Split_Pin Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 The Triumph was also marketed at Tomy, I think that's what mine says underneath. Progress with the Range Rover. Nice separate chassis but it is really foutery. All together now though. AndyW201, Sudsprint, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 If anyone comes across a medium/sightly larger scale Volvo 740 saloon they don't want to keep please let me know. It's one of the first cars I remember I had a toy of and I always wanted a real one. Now I have a real one! So I may as well totally regress and look for the toy. My toy was in gold but any colour will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, Tim_E said: If anyone comes across a medium/sightly larger scale Volvo 740 saloon they don't want to keep please let me know. It's one of the first cars I remember I had a toy of and I always wanted a real one. Now I have a real one! So I may as well totally regress and look for the toy. My toy was in gold but any colour will do. I don't think there is a toy one as such - the likes of Atlas make scale models but looking on eBay they're north of £20. One for Tat Friday or maybe a lucky charity shop find I reckon Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: I didn't know Mira also did a Key Cars type range, but here one is. No key of course Mira also did a MK2 Granny key car. I got one in Palma Nova in 1983 in Sweeney-Consul bronze. Sudsprint, bunglebus, Split_Pin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Tim_E said: If anyone comes across a medium/sightly larger scale Volvo 740 saloon they don't want to keep please let me know. It's one of the first cars I remember I had a toy of and I always wanted a real one. Now I have a real one! So I may as well totally regress and look for the toy. My toy was in gold but any colour will do. Corgi versions of the Volvo 760s in 1/36 scale do crop up every now and again, if that's any use, so I'll keep my eyes peeled once the market opens up again... The main colours I've seen them in are dark metallic green, light metallic blue, and metallic grey - plus some racing versions, and some rare export-only police and taxi variants. That said, the internet has also dredged up some metallic maroon and, yes, gold examples - so maybe your childhood original was one of these? Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Lots of toy saloon ones about. Polistil also make a 1/25 scale saloon and Stahlberg make an ABS plastic model one in a slightly bigger scale. As above, Corgi make a 1/36 version. Corgi, Matchbox, Majorette and Siku also make smaller ones. The latter came in a very vivid gold hue. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Corgi versions of the Volvo 760s in 1/36 scale do crop up every now and again, if that's any use, so I'll keep my eyes peeled once the market opens up again... The main colours I've seen them in are dark metallic green, light metallic blue, and metallic grey - plus some racing versions, and some rare export-only police and taxi variants. That said, the internet has also dredged up some metallic maroon and, yes, gold examples - so maybe your childhood original was one of these? It's hard to a. Tell the scale from a photo and b. Remember the scale accurately from when the world was much much bigger than now and c. a long time ago. But generally yes. A scale in the 1 to forty or thirties seems right I suppose, about twice as big as the small ones you sent me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 sierraman, Burnside and AndyW201 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thought Burago did a 1:24 saloon too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 No only Polistil. They also made an estate one, I have both. It must be a rare instance of a toy maker releasing 2 body styles of the same car (until Corgi Classics et al with the myriad variations of the Minor came along). The Mini is the only other one I can think of just now? Amishtat and Burnside 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Can't remember if John milner used his duece coupe to tow his rail or a truck/ wagon in more American graffiti. Seem to recall at least one scene in the pit lane/area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Mine must be a Polistil then. Mid grey saloon, typically I haven't got it to hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 6 hours ago, flat4alfa said: It's a bit more than that. Both were supplied by George Barris for Universal Studios. The car rolled in Graffiti was the spare backup car used in Blacktop For many years George Barris was the go-to guy for supplying customised cars, including the Adam West Batmobile & the Monkees customised Pontiac GTO. