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Quiet day at work so went home early. Popped into antique shop. Redline corvette for £1. Lovely. Last night I found out some nice things about this car. Its got a 67 date on the base and was released in 68 as part of the hotwheels launch. Clear glass in the US, blue in Hong Kong. This casting was only available in 68, which makes this a '68 car. I am far too happy about that. 😁 Couple other cool things; the interior buck is different between the US and HK versions, USA has steering wheel as part of the buck while HK has a black steering wheel that is inserted in the buck. The HotWheels Custom Corvette was in stores before the 1:1 car was which was the first time that had happened. To that point toy companies just copied what was on the market (poorly) which helped catapult Mattel way past the other toy makers. I love redline era stuff!
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I picked up one of these in the supermarket earlier. It wouldn't scan so they gave it to me for $5. I've checked and they're on eBay for $17.99 as a pre-order! Someone must have put them out early by mistake
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I picked up one of these in the supermarket earlier. It wouldn't scan so they gave it to me for $5. I've checked and they're on eBay for $17.99 as a pre-order! Someone must have put them out early by mistake Jammy! I'd like one of those Rangies but haven't seen that series anywhere yet in the UK. Oddly I had a similar issue buying the Fiat 131 in a supermarket, only in my case because the till wouldn't register the item they wouldn't sell it to me. I went to do more shopping later in the week and this time it scanned and charged me £6.50, instead of the £9 it was meant to be.
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Del
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I don't know if it is everywhere, but my local (UK) Aldi now has Hot Wheels rummage boxes alongside all the till belts, where they have the little boxes of sweets and batteries and stuff.
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braaap
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^^^ Same in germany, at 1,59€.
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thomfr
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A fast shopping visit at Aldi : Love especially the GT40. Thom
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73' Alfa Giulia Super 64' Volvo Duett 65' Volvo Duett 67' Volvo Amazon 123GT 09' Ford Focus 1.8 20' VW ID4
71' Benelli Motorella 65' Cyrus Speciaal
The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys
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Dec 11, 2023 11:57:23 GMT
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Saw this today at Aldi
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Dec 15, 2023 20:17:27 GMT
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Dec 16, 2023 13:39:32 GMT
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Saw this today at Aldi A friend of mine uses a green one for his daily car ... I will NEED one of these to send him at Christmas!
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Dec 16, 2023 17:42:08 GMT
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Found one of these today... Any HW T2 is rare as poor quality wobbly children's play pony poop in my experience and it was on my list to find.
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Dec 16, 2023 18:29:04 GMT
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^^^ Does it really have that ugly bumper?
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Dec 16, 2023 19:09:29 GMT
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^^^ Does it really have that ugly bumper? Yes, all the versions they've done of the T2 have.
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Dec 20, 2023 20:25:51 GMT
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skinnylew
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Saw this today at Aldi I had heard that this wasn't coming to the UK and was staying as a Malaysian/Asian only casting Aldi UK store?
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skinnylew
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Lidl had Hot Wheels in middle of Lidl last week, couldn't resist so came out with 10 Really need to clear out the rear of the car, must be at least 50 in the back Finally picked up the Alfa GTV and some new castings i'd not seen in the supermarkets (Tesco are 2 for £3.50 currently), including the Porsche 928 Safari and Viper RT10.
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Last Edit: Dec 23, 2023 0:46:59 GMT by skinnylew
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Sorry, Germany. Have seen it in other stores than Aldi meanwhile.
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Dec 27, 2023 22:50:34 GMT
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Lidl had Hot Wheels in middle of Lidl last week, couldn't resist so came out with 10 Really need to clear out the rear of the car, must be at least 50 in the back Finally picked up the Alfa GTV and some new castings i'd not seen in the supermarkets (Tesco are 2 for £3.50 currently), including the Porsche 928 Safari and Viper RT10. my bad there were 83 Hot Wheels and 7 Matchbox in the back!!!!!! some were duplicated/triplicated/quadruplicated (Land Cruiser Amazon)
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I picked these up just before Christmas. The Toyota van is cool.
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Finaly found the Green GTA which I still missed for a normal price last week. Thom
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71' Benelli Motorella 65' Cyrus Speciaal
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Christmas gift.
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