bunglebus Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 hours ago, junkyarddog said: So it is!!!😮 Good eye. I'd love that blackwall version though andrew e and junkyarddog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 2 hours ago, junkyarddog said: No idea who made this,1971 Ford Pinto. If it looks about 1/87 scale, it might be a Motormax Fresh Cherries example? I had a Mercury Bobcat from the range; maybe the same casting as yours but different front end. No maker's mark at all on the base. Decent haul though, well done! junkyarddog, andrew e and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Motormax Mystery solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 7/31/2022 at 3:09 PM, bunglebus said: I'll resist for now unless there are no other takers, I keep buying the damn things! There are some variations to find though I always thought these were pants compared to the corgi junior example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 9 hours ago, bunglebus said: Ah - it is a Seat! I know the car as a Fiat so that's what I wrote Likewise, especially as I had the real Fiat (in 1986)! I did know, though, that back in the 70s Seats were basically Fiats for the Spanish market; they didn't really get exported as Fiat already had the rest of Europe sewn up, so we tended not to see them here. They even used the Italian model numbers (131, 127 etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 9 hours ago, Datsuncog said: If it looks about 1/87 scale, it might be a Motormax Fresh Cherries example? I had a Mercury Bobcat from the range; maybe the same casting as yours but different front end. No maker's mark at all on the base. Decent haul though, well done! I was thinking the same but I couldn't make out the scale. I have an '84 Ford Tempo and '84 US Ford Escort. That was a great range, true American domestic autoshite. Datsuncog and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 For years and years I had always thought this was a Opel based car because of the name on the base plate. - Monza. The Interwebs told me the true history. One of my Aunt/Uncles got this for me after a vacation to the exotic Continent. It is a well details model. It would appear diffident versions have been made by Tenko over the years. Most of the transfers on my car are not original. Only the GT ones are. This is a detailed history of the model in Danish. https://www.teknosamleren.dk/chevrolet-monza-gt-nr-930-931/ RayMK, AndyW201, andrew e and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 A tale of love, loss and Lesney... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/31/australian-man-tim-goodwin-finds-lost-matchbox-car-50-years-after-it-went-missing-in-england warch, MorrisItalSLX, andrew e and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 That's an amazing coincidence! I wonder if the former owner of this Matchbox Zodiac remembers losing it in a small park in Chelmsford, probably 30 years before I found it buried Datsuncog, Dick Longbridge, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 This arrived today, Mebetoys MK1 Golf. Interesting that they made the top of the door frames part of the body Split_Pin, andrew e, warch and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: This arrived today, Mebetoys MK1 Golf. Interesting that they made the top of the door frames part of the body Didn't most toy car manufacturers make opening doors work like this? My Mebetoys 340 is the same. It always annoyed me, especially on some larger scale cars when it was eminently possible to include the frame as part of the door. Why did the Bburago Renault 4 and Matra Rancho have door frames but the majority of the rest of the range had it as part of the body? eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Datsuncog said: A tale of love, loss and Lesney... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/31/australian-man-tim-goodwin-finds-lost-matchbox-car-50-years-after-it-went-missing-in-england That’s just fantastic 👍 Split_Pin and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, andrew e said: That’s just fantastic 👍 Isn't it just! More of these 'and finally' new stories are needed in this day and age. On that subject, I bought a Majorette Citroen Visa Chrono from The Rummle shop in Crail in about 1987. I only had it for what felt like a short time and never saw it again until 1996 when my dad found it in his fishing bag. My dad only ever brought out his fishing gear on our Crail holidays so I must have only had it a matter of days when he probably put it there so it didn't get dropped in the sea when we were on the rocks. It's still on my shelf today. warch, Datsuncog, junkyarddog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Split_Pin said: Didn't most toy car manufacturers make opening doors work like this? Yes but normally they don't make the window surround so