flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 15 hours ago, barrett said: Like most of Joal's 1970s output, this is a recycled casting Recycled caravan too by the looks of things! This is the second time I've seen reproduced what, throughout my childhood, I knew as the 'Corgi caravan'. Why it's suddenly occurred to me that it could be modelled on a genuine real-life caravan with that colour scheme I don't know... Answers on a post card. Or should that be tarjeta postal. Shite Ron and AndyW201 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 20 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: I've always had a thing about the Rivolta too! I remember a TV 'classic cars' programme from around 1988 where a fella had one (in red?) in a council lock-up. Said to camera he couldn't afford that example complete, so he bought it minus its engine. So all he could do was roll it out and look at it. Pretty much confirmed the Chevrolet engine was worth more outside of the body. Might have it on a bit of tape somewhere, will check if interested. I remember a Lele abandoned up a driveway of a house not that long ago. A Rivolta, along with a Lele, would draw me over at a show. I would be striding past the Grifos to reach them. QUEL QUALCOSA DI SPECIALE. They are properly nice things, and I guess it's good they are finally being valued as proper cars. I remember in Practical Cla**ics years ago there was a dealer profile and he was bemoaning the fact that his Rivolta hadn't had a single phone call (at £5k or whatever) which he thought was because people didn't want a car called a 'revolting'. Ah well, here's a basket case for £35,000 https://www.artebellum.com/en/classic-cars-for-sale/13851-1964-iso-rivolta The Corgi* caravan explains why my Rivolta has the remains of a tow bar fitted. Most unbecoming. Amishtat, Datsuncog and flat4alfa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 So - Jumajo Part 2? I've had an eye out for one of these for a fair few years now - I first saw these IXO (?) French partworks in TK Maxx of all places, where they showed up around 2006/2007 for a princely £3.99 each. On the first sweep I managed to bag a Renault 6, 8, 12 and Dauphine, plus a Peugeot 404. Over the next few years I found a few more, such as the R14, Fuego, R10, Citroen LNA and Peugeot 305 and 504, often at autojumbles at the Classic shows at the NEC/ RDS - but the CX always eluded me. Until now. The finish and detail on this range is always pretty good, though I'm seeing it as perhaps a little stubby around the tail? May need to compare it with the ex- @barrett Minichamps estate version, and see which proportions seem best... Staying with French, how's about this... Oooof, Argentinian release Pug 504 estate. I like estate cars; most of our family cars were estates (other than my father's brief mid- life crisis forays into MGF and Alfa GT ownership) and I do prefer estates myself - generally because my gung-ho approach to home renovation often leaves me needing to transport 5m lengths of architrave or four dozen breezeblocks. Yet estate models are relatively uncommon, and I've been trying to remedy that of late. (As an aside, there's a weekend mini-tat challenge for you - toy cars that were modelled as estates rather than saloon/ hatch. Three to start with: Matchbox Superfast Citroen CX, Corgi Juniors Volvo 245DL, and 'that' Siku Mk1 Granada. Over to you!) I can still remember these 504 estates knocking around in the early 1990s, and they were simply enormous. The way the roofline went up and up to make it even taller at the back was almost alarming. I look forward to comparing it to my saloon version! Also a South American version of a gallic model is this... I've been looking for a R18 model for yonks; I think Norev did a silver estate version which was identical to a GTL version we owned in the late 80s, but they seem to fetch well into three figures (when they even come up, which is hardly ever). So the GTX II seemed to be the closest I was going to get, and in fairness it does look very nice. Though while looking yesterday, it seems Jumajo (now?) have an earlier two-tone version available with Turbo alloys, which reminds me of the 'America' special edition a fella down the road owned ( I could be wrong about nearly all of that, mind). Oh well, this will fill the R18 shaped gap in the model shelf (I don't have a R17, but I do have a 19 Chamade - I think). Moving on to something equally Renault, but more utilitarian (and still Argentinian): Mmm, white van man fun with a stock, unsigned Renner Trafic (I love the way autocorrect always tries to change it to 'Tragic'). This was a pricier one from the catalogue, at nearly €15, and while I'm not massively into commercials I do love a bit of street furniture and these were everywhere at one point - with the survivors now almost exclusively camper van conversions. Something about this just pleases me immeasurably. And the last from the Argentina collection is this, as alluded to by @RoadworkUK: A really nicely done rendering of the high-end Sierra, with very good detailing and a great feel for the lines of the real thing. Checking the invoice