UP THIS WEEK, MORE 1/25TH SCALE CUSTOM BUILT "MARK CARS"..........JEWEL LIKE MODELS!
TO ACCURATELY UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE ARE, YOU SHOULD READ THE DESCRIPTION BELOW!
THIS MODEL IS A FABULOUS 1960 DODGE POLARA CONVERTIBLE, IN CORRECT '60 DODGE MEDIUM AQUA METALLIC WITH TU-TONE AQUA INTERIOR. WOW! THIS WAS BUILT FROM A MODELHAUS KIT!THE PHOTOS DON'T DO IT ANY JUSTICE A T A L L !!
DESCRIPTION OF "MARK CARS":
WHAT ARE "MARK CARS"? I'LL TELL YOU: I'VE BEEN A HUGE MODEL CAR COLLECTOR ALL MY LIFE. OF ALL THE MODELS OF ALL THE SCALES, THE ORIGINAL PROMOS AND KITS ARE STILL IN MY OPINION THE MOST EXACT, BECAUSE THEY WERE SCALED IN THE USA FROM EXACT FACTORY BLUEPRINTS. NOT CHINESE GUESSWORK (WITH NO DISRESPECT INTENDED, BUT SORRY, YOU CAN CRITIQUE ANY OF THE CHINA-MADE CARS TO PIECES FOR ACCURACY!!)
SO, SINCE MY MAIN FAVORITES ARE CARS OF THE '50S, NATURALLY I HAD A LARGE PROMO COLLECTION. HOWEVER, IT WAS ALWAYS A DISSAPOINTMENT AND A STRUGGLE BECAUSE PROMOS MADE PRE-1961 ( OR 63 FOR JO-HANS) WERE MADE OF ACETATE PLASTIC, WHICH HAS THE NASTY TENDENCY TO SHRINK (WHICH MOST FOLKS CALL "PROMO WARP"). IT'S ACTUALLY SHRINKING.
SO, IN THE MID -90S, I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO DISCOVER JOE AND JOHN AT WHEAT'S NOSTALGIA, AND FROM THERE A LIFELONG DREAM OF HAVING TRULY ACCURATE MODELS OF MY FAVORITE CARS BECAME A REALITY. INSTEAD OF WARPING ACETATE, WE EITHER TOOK MINT, UNBUILT ORIGINAL KITS AND PROFESSIONALLY BUILT THEM UP AS "PROMOS", BUT USING CORRECT, SHOW QUALITY AUTOMOTIVE PAINTS IN THE EXACT COLOURS FOR MAKE AND MODEL YEAR, OR TOOK THE MAGNIFICENT KITS FROM "THE MODELHAUS" (KUDOS TO DON AND CAROL HOLTHAUS!) AND BUILT THEM UP.
IN MANY INSTANCES, I HAD COUPES CUSTOM MADE INTO CONVERTIBLES. (LIKE SOME RARE JO-HANS THAT WERE NEVER MADE IN CONVERTIBLE FORM.)
SO THESE MODELS ARE ALL CUSTOM BUILT, FLAWLESSLY PAINTED, TO RESEMBLE THE ORIGINAL PROMOS, YET WITH REAL COLOURS, NOT THE GENERIC PROMO "CLOSE MATCH" COLOURS.......AND THAT'S WHY, FOR INSTANCE, WE DIDN'T GO OVER THE TOP AND DO ALL THE METAL TRIM IN BARE-METAL FOIL. THEY ARE MEANT TO MIMIC THE ORIGINAL PROMOS!
MANY OF THESE MODELS, STARTING OUT AS RARE, ORIGINAL, MINT-UNBUILT KITS, COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO BUY, AND THEN, UP TO $250.00 ON TOP OF THAT TO CONVERT AND BUILD UP THE MODELS!!!! AND JOE WHEAT NO LONGER DOES CUSTOM BUILD-UPS, WHICH IS A SHAME!!!!!
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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SALE. 1) I NOW TAKE PAYPAL. YOU MAY USE PAYPAL. 2) PAYMENT IS DUE WTIHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END OR ITEM IS RELISTED, EBAY NOTIFIED, AND APPROPRIATE FEEDBACK LEFT. 3)NON PAYPAL PAYMENT MUST BE WITH USD CASHIER'S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER ONLY. NO CANADIAN FUNDS. 4) MY SHIPPING CHARGE IS NON NEGOTIABLE UNLESS YOU ARE BUYING MULTIPLE ITEMS FROM ME. I PROPERLY BOX AND PACK MY ITEMS. THIS ISN'T FREE. ALSO, ALL US DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS ARE SENT INSURED IF OVER $50.00 THIS IS INCLUDED ALONG WITH PRIORITY MAIL. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WHAT I CHARGE FOR SHIPPING, THEN DO NOT BID! 5) INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS, YOU ARE WELCOME,BUT YOU WILL NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR INTERNATIONAL POSTAGE! 6) ALL SALES ARE AS-IS, AND NON RETURNABLE.
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