FRANKLIN MINT 1987 PRECISION MODELS DIE-CAST CAR COLLECTION - 1950S AMERICAN CLASSICS

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF FIVE DIE-CAST MODEL CARS REPRESENTING ICONIC 1950S AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN. EACH VEHICLE IS RENDERED IN METICULOUS DETAIL WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE COLOUR SCHEMES INCLUDING WHITE, PALE GREEN, BLACK, TURQUOISE, AND RED FINISHES. THE COLLECTION SHOWCASES THE HALLMARK CHARACTERISTICS OF FRANKLIN MINT PRECISION MODELS PRODUCTION: CRISP BODY LINES, ACCURATE PROPORTIONS, OPENING DOORS ON SELECT EXAMPLES, AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD DETAILING.

IDENTIFICATION AND MAKER:
- MAKER: FRANKLIN MINT PRECISION MODELS
- MAKERS MARK: ©1957 FRANKLIN MINT STAMPED TO UNDERSIDE OF EACH VEHICLE
- PRODUCTION PERIOD: CIRCA 1957
- COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: AMERICAN

COLLECTION COMPOSITION:
THE LOT COMPRISES FIVE DISTINCT MODELS REPRESENTING CLASSIC 1950S AMERICAN SEDANS AND CONVERTIBLES, EACH FEATURING:
- DIE-CAST METAL BODY CONSTRUCTION
- PLASTIC WINDOW GLAZING
- RUBBER TYRES ON METAL WHEELS
- OPENING DOORS ON SELECTED EXAMPLES
- PERIOD-ACCURATE INTERIOR DETAILING
- CHROME-PLATED TRIM AND BUMPERS
- AUTHENTIC PAINT FINISHES IN ORIGINAL COLOURS

CONDITION:
OVERALL CONDITION IS GOOD FOR AGE. THE COLLECTION SHOWS CONSISTENT LIGHT SURFACE WEAR TYPICAL OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST MODELS THAT HAVE BEEN HANDLED AND DISPLAYED. PAINT FINISHES RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL COLOUR SATURATION WITH ONLY MINOR SCRATCHING AND FADING VISIBLE UPON CLOSE INSPECTION. CHROME DETAILING REMAINS LARGELY BRIGHT AND REFLECTIVE, THOUGH SOME EXAMPLES SHOW LIGHT PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE. ALL VEHICLES ROLL SMOOTHLY, INDICATING ORIGINAL CHASSIS INTEGRITY. RUBBER TYRES SHOW EXPECTED AGE-RELATED HARDENING BUT REMAIN INTACT. NO SIGNIFICANT DENTS, CORROSION, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS EVIDENT. THE COLLECTION PRESENTS AS A WELL-MAINTAINED EXAMPLE OF MID-20TH CENTURY DIE-CAST TOY MANUFACTURING.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THESE MODELS REPRESENT A POPULAR LINE OF FRANKLIN MINT PRECISION MODELS THAT WERE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED DURING THE 1950S AND REMAIN SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST VEHICLES AND AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE MEMORABILIA.

FRANKLIN MINT PRECISION MODELS DIE-CAST CARS FROM THIS ERA HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE, WITH COMPLETE COLLECTIONS AND INDIVIDUAL EXAMPLES IN GOOD CONDITION ACHIEVING CONSISTENT INTEREST AT AUCTION. THIS GROUPING REPRESENTS A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR A VINTAGE DIE-CAST COLLECTION OR AN ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY LOT FOR THE CASUAL COLLECTOR OF MID-CENTURY AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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