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On 11/5/2022 at 3:58 PM, eddyramrod said:

I smashed it up the backside of a Fiat (Tempra, IIRC) on my way home one day.  

This has been nagging at me, as I had a feeling the Tempra was too new to be part of this story (October 1986).  I finally got round to a spot of googling, and now I'm sure that what I hit was actually a Regata.  All in the name of completion, you understand.

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I could do with some sunshine to show this one off properly, but we seem to only have the liquid kind today. Corgi US van started life as the Charlie's Angels version

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It's now got a red, into light blue, into dark blue fade, followed by pink pearl on the front fading into purple pearl at the back and a coat of clear. 

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Wheels are of course Hot Wheels slots, interior is full-on 70s love palace with shag pile carpet, waterbed,  drinks cabinet, TV, mood lighting and sound system. You can't see it so you'll just have to use your imagination...

Interesting to see Corgi only put a short moulding for the rear edge of the front door, they obviously intended it to always have a sticker on the side. They're all proud of the casting rather than indented too

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A blast from the past that I got to see for real after almost 40 years.

This was one of my favourite Corgi Juniors from the 1970s, although the example here is one I picked up around 10 years ago.

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The packet was already opened when purchased, but also has no door number on the drivers side.

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2013 at Shelsley Walsh I got to see the real thing. The car no lives in France and was brought over for the event.

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A bit of video I shot on the day.

 

 

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A diversion to Germany for my new arrival. My main interest is low-volume production cars, coachbuilt variations and one-off specials and the whole reason I buy these toy cars is because I love the idea that these mostly quite obscure things were modelled. Beyond the obvious Politoys one of the ranges of toys I've been fascinated by for a long time, just because they seem so atypical, is the very small number of Marklin 1:43 coupés from the late 1960s/ early '70s. Of course they're difficult to find in the UK and can be quite expensive - in fact, most of them I've never seen for sale whatsoever in this country, so I instantly jumped on this one when it popped up on ebay recently.

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It's the OSI 20M TS, aka a Ford Taunus in an Italian frock. OSI wasn't exactly the sexiest household name back in the '60s coachbuilding world, but weirdly quite a few of its cars were made in small scale. The 20M TS was also done by Siku in Matchbox-size, weirdly.

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This Marklin does a good job of the real thing's slightly weird proportions, although its comically underhweeled

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There's an engine in there, but pretty basic, and there's no dash detail

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Basic underneath, too. Note one screw and one rivet. Fans of melted wheels will note a mild reaction to the rubber tyres here. I'm not sure how this fits into the chronology and there doesn't appear to me much info about this range online, but there were various wheels fitted over the years.

The only other Marklin I have is the BMW-Glas GT

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A shame they're both quite dull colours. I also have one other OSI car, the Politoys Fiat 1200S

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So, there you go. I'll keep looking for the Glas V8 and that's probably it for me and this maker...

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Years ago I had a silver Marklin OSI. They did a series of gift sets where the cars were in silver. Others in the series included the Mk1 Capri, Porsche 914 and Corvette Stingray. Other colours that I have seen the OSI in are red and mustard.

The only other Marklin I have had recently is a VW 411.

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1 hour ago, sierraman said:

Could be wrong but I think we missed this one on this years mix? It’s a Chevy Nova. 

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Looks like we're on mix 5 at the moment. Appears like we missed 4 which had the pink Mini and orange 67 Charger :( . 6 will have a green Beetle, the Citroen Ami and red BMW 2002.

2023 mix 1 seems to also have the Ami, a yellow 32 Ford 5 window and not a lot else of interest, mix 2 has a recoloured Dodge Sweptside pickup, the Ami again and a green Ranchero

Looks like the Nova was a 2021 car that Tesco didn't bother stocking

Checking back we definitely missed 2021 mix 5, orange Porsche 914, green Jeepster, blue Merc 220, black BMW 2002, 

2021 Mix 3 was the Nova, and the silver Capri plus white Honda CVCC, green MGB, red/white Dodge Sweptside.

Fuck you Tesco 

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On 11/28/2022 at 3:03 PM, barrett said:

A diversion to Germany for my new arrival. My main interest is low-volume production cars, coachbuilt variations and one-off specials and the whole reason I buy these toy cars is because I love the idea that these mostly quite obscure things were modelled. Beyond the obvious Politoys one of the ranges of toys I've been fascinated by for a long time, just because they seem so atypical, is the very small number of Marklin 1:43 coupés from the late 1960s/ early '70s. Of course they're difficult to find in the UK and can be quite expensive - in fact, most of them I've never seen for sale whatsoever in this country, so I instantly jumped on this one when it popped up on ebay recently.

