om617 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Hello. I`m searching for uptop for JoHan 1964 Cadillac convertible. Is there any aftermarked source for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Modelhaus sells an uptop for the '62 Buick Electra 225. You can click here to check it out. This should be pretty close for what you need as the 225's were C-Bodies as is that '64 Caddy convertible you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) Thank you for the suggestion. Had no idea they shared anything,well beside the size. I wish modelhaus would use pictures on the items they sell. Edited October 13, 2014 by om617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Good suggestion on the Buick 225 up top. I was thinking about getting an Impala up top and adding length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Only one possible problem, however: Virtually every JoHan Cadillac promo or model kit 1959-into the 70's was tooled undersized, both foreshortened in the front clip and trunk areas, and many of them were as much as an actual 1/8" (3-inches in 1/25 scale) too narrow as well. That may complicate your results a bit. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
om617 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Thanks for the feedback. I got really unsure now,because i need two of them,but if they dont fit at all maby it`s not worth the shipping. I do have a uptop from a 58 Cadillac Imai kit,it`s just mm to wide and the corners need some adjustments. But then again,the design of the whole thing is not quite there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Tommy, you can always size down the top if it's a bit too big......better than trying to "stretch" it if it's too small being resin. You can also check with Don or Carol------------they may be able to fill you in on whether it may or may not fit without some major surgery. Edit: The '58 uptop would be all wrong for the '64. Sail panel shape isn't quite right and the windshield header has quite a "crown" to it. Edited October 14, 2014 by MrObsessive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Modelhaus sells an uptop for the '62 Buick Electra 225. You can click here to check it out. This should be pretty close for what you need as the 225's were C-Bodies as is that '64 Caddy convertible you have. If you get the '62 Buick Up-Top from the Modelhaus. You should also get the '63 Buick Windshield Header, and '64 Buick Vacuumformed Glass from the Modelhaus and adapt them to your Cadillac, as the windshield header on the JoHan '64 Cadillac Convertible (as well as the '63 Cadillac and '63 Olds Starfire Convertible) are completely wrong for the convertible. Johan simply used the same header panel from the Hardtop kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I think the windshield header is wrong even for the Johan '64 Caddy hardtop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 I think the windshield header is wrong even for the Johan '64 Caddy hardtop. Yes, JoHan (as well as the other two major companies tended to do convertibles by simply making a new tooling insert that eliminated the top behind the windshield, which was pretty much OK on GM convertibles through 1964-ish when hardtops were almost always convertible bodies with a steel top welded into place. However, starting about 1965 or so, GM's hardtops began to veer away from that earlier concept with the advent of fastback hardtop styling. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Art, I agree. There was some compromise when they did the tool. I don't think there ever was made, or is, an 100% correct kit or promo. If you have the time, you can alter the kits to you liking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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