sierraman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 In the sixties they had all sorts of half baked subsidiaries in Italy, Spain, Australia etc. They even had an Italy only Allegro. Why I have no idea, it was a colossal failure though I’d love to see one in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Aye, I once had an Auto-Pilen Mini Cooper which was the Spanish Authi version with the Innocenti style grille badge and tiny Rostyle wheels. Also had a Seat 124 1600 coupé by the same manufacturer but premature zinc pest saw them in the bin sadly. I remember holidaying in Spain in the '80s and seeing a lot of Authi Minis and Victorias there. It's a shame we didnt get the Victoria over here. The Italian Allegro (Regent) is scarce even over there. Allegro fanatic Colin Corke recently imported one, the only Regent in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 In other news, I had a mail call. Firstly, old and new RSessessess from Hot Wheels. Typically after searching for the orange Escort and drawing a blank, I nabbed one from my regular FB seller and all of a sudden they seem to be everywhere. The Focus though seems to be a bit of a rarity in this colour scheme. Now some hot Matchbox action, I got this to go with the R53 Cooper I already got. Not as popular a subject as the R53, but a nicer model IMO with more detail. The pillars are properly blacked out, with a panoramic roof. Nice tampo printing front and rear too, And..... Been after one for bloody ages, now I have it! Pictures don't do this car justice, it's flipping brilliant. And another one I've wanted for ages, Not as pretty a colour as the previous orange release but still... and what about the artwork on the packaging! Again, nicely detailed front and rear, Finally, sadly there's no MK1 Civic yet, so have a latest model Civic instead! I've got a few of the Hot Wheels Type R version of this shape Civic, so it's nice to have the cooking version as a contrast. FakeConcern, warch, Datsuncog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 @AndyW201 - nice selection. Can you reveal your sources on the SVX - still searching for a non-barmy priced one myself please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Yes did you pay BARMY for them? I bought spares of Mini and Escort just the other week as still current stock boxes in Entertainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I did pay a bit over the odds. £2.00 a piece for the HW and £2.50 a piece for the Matchbox, but the seller makes up boxes for her customers so I only pay one load of postage for several cars. My source is 'Ana's Hot wheels for sale UK' on Facebook. She mainly gets her stock from suppliers in the US so only has sales now and again, and you have to be bloody quick when stuff like the Scooby and BMW come up as it's a fight to get the sought after stuff. She also gets a lot of rare and older HW stuff that we don't get over here. I've given up on The Entertainer in our town. Always loads of new case stuff in stock but never the sought after ones. I have a feeling they never actually see the shelves once the case is opened... egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Some Impy's in France you may be interested in... https://www.leboncoin.fr/collection/1401111967.htm/ Datsuncog, morrisoxide, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Got these in Tesco today. egg, Datsuncog, AndyW201 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Crikey, I'll have to swing past my local Tesco in case that BMW's appearing here too. Looks lovely; I'm generally happy to play hide-and-seek rather than order one online; makes it satisfying to finally locate one... Very excited about the forthcoming Mk1 Civic! Split_Pin and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Yeah me too. Once I have them they just get shoved up in the loft, it's the thrill of the treasure hunt I love! egg, warch and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Lol! I knew they'd end up in Tesco as soon as I got them! (Any Tesco other than the one in Middlesbrough of course...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 "Wots in the box M8?" Matchbox superkings Plymouth Gran Fury Smoll Eddy. Apart from the cracks in the plastic the box is in good shape,ends are still sealed with tape. The box says copyright 1990 on it.I never knew that they made this casting so late. "Everdays a school day M8" FakeConcern, sutty2006, Sudsprint and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 39 minutes ago, AndyW201 said: Lol! I knew they'd end up in Tesco as soon as I got them! (Any Tesco other than the one in Middlesbrough of course...) I’ll get over there this afternoon! AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Tesco Extra in Cumbernauld is shite atm but the smaller one in Camelon and also Falkirk Retail park is always good for HW and now MB it would seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Does anyone have a 74 Mercury Comet for sale? I'm hoping to recreate the Gas Monkey vomit comet but finding a base is proving a tad difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Nope. Went again in past hour. Big Town Tesco down here has had no new Matchbox singles or fives stock since mid-December. Box is Full of unsold Caprice Police and Falcon Utes and some Banana cars. There is a new (£30) Construction set though, no interest to me as has just two vehicle and I'm surprised they think it would be to anyone at that money. ZERO stock of Hot Wheels SHOCKER. The HW box is empty apart from two unsold GoPro carriers. No new stock since Christmas! I'm beginning to think I have more stock in a cupboard at home. Tesco - BOOOOOOOOO ! AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 54 minutes ago, andy18s said: Does anyone have a 74 Mercury Comet for sale? I'm hoping to recreate the Gas Monkey vomit comet but finding a base is proving a tad difficult How about