
Buick Century Highway Patrol Maisto 1:24

Specifications
- Brand
- Buick
- Manufacturer
- Maisto
- Scale
- 1:24
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 32195
- Year
- 1955
- Era
- 1950s
- Body Type
- Sedan
- Vehicle Class
- Service & Emergency Vehicles
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
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About the Buick Century Highway Patrol Maisto 1:24
TL;DR: Maisto's 1:24 diecast Buick Century wears Highway Patrol livery, dressing the 1955 American sedan as a period police car. At roughly 19cm, its long, chrome-trimmed body suits a vintage service-vehicle or 1950s American car display.
The Century nameplate carried real performance credibility in the 1950s, pairing Buick's smaller, lighter body with a larger engine borrowed from the brand's bigger models, a formula that made it genuinely quick for its era.
An Accessible Diecast Take on a Mid-1950s Sedan
Maisto builds firmly at the entry tier, and the Century's long hood, wraparound windshield, and heavy chrome trim are rendered with enough clarity to look right on a shelf despite the accessible price point. Highway Patrol livery, typically black-and-white with painted door graphics and a light bar, is applied with straightforward tampo printing rather than hand-finished detail, keeping panel gaps and paint depth modest compared to premium diecast, an honest trade-off at this price. Zinc alloy construction gives the model real weight, and doors typically open on Maisto's mid-size 1:24 sedans, letting the simplified cabin show through. This is a shelf-fill piece built for volume in a themed collection rather than a standalone showpiece.
A Performance Sedan Wearing a Working Livery
The Century's reputation as one of the quicker American sedans of its decade adds a bit of irony to a police livery, since the real car's straight-line speed made it a genuinely capable pursuit vehicle rather than just a plausible-looking one. Grouped with other 1950s American sedans or service and emergency vehicle diecast, this Century fills a specific niche that pure muscle-car or luxury-sedan collections tend to overlook. At its price point, it is a solid, honest way to add period American law enforcement character to a broader display.











