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1996 Brookfield Express Van 1:25


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I love this thing!

this was a rather rare version in a promo form before Brookfield started doing the nascar vans based off the promo tool. I got it with the original package introducing the all new 1996 Express. Chevys previous generation van design dated back to the 70's. It is a very nice and heavy model. I want the blue one that was made in the same series. If anyone has one I have things to trade. Thanks for looking!

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This tool is still being used racing campions uses it now. As for Brookfield I think that possibly minting Chrysler Concords, dodge intrepids, neons etc. might not have been as attractive as the corvette vipers etc of the other company's. Although seems like every where I turn I see their older nascar racing stuff all over the place.

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Neat! Brookfield did some really nice replicas in their day. What ever happened to them?

IIRC they had a fire at the their factory that destroyed a bunch of tooling or something, back around 2000 or so. They made some really neat stuff, I have their Neons, an Aurora, the van, the LHes and JAs, a Monte Carlo or two...

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As for Brookfield I think that possibly minting Chrysler Concords, dodge intrepids, neons etc. might not have been as attractive as the corvette vipers etc of the other company's.

Those were all promo runs ordered and paid for by Chrysler. Nothing wrong with filling a paid order! And they did it well. I have examples of the Dodge Caravans, Plymouth Voyagers, Neons, Intrepids, Cloud cars and more... all very nicely done.

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You don't see ambulances like that in the USA anymore, but whenever there's disaster coverage in Israel, all the ambulances seem to be US GM vans. Now that would be interesting markings to do decals for!

https://www.google.com/search?q=chevy+van+ambulance&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dRCRU6mcKMTeoASGmoDwDg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=634#q=chevy+express+ambulance&tbm=isch

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