impcon Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Received this a few days ago but have been too busy with life to get the pictures up. I just posted a critique of this model in the Resin section.. for you guys who like something different with more doors, it just don't get a whole lot better than this!!! Here's the real thing.. Here's the resin model that I just bought - made only in Canada..
MicroNitro Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 What is the round thing in the middle of the back door?
MikeMc Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 What is the round thing in the middle of the back door? trim badge
Foxer Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 What is the round thing in the middle of the back door? beer opener
Jantrix Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 What is the round thing in the middle of the back door? A round toit.
impcon Posted February 4, 2011 Author Posted February 4, 2011 Very nice score!! While I'm not that fond of 4 doors when the same car was produced as a 2 door, I am extremely fond of 57 Fords! Must be all the times I've watched "Thunder Road" The first kit I ever built was the AMT 57 Fairlane & over the years I've probably built 10 of them. Currently there are 5-6 in my stash, including this unbuilt original Trophy Series first issue: That one is going to be built with one of the custom options that's no longer in the newer reissues, & the other custom parts in the kit that aren't in the newer ones will grace a reissued kit. I also scored this grail last October, a Hendrix resin body of a 57 Club Victoria: That one's going to get the street machine treatment, with a 302 out of a Revell 32 Ford. I'm somewhat fond of 57 Fords, if you can't tell! The '57's are indeed one of Ford's finest efforts and I think that the styling far surpassed anything that GM or Chrysler fielded. I know that most guys will disagree but I am just stating my opinion. I have watched "Thunder Road" a few times just to drool over that '57 that Robert Mitchum drove - there's the one scene where he is in town talking to a girl and he is sitting in the Ford. When he pulls away, you can hear the exhaust from the Y block - a 312 I am guessing - it always makes me smile. Sure is a pretty car!! Your 2 door looks sweet.. I too had a Trphy Series '57 - I want to get another unbuilt one just to set on the shelf... My best buddy when we were in our teens had a Custom 2 door post with a 223 and a 3 speed standard.. I really liked that old car. Another friend of mine at that time had a red white and gray Rideau 500 2 door imitation hardtop.. that was really a pretty car. Ah, but how I long for those days... *sighs*
impcon Posted February 4, 2011 Author Posted February 4, 2011 What is the round thing in the middle of the back door? The round thing is a trim medallion that Meteor put on the side of the 500's. It had the Meteor crest in it.
Jon Cole Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 Was the Meteor marketed as a Ford, or a Mercury?
impcon Posted February 4, 2011 Author Posted February 4, 2011 Was the Meteor marketed as a Ford, or a Mercury? The Meteor was offered by Mercury dealers.
lordairgtar Posted February 4, 2011 Posted February 4, 2011 The Meteor was offered by Mercury dealers. And wasn't the Monarch a brand sold by Ford of Canada? I love Canadian Cars.
impcon Posted February 5, 2011 Author Posted February 5, 2011 (edited) And wasn't the Monarch a brand sold by Ford of Canada? I love Canadian Cars. We had a few unique marques here in Canada including the Monarch, Meteor and the Frontenac which was only built for a short period of time. The Monarch was based on the Mercury platform and the Frontenac was a Falcon. I have a thing for Meteors and I have tyo say that they are by and large, quite forgotten today. Email me directly if you want to talk Canadian cars.. Edited February 5, 2011 by impcon
lordairgtar Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Oh yes, the Frontenac. That was kind of cool with that distinct grille design.
impcon Posted February 5, 2011 Author Posted February 5, 2011 Oh yes, the Frontenac. That was kind of cool with that distinct grille design.
impcon Posted February 6, 2011 Author Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) I want one of these in resin......... The recent post on the Resin thread is interesting.. now if only he'd offer a Meteor version of his Ranchero.. *sighs* BTW, I was doing some reading on the Rancheros for '57 and I wonder if the colors on the one in the pictures is stock.. It sure is a pretty truck though.. Edited February 6, 2011 by impcon
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