55 Desoto

[dptydawg]

A Friend of mine has a pair of matching 55 Desoto hardtops. He has been looking for a model of his cars since forever with no luck. A couple months back I found a Motormax 55 Chrysler 300C diecast model.

I stripped this model and converted it to a 55 Desoto. Here are some pics of the finished model. I builld the presentatioon base for the car. The Giesz Motors plaque is a new dealer car sticker from the 50's. My buddy used to work for this dealership in the '60's.

Thanks

Carl

[Lownslow]

beautiful

[Harold]

Wow- how'd I miss this?? Great conversion work. In metal, no less.

[Eshaver]

Hummmmm, it would look nice at one of my service stations ! Ed Shaver

[dptydawg]

Thanks Guys

I'm not a big fan of diecast, but sometimes its the only game in town and you have to use whats available. This model is a decent 3' model but any closer and the flaws become evident. It was a fun build but I glad to get back to more workable plastic.

Ed, this car probably hung out at a Supertest or White Rose station in its younger days.

Thanks

Carl