a Hot Wheels Ford Maverick? There's this earlier Grabber version,& a later custom version with wider arches.Loads of both on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Mavericks have a different front end,not something i fancy chopping off just yet lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 At last I have replaced my (broken/lost/eaten) Polistel Fulvia HF Rally. I think it might have been the first model they did at this size. IMO probably the best warch, Split_Pin, Datsuncog and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 ...back to Innocentis here is my 1:43 threesome of Italians I owned in the 1980s warch, Amishtat, flat4alfa and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 ..and finally two Lancias (I still have the Flavia) FakeConcern, flat4alfa, Skizzer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Popped in the Tesco’s after work, unusually they had plenty in. Picked up the Banana Car, Sierraman Jr had specifically wanted it and the Caprice police car. No BMW 2002 but the 5 packs were down to £5, so might pick one of those up next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Cor, that's some very nice Italian mierda... the 3P and the Beta in particular. Cheers for sharing those! Nowt so tasty in Carrick Tesco this afternoon... Only last year's releases, still; no BMW 2002 yet. Anyone still in need of a Ranchero or five? Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Ever heard of 'Injectaplastic'? Anyway they did a Renault 16. https://www.ebay.fr/itm/AI150-INJECTAPLASTIC-RENAULT-16-R16-BLEUE-1-43-/362399165086 *rubs thighs* Split_Pin, RayMK, FakeConcern and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On 11/28/2019 at 11:48 PM, flat4alfa said: Anyone heard of INJECTAPLASTIC Made in France ? I have this in 1/33, it says so on the base Yes. FakeConcern, egg, RayMK and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I bought the CX on eBay.fr Waded through the swathes of overpricing and won this for 10 Eurobrexits Had to have it, especially in La Poste livery Initial intention was to pop a motor in it for the track, keeping it FWD with motor up front what with the wider track. But haven’t had the fit of pique to cut it about just yet egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 21 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Nowt so tasty in Carrick Tesco this afternoon... Anyone still in need of a Ranchero or five? You are eBay reseller shop CogCasts and I claim my FIVE Bank of Ulster Pounds Datsuncog, Sudsprint and RoadworkUK 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 2002 looks a bit chunky but I like it. I'll need to compare it with my HW version. The Sambar is tiny. I think some of my larger 1/87 models are bigger than it. egg, bunglebus, junkyarddog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 3:16 PM, andy18s said: Does anyone have a 74 Mercury Comet for sale? I'm hoping to recreate the Gas Monkey vomit comet but finding a base is proving a tad difficult I suppose you already know that the Gas Monkey example is in the '71-'73 styling and this is what you need, as the MY 1974 Comet had the new chunky legislation bumpers introduced, so be careful if bidding blind So for die-casts: only in 1:24 scale I think. It's the one casting, sold under the MotorMax (Fresh/Sweet Cherries) and Showcasts brands. MotorMax also did the big bumper model as their '76. For plastic kits: Jo-Han made a 1:25 also in the '71'-'73 styling, but you'll be paying a $150+ for one of those as it was produced for a short time and pretty collectable. The most common are the re-releases that had been modified into pro stock / drag strip cars with hood scoops and wider rear arches etc; yet still command $100 Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Sunday, shite weather, roads are FUBAR - time to scan the US version of the 1970 Matchbox catalogue. Some lovely art in here Matchbox 1970 001 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 002 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 003 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 004 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 005 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 006 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 007 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 008 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 009 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 010 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 011 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 012 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 013 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 014 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 015 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 016 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 017 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 018 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 019 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 020 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 021 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 022 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 023 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 024 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 025 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 026 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 027 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 028 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 029 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 030 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 031 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 032 by RS, on Flickr Matchbox 1970 033 by RS, on Flickr flat4alfa, Spottedlaurel, 155V6 and 8 others 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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