Cookiesouwest Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I may watch a few YT vids on restoring and have a go. It certainly needs it. Split_Pin, Datsuncog, eddyramrod and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Cookiesouwest said: This mornings find in the £1 bucket at collectibles shop, Watchet Quay. A Sterling. Nice! I had one with a blue lower half. I had a matchbox w124 as well and those were amongst my faves in my collection. I was confused why it didn’t say “rover” on the base but now I know it’s because in the US that was basically the make and model. You’ve got me looking on e bay now! Cookiesouwest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: The world of tiny cars continues to throw up surprises. Big Majorette police car Don't think this geezer is original equipment I need to dig out the more common 1:64ish version for comparison Going much smaller, around 1:70 at a guess - Penny Ford GTJ and similar scale Politoys Alfa Carabo and Alfa 33. @flat4alfa would have got very excited about these... lastly - a small mystery Matchbox Glow Racer right? Blank base. Somewhere in the depths of my memory there's something about these being sold under another name, so I'm guessing this was the case here. Hoping @Datsuncog has better recollection than I do! Lash Tameron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 2 hours ago, sierraman said: As a kid we had a Rover 800 on our street driven by an absolute wanker that lived a few doors down. I think it was a case if he could just about afford one as it was an 820E on steels. Anyway back to the Matchbox one, I had the silver, my first Matchbox and the red one, plus the laser wheels one which seems to be quite scarce these days. There's a yellow one as well,from a German Christmas gift set andrew e, Split_Pin and Cookiesouwest 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 hour ago, HMC said: Nice! I had one with a blue lower half. I had a matchbox w124 as well and those were amongst my faves in my collection. I was confused why it didn’t say “rover” on the base but now I know it’s because in the US that was basically the make and model. You’ve got me looking on e bay now! Snap. I may* have just bought a minter off ebay. Obviously just to compare with the play worn one Tenmil Socket and HMC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 I managed to get a MIB Sterling at a toy fair back in 2007, for something silly like £1: Cookiesouwest, Split_Pin, AnnoyingPentium and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 2 hours ago, sierraman said: Lash Tameron. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Spottedlaurel said: I managed to get a MIB Sterling at a toy fair back in 2007, for something silly like £1: Nice... I'll give you £2 double your money 😆 Remspoor, RoadworkUK, AnnoyingPentium and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 The Skoda is probably worth at least £20 in the box now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 On 7/26/2022 at 8:04 PM, Split_Pin said: Sorry for the sideways picture, I finally found the Toyota Van in Tescos tonight. They've hiked the price up 50p to £2 though. Bastards. How? I need one of these. Never seen one in the shops. If anyone has any spares of this model I would be happy to buy. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, sierraman said: The Skoda is probably worth at least £20 in the box now. I'm still trying to find a decent one unboxed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 3 hours ago, tom13 said: How? I need one of these. Never seen one in the shops. If anyone has any spares of this model I would be happy to buy. I'll have a look in Tesco tomorrow - there was at least one in the Hot Wheels bin in my local store on Wednesday night; I picked it up but decided I didn't really need it and put it back again... tom13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 ok i'll admit it- i ordered the twin pack of professionals crapis from corgi eddyramrod, Cookiesouwest, AndyW201 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 6 hours ago, tom13 said: How? I need one of these. Never seen one in the shops. If anyone has any spares of this model I would be happy to buy. I have a spare one. Are you at FOTU today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 12 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: I managed to get a MIB Sterling at a toy fair back in 2007, for something silly like £1: That's the absolutely perfect rendition of the MIB Sterling. That futuristic blue hatched box was such a mouth-waterer. I vividly remember WH Smiths of Clacton-On-Sea having a twirly display tower thing laden with such boxes, and every time I visited (probably on monthly intervals), I'd make straight for it, eager to check out the new arrivals. When the Sterling arrived, and I spotted that it had an actual sunroof, it became my number one diecast want. Alas, I never got a boxed example; I instead acquired a playworn example from the school playground. It's funny, right now I can still feel the sensation of the car rolling from side to side in the box, and remember the frustration of trying to prise the box open without tearing the flap too messily. Also the "will it, won't it" anticipation of whether or not there's a collector's card in the little void below the car. Generally the latter were reserved for the earlier light blue boxes. Oh to be seven again. Actually, maybe not. Split_Pin, andrew e, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 Loving the nostalgia here! I have 2 burgundy Sterlings so if anyone wants one in good but not quite mint condition, they can have it for cost of postage. RoadworkUK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 17 hours ago, bunglebus said: Matchbox Glow Racer right? Blank base. Somewhere in the depths of my memory there's something about these being sold under another name, so I'm guessing this was the case here. Hoping @Datsuncog has better recollection than I do! 15 hours ago, sierraman said: Lash Tameron. 