[REVIEW] Tomica Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham

It looks like this will be my last review here, thanks to Scott Nadeau for keeping this place alive - maybe some of us will pop up on oppo now and then. This final installment is a Land of the Rising Sun-day, Tomica Time. Today we take a look at Tomica F2-1, the Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham. This casting entered the range in April 1976, remaining until July 1988, and is very much a period piece:

Not many vehicles represent 70s Americana more than a land yacht luxobarge, and few are in the same league as the Fleetwood Brougham. By this time, the 1973 oil crisis had created some anxiety, but there was still a customer demographic who didn't worry about fuel prices, only caring about comfort, and few cars were as smooth and isolating as a top of the line Cadillac. The Tomica casting of this large and in charge sedan has the crisp glazing, springy suspension, and snappy door action we like in vintage Tomica. Scale is claimed to be 1:77, likely accurate, a little smaller than the standard of small scale as this is a fairly massive vehicle made to fit in a normal sized box. From all angles, one can imagine this velvety beast wafting down a period 55 mph highway in cushy silence, or showing off during a night out on the town:

Doors open to reveal a detailed interior and accurate steering wheel:

Front and rear have ample detail, the "Cadillac" script license plates being a nice touch:

The base is metal, which adds heft and contains technical and identifying detail:

This model is fortunate to live in a clean original box:

I'm happy to have this model in my collection, this is a nice quality casting, and has extra interest via its whitewall tires. Apparently owner-applied as I am unaware of Tomica experimenting with this feature, these were applied with care that could make one think they are a factory feature, and add a high level of realism to the model:

Images of similar 1:1s from premierautogroup.com and notoriousluxury.com: