1957 Chevrolet Cameo

[Gramps46]

Danbury Mint 1957 Chevrolet Cameo pick up. 

Just got this after looking for a while for one in my price range.  Found this one which was affordable because it had a broken off right wheel but I went for it anyway.  Received it and yup the wheel was dangling from the tie rod.  The whole assembly was screwed together so I was able to remove the screw holding the wheel on and make a new pivot from a styrene tube, tack it on with Gorilla Super Glue, let it dry and then reinforced the joint with JB Kwik Weld being careful to let the pivot function. I very gently screwed the axle back together again. 

Searching the bay I found other Danbury Cameos which had the same problem as mine so I am thinking it was a design flaw but fortunately it is fixable.  This was also the first time I had used JB Kwik Weld for a repair and I was impressed with its drying speed and strength.

The model is pretty remarkable with all the detail included by the Danbury Mint.  I think this will be the end of my pickup series as I have gotten the ones I had on my wish list.

Here the '57 is compared to the Motor Max 1958 Cameo.

Comments welcome.

Edited April 9, 2020 by Gramps46

[cobraman]

It's a beauty !

[THarrison351]

Those trucks are nice! Is your spare tire still hidden behind the center of the back bumper?

[swede70]

Beautiful model and certainly grabbed on the right terms.  Thanks for sharing your new acquisition...

Mike K./Swede70

[randyc]

Looks great!  Glad you found one.  

[Gramps46]

19 hours ago, THarrison351 said:

Those trucks are nice! Is your spare tire still hidden behind the center of the back bumper?

The spare tire is there fortunately.  Thanks for asking as I would not have known unless you had said something.  I guess the designers did not expect you to pull a trailer behind the Cameo because there is no place for the hitch.

Edited April 10, 2020 by Gramps46

[THarrison351]

Those are pretty trucks, not towing trucks! So no problem. Like I said, this is a nice truck. One of the first I purchased. It's been so long since I've seen mine, I don't remember what year or color I have. It's been packed since we moved over six tears ago. Maybe next week I'll pull everything out and start my "sell what I don't want anymore on eBay" project I told my wife I would.

[Geno]

Man, that looks great with the reverse color '58. Great score.