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The standard 1950 Mercury Convertible was released in February 1994, after the Factory Special was produced, and deleted in January 1999. It is finished in red with grey interior, black tonneau, white license plate and whitewall tyres.   FACTORY SPECIAL The 1950 Mercury Indy 500 Pace Car was released in August 1993 and is probably the best looking Pace Car that the factory has done. It is finished in cream...

The first Mercury produced by Brooklin was the 1949 Coupe. It first appeared in 1983 in a number of shades of cream with red interior and blue license plate. It was soon followed by a green metallic version, which has also appeared in many shades from light to dark, cream interior and yellow license plate. All tyres are whitewall. This model was deleted in February 1994. In 1983 6 models...

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Field. They were founded in 1869 as the Hamilton Football Club (nickname "Tigers"). In 1950, the Tigers merged with cross-town Hamilton Wildcats and adopted the nickname "Tiger-Cats". The Grey Cup is the name of both...

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...

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....

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...

The 1931 Hudson Greater 8 was produced in 1981, early in Brooklin’s history, with Murray-designed "boat-tail" body done in a beautiful combination of orange with ivory fenders, blacked-out grille and foot treads in black on the running boards. The windshield frame is plated, as are the covers for the fender spares. These covers were removed in the final years of production with a dark orange color. Other details include louvers...