonderful series of cars from Motor Max - nice, everyday drivers that kids and adults saw on the streets. It is to bad the series disappeared so soon. |
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| ivantt | Aug 10 2014, 11:41 PM Post #4 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I would only change the wheel size on this one, to something a bit smaller. It would sit lower and look more realistic. Cars like this have limited success as diecasts because the car is from an era most younger people have not seen one, or remember one. It doesn't have the broader appeal of a "muscle car," which doesn't seem to be affected by age. Whenever I see a casting like this, I buy as many as I can find, knowing it may not last very long due to limited appeal. |
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