reveals that this was joint-cheapest with the Yugo 45 at €5.90, which is a tremendous price. Swapping over to the Blue Oval's rivals... Opel Kadett GTE in a rather fetching black, and one I know we've had profiled on these pages a short while back ( @AndyW201?) Now, while I normally much prefer the more basic versions rather than the fancy range-toppers I chose this over a more lowly pea-green Kadett D. Maybe it's those alloys? Either way, this is lovely. Moving on chronologically... Mmm, a post-facelift Kadett E Caravan/Mk2 Astra 3-dr estate. Back when these were just street furniture, they seemed to be the preferred chariot of pensioners with dogs or else window cleaners. As such, I usually thought of them as terminally dull - but now, of course... Nice to have another estate version, anyway! Keeping with The General's motors... Ouch! Another disaster in transit - this Opel Commodore B GS/E has had a bit of a mischief on the road from France. Hopefully any damage is superficial - the base of the case has broken, leaving the big Opel hardtop banging around for many a mile. I could have had this one in red too, but I once went to look at a yellow one just like this in the late '90s, so that's as good a reason as any. I didn't buy it; it'd been parked up on grass for years and the floor was rotted clean out of it... rather like the council estate Rivolta, big Opels always seemed to fall from favour far too quickly (see Monza vs Manta), and many seemed to end their days gazing blearily out from under a disintegrating tarp. Back onto commercials, then... Criminy, it's a Spanish-built-under-licence Leyland FG. The FG was always something of an odd little creature, with its thruppenny bit cab and footwell windows. A local glazing firm ran a fleet of them through the 1980s, so whenever a window got broken at school (which was often) one of these, in dark brown, would rock up and park in the playground. They always fascinated me. Can't wait to open this one and see if the tipper really tips. More to follow, later on! bunglebus, AndyW201, warch and 11 others 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Yep, that was me with the MK1 Kadett GTE, an absolutely cracking model for the price, especially seeing what the white, Ixo packaged version fetches. Birthday coming up soon, so I can see a Jumajo order going in, certainly before their Taunus Ghias sell out! Datsuncog and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Just now, Datsuncog said: (As an aside, there's a weekend mini-tat challenge for you - toy cars that were modelled as estates rather than saloon/ hatch. Three to start with: Matchbox Superfast Citroen CX, Corgi Juniors Volvo 245DL, and 'that' Siku Mk1 Granada. Over to you Off the top of my head then... Vauxhall Victors: Matchbox FB, Airfix FD. Studebaker Lark: Matchbox and Husky. 1959 Plymouth: Corgi. I can think of others, that were offered as saloons either by another manufacturer, or by the same manufacturer in later years, but let's not go there! Datsuncog and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: I remember a TV 'classic cars' programme from around 1988 where a fella had one (in red?) in a council lock-up. Said to camera he couldn't afford that example complete, so he bought it minus its engine. So all he could do was roll it out and look at it. Pretty much confirmed the Chevrolet engine was worth more outside of the body. I remember that. He had the choice of buying it with or without the engine and could only afford without. Said he was looking forward to doing 80 in second or something ridiculous? flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Didn't know Kadett/Astra GTE was available in five door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Just thought of another one, and I don't know how it slipped past me considering I'm in the process of building one into a model of the saloon I owned...! Mercury Sable of course! By Matchbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Anyway, delivery from @eddyramrod. I'd forgotten he had this put aside for me with a couple of bonuses the Hot Rocker is near mint so I need to track down an engine nice. I have inadvertently accepted @Datsuncog's estate challenge, and as I rather like a shooting brake, I'll find some more. BRB Shite Ron, Datsuncog, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 1 hour ago, barrett said: The Corgi* caravan explains why my Rivolta has the remains of a tow bar fitted. Most unbecoming. Perhaps far better appreciated in a simple Gallic setting with something more realistic* Datsuncog and RayMK 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 36 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Didn't know Kadett/Astra GTE was available in five door It was in Europe, @Datsuncog, it appears that thrupenny bit tipper does indeed, er, tip. @DatsuncogI hope I haven't spoilt the surprise for you there. I've just got sucked down a rabbit-hole of part work BMC based vans, including a Sava J4 van and got possibly more excited than I should when I saw the FG tipping... warch, Shite Ron, eddyramrod and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 They did