Description
Brand new 1/43 scale car model of 1957 Pontiac Star Chief 4-Door Hardtop Carib Coral with Gray Metallic Top Limited Edition to 310 pieces Worldwide model car by Goldvarg Collection.
Brand new box.
Real rubber tires.
True-to-scale detail.
Officially licensed product.
Highly detailed interior exterior.
Comes in plastic display showcase.
Manufacturers original unopened packaging.
Dimensions approximately L-5 W-2 H-1.25 inches.
This model is made of resin and does not have any openings.
Between 1954 and 1957 the Star Chief was Pontiacs prestige model and was based on the Pontiac Chieftain. When the storyline of I Love Lucy pointed towards a Hollywood setting in the 1954-1955 season the characters drove (in episode 110 “California Here We Come”) to the West Coast in a 1955 Star Chief convertible that in the previous episode “Lucy Learns to Drive” was “bumped together” with a 1922 Cadillac Type V-63. In 1954 Pontiac also introduced air conditioning with all the components under the hood a first for the price range. Seat belts were added as options in 1956. The Star Chief was available in Deluxe and pricier Custom trim with the top trim level hardtop called the Catalina.
Prior to the introduction of the Star Chief all Pontiacs had shared the modest wheelbase of the Chevrolet since the beginning of Pontiac. The introduction of this new premier model in 1954 was the first application of the longer 123.5 inch (313.7 cm) wheelbase of the junior Oldsmobiles and Buicks to the Pontiac division. The car was still on the A platform but with 11 in (28 cm) added towards the rear of the frame. Power the first year came from Pontiacs venerable straight eight engine with the six-cylinder not available. Along with an all-new body the straight-eight was superseded by the new V-8 power in 1955. Typical for the 1955 Pontiacs is the design with two wide
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