Promolite 1959 Ford Custom 300 2 Door Sedan

[impcon]

I received this resin '59 Ford a couple of weeks ago from Tom at Promolite models and I am nothing short of dazzled by the quality of the model and the service!!This casting just has to be as close to perfect as humanly possible and it equals or surpasses any styrene kit that I have ever had or seen in finish and detail.

This will be built as an era correct RCMP police car and one couldn't wish for a nicer starting point than this model. I have never heard anything negative about Promolite's products and now I can see why. The only flash on the model that I can find is in the door vent windows and the model comes already washed clean of the mold release agent so a bath with a good cleaner like Ajax will have the little car ready for paint.

The car comes with chromed bumpers, grille and hubcaps - both full disk wheel covers or the small dog dish caps that would have been on a police or salesman's car - or an econo family grocery getter circa the early '60's. The detailing is awesome on the entire kit and the car comes with the upholstery appearing to be very accurate as well as a radio delete plate on the dash. There's a police under dash 2 way radio, a police dog and if you want to build a utility sedan, the rear seat area conversion is with the car. The utility sedans were the traveling salesman;s special car with the rear seat deleted and replaced by a raised floor to give the driver much more room for samples and what ever else he hauled. Tom thought of everything when he put this package together and there are a number of variations possible to build this car as.

Simply put, I have never been happier with any model that I have ever bought - ever!! You can buy cheaper resin models but you definitely get your money's worth here despite the cost being higher than say a Hendrix or Flintstone kit. I'd say that Tom's pricing is certainly very reasonable considering the quality and the friendly service. The delivery time was excellent and Tom maintained contact through out the transaction so I always knew where things were at.

I'll be buying from him again in the near future and there is at least two more '59 Fords in my future - one built to replicate a 1:1 powder blue and white project that I have here and the other will be a salesman's utility sedan or maybe a fire chief's car. Either way, I'll have no hesitation with dealing with Tom and I highly recommend without hesitation his product and his service.

I am usually fairly understanding when I buy a resin kit of a subject that I like and I buy from the only caster who makes that particular marque and the quality is less than I hoped for. For instance, I want a kit of a '59 Chevy 4 door station wagon but it seems that nothing is available. But if I came across one and the quality fell far short of Tom's little Ford that you see in the photos below, I'd just be glad to have what I wanted even if it takes a lot of work to make it presentable. But with Tom Coolidge and Promolite Models, I'd say that you'll be guaranteed a very pleasant surprise when you open the box. He doesn't have a huge variety of models but what he has is definitely interesting and worth ever cent that they cost. You can check out his on line catalog here - http://public.fotki.com/tomcoolidge/

Edited July 5, 2012 by impcon

[Danno]

I fully agree with you on all counts, Gary! Tom's work is exceptional and has to be seen to be fully appreciated.

[impcon]

When I made this post, I forgot to mention that the tab that is missing from the rear of the interior bucket was intact when I received the model. I had a slight mishap when I was playing with our dog and the bucket got knocked off of my desk onto the floor. It must have landed just right to snap that tab off and for the life of me, I can;t find the stupid thing. I forgot to mention that in the post when I posted the photos and just wanted to clear that up so no one is thinking that the interior came missing that tab.

[jdcar32]

My gears are already turning... I've built a 57 Ford Custom 300 utility, a 49 Ford Tudor utility, and a 59 Chevy Biscayne salemans utiity. This looks like a great opportunity to add something very unique to my collection. Plus this one is already engineered as a utility. Maybe the new tool '60 Starliner as a donor chassis and motor with the hood opened.... All my utility builds emphasize early muscle car style: light body - high horsepower. Thanks for posting this one !