a 5 door Mk2 GTE in the U.K., my dad was going to buy one once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Weekend wagon challenge! Husky Citroen DS Wagonaire Zephyr Lone Star Austin Westminster Zodiac Siku Taunus Granada Yatming Ford (Country Squire?) Zylmex Datsun 57 Chevy Nomad Hot Wheels Surf N Turf Volvo 850 Nova Wagon Nova Wagon Gasser (a slightly different casting) Datsun Bluebird wagon 8 Crate Cruise Bruiser 55 Chevy Nomad Audi RS6 70 Chevelle Wagon ECTO-1 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor (yeah it's an ambulance really) I'm including the VW squareback because 99.9% of them were estates, and the extremely rare panel van just had filled in windows Brasilia Sold as a station wagon in the US (and a horrible casting) Matchbox Mercedes S123 Audi RS6 Jeep Wagoneer Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 64 Ford Fairlane 59 Chevy 63 Cadillac (a hearse is just a big estate...) Siku Passat Wiking VW type 3 No-name Brasilia Oxford Humber Super Snipe Mebetoys Matra Corgi Citroen DS Corgi Plymouth Lone Star Rambler Does the Corgi Monkeemobile count? Got to sneak the Corgi Cadillac ambulance in - anyone got a spare Dinky Criterion? Dinky ovloV Matchbox 240 Alme 240 No-name Volvo Tin Toys V70 Unbranded Laguna Maisto Marea Summer (?) Ford woody Corgi Zephyr Matchbox Merc ambulance Matchbox K-49 Norev Merc Matchbox Caper Cart Matra Mercury Commuter Dodge Monaco Ford Station Wagon Cadillac ambulance Studebaker Wagonaire Merc ambulance Mercury Commuter Cougar Villager Chevy Blazer Citroen CX Jeep Cherokee Corgi Scimitar Volvo 240 Merc ambulance Matra Majorette DS ambulance Wagoneer Ambulance Wagoneer Volvo 240 Hongwell E Class Dinky Chevy Blazer Kenner Camaro Z28 wagon thing Pioneer Blazer (?) Tai Chong Mercury Commuter I've included a few that blur the line, like hearses and ambulances, and I'm on the fence about the Matra, Wagoneer etc as they were only available in that type of body - the same reason I excluded Land Rover and Range Rover. There may well be a part two as I have a huge amount of loose Hot Wheels to look through too Sudsprint, hennabm, Shite Ron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Part two: Hot Wheels Ford woody Aries wagon Packin' Pacer 57 Buick Morris Traveller Russian partwork that I can never remember the name of And that is all I can find in my collection. I'm sure there must be more out there but after looking through 300 odd pages of pictures, I'm done AndyW201, RayMK and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Russian partwork that I can never remember the name of GAZ 24 'Volga' bunglebus and AndyW201 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Weekend wagon challenge! Husky Citroen DS Wagonaire Zephyr Lone Star Austin Westminster Zodiac Siku Taunus Granada Yatming Ford (Country Squire?) Zylmex Datsun 57 Chevy Nomad Hot Wheels Surf N Turf Volvo 850 Nova Wagon Nova Wagon Gasser (a slightly different casting) Datsun Bluebird wagon 8 Crate Cruise Bruiser 55 Chevy Nomad Audi RS6 70 Chevelle Wagon ECTO-1 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor (yeah it's an ambulance really) I'm including the VW squareback because 99.9% of them were estates, and the extremely rare panel van just had filled in windows Brasilia Sold as a station wagon in the US (and a horrible casting) Matchbox Mercedes S123 Audi RS6 Jeep Wagoneer Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser 64 Ford Fairlane 59 Chevy 63 Cadillac (a hearse is just a big estate...) Siku Passat Wiking VW type 3 No-name Brasilia Oxford Humber Super Snipe Mebetoys Matra Corgi Citroen DS Corgi Plymouth Lone Star Rambler Does the Corgi Monkeemobile count? Got to sneak the Corgi Cadillac ambulance in - anyone got a spare Dinky Criterion? Dinky ovloV Matchbox 240 Alme 240 No-name Volvo Tin Toys V70 Unbranded Laguna Maisto Marea Summer (?) Ford woody Corgi Zephyr Matchbox Merc ambulance Matchbox K-49 Norev Merc Matchbox Caper Cart Matra Mercury Commuter Dodge Monaco Ford Station Wagon Cadillac ambulance Studebaker Wagonaire Merc ambulance Mercury Commuter Cougar Villager Chevy Blazer Citroen CX Jeep Cherokee Corgi Scimitar Volvo 240 Merc ambulance Matra Majorette DS ambulance Wagoneer Ambulance Wagoneer Volvo 240 Hongwell E Class Dinky Chevy Blazer Kenner Camaro Z28 wagon thing Pioneer Blazer (?) Tai Chong Mercury Commuter I've included a few that blur the line, like hearses and ambulances, and I'm on the fence about the Matra, Wagoneer etc as they were only available in that type of body - the same reason I excluded Land Rover and Range Rover. There may well be a part two as I have a huge amount of loose Hot Wheels to look through too 2 hours ago, bunglebus said: Part two: Hot Wheels Ford woody Aries wagon Packin' Pacer 57 Buick Morris Traveller Russian partwork that I can never remember the name of And that is all I can find in my collection. I'm sure there must be more out there but after looking through 300 odd pages of pictures, I'm done I think you might have swept this weekend's tat challenge! Good shootin'. