Lesney No. 57 Chevy Impala in gold color?

[mike]

Found on eBay.
The opinion of Tinman is required.

[jeff f]

thats not a too good repaint , cant see it being anything else

[Tinman]

It's very obvious masking tape was used to mask off the body when applying the second color of paint. Lesney did not use masking tape, What Lesney used was a diecast cap (a "mask") that was set over the roof and covered the roof and windows ... the model was sent through the paint line a second time and the body color was applied. The masks were used once and recycled. If it was a color trial, there is no reason for the standard details not to be applied.

This is a repaint by someone who restored this model. Looks like there may have even been some corrosion around the front window prior to repainting.

[Idris]

I would not even consider bidding on anything like this without a baseplate photograph (which is conspicuous by its absence).