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It's the OSI 20M TS, aka a Ford Taunus in an Italian frock. OSI wasn't exactly the sexiest household name back in the '60s coachbuilding world, but weirdly quite a few of its cars were made in small scale. The 20M TS was also done by Siku in Matchbox-size, weirdly.

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This Marklin does a good job of the real thing's slightly weird proportions, although its comically underhweeled

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There's an engine in there, but pretty basic, and there's no dash detail

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Basic underneath, too. Note one screw and one rivet. Fans of melted wheels will note a mild reaction to the rubber tyres here. I'm not sure how this fits into the chronology and there doesn't appear to me much info about this range online, but there were various wheels fitted over the years.

The only other Marklin I have is the BMW-Glas GT

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A shame they're both quite dull colours. I also have one other OSI car, the Politoys Fiat 1200S

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So, there you go. I'll keep looking for the Glas V8 and that's probably it for me and this maker...

There was a talented restorer on the blue years back who was restoring an Osi. I'd never heard of them before or since. I'm racking my brain for his username... he restored several different cars and had a mk1 Fiesta for his son more recently I think. Stunning diecast to be fair. 

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16 hours ago, Remspoor said:

That Salco Wolseley Hornet.

A real upright steering wheel and a rear window which looks as if it belongs on a limo it is that large.

I think I have only ever seen the Hornet made by Vitesse not one made by Salco

 

Yes they made a right cock-up of the rear window proportions, but it is a bit of 1960s Hong Kong plastic.

I have a few of the Vitesse Elfs and Hornets. Note the mistake on the boot lid of the Hornet

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Matchbox used the Vitesse casting for their Hornet

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These two Elfs are made by Mini Classics

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An odd pick-up made by BMC43

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And finally what must be the most baffling thing I've seen, A Clubman with a Hornet backend by Minikits

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Had a couple of deliveries this week, grabbed this Dinky Beetle, the later type with plastic wheels. I've got a spare decklid from the red kit version I restored a while back. This one is also destined for resto, in fact it's already taking a bath in the stripper

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Another parcel contained an early Matchbox Austin A50 among others

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Finally some goodies courtesy of @barrett

 

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3 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said:

Yes they made a right cock-up of the rear window proportions, but it is a bit of 1960s Hong Kong plastic.

I have a few of the Vitesse Elfs and Hornets. Note the mistake on the boot lid of the Hornet

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Matchbox used the Vitesse casting for their Hornet

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These two Elfs are made by Mini Classics

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An odd pick-up made by BMC43

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And finally what must be the most baffling thing I've seen, A Clubman with a Hornet backend by Minikits

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That booted Clubman was a real creation, registered MBD329E.

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I already have the Capri and MGB in the previous UK packaging and as I paid at least 50p extra for that I never opened them. I wanted these mainlines therefore so I could open them.

The Capri is absolutely superb, lovely paint,  the fake side grilles are picked out and I think it has a 1600 badge on the lower wing. It's a lot nicer than the yellow one which is plain in comparison. I'm really impressed with it.

The MGB is almost as nice and the yellow colour reminds me of the V8 models. Good dash detail and badging too.

All still for £1.50 each.

The Kangoo is  a bit disappointing . I shone my phone torch through the near-opaque windows and there's no interior at all. The livery is nice though and ill liven it up with some headlight detailing tomorrow.

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On 9/29/2022 at 4:45 PM, Split_Pin said:

Excellent, I have a saved ebay search for all permutations of this model now!

Speaking of which, my smaller scale Mira example landed today. I compared it with the competition* at the time.

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Its peak Mira in my opinion and on par with the CX AKA the reference point.

No play in the wheels and axles, crisp detailing, metal base and brown interior. 

The badging is a good effort but it's not in the correct font.

This is where the Majorette wins:

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Middle is the Norev Mini Jet and left is the Majorette.

They've covered 75% of all names the car had as far as I know, the exception being the UK 'Chrysler Alpine'. Not counting the MK2 versions which had the same range of names again, and a saloon!

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Is this one you're looking for? Looks nice, and it'll match your 1:43 version....

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175510475314

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