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I'm not sure I can answer the question of why I still like collecting older diecast, certainly until about eighteen months ago I hadn't bought any new Matchbox since about 1990 or so but as mentioned upthread some of them are too good to ignore for the price. Also,I wouldn't buy anything else out of Tesco because their food is mostly garbage I wouldn't inflict on my dog.
My little selection of sixties Corgi, Dinky and (very few) Spot-on is slightly easier to justify though,at least to myself. My Dad used to let me play with his own collection when I was very young (certainly while my mother was alive,so before I was four) and I've never forgotten just how fascinating I found them and the anticipation I used to feel when he'd go up into the loft and bring them down. The colourful boxes with the illustrations on and the cars themselves,at a time (early '80's) when the real things were rarely seen and usually downtrodden old bangers on their last MOT. Many years later my stepmother decided she'd relieve him of them so that set me off assembling a selection of my own, albeit in mostly worse condition than his were on  account of the ££ asked for mint and boxed stuff nowadays. They'll never be quite as good as the originals in my memory,but it's the best I can do. 

Certainly agree with that, Buragos were a rare treat for me too ,which is why I still have most of my childhood examples. I had a few Majorettes and a few 1:43 Solidos as souvenirs when we began to take holidays abroad from about 1987 onwards, I don't recall them being readily available around Colchester in the eighties.
The thrill of the chase though,that just sums it up for me. Like most of us here I suspect,I've got a mental list of things my collection needs and it's a strange but pleasant feeling if/when I come across one of them. Probably never will tick them all off but I hope never to stop looking.

You may already know this,but there's a lovely period film on YouTube from about 1958/9 called In the Rover Tradition. It's largely concerned with the new 3-litre P5 but it gives an interesting insight into the no compromise quality and construction of Rover as it was,rather than the second-rate gasket-blowing fwd landfill which was later to bear the name. Well worth a watch, I'm afraid I'm not technically proficient enough to post a link.

A delightful car from the days of actual quality and thoughtful design. Nice to see one retaining its original registration and without the Beirut-spec front seat so many of the survivors have. 

You may already know this,but there's a lovely period film on YouTube from about 1958/9 called In the Rover Tradition. It's largely concerned with the new 3-litre P5 but it gives an interesting insight into the no compromise quality and construction of Rover as it was,rather than the second-rate gasket-blowing fwd landfill which was later to bear the name. Well worth a watch, I'm afraid I'm not technically proficient enough to post a link.

A delightful car from the days of actual quality and thoughtful design. Nice to see one retaining its original registration and without the Beirut-spec front seat so many of the survivors have. 

I'm not sure I can answer the question of why I still like collecting older diecast, certainly until about eighteen months ago I hadn't bought any new Matchbox since about 1990 or so but as mentioned upthread some of them are too good to ignore for the price. Also,I wouldn't buy anything else out of Tesco because their food is mostly garbage I wouldn't inflict on my dog.
My little selection of sixties Corgi, Dinky and (very few) Spot-on is slightly easier to justify though,at least to myself. My Dad used to let me play with his own collection when I was very young (certainly while my mother was alive,so before I was four) and I've never forgotten just how fascinating I found them and the anticipation I used to feel when he'd go up into the loft and bring them down. The colourful boxes with the illustrations on and the cars themselves,at a time (early '80's) when the real things were rarely seen and usually downtrodden old bangers on their last MOT. Many years later my stepmother decided she'd relieve him of them so that set me off assembling a selection of my own, albeit in mostly worse condition than his were on  account of the ££ asked for mint and boxed stuff nowadays. They'll never be quite as good as the originals in my memory,but it's the best I can do. 

Certainly agree with that, Buragos were a rare treat for me too ,which is why I still have most of my childhood examples. I had a few Majorettes and a few 1:43 Solidos as souvenirs when we began to take holidays abroad from about 1987 onwards, I don't recall them being readily available around Colchester in the eighties.
The thrill of the chase though,that just sums it up for me. Like most of us here I suspect,I've got a mental list of things my collection needs and it's a strange but pleasant feeling if/when I come across one of them. Probably never will tick them all off but I hope never to stop looking.

I'm not sure I can answer the question of why I still like collecting older diecast, certainly until about eighteen months ago I hadn't bought any new Matchbox since about 1990 or so but as mentioned upthread some of them are too good to ignore for the price. Also,I wouldn't buy anything else out of Tesco because their food is mostly garbage I wouldn't inflict on my dog.
My little selection of sixties Corgi, Dinky and (very few) Spot-on is slightly easier to justify though,at least to myself. My Dad used to let me play with his own collection when I was very young (certainly while my mother was alive,so before I was four) and I've never forgotten just how fascinating I found them and the anticipation I used to feel when he'd go up into the loft and bring them down. The colourful boxes with the illustrations on and the cars themselves,at a time (early '80's) when the real things were rarely seen and usually downtrodden old bangers on their last MOT. Many years later my stepmother decided she'd relieve him of them so that set me off assembling a selection of my own, albeit in mostly worse condition than his were on  account of the ££ asked for mint and boxed stuff nowadays. They'll never be quite as good as the originals in my memory,but it's the best I can do. 

I'll echo the above about collecting diecast that is contemporary with my childhood.
Whilst I do love a Superfast or Corgi Juniors, they were actually fairly robust and of the many I had, a lot of them have survived to the present day.
Majorettes, while still robust, were not as widely available where I lived, Guisvals were only obtainable on holiday in Spain and Bburago or Polistil 1/24s were for birthdays and Christmases only. They also fell to bits if the wind changed.
So it's the latter toys that I love to collect, mainly those that I couldn't attain or just weren't available. 
The new Hot Wheels and Matchbox are great but it's the thrill of the chase I'm in it for. I just find them a little sterile.

