
Buick Roadmaster 80-C Four Door Phaeton Blue Metallic BoS Models 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Buick
- Manufacturer
- BoS Models
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Resin
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- BOS372
- Year
- 1937
- Era
- Pre-War
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Vintage Classics
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4052176446829
About the Buick Roadmaster 80-C Four Door Phaeton Blue Metallic BoS Models 1:18
TL;DR: BoS Models' 1:18 resin Buick Roadmaster 80-C Four Door Phaeton in blue metallic reproduces the 1937 pre-war open tourer, a formal Buick flagship built before the Roadmaster name became a postwar full-size icon. Sealed resin construction captures the long hood and open-top proportions this period demands.
Long before Roadmaster meant a chrome-heavy postwar cruiser, the name belonged to Buick's top pre-war touring cars, and the 80-C phaeton is a genuine piece of that earlier chapter.
A Pre-War Flagship, Not the Familiar Roadmaster
The 1937 Roadmaster rode on Buick's largest chassis of the period, carrying a straight-eight engine and a body long enough to demand serious presence on the road. The four-door phaeton configuration, an open-top touring body with a fold-down top rather than fixed steel panels, was a formal statement in its era, the kind of car bought by buyers who wanted open-air motoring without sacrificing the size and prestige of a full-size sedan. Blue metallic over long, straight fenders and a towering hood line gives this specific variant real visual drama that a shorter postwar body simply cannot replicate.
Resin Construction for a Long, Open-Top Body
BoS Models works almost exclusively in small-batch resin, and a subject this obscure to mainstream diecast producers is exactly what that specialization exists for. Sealed resin construction forgoes opening doors and a folding top mechanism in favor of crisp, consistent panel lines across a body with very little to hide behind, since a car this long and this plain in ornamentation lives or dies on subtle surface accuracy. The metallic blue finish also tests paint depth over a large, flat hood surface, an area where cheaper diecast often shows inconsistency that resin generally avoids. Buyers should expect a static display piece built for close inspection, not a toy with moving parts.
Anchoring a Pre-War American Touring Display
This Roadmaster phaeton makes the strongest case as an anchor piece for a pre-war American touring shelf, where its scale and open-top formality contrast well against smaller postwar classics. It suits collectors building toward depth in a specific era rather than breadth across decades.



