Picked this up at a Farm Toy show for $10

[Geno]

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

[John M.]

A real nice score for $10 Geno. Even when used, Danbury Mint cars can go for a decent chunk of change.

[Gramps46]

That is a beautiful save Gene.

[Snake45]

Great find, congratulations! Love the color--looks very similar to '69 Ford Silver Jade. Model on! 

[Geno]

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.?

[keyser]

Gene, great hit. Get a Danube blue 53 skylark to put next to it. Nicest dc Buicks imo. 

[Geno]

Thanks CL, I already have it LOL.??

[keyser]

34 minutes ago, Geno said:

Thanks CL, I already have it LOL.??

Great minds. Lol. 

[Tom Geiger]

No brainer purchase!  I couldn’t reach for my wallet fast enough!

[1959scudetto]

Nice score - I wouldn't have hesitated a second either.

[Bills72sj]

I only have two diecast but I definitely would have snagged that beauty for $10!

[Motor City]

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?

[Geno]

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.?

[spencer1984]

Great save on this!

[AzTom]

I already have one but I sure would have grabbed that up. I have mine next the the 53 maroon convertible. 

[paul alflen]

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
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[Geno]

Thanks guys, I sure do appreciate it. I'll keep paying it forward the best I can.☺️

[slusher]

Great find Geno, very sharp…

[ewetwo]

Beautiful!