obvious, looks really odd to me seeing it left behind when the door's open Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Didn't most toy car manufacturers make opening doors work like this? My Mebetoys 340 is the same. It always annoyed me, especially on some larger scale cars when it was eminently possible to include the frame as part of the door. Why did the Bburago Renault 4 and Matra Rancho have door frames but the majority of the rest of the range had it as part of the body? Agreed. Matchbox could get it right way back in the 60s. What went wrong? bunglebus, Split_Pin and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 This arrived in the post. It came in handy Split_Pin, eddyramrod, warch and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 7/29/2022 at 9:26 PM, 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. On 7/30/2022 at 12:31 AM, Datsuncog said: 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... Apologies, just realised I forgot to follow up on the Hot Wheels Toyota chase - I did get to Tesco on Saturday, and I did have a good rummage through the dump bin, but regrettably the Space Cruiser must have been purchased in the intervening couple of days. Mostly fantasy and custom cars left in there now; anything interesting seemed to have been picked over. The Matchbox tub was looking pretty depleted, with only a lone Push-Me Pull-You in amongst the unwanted luggage cart things. Oh, and these: The '36 Ford Coupe and the '34 Chevrolet Master Coupe. Which of course I bought, for reasons that presently escape me. If anyone wants either/ both of these at £1.50 a throw, plus postage, hit me up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Datsuncog said: Apologies, just realised I forgot to follow up on the Hot Wheels Toyota chase - I did get to Tesco on Saturday, and I did have a good rummage through the dump bin, but regrettably the Space Cruiser must have been purchased in the intervening couple of days. Mostly fantasy and custom cars left in there now; anything interesting seemed to have been picked over. The Matchbox tub was looking pretty depleted, with only a lone Push-Me Pull-You in amongst the unwanted luggage cart things. Oh, and these: The '36 Ford Coupe and the '34 Chevrolet Master Coupe. Which of course I bought, for reasons that presently escape me. If anyone wants either/ both of these at £1.50 a throw, plus postage, hit me up... Thanks for looking dude. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mine's a Leganza! Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 On 7/27/2022 at 4:50 PM, Cookiesouwest said: Right. Had a good think today. The hot wheels and modern matchbox don't float my boat. But after perusing ebay, collecting the cars I had as a child really does float my boat. So matchbox superfast from mid 70s onwards and matchbox convoys, plus the odd majorette is what I'm gonna go for I listed 100 matchbox cars on here a while ago (see page 1061 onwards) and still have a lot of them if you are interested. There are also some majorette. Cookiesouwest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 7:21 PM, Datsuncog said: A tale of love, loss and Lesney... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/31/australian-man-tim-goodwin-finds-lost-matchbox-car-50-years-after-it-went-missing-in-england Amazing! What’s the chances… Datsuncog and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 7:21 PM, Datsuncog said: A tale of love, loss and Lesney... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/31/australian-man-tim-goodwin-finds-lost-matchbox-car-50-years-after-it-went-missing-in-england I love stories like that. Just amazing. Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/2/2022 at 10:02 PM, Split_Pin said: It always annoyed me, especially on some larger scale cars when it was eminently possible to include the frame as part of the door. Why did the Bburago Renault 4 and Matra Rancho have door frames but the majority of the rest of the range had it as part of the body? I'm guessing here, but I'm wondering if tightened toy safety standards in the late 1970s played a role here - doors and things had to pass a tensile strength test, and possibly the window frames cast onto the door had a tendency to shear under load and leave a sharp part? It may have been easier just to delete the frame, or cast it into the main shell, in order to get a safety pass. That said, the 1/24 Bburago Land Rover SIII had window frames cast onto the front doors, and it was available well into the 1990s. Tougher, chunkier casting maybe? I understand that the disclaimer, "Collector's model, not suitable for children under 14" was a way for modelmakers to avoid having to submit their products for child safety testing, and so retain small/ fragile detailing. It really made me fume when I was about 11 or 12, as I thought I was being 'discriminated against' (I really