Geno Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 (edited) The one car model amongst a sea of tractor diecast, I had to rescue it. It was dirty and missing the drivers door mirror. I made one from stainless myself and put it on, cleaned and polished it, wahlah. Merry Christmas for me LOL.😄 Danbury Mint '53 Buick Roadmasher woody. Edited December 25, 2021 by Geno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John M. Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 A real nice score for $10 Geno. Even when used, Danbury Mint cars can go for a decent chunk of change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 That is a beautiful save Gene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Great find, congratulations! Love the color--looks very similar to '69 Ford Silver Jade. Model on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Thanks guys, with him dealing in farm toys I don't think he really knew what he had. I had seen pics of this model before and really liked it., especially the color. I had missed out on it new and they have gotten pricey on Ebay so there was no way this WASN'T going home with me LOL. It is soooo much better in hand and this sucker has some heft to it.😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Gene, great hit. Get a Danube blue 53 skylark to put next to it. Nicest dc Buicks imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted December 25, 2021 Author Share Posted December 25, 2021 Thanks CL, I already have it LOL.😉😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 34 minutes ago, Geno said: Thanks CL, I already have it LOL.😉😊 Great minds. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 No brainer purchase! I couldn’t reach for my wallet fast enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Nice score - I wouldn't have hesitated a second either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 I only have two diecast but I definitely would have snagged that beauty for $10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 On 12/25/2021 at 10:30 AM, Geno said: The one car model amongst a sea of tractor diecast, I had to rescue it. It was dirty and missing the drivers door mirror. I made one from stainless myself and put it on, cleaned and polished it, wahlah. Merry Christmas for me LOL.😄 Danbury Mint '53 Buick Roadmasher woody. beautiful rescue! how did you make the mirror? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Thanks guys, much appreciated. Jim, I used 1 mm stainless wire and .005 stainless sheet. I cut the mirror body on an Arbor press with a 5 mm diameter cup punch that gave the mirror body it's bowl shape and used a 4 mm punch to cut the mirror itself. I then drilled a hole in the back of the mirror body, super glued the wire into it then cleared it to keep it's shine, after dry I just glued it where the other was missing from.😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Great save on this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzTom Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I already have one but I sure would have grabbed that up. I have mine next the the 53 maroon convertible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul alflen Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) Good eye Geno, you never know what will show up at other type of shows! See all the good you do for others came back to ya! Karma baby, Karma! Congratulations Edited January 10, 2022 by paul alflen Spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Thanks guys, I sure do appreciate it. I'll keep paying it forward the best I can.☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Great find Geno, very sharp… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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