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 And here's two I just so happen to have handy: Ford Ranch Wagon and VAZ 2102/ Lada 1200. eddyramrod, AndyW201, bunglebus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Another day, another box from ebay... Yes, more partwork Bond cars, this time three that not only he didn't drive, he never even sat in them. And each time he was Roger Moore. They all have their plastic cases, but I was partway through unscrewing the second one (the Dodge) when I remembered to take a pic. These three actually came with the respective magazines too. I've got two of Scaramanga's Matador now so this one will be getting stripped and painted, and I'll have two more people to re-home. Now, dilemma time. More than once, Bond is chased by two or more matching cars; the 504 being a case in point. Do I buy the required number? That would mean one more of each of the 504, the BMW police car and the Chevy Nova police car. And possibly others I haven't thought of. Oh first world problems! AndyW201, flat4alfa and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 8 hours ago, Datsuncog said: (As an aside, there's a weekend mini-tat challenge for you - toy cars that were modelled as estates rather than saloon/ hatch. Three to start with: Matchbox Superfast Citroen CX, Corgi Juniors Volvo 245DL, and 'that' Siku Mk1 Granada. Over to you!) Never going to get anywhere near that Tolstoy listing, up the page! But the show's not over until the Fat Bloke posts! So here goes, any duplicates of the lists above only because they are bit different or was being compulsive: Brunhilda's Sunnyside VEB Sachsenring Trabant 601 Kombi Sunnyside's Moskvich 427 Gevo Anker's Wartburg 253 'Knight' Tourist # Dinky's FIAT 2300 Familiale New-Ray's ALFA Romeo 156 Sportwagon Sunnyside's 1950 Ford Country Squire Sunnyside's 1941 Ford Super DeLuxe Station Wagon Injectaplastic's Citroën CX Break Lesney's Vauxhall Victor FB Estate Husky's Studebaker Wagonaire 'TV car' Majorette's Volvo 245 DL 'Touring Club de France' Airfix's Vauxhall Victor FD Estate CPL's Spectrum Patrol Car SSV Vitesse's Renault Laguna Break Playking's Honda CRV Corgi's Plymouth Sports Suburban Station Wagon Corgi's Lotus Elite. Well, it's more estate than hatch. AndyW201, eddyramrod, Datsuncog and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: Now, dilemma time. More than once, Bond is chased by two or more matching cars; the 504 being a case in point. Do I buy the required number? Yes. This is no.8 in Time magazine's 15 best ever film chase sequences eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Well I do have the Land Rover.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, flat4alfa said: Dinky's FIAT 2300 Familiale Lesney's Vauxhall Victor FB Estate Husky's Studebaker Wagonaire 'TV car' Vitesse's Renault Laguna Break I like that Dinky Fiat! Don't know how I haven't acquired a Lesney Victor yet.One day. Got outbid on the Husky TV car a few days ago Is the Vitesse the one I posted? Just branded Renault underneath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 7 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Is the Vitesse the one I posted? Just branded Renault underneath That means you have the dealer promo version. It came in a big mirrored case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Well had. Went on to shiters new on here a while ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 45 minutes ago, eddyramrod said: Well I do have the Land Rover.... And I have an example of Hornby's ALFA Romeo 159... But nope. Sorry, you can't have it. It's a bit of a favourite! Helps complete my ALFA line-up-of-shonk, in 1:32 eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 4 hours ago, bunglebus said: Does the Corgi Monkeemobile count? I doubt it... that roof is a ragtop! Would be rubbish taking loose clippings down the tip, with a side wind coming at you Both film cars were built from 1966 GTO Convertibles. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Anyone that enjoys the back stories to abandoned cars I would recommend the " in the barn" series of books by Tom cotter. sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 7 hours ago, AndyW201 said: It was in Europe, @Datsuncog, it appears that thrupenny bit tipper does indeed, er, tip. @DatsuncogI hope I haven't spoilt the surprise for you there. I've just got sucked down a rabbit-hole of part work BMC based vans, including a Sava J4 van and got possibly more excited than I should when I saw the FG tipping... Where did you get the Tipper? Not many models of the FG about, I already have the BT models one, a resin item from Hong Kong Model Co and a 1/50 scale example from the same company (sold a while ago now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 2/27/2021 at 8:58 PM, bunglebus said: Don't know how I haven't acquired a Lesney Victor yet. I'm after the Dinky Victor FB Estate (1:43ish) And the Clifford Victor FB Estate (1:24ish) Also the Frog Victor FB Estate (1:18) But the latter two are worth more than my house bunglebus and Amishtat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Anymore of the M&S Wings Flying Club Lotus Elite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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