outlaw118 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 15 minutes ago, RayMK said: It looks like a Taylor and Barratt fire engine similar to the one in the link. I think it may have had its wheels replaced with Dinky/Tootsie toy rubber tyres wheels (Edit: unless the item in the link has had its original wheels replaced, as the listing refers to rubber tyres). It was produced from 1930-39. https://www.toymart.com/picture_gallery.php?model_id=41534 Edited 8 minutes ago by RayMK Further info. Thanks Ray, I immediately thought it was Dinky as some of the other stuff I've got seems to be (on eBay now folks!) but yep, definitely T & B. If anyone's interested I'm selling a lot of stuff, including die casts, https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/capri4evar/m.html?item=295261736074&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562 eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 7 minutes ago, outlaw118 said: Thanks Ray, I immediately thought it was Dinky as some of the other stuff I've got seems to be (on eBay now folks!) but yep, definitely T & B. If anyone's interested I'm selling a lot of stuff, including die casts, https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/capri4evar/m.html?item=295261736074&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562 Can you find the box? Seems to be a pricey piece in mint condition with box. Yours must be worth at least a few hundred on a good day. (see additional link in my previous post) outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 No box unfortunately, think it was my late Grandad's. He gave me the Dinky Dunlop Tyres bus (listed on ebay) and this years ago - like 30? when he moved in with his (now late) wife! RayMK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 3 hours ago, 155V6 said: I got this Tyre Fryer a couple of weeks ago,is that what you were thinking of? I did have the Soopa Coopa a few years ago,but I didn't know much about it & I sold it🙁.I guess I'll have to try & find another one now. Ah - yes, that's the one I was thinking of. Right promotion, wrong model! 155V6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 1 hour ago, outlaw118 said: Got this in a box of stuff from Mutha&Fatha_Outlaw.... had a quick look online, can't tell what it is, possibly Dinky? My google-fu is weak.... Pew,Pew,Barney McGrew,Cuthbert,Dibble,Grub!🤣 Datsuncog, outlaw118 and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Is this any good to anyone? andrew e, sierraman and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Longbridge Jr was given a box of cars by a friend recently. In amongst the modern rubbish is this gem - a late 70s HW. A quick look around the interwebz suggests it may have not been sold on these shores? Interesting that 'Hong Kong' has been removed from the base too... AndyW201, Remspoor, junkyarddog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 19 hours ago, bunglebus said: That's a good find - I haven't got any of those three in my hoard. Now if you could find me one of these: That's not the most sort after version. Check out the pink one for a red base, not that is rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Got some model stuff that needs to find a new home/homes. These are made kit models of planes, a couple of motorbikes and a JPS race car. Sizes vary from 1/76 to 'bigger', a pound coin gives an idea of scale. If it all goes in one hit, then great but splitting is ok. They have been built to a nice standard but am unsure of make. Location is Merseyside. Prices.... whatever really but not going to be OTT. A good home is vital. Remspoor, Justwatching, RayMK and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Oh for the days when you could advertise fags on toys. I had a Mira Renault 21 advertising some brand of fags on it, probably those Ducados high tar bastards that leave you sounding like Bonnie Tyler. AndyW201 and Split_Pin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Got round to disinfecting my haul of (wait for it….) 3 for a £ majorettes and others! Hidden beneath all the pretty things in a box on a floor were these chipped and battered yet throughly enjoyed selection - I was grinning like a 7 year old, not a 47 year old 😁 Yup thats a Corgi Dodge Magnum! Snowmobile is majorette and has a lovely rubber belt track beneath too. Heading iver to the £ selection (it was a surprise day, let me tell you!) is this corgi and Husky selection, and a couple of 800 which I always collect when I see them. Finally I had to pay a pint for these two 😁 Pretty happy with that AND they wernt on the floor in a box of disease 🤣 So bargains can be had at Toyfairs its the luck of the draw 👍 AndyW201, Datsuncog, eddyramrod and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I find the prices actually more realistic than at the Car Boot in fairness. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: a late 70s HW. A quick look around the interwebz suggests it may have not been sold on these shores? Interesting that 'Hong Kong' has been removed from the base too... Super Scraper Mattel often removed or changed the production country from the base, yet another variation to find! Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 14:49, Datsuncog said: You'd mentioned an interest in the bird-splat Supra, but they're all yours if you fancy them. I found a non-tampo one in a charity shop today They also had a few in a locked case Of which this was one Didn't think I was likely to see other boxed one any time soon. Lastly I saw these in Poundstretcher Got excited for a moment because some of the mystery models are rather good, and you can work out which ones are in each bag. Unfortunately these are Hot Wheels Reward Cars - they're all generic castings. Datsuncog and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I figured some here might enjoy this Sealink advert from 1976! I think they are all Matchboxes? andrew e, Remspoor, junkyarddog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, andrew e said: So bargains can be had at Toyfairs its the luck of the draw 👍 Fairly spectacular haul! I particularly like the K70 and RO80, and it's especially awesome having both of them together so you can make comparisons. Nice Sterlings, too. