Centurion Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I recently order the Fairfield Mint's beautiful 1:18-scale 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible for $29.99. Not surprisingly, I am now on the company's mailing list, and received the latest catalog this week. I was pleased to see that the beautiful 1938 Buick Y-Job dream car is now being offered in the large 1:18-scale. Needless to say, I placed my order (about $40) immediately. Fairfield Mint will waive the shipping charges if you order two cars at once, so this might be an opportunity to pick up both the Y-Job and the '49 Roadmaster. Toll free number for ordering is: 1-800-964-8908.By the way, the catalog states that the Y-Job has been re-created "to celebrate Buick's 100 Year Anniversary".I hope that strong sales of these large-scale Buicks will prompt additional offerings. Wouldn't it be great to see 1:18-scale '53 and '54 Skylarks, '42 - '48 Roadmaster Sedanettes or convertibles, '58 Limited, '59 Electra 225, '63 Riviera, etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Hi, do you know of any Centurion scale models out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 31tudor Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 I think they should build a 1/18th scale '62 Invicta Wagon. Unfortunatly, the Fairfield Mint would only sell one... to ME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted October 19, 2002 Author Share Posted October 19, 2002 I would also buy a '62 Invicta Estate Wagon model, but it's unlikely we'll see one anytime soon.Regarding small-scale Centurions, a German maker of very high-quality 1/43-scale models -- VF Modellauto -- announced plans a couple of years ago to offer a '72 Centurion Formal Coupe. To my knowledge, none of these have yet been made, and they would probably sell for about $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Guy Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Brian L, if you mean the 56 Centurion concept car, the Sloan Museum has a 1/43 model, but I don't know who the manufacturer is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted October 19, 2002 Author Share Posted October 19, 2002 Regarding the 1/43 scale model of the 1956 Buick Centurion concept car, these can be obtained from:Great American Dream Machineswww.gadm.com866-883-6150These 1/43-scale white metal models are made in England, and many of the exciting U.S. dream cars of the '50's and '60's are included in the collection. They are quite expensive, so I assume that the quality is very high. The following dream Buicks are offered:1938 (GADM says 1939) Buick Y-Job $1991951 Buick LeSabre $2251956 Buick Centurion $225The website says that the 1954 Wildcat II will be offered soon.The Franklin Mint is also offering a 1/24-scale 1951 LeSabre for about $125. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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