I'm not sure I can answer the question of why I still like collecting older diecast, certainly until about eighteen months ago I hadn't bought any new Matchbox since about 1990 or so but as mentioned upthread some of them are too good to ignore for the price. Also,I wouldn't buy anything else out of Tesco because their food is mostly garbage I wouldn't inflict on my dog.
My little selection of sixties Corgi, Dinky and (very few) Spot-on is slightly easier to justify though,at least to myself. My Dad used to let me play with his own collection when I was very young (certainly while my mother was alive,so before I was four) and I've never forgotten just how fascinating I found them and the anticipation I used to feel when he'd go up into the loft and bring them down. The colourful boxes with the illustrations on and the cars themselves,at a time (early '80's) when the real things were rarely seen and usually downtrodden old bangers on their last MOT. Many years later my stepmother decided she'd relieve him of them so that set me off assembling a selection of my own, albeit in mostly worse condition than his were on  account of the ££ asked for mint and boxed stuff nowadays. They'll never be quite as good as the originals in my memory,but it's the best I can do. 

I'm not sure I can answer the question of why I still like collecting older diecast, certainly until about eighteen months ago I hadn't bought any new Matchbox since about 1990 or so but as mentioned upthread some of them are too good to ignore for the price. Also,I wouldn't buy anything else out of Tesco because their food is mostly garbage I wouldn't inflict on my dog.
My little selection of sixties Corgi, Dinky and (very few) Spot-on is slightly easier to justify though,at least to myself. My Dad used to let me play with his own collection when I was very young (certainly while my mother was alive,so before I was four) and I've never forgotten just how fascinating I found them and the anticipation I used to feel when he'd go up into the loft and bring them down. The colourful boxes with the illustrations on and the cars themselves,at a time (early '80's) when the real things were rarely seen and usually downtrodden old bangers on their last MOT. Many years later my stepmother decided she'd relieve him of them so that set me off assembling a selection of my own, albeit in mostly worse condition than his were on  account of the ££ asked for mint and boxed stuff nowadays. They'll never be quite as good as the originals in my memory,but it's the best I can do. 

A delightful car from the days of actual quality and thoughtful design. Nice to see one retaining its original registration and without the Beirut-spec front seat so many of the survivors have. 

A delightful car from the days of actual quality and thoughtful design. Nice to see one retaining its original registration and without the Beirut-spec front seat so many of the survivors have. 

After much thought I've bought a June 1961 Rover P4 80 in Shadow Green , so a little older than me!! ( not strictly shite but it used to be)
I wanted something classic that is useable but needs a little fettling, a rolling project if you like. It is original matching numbers car and came with a good history file with lots having been spent over the last 20 years or so. I may start  a project thread ...there are a few small areas that need a little attention to the body.....
Here's a few images for a start.
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Unfashionably late to the MB Capri party, but finally found one on Saturday night - right at the back of the pegs in Tesco.

Not really sure what to do with it - if previous form is anything to go by, hide it in a wardrobe for a year then sell it for a quarter of what I paid - but it's nice to try my own 'then and now' comparison.

As others have said, the Superfast Capri's not really a great model in terms of proportions - but it still oozes appeal.
It's the only original mint and boxed Matchbox I still have, and it's a definite keeper.

That Charger is lovely, I'll be keeping an eye out for that if we get them here. For the benefit of the absolutely nobody who was wondering,this is what came home with me from Hawick yesterday afternoon. Corgi Majors Scammell and Carrimore trailer, another to go on the transporter shelf in the cabinet after it's had a wash and been loaded up.
 

For me it’s recreating those days as a kid going down to the shops with my Grandad or my Mum and the excitement of getting to the Newsagents, and seeing what Matchbox was available, bear in mind all we had to go on was the catalogue that ceased in 1992, no internet obviously. Then opening the box while I was having a Happy Meal and studying what I’d bought, then going back home and playing in the front room with a Lion Bar while the A-Team or Hollywood’s Greatest Stunts were on the television. It’s that sort of magic I like my kids to have. 

That Charger is lovely, I'll be keeping an eye out for that if we get them here. For the benefit of the absolutely nobody who was wondering,this is what came home with me from Hawick yesterday afternoon. Corgi Majors Scammell and Carrimore trailer, another to go on the transporter shelf in the cabinet after it's had a wash and been loaded up.
 

That Charger is lovely, I'll be keeping an eye out for that if we get them here. For the benefit of the absolutely nobody who was wondering,this is what came home with me from Hawick yesterday afternoon. Corgi Majors Scammell and Carrimore trailer, another to go on the transporter shelf in the cabinet after it's had a wash and been loaded up.
 

That Charger is lovely, I'll be keeping an eye out for that if we get them here. For the benefit of the absolutely nobody who was wondering,this is what came home with me from Hawick yesterday afternoon. Corgi Majors Scammell and Carrimore trailer, another to go on the transporter shelf in the cabinet after it's had a wash and been loaded up.
 

That Charger is lovely, I'll be keeping an eye out for that if we get them here. For the benefit of the absolutely nobody who was wondering,this is what came home with me from Hawick yesterday afternoon. Corgi Majors Scammell and Carrimore trailer, another to go on the transporter shelf in the cabinet after it's had a wash and been loaded up.
 

That's absolutely lovely.

That Charger is lovely, I'll be keeping an eye out for that if we get them here. For the benefit of the absolutely nobody who was wondering,this is what came home with me from Hawick yesterday afternoon. Corgi Majors Scammell and Carrimore trailer, another to go on the transporter shelf in the cabinet after it's had a wash and been loaded up.