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Take
FM's
very
nice
'55
Crown
Victoria,
take
off the
top,
modify the interior a little, refinish the body in a new 2-tone color
combination, add a convertible boot and....you have FM's '55
Ford Sunliner, finished in Waterfall Blue over AquaTone Blue, set
off by whitewall tires, full chrome wheel discs mounted on
Waterfall Blue wheels, and a continental kit gracing the rear. The
effect is twofold...on one hand, the model is truly beautiful...the
wonder of effective use of unusual color, coupled with neat
assembly. Nice build...tight doors, trunk, hood. less than usual
door gaps...nice! The car sits right, downright jaunty; it looks like
the '55 SUNLINER of our boyhood recollection. Everything
seems just right...but, at the same time, it's, well, just "blah".
The biggest disappointments here are the lack of update of a old
technology diecast by the .addition of working suspension...a
raised convertible top choice... some tweaks of the CV in the
conversion process...it just would've been nice...not to mention the
DIFFERENCE it would make in the model!!
This is a nice, very desirable Ford Convertible that could've been a
real bulls-eye...with a little tweaking! Instead, we're presented with
a model whose claim to fame is that it's 2 tone paint job isn't
SOMETHING and White. What a shame, this model could've
been so much more. 2 ½ stars out of 5. The issue price is $120. (3/4/98)
(03/04/1998)
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