was an insufferable prick back then) - not that I was ever refused when I went to buy a Vitesse or whatever. I now understand why it said that on the box! Incidentally, following the Corgi Model Club blog posts also gives detail on some of the changes they've had to make to the remanufactured models in order to comply with current safety legislation. Apparently the battery operation of the forthcoming Cadillac Ambulance with working lights has been a ball-ache, as these days the battery has to be non-accessible to kids - so now screws are needed, to stop Junior from winkling it out and swallowing it. Which apparently happens, and can be fatal... Split_Pin, andrew e and bunglebus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 The postman has knocked again No.65 Airport Coach from 1977. This one is in sealed box, so I'm not going to open it. No model number on box, but I think its MB55 from 82/83 maybe. I've not seen many with a black B pillar. I think the one I had as a kid had a white B pillar. I was 11 when this was made and getting to the end of buying superfasts, so this would have been one of the last I ever bought AndyW201, Datsuncog, Tenmil Socket and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Cookiesouwest said: The postman has knocked again No.65 Airport Coach from 1977. This one is in sealed box, so I'm not going to open it. No model number on box, but I think its MB55 from 82/83 maybe. I've not seen many with a black B pillar. I think the one I had as a kid had a white B pillar. I was 11 when this was made and getting to the end of buying superfasts, so this would have been one of the last I ever bought Love the Sierra! Cookiesouwest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I have this Glo Racer but found a cheap one in better order A tale of madness. Small Tesco in town had Hot Wheels 5 packs on two for £12, which is £10.80 after staff discount. Unfortunately out of the two I wanted, they only had one, the Race Team - two of them on the shelf though. Thought I'd try the big Tesco - two of the Demo Destruction set but not the other one! Argh! Had to buy both, then go back to the small Tesco to swap one... AndyW201 and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 This arrived today, Probably the last here to get one, but now it's here. Big thanks to @bunglebus for selling me his spare one. "GR8 Sellar. Wud by miniature German chod from again A+++++ " As already shown on these pages, it's a cracking little thing. I may even deviate from my normal practice of leaving stuff carded and break this one out for a bit of detailing, as others have done. Also, in Morrisons, right at the bottom of a newly opened rummage box, I spotted this, Yeessss ya bastard! Been hunting for this for ages. What a little beauty. The above pic reminds me just a bit of a Trophy Yellow MG ZR, one of my all time favourite cars from my past. Definitely one of Ryu's greatest hits! bunglebus, Cookiesouwest, Split_Pin and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 7 hours ago, AndyW201 said: Probably the last here to get one, but now it's here...... Nope, I still haven't found one yet. The local Tesco has scaled back its space for HW/MBX, with just pegs (or whatever they're called) rather than room for a whole box. 95% of what was on there was that wretched luggage carrier thing. There was a reasonably fresh box of HW in Morrisons, but I didn't notice the Civic, I'll watch out for that one. Any purchases I make from now over the next couple of weeks will be in France, fingers crossed I'll be reporting back soon with bountiful tales of Majorette acquisitions...... sierraman, Split_Pin, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 11 hours ago, AndyW201 said: This arrived today, Probably the last here to get one, but now it's here. Big thanks to @bunglebus for selling me his spare one. "GR8 Sellar. Wud by miniature German chod from again A+++++ " As already shown on these pages, it's a cracking little thing. I may even deviate from my normal practice of leaving stuff carded and break this one out for a bit of detailing, as others have done. Also, in Morrisons, right at the bottom of a newly opened rummage box, I spotted this, Yeessss ya bastard! Been hunting for this for ages. What a little beauty. The above pic reminds me just a bit of a Trophy Yellow MG ZR, one of my all time favourite cars from my past. Definitely one of Ryu's greatest hits! Nice… is that the ‘Jordan’ Civic? AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 5, 2022 Author Share Posted August 5, 2022 It's a Type R but looks exactly the same. Definitely my favourite HW of 2022. AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Cheers @Split_Pin! It's where it always wanted to be. Cookiesouwest, Datsuncog, Split_Pin and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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