Hi Fellows...now that we sort of ID's the "Sara's Cookies" 1930's vintage car I discovered another one as I continue my quest to make more room for trains in the train room. This one is well identified.
It is a 1958 Chrysler New Yorker, Cabriolet (Convertible). It is 1/43 scale and comes from a company called "Eligor" and seems like it would be targeted towards the car collector not a trains person. Apparently, each car that they sold came packed in its own transparent plastic display case and IAW the catalog that they packed with each car their product line was very large. Mostly foreign makes except for a few (like this Chrysler) and a number of different vehicle types (panel van, pick up, tow truck...etc) based on 1930's Model A Fords. I most likely bought this years ago and have no memory of what it cost.
Model as bought, in transparent display box inside carton.
Side view - Note simulated "wind wings".
Front view, showing quite a bit of detail in grill and hood ornamentation.
Rear view with classic 50's tail fins and enormous tail lights
Nicely detailed interior. I remember these, there were no "bucket seats" for big Chrysler's , you took your living room with you!
Here is one side of the Eligor catalog. Full color and printed on both sides and one seemed to be packed with each car.
I know the model looks large, but these were enormous cars when new in the 50's. Today it would take at least 2 parking spaces to fit the car into. It would be easily as large as my 3 seat SUV.
Keep Healthy and having fun
Don McErlean