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 12:04 AM, sheffcortinacentre said: Can't remember if John milner used his duece coupe to tow his rail or a truck/ wagon in more American graffiti. Seem to recall at least one scene in the pit lane/area. IIRC he still had the Deuce but his rail was towed by a pickup, most likely driven by another team member. I think it had a camper back on it, like Clint's in Any Which Way You Can. Incidentally the little purple HW that hasn't been identified yet is stamped underneath "32 Ford Vicky", the body style being known as a Victoria originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 12:02 AM, Split_Pin said: No only Polistil. They also made an estate one, I have both. 740 estate? I need one or two of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I never knew there was an estate too, don't think I've come across one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 They are quite hard to find. I got mine for my birthday in 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 15 hours ago, flat4alfa said: When did you get the Citation Turbo kit? Yellow one as recently as 2017, ugly bodykitted version back in 2010. Might have a go at the former this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 1:51 PM, bunglebus said: Q10: Hot Wheels '32 Ford Vicky 7 hours ago, eddyramrod said: Incidentally the little purple HW that hasn't been identified yet is stamped underneath "32 Ford Vicky", the body style being known as a Victoria originally. Oi! As if I wasn't going to ID a Hot Wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Oh sorry, somehow I managed to miss your answer. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 That specific one is the re-tooled version and was released in 2002. Says wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Arrivals, from Royal Mail on a Sunday! This came all the way from Barcelona And it has the trailer in among a job lot of quite badly corroded Matchbox was this Field Car that has managed to retain its roof - also has an early spare wheel on a Superfast car, not a great expert on these so might be normal. Lastly, the thing that actually made me exclaim when I saw it, this Matchbox wall chart from 1984 that I vividly remember having on my wall as a 7 year old. Did anyone claim one of the free gifts? AndyW201, Split_Pin, andrew e and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 9 hours ago, eddyramrod said: Incidentally the little purple HW that hasn't been identified yet is stamped underneath "32 Ford Vicky", the body style being known as a Victoria originally. Q10: Two points to Eddy! eddyramrod and bunglebus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: Yellow one as recently as 2017, ugly bodykitted version back in 2010. Might have a go at the former this year. Ah... I sold a very similar box wear one this time last year. Went with Pontiac J-2000 drag car kit. I thought that it was the very same Citation kit bought at the Acton North London model shop ~1990. One of many kits that never got built and were always in the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Arrivals, from Royal Mail on a Sunday! This came all the way from Barcelona in among a job lot of quite badly corroded Matchbox was this Field Car that has managed to retain its roof - also has an early spare wheel on a Superfast car, not a great expert on these so might be normal. Lastly, the thing that actually made me exclaim when I saw it, this Matchbox wall chart from 1984 that I vividly remember having on my wall as a 7 year old. Did anyone claim one of the free gifts? Good to see a tidy example, with the trailer too. My Tarmac B1600 is a bit playworn, although a bit of the plating is still present on the wheels. My MIB Field Car has a similar combination of Superfast wheels and old-style separate tyre. By 1984 I was getting a bit too old to be buying Superfast and claiming free gifts, so sadly I missed out on that. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 18 hours ago, Tim_E said: If anyone comes across a medium/sightly larger scale Volvo 740 saloon they don't want to keep please let me know. Dolly and Ken have had one of those for years. Trouble is, it can get a bit hot. Not unlike Dolly. Amishtat, Shite Ron, warch and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Polistil do 1.24 Volvo 740 estates. I have one exactly the same as this: Mine needs a bit more resto but looks better than it was. Sudsprint, Burnside, AndyW201 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Polistil did also do a 1.24 scale 740 saloon: Heres one on eBay.it: https://www.ebay.it/itm/Polistil-Volvo-740-GLE-scala-1-25-made-in-Italy-usato-/154143332561 Burnside and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 11 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said: Polistil did also do a 1.24 scale 740 saloon: Heres one on eBay.it: https://www.ebay.it/itm/Polistil-Volvo-740-GLE-scala-1-25-made-in-Italy-usato-/154143332561 There is a closer one - boxed too - near Mansfield for a fiver more once postage taken into account Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just now, flat4alfa said: There is a closer one - boxed too - near Mansfield for a fiver more once postage taken into account Got a link? I doubt I'll be buying as I need to survive this month but the estate could do with a saloon stablemate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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