The venerable Chrysler M-body A38's - a sampling then...

[swede70]

Greetings,

An almost forgotten used car from way back, for a time I had an '83 Plymouth Gran Fury A38 ex-police car.  No great power even with the top-of-the-line 318 4BBL engine, the car nevertheless had considerable presence and was unquestionably fun to toss around.  Not many models have been afforded to date, although for application some can be turned up.  

Seen is a small M-body homage made up of a modified Motor Max Diplomat in 1:24th diecast as well as a stray MM 1:43 iteration of the topic to the far left, the rest being quite good 1:43rd First Response releases.  A local hobby shops processes many estates and trade-ins, hence a foursome of FP Diplomats were gathered unboxed for $5.99 each, so a feast of them as such things go.  

At the very least I could effect repairs on the silver Ohio State Highway Patrol example for swapping in intact antennas, while for being in Michigan, the presence of speed traps along I-75 crossing either border was a real enough hazard back in the day.  Both the blue/violet Michigan SP livery as well as the silver Ohio liveries remain in use to the best of my knowledge.  

The larger 1:24th scale Motor Max model has replacement wheels and tires.  These are in the form of 1:24th Monogram Goodyear GT black outline lettering tires mated to 3D-printed six-slot stamped steel police spec. wheels, the same rounded out with chromed 3D-printed ventilated police spec. hubcaps.  Some other details are seen, likely to be explained across the space of a further thread addition.

Sort of a save this given the light blue metallic Diplomat came through with full wheel covers with whitewalls, plus so-so decal work and a some hastily glued on parts that marred this surface and that.  The white walls might gravitate to the taxi cab release given such a mix of parts is common to taxi fleets.  The Fury seen just below is a Greenlight 'Another 48 HRS' release that comes through unmarked, complimenting the replacement ride situated just above.  

I'll probably pick up a spare 1:43rd case to dustproof the new addition, but in the main I like the fleet arrivals very much.  The framed photo half-obscured contains an image of my beloved white on blue slicktop '83 Plymouth A38 then.  11 mpg (woo hoo!), and capable of a heady 113 mph if given enough patience and room both.  Thanks for your review of this post.

Mike K./Swede70

Edited January 3, 2021 by swede70