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During the Timeframe of a Period of ten years, One Skillful Car Painter Was Responsible for Custom-Painted Fifties Favorites
During the 1950’s, one talented painter of automobiles revolutionized the art by painting new vehicles with pinstripes and other designs that had not been seen previously. That man, a West Coast “striper” of renown named Tom Kelly, became famous for his work on six cars, now known as custom-painted fifties favorites.
Ford, Dodge, Chevrolet, and Oldsmobile were the producers of the six favorites painted by Kelly from 1950 to 1957.
There is not enough space here to share specifics about all six, but one of the most interesting was the 1950 Oldsmobile 88. The car had many desirable attributes in addition to the stately paint job Kelly gave it. The 1950 Oldsmobile 88 could accelerate from 0 to 60 in 12.2 seconds, won the Carrera-Pan American-Mexico road race from the Texas border to Guatemala, and was graced with a design where the hood dipped toward the front fenders. Although the terrain often was hazardous, the winning American team averaged 78.4 mph throughout the 2,178 mile race.
The prize two Portland, Oregon drivers earned for winning the Carrera-Pan Ameican-Mexico road race in 1950 was slightly more than $17,000.
Another interesting vehicle among the six custom-painted fifties favorites was the 1957 Chrysler Desoto Adventurer. The standard model included a 345 horsepower, 8-cylinder engine, and was geared by a three-speed automatic transmission. Although not that unique at the time, the transmission was activated by push-button drive located to the extreme left of the instrument panel.
Unlike its predecessors, the 1957 Chrysler Desoto Adventurer sat lower to the road, included more chrome, and was designed with a long body.
The other four automobiles that Tom Kelly’s painting style set apart from the norm were the 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1953 Ford Crestliner Victoria, 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer, and 1951 Ford Crestliner.
Although smaller than most Die-Cast Replicas, these custom-painted fifties favorites are available at here at Hot Wheel Games. These Die-Cast Replica cars can be bought as one package or separately. Detailed interiors and emblems along with authentic paint schemes and rubber whitewall tires accompany these Die-Cast Replicas that are about 3.5” long and built at 1:64 scale.
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