Shite in Miniature II

[Bren]

Bear in mind this is a left hooker - foreign spec cars often had smaller engines for tax reasons. You could get a senator with the the 2.0 cih engine in mainland europe but not in the UK.

[RoadworkUK]

2 minutes ago, Bren said:

Bear in mind this is a left hooker - foreign spec cars often had smaller engines for tax reasons. You could get a senator with the the 2.0 cih engine in mainland europe but not in the UK.

Yes, but it says 2.8 on the bootlid! Perhaps they round the numbers up in Europe.

[Bren]

Ask for your money back !

[flat4alfa]

1 hour ago, RoadworkUK said:

Yes, but it says 2.8 on the bootlid! 

Friday car?  It was after all built on the banks of the Rhine

It might even have been in during Oktober...

[sierraman]

3 hours ago, Bren said:

Bear in mind this is a left hooker - foreign spec cars often had smaller engines for tax reasons. You could get a senator with the the 2.0 cih engine in mainland europe but not in the UK.

Italy is a notable example of this, didn’t they do a 2.0 V6 Ferrari in the 80’s specifically for the Italian market?

[RoadworkUK]

4 hours ago, sierraman said:

Italy is a notable example of this, didn’t they do a 2.0 V6 Ferrari in the 80’s specifically for the Italian market?

Yup, the 208 Turbo. There were 2.0-litre versions of the Lambo Uracco, too, and probably others for the same reason

[bunglebus]

950cc MK1 Escort!

[bunglebus]

Found myself another Hare Splitter hidden in a job lot 

And a road going version of the Road Champs 928, goes nicely with the monster truck one. Pretty decent little casting, compares well with the Matchbox version

Also the Dinky Firebird, the listing made it look near mint but it's not unfortunately

 Corgi 924 isn't bad though

 

[andrew e]

On 7/23/2020 at 11:08 PM, andrew e said:

I too have the burgundy Granada (check out the taligate, not a Scorpio so a UK centric casting!) the box is a bit batterd and those paint chips came with it!  I seem to have lost a tailgate finisher in the 34 years I've had it, which makes me feel really old ? 

As with most things it had a tale - me or my dad won it in a raffle at the 1986 Ford’s Dunton open day. All staff and families were welcome, the rest if us local to Dunton just chanced our arm - if you had a ford you had a good chance of bluffing your way in ? luckily my dad had a graphite grey Granada so we made the cut. A few weeks later from this 11 year olds best ever day out a package arrived - they had tried to use the internal mail but couldnt find my dad on the payroll, so in the end they rang the house and a rather sheepish dad accepted the prize and confessed he ligged his way in  - to which the prize delivery  driver approved!

You  can buy these un-scened taxed on ebay for not much money MIB and they are a well detailed model if you fancy a payday treat.

 

@RoadworkUK sadly saddled with a pinto too - what’s the betting the Sierra has the same moulding too?

[DoctorRetro]

Clearout time of Dominic's 1:43(ish) stuff

Prices minimal. 

[DoctorRetro]

Pics that didn't fit in previous post

[flat4alfa]

Probably the Dodge van

What is the Spanish ambulance?  Guisval Espace?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Routemaster, silver Corgi E30, blue/yellow/ white coach and white Sierra please. 

[DoctorRetro]

1 minute ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Routemaster, silver Corgi E30, blue/yellow/ white coach and white Sierra please. 

Coach is a Siku, has a missing door though. 

12 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

Probably the Dodge van

What is the Spanish ambulance?  Guisval Espace?

Yes, that's right 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

5 minutes ago, DoctorRetro said:

Coach is a Siku, has a missing door though. 

Not a problem. Let me know about $$. If FF Alfa doesn't take the Dodge van I'd be keen.

[bunglebus]

Got this 1:37 Guisval Camaro today. Has some interesting giffer touch ups to the bumper and a home made number plate

Not sure the driving position is very ergonomic 

[flat4alfa]

SPEED KINGS TUESDAY

Matchbox SpeedKings K-24 Lamborghini Miura from 1970

No I don't know why I have two, either.  Scale measures to approx 1:44.

One has lost its tow-hitch - they were not part of the interior plastic as expected, just slotted into the rear with little reinforcement

Interesting decal.  Any ideas?

Nice to see a separately-cast engine, the longitudinally-mounted V12 renown for catching fire on the real thing

It is probably the only time you'll see checker-plate on a Lamborghini...

[bunglebus]

11 minutes ago, flat4alfa said:

 I don't know why I have two

Because different colours! Can't explain the decal though 

Wiki don't show it with that decal except in blue

 

[sierraman]

Oof the Sierra xr4i definitely and the Corgi fire tender?

doh, just realised they’d sold!

[bunglebus]

None of mine have the decal

 

[bunglebus]

Tesco have a new Matchbox 5 pack in

And a competition if anyone has bought Hot Wheels from there lately

[DoctorRetro]

Got all these too, just can't be arsed photographing them all right now! 

[155V6]

The purple Volvo came last week

Today I got something to put it on 😂

[bunglebus]

Finally someone got something from the eBay thread!

[eddyramrod]

29 minutes ago, 155V6 said:

The purple Volvo came last week

Today I got something to put it on 😂

You swine!

[junkyarddog]

Finally found the Lancia Delta Integrale today.

"Goes like a hot snot M8"

😂

[bezzabsa]

just spotted this on Ebay

Christine-ish

[bezzabsa]

anyone know of a Blue articulated truck & trailer...quite big, used to have one as a kid, but it got lost in a move, blue truck , blue trailer I think silver rear doors....but been 45 years!!!!!

[eddyramrod]

22 hours ago, bezzabsa said:

just spotted this on Ebay

Christine-ish

Erm, no.  Christine was a 1958 Plymouth, the model above is a 1955 Cadillac, no relation whatsoever.  I have it in red too :)

[bunglebus]

31 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

just spotted this on Ebay

Christine-ish

Funny enough I've been doing an album reshuffle on Flickr and came across a pic of mine yesterday