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 26 minutes ago, D.E said: I figured some here might enjoy this Sealink advert from 1976! I think they are all Matchboxes? The ones on the French side are - I'll need my Go Go Gadget eyes to inspect the ones in Blighty D.E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I own a blue and silver Corgi Mazda B1600, which has never, to my knowledge, had a tailgate. Can anybody tell me whether that could be because it was originally part of this set?: The one on the box art doesn't appear to have a tailgate, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, RoadworkUK said: I own a blue and silver Corgi Mazda B1600, which has never, to my knowledge, had a tailgate. Can anybody tell me whether that could be because it was originally part of this set?: The one on the box art doesn't appear to have a tailgate, either. The camper version was only made in red and white as far as I know. The blue and silver was the first release of the B1600, I seem to recall Datsuncog saying the silver was a last-minute change to make it slightly more appealing Campers don't have a tailgate as the rear body locks in place where it would be RoadworkUK and andrew e 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, bunglebus said: Super Scraper Mattel often removed or changed the production country from the base, yet another variation to find! Thanks for the clarification! I still can't find any over here to compare it to though - rare or not officially sold here do you reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 16 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Thanks for the clarification! I still can't find any over here to compare it to though - rare or not officially sold here do you reckon? I'm sure I had one many years ago although it was blue rather than yellow.I do have a copy by another maker somewhere though,I'll try & find it tomorrow Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said: I own a blue and silver Corgi Mazda B1600, which has never, to my knowledge, had a tailgate. The blue and silver Mazda was Corgi 493. It had a tail gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 34 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Thanks for the clarification! I still can't find any over here to compare it to though - rare or not officially sold here do you reckon? Honestly don't know, I do remember a couple of toy shops that sold Hot Wheels in the 80s but I didn't get very many. I know I bought this Turboa which came out in 86/87 And this Cobra from 88 There doesn't seem to be much info about specific markets but I don't think things were as complex as they are now. Hot Wheels just made toy cars and sold them where they could Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Cheers Bungle and Mini. Yeah, I'm not sure where my B1600 came from. Might have acquired it in a school jumble sale or something. Shame about the missing tailgate! bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Damn. When there's a drought of Hot Wheels, I'm like "Never mind, I'm giving them up anyway. I can plunge my meagre disposable income into 1/43 instead" My local Tesco are always shite anyway for HW and Matchbox, so when I got sent there for a few bits, I knew I was safe. Shite! There was a full dump bin, new case stuff as well. Haven't seen a release of this for a while. Haven't seen it on any of the preview vids either. Looks nice in orange (despite the flipping chrome interior...) They've slightly tweaked the lovely Chevelle casting to make this mean looking bugger. Sadly my shit phone and the crappy design of the plastic blister means I can't capture it very well. Nice contrast between the shiny black paint and matt stripes. This version comes without the bonnet and with a decently rendered engine bay. Slotmags too! Nice '70s vibe with this funny car. Great paint and tampos. And a slightly more stock looking 'Stang The Copo Camaro looks fairly factory original this time round.. Another version of one of my fave castings of the year. Can't wait for the beige one! And a modern one to finish off. I do like the E-Tron though, one of the few EVs I'd happily rock. (In about 20 years time when it's shed about 90% of its value like nearly all the German cars I've owned). Like all HW Audi's, front and rear detail is superb, Those are what I grabbed today. There were a few I had to actually leave behind too, as seeing as I only went there to grab some Gruyere and sourdough (Croque Monsieur FTW!) I felt I had to show some restraint! Oh, and don't even bother asking about Matchbox... eddyramrod, Split_Pin and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 7 hours ago, AndyW201 said: Did you notice the flame? That's the treasure hunt for that case, one I haven't found yet! Loads of pics on FB of the 2023 cases hitting Tesco including the new light blue version of the MK1 Escort AndyW201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 I have not been to another Toyfair, I can stop at anytime you know 😂 My partner in crime will post pictures, but a few to whet the appetite: Totally derailing the thread however, are these wonderful O gauge meths filled high speed smoking flammable trains - this toy fair has a model railway layout running and the air is thick with flammable spirit 😳😁 Split_Pin, bunglebus, Remspoor and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 6 hours ago, bunglebus said: Did you notice the flame? That's the treasure hunt for that case, one I haven't found yet! Loads of pics on FB of the 2023 cases hitting Tesco including the new light blue version of the MK1 Escort Aye, I noticed the flame. Didn't know if it was the TH as I couldn't see the stamp on the card. Gonna have to keep an eye out for the 2023 stuff hitting the shops then. Well, that's if I was bothered about buying Hot Wheels, which of course, I'm not... Seeing as I'm supposed to be giving them up... andrew e, bunglebus and eddyramrod 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Toy fair pics. There's one stand in particular full of stuff that makes me salivate, unfortunately none of it is anything like a bargain Another seller had several of the Corgi Qualitoys Turbine Trucks - never seen the fire version with trailer... ...and is that the platform from the Husky VW pickup, scaled up? A few other delights dotted about eddyramrod, andrew e, Shite Ron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 £85 for that Vitesse Golf, whiis a thorougly average model . Madness. eddyramrod, Lord Sterling, RoadworkUK and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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