That Benz is beautiful! It deserved to be built… not left in the box, never to be seen.
There are a couple of Mercedes 540-K variants out there by Monogram, but I really like the convertibles more so than the coupe (go figure the one I have is the coupe).
That color is definitely right for the period and has me considering it for at least one of my “rescues”.
And so my “to do” list grows and grows.
Matt
Cadet, That old Johan kit looks great, I always liked em. Those are still around here and there and are not too expensive, glad you built that one and I am sure Granpa would be proud of it. Nice work sir.
Thanks for the compliments, guys! Yes, I’m sure Grandpa would be pleased with it, too.
Here’s Packard Boattail from the Monogram series. These are really nice kits and build up well. When I was just starting to build models these cars were more “recent” than a '64 Mustang would be to a 12 year old today.
Hi Everyone, I stumbled across your posts on this subject regarding the Museum Piece model kits, I am clearing my late Dads unused private model stock on ebay and have 3 unused kits…
Monogram The Classic MERCEDES 540K CABRIOLET 1:24 Museum Piece
Monogram The Classic ROLLS-ROYCE ROADSTER Museum Piece
Monogram The Classic PACKARD BOATTAIL SPEEDSTER Museum Piece
My account name on ebay is Fire_brande
Kind regards
Doug Cooke
(London)
I have an MG TC.
Beautiful cars, gentlemen! And Cadet Chuck, it’s not sacrilege to open an old kit and build it. That’s why it was produced, for someone to build and enjoy.
NOTE: There is no such thing as a 1964 or 1964 1/2 Mustang. The press created this myth due to the early debut of the 1965 Mustang at the NY auto show.
Do You Know ?
Your roadster and the coupe twin had their Bodies built by Sindelfingen in Austria .One of the finest coachbuilders at the time . Also , The other reason I liked all the cars like this , from All the companies , were those gorgeous wire wheels !
To true; they just “scream classic Car” and seem so much more refined than modern wheels 
Have you ever cleaned a set of wire wheels? I had one set and will never have another. Having them “trued” and adjusted is another story.
Sindelfingen is in northern Germany. Big Mercedes plant there. Got the crud bombed out of it in WW2.