#36 - 1966 Opel Diplomat
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\/ Before Restoration \/ |
Year of Release > | 1966 |
| Manufacturer/Range > | Lesney - "Matchbox" series | |
| Original Colour > | Cream interior, green-gold metallic bodywork | |
| New Colour > | Black and maroon interior, scarlet exterior with black vinyl roof. | |
| Features > | Opening bonnet and detailed engine bay. | |
| Notes > | This is one of the more common models out there so I wanted to do something a bit special with it, hence the colour scheme. I detailed the engine bay so it's not just plain chrome, as it was before. The missing tow-bar was reconstructed from spare parts. |

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