Filed in archive
Model Cars
by Philip Powell on December 11, 2006
Back in 1955, General Motors had many happy things to celebrate, among them the production of its 50-millionth vehicle. So the corporation unveiled a special commemorative edition of the 55 Chevrolet Bel Air, a car that symbolised with its appearance all that was good about life in America in those halcyon years. A one-of-a-kind classic, this special edition automobile featured a luminous gold paint job. The original is consigned to history but the spirit of that famous Chevy lives on in the form of a beautiful 1:24 scale model by the Franklin Mint, hand-assembled using more than 100 parts; painted in gold, of course. As well, the bumpers, grille, bezels, trim and wheel covers have all been plated in 24kt gold. Produced in a limited edition of just 9900 pieces worldwide, the model is still available, base included, for $155.00. The precision model shown here can be ordered from the Cellini gift shop in Portland, OR, and if you hurry they can probably ship it in time for Christmas. A sure-to-be-cherished gift for the classic car enthusiast.
Permalink: Christmas Model Dazzles in Gold
Tags:
1955
Chevrolet
Bel
Air
GM
model
models
Franklin
Mint
classic
vintage
antique
collector
old
car
cars
Trackback: http://publish.creative-weblogging.com/publish/mt-tb.pl/49611
Mr Wong
Vote for Christmas Model Dazzles in Gold:
|
Rating: 10.00 out of 1 vote(s) cast.
|
Subscribe
Use the search to look for other interesting posts
| RSS | See all blog subscribe options |
|
What is RSS? | |
| Yahoo! |
|
| Addthis |
|
| Bloglines |
|
| Newsletter | |
| Follow us on Twitter! |





