"Hogbacked" NEO (Resin) 1:43 1959 Oldsmobile

Droops • I remember these big road boats. The Olds Rocket 88, final assembly, 

     Lansing, Michigan. The state's capital. I was in Lansing several years back, and watch them tear down this plant. They left most of the footings. This plant and all the Michigan plants, were called "The Arsenal of Democracy". 

    The bottom line a very cool model car for your layout.

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All I could think of was Junior Johnson's Banana car:

A candidate for a parking block incident Lee?

They were a beast for sure. I had a 1960 Olds and all I remember is that I constantly had to feed it fuel.

I've bought about 10 NEOs, and none seem to be warped. Early ones were tight enough to make owners worry about damaging them while trying to remove the screws. Later ones I've gotten were not tight. I have a Motor City '59 Olds that looks very straight. From above, yours will look fine.

Very cool car Lee!   I like the Neo models, and have my eye on a few of them; this is good to know.  $70.00 is steep for a 1:43 car - for that money you'd expect it to be perfect.  I've tried to cobble up all the NIB/MIB Franklin mint cars I can find on eBay because I can get them at around 2:1 compared to Neo resin.  The Neo's have better exterior detail (and selection) but the FM cars are close and have opening doors/hoods.  

Question:  How would you go about getting a 'driver' figure into it?  That may not be your intent, but I don't like having a fleet of convertibles cruising my layout so I try to focus on hard tops.  The problem I've had is that with most models, I can't wedge the figure in through the window (not a surprise...). With the Franklin mint models I can get the doors open - only to find that the steering wheel usually prevents the seated driver figure (Arttista) to fit.  Was wondering if the Neo models actually have clearance between the wheel and the seat?

Probably a better question for another post

-Eric

If it had been unpainted, I would say soak it in some hot water to get the kinks out. However, being as it is painted, a little heat from a hair dryer might not hurt anything.

Think about it like this.  After many, many years, the frame weakened, causing the inevitable droops.  I had a 66 Mustang (real car) that had a bit of the same problem.  It, unfortunately was sagging in the middle, quite the opposite of your problem.  I set the car on jack-stands for six months, installed a new export brace, rear frame connectors, and set the car back on the ground, and the sag was gone.  The car was as straight as I could make it while working in my garage.  

Beautiful model, Lee. I would keep it as well.

Elizabeth added this one to my collection of Olds this past Christmas.