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Was watching a couple of things on ebay which finished yesterday. Well out of my price range, but file these under 'diecast you never knew existed until recently'. We all know and love the wobbly plastic Norevs from the '60s but I didn't realise so many of them had been sold as diecast versions, too. I'm assuming they were much more expensive and consequently are much rarer today - I've certainly never seen them before. My two favourites were this lovely 204 coupé

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And this Simca 1000, which might be the nicest thing I've ever seen

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Much want, no budget. Classic.

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Finally found the "holy trinity".

I was having a browse in our version of B&M,picked out 3 castings I wanted but there was nothing else really there,went to the cash desk to pay,but there was a queue, so went back around for another look,Lo and behold an assistant had just wheeled up a trolley of stock and had just that second sliced open a new case of Hot wheels!!!

I was on that sucker like a tramp on a discarded bag of chips!!🤣🤣

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Chuffed. 😊

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36 minutes ago, barrett said:

Was watching a couple of things on ebay which finished yesterday. Well out of my price range, but file these under 'diecast you never knew existed until recently'. We all know and love the wobbly plastic Norevs from the '60s but I didn't realise so many of them had been sold as diecast versions, too. I'm assuming they were much more expensive and consequently are much rarer today - I've certainly never seen them before. My two favourites were this lovely 204 coupé

 

I think the die cast Norevs were the beginning of the Norev Jet Car range. The Fiat 2300 S in the following picture is the first type of Jet Car. I think soon after starting the range the wheels changed to a generic "WhizzWheels" type, as seen in all the other models. The early ones are quite rare.

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1 hour ago, junkyarddog said:

Finally found the "holy trinity".

I was having a browse in our version of B&M,picked out 3 castings I wanted but there was nothing else really there,went to the cash desk to pay,but there was a queue, so went back around for another look,Lo and behold an assistant had just wheeled up a trolley of stock and had just that second sliced open a new case of Hot wheels!!!

I was on that sucker like a tramp on a discarded bag of chips!!🤣🤣

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Chuffed. 😊

No treasure hunt Subaru Impreza by any chance?.....😉

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Further to my posting of HWs in Spanish Lidl. Those images were from the online PDF. In reality there were a lot more.

I did not purchase any. The phone does not like focusing on bubble packs.

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Above is not HWs. Never seen them before.

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Above are all Mustangs.

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33 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

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Above is not HWs. Never seen them before.

Heh, those off-brand Hot Wheels look amazingly shit.

No doubt produced to confuse old ladies out looking to buy a gift for their grandkids.

The pink generic saloon looks a teensy bit like Homer Simpson's car - if you squint a bit.

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The Range sells similar unconvincing 5-pack lookalikes in the UK.

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'Metal Car' - no, it's plastic. 

Can't trust anyone these days.

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Hey @MiniMinorMk3, I've got an identical Solido Peugeot 104 with even worse wheels, which I think is a reaction between the hub and tyre materials. Funny that it only seems to affect a few models - the rims on my Solido Citroen LN are unaffected, so it's not a size issue relating to smaller hubs, etc. 

I know it's a factor on the wheels of some exotica @barrett is involved in (not) collecting but I thought Solido would be beyond all that nonsense.

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Yo! I'm not saying I have a problem throwing things away, but I did just stumble upon part of my collection of pre-health warning fag packets... trying to claw back some more space in my increasingly cramped room (I am a professional motoring journalist, so I have 'a room' instead of 'a house' or 'a flat') and I found some bits which may or may not be of interest here. Speak fast if you want these spares/repairs things otherwise they'll be getting tipped. Yours for the cost of P&P.

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Matchbox-sized stuff includes Majorette GS and Simca, Lone Star Europa etc Larger stuff is self-evident. All bar the superfast Europa have been drilled, dismantled, painted... strictly spares or repairs. Maybe @eddyramrod would like the 1:43 bits?

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Mira Alpine, Schuco Mini Renault, Matchbox Opel + naff Corgi VW

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Minor Million, Corgi Oxford both intact. Matchbox Fiat drilled, painted etc

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Vitesse DKW has paint removed from bonnet, missing three tyres. Brumm D-type has damaged.painted windscreen and tonneau. Vitesse Cinq was bought new missing some parts. Box MIA sadly.

Please act fast to claim anything here... Just want a few pennies to cover P&P but if you do want any of this feel free to make a donation to my diecast fund if you so wish!

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20 minutes ago, barrett said:

Yo! I'm not saying I have a problem throwing things away, but I did just stumble upon part of my collection of pre-health warning fag packets... trying to claw back some more space in my increasingly cramped room (I am a professional motoring journalist, so I have 'a room' instead of 'a house' or 'a flat') and I found some bits which may or may not be of interest here. Speak fast if you want these spares/repairs things otherwise they'll be getting tipped. Yours for the cost of P&P.

20221121_190330.thumb.jpg.eb5c1c9669fae0499a75f284c7a25926.jpg

Matchbox-sized stuff includes Majorette GS and Simca, Lone Star Europa etc Larger stuff is self-evident. All bar the superfast Europa have been drilled, dismantled, painted... strictly spares or repairs. Maybe @eddyramrod would like the 1:43 bits?

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Mira Alpine, Schuco Mini Renault, Matchbox Opel + naff Corgi VW

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Minor Million, Corgi Oxford both intact. Matchbox Fiat drilled, painted etc

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Vitesse DKW has paint removed from bonnet, missing three tyres. Brumm D-type has damaged.painted windscreen and tonneau. Vitesse Cinq was bought new missing some parts. Box MIA sadly.

Please act fast to claim anything here... Just want a few pennies to cover P&P but if you do want any of this feel free to make a donation to my diecast fund if you so wish!

Could I have the Rover, Renner 16 from the top photo and Moggie 1 million please?

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2 hours ago, bunglebus said:

Wouldn't say no! Quite like the Saab 95 too - what's the black one in the top pic, front row (not the Europa)?

*edit* that's the GS. Don't have one of those

Done. There's a bit of room in your box, so if anything else takes your fancy now's the time to say...

2 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Could I have the Rover, Renner 16 from the top photo and Moggie 1 million please?

Absolutely. Packed and ready to go, PM me your address

7 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

There's no maybe!  Eddyramrod would, yes please.  I see others have been laying claim too, so whatever's left in 1/43 will be great.  Thank you for thinking of me!

Okay, Corgi Mk1 Consul, Mini, Marcos and, because there was room in the box for one more, the boxed VW van are yours! PM me your address

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