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Official Brooklin Club

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Official Brooklin Club

Brooklin Models are delighted to announce that John Kuvakas has teamed up with the BCC (Brooklin Collectors Club). John has been the official representative for Brooklin Models in the US. The BCC is the oldest surviving Brooklin models Club based in the UK and now with John’s assistance there shall be official representation in the US as well. John will lead a team of familiar faces and names in the...

BROOKLIN AND HUGGETT ELECTRICAL

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BROOKLIN AND HUGGETT ELECTRICAL

The Huggett Electrical building in Bath was used by John Hall when he moved the Brooklin factory from Brooklin, Canada to Bath, England in October 1979 and he established a very good relationship with the owner of the company. This led to the idea of making special Brooklin models to be given as Christmas gifts to customers of the Huggett Electrical company. In 1984 the first special model was produced....

BROOKLIN AND THE 1940 CADILLAC V16 CONVERTIBLE COUPE (BRK14)

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BROOKLIN AND THE 1940 CADILLAC V16 CONVERTIBLE COUPE (BRK14)

The standard 1940 Cadillac V16 Convertible Coupe was released in 1983 and deleted in February 1994. It is finished in bronze with beige interior, beige roof, green license plate and whitewall tyres. Several color shades were produced from light to very dark bronze.     CANADIAN TOY COLLECTORS SOCIETY The C.T.C.S. chose the 1940 Cadillac V16 Convertible as the basis for their Greatest Collectors Toy Show special in 1983. This...

BROOKLIN AND THE 1956 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE (BRK13A)

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BROOKLIN AND THE 1956 FORD THUNDERBIRD CONVERTIBLE (BRK13A)

The standard 1957 Ford Thunderbird Convertible was released in May 1994 and deleted in January 2005. It is finished in seaspray green with two tone green interior, white license plate and whitewall tyres. A small batch of approximately 50 Thunderbirds has come out of the factory in 1996 with the wrong color inserts for the seats, mid green instead of whitish green. A different color shade was produced in 2001....

BROOKLIN AND THE 1956 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MK II (BRK11)

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BROOKLIN AND THE 1956 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL MK II (BRK11)

The first 1956 Lincoln Continental MK II was produced in 1981 in black with red interior and blue license plate in a limited number. The first standard edition can be identified in the dark blue metallic version with red interior and blue license plate, followed by several shades of blue with white interior and yellow license plate. Most of the varieties are seen with both thick and thin seats. These...

13 NOV - THE WEEKLY DIARIES

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13 NOV - THE WEEKLY DIARIES

It may be Friday the 13th but we won’t let that stop us. We are here come hell or high water….although Covid did make us stop…… Come on in and take a look at a few of the things we have been doing this week.

BROOKLIN AND THE 1934 CHRYSLER AIRFLOW (BRK7)

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BROOKLIN AND THE 1934 CHRYSLER AIRFLOW (BRK7)

A single casting has been used for both Canadian and British production of the 1934 Chrysler Airflow, differing only in statement of country of manufacture on the baseplate. Early models are cream with blackwall tyres and blue license plates. Rectangular vents on the front fenders suggest that the model is specifically the Chrysler CU Airflow four-door sedan. Other details, including the windshield wipers, triple-blade bumpers and rear fender skirts, create...

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