13 hours ago, bunglebus said: ? Yup, the Glo-Racer range was briefly sold under the Matchbox name for 1982 only, before the tooling passed to Hong Kong toymaker Lash-Tameron, who then marketed them with the Matchbox name deleted off the packaging and bases from 1983 onwards. I'm not sure whether L-T originally made the range in Hong Kong under contract to Lesney and simply took it over when the British company hit financial difficulties (possibly in lieu of money owed?), or if they bought the line from Universal during the takeover, but that's what your nameless Glo-Racer will be. I think the catalogue number on that one is GR-12, and it was sold as 'Night Bird'. bunglebus, Split_Pin, andrew e and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Now it makes sense! I'd had a couple of ciders last night so I didn't understand Sierraman's reply... sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Spottedlaurel said: I have a spare one. Are you at FOTU today? Appreciate it but I am not unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 New arrival time. A classic 'why did they model that?' - the Mebetoys A30 Iso Rivolta S4 (aka Iso Fidia), the outrageous Italian-American super saloon built in tiny numbers in the late 1960s This thing is brilliant. Firstly, it's a huge model -even in my beefy mitts it feels big, heavy and impressive. If you were a kid in 1970 you'd feel so chuffed to have this Proportions and details generally spot-on, although the car itself is quite plain so there's not loads of details to model, but it's got the (too large) Iso crest on the C-pillars, and badges on the back Lots of opening bits... And a pretty decent Chevy V8 engine, which made the real thing the world's fastest four-door car when it was launched There was obviously a bit of national pride involved in this model, as there were a few Iso toys out at the same sort of time. This makes a nice pair with the Politoys Iso Rivolta. I need to find the Politoys Export Grifo to complete the set, now. Lovely! Very pleased to add this one to the non-collection. I don't think I've seen one for sale before at a reasonable price. Considering the condition I was pretty amazed to score this for £20 as most of these earlier Mebetoys seem to have gone pretty crazy in the last couple of years eddyramrod, bunglebus, Cookiesouwest and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I have delayed the return home today, at the end of our holiday, so I can go to a large car boot this afternoon. Someone had better be selling some decent matchbox, to make it worth having an unhappy wife. Split_Pin, bunglebus and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Cookiesouwest said: I have delayed the return home today, at the end of our holiday, so I can go to a large car boot this afternoon. Someone had better be selling some decent matchbox, to make it worth having an unhappy wife. Not Blue Anchor is it? Quality hunting ground for Matchbox that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, sierraman said: Not Blue Anchor is it? Quality hunting ground for Matchbox that is. Yes BA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 So what did I find, first time out hunting for MB that I use to have as a child in the 70's and early 80's, cause I am old First this. Always thought the wings should be black. Maybe the paint has come off. Then Followed by Then an unexpected Majorette. Just had to have it. Was my favourite of the day Well it was my favourite, till this was discovered. Even has one of the hoses still attached. £10.50 all in. The Texaco truck was a fiver. The dumper was 50p and the others were a quid each. Remspoor, eddyramrod, AnnoyingPentium and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 There used to be a guy that just sold diecast at that car boot. There’s another half decent one at Dunster tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 minute ago, sierraman said: There used to be a guy that just sold diecast at that car boot. There’s another half decent one at Dunster tomorrow morning. The Texaco came from the diecast guy. Sadly can't make Dunster. Mrs will kill me if she's not home tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Cheap tat shop I passed today has a load of vintage* toy cars in the window And a charity shop had this - if it wasn't broken and having the engine scoop missing it might be worth £11 going by eBay prices. Can't say I've ever seen one before andrew e and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 Good haul @Cookiesouwest, have you got the bug then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Good haul @Cookiesouwest, have you got the bug then? I think I have lol Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 12 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Loving the nostalgia here! I have 2 burgundy Sterlings so if anyone wants one in good but not quite mint condition, they can have it for cost of postage. Dude, if you really do have one spare, I'd love one as a dashboard adornment / talisman for my 800... Split_Pin and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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