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| Car of the Day: March 21, 2016; Imperial '56 Ford Fairlane Sunliner | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 21 2016, 12:12 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Imperial's 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Ford Fairlane ![]() ![]() The 1956 Fairlane Sunliner is another of the impressive Imperial branded models. The castings debuted under the Imperial name in 2000, and were later marketed under the Buddy L name in 2003 (but still with the Imperial name and information in the legal printed area on the back of the packages). For their time, these cars were awesome. The subject matter had not been well covered at that time, and the models looked the part, yet they were considered budget diecast, with a 5-pack selling for $4 to $5. The models were typically found at drug stores, and later on, Kay Bee Toys had the sets available. This 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner has the details from the '56, including the restyled trim piece along the sides with the downward bar extension on the doors, and the oval lights under the headlights, which replaced the 1955's round bullet-style lights. ![]()
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| pjedsel | Mar 21 2016, 05:26 PM Post #2 |
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A nice Ford convertible from Imperial/Buddy L. I found my version in one of the five packs a number of years ago in a Safeway store in the State of Washington. For a "budget" toy it really is nicely finished - especially considering the time period it was released in.
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| ivantt | Mar 24 2016, 04:09 PM Post #3 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Have never seen an Imperial casting in the stores, but in 2000, I was just getting interested in actually "collecting" diecasts instead of buying a few here and there. So I missed some gems. Not bad at all, this one. I wonder what that yellow top would have looked like, if put up! |
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| zzziippyyy | Mar 26 2016, 12:24 AM Post #4 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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WOW! is that not the largest bumper ever seen on a die cast. That front bumper is just massive! |
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A nice Ford convertible from Imperial/Buddy L. I found my version in one of the five packs a number of years ago in a Safeway store in the State of Washington. For a "budget" toy it really is nicely finished - especially considering the time period it was released in.

3:34 AM Jul 11