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Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros

rude Part of things Posts: 537	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros rude @rude
	Sept 24, 2016 9:06:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	lamleygroup.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/the-rarest-matchbox-models-of-the-mattel-era-part-1/ FYI. What they don't state is that it was initially painted blue and that can be seen from looking inside at the body.
	Last Edit: Sept 24, 2016 9:08:23 GMT by rude 1986 Haunted BMW E24 635CSi 1999 Povo spec BMW E36 1.8i Touring Work Hack 2001 Petrol annihilating Discovery V8 2000 Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 ~NEW~

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chandlergti Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 1,241	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros chandlergti @chandlergti
	Sept 24, 2016 12:14:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Man, I remember the hubbub around those; there were two sets for sale at the nationals this past spring. I don't collect matchbox at all but that's an awesome get!


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chandlergti Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 1,241	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros chandlergti @chandlergti
	Sept 24, 2016 12:17:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I don't usually skew towards the really rare stuff; I collect makes and models, but at the HW Nationals this spring when a 996 test model came up for sale I snagged it.


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chandlergti Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 1,241	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros chandlergti @chandlergti
	Sept 24, 2016 12:42:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Not sure the Car Culture stuff has shown up over there but this is by far the best Brat we have had yet. Zamac body with oversized Panasports. Excellent!


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rude Part of things Posts: 537	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros rude @rude
	Sept 24, 2016 14:33:49 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	pre pros are a collection in themselves, I've had many. One I could never land (due to my obsession with the skip truck and Atlas variations) was this: I knew who had it and met them regularly, one time I convinced them to take an offer for it but I stopped at £500! If you get into pre pros then prototypes can dangerously follow (like the resin white escort posted above) and these two which no-one bid for on ebay as they all assumed I guess that they were beat up repaints: These were actually sat on someone's desk in the R&D department in the Lesney factory whilst they worked out what they were doing with them as the castings differ from the general release (which was purple with a big flower decal on the bonnet and orange interior) They have unusual machine marks to the body too.
	1986 Haunted BMW E24 635CSi 1999 Povo spec BMW E36 1.8i Touring Work Hack 2001 Petrol annihilating Discovery V8 2000 Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 ~NEW~

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rude Part of things Posts: 537	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros rude @rude
	Sept 24, 2016 14:43:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Was after one of these for ages and then one turned up at a motor show:
	1986 Haunted BMW E24 635CSi 1999 Povo spec BMW E36 1.8i Touring Work Hack 2001 Petrol annihilating Discovery V8 2000 Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 ~NEW~

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	Sept 24, 2016 17:22:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Holy curse word there's some sweet cars in the last few pages I like this DSC_3314 by quickrack, on Flickr DSC_3315 by quickrack, on Flickr My latest finds DSC_3332 by quickrack, on Flickr And my scrapyard build DSC_3351 by quickrack, on Flickr DSC_3353 by quickrack, on Flickr


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	Sept 26, 2016 15:46:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Cheers. I buy the sticks cos the used ones go mouldy LOL. I have no idea what the estate is, but I will look


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gotwood Wales Posts: 3,361	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros gotwood @gotwood
	Sept 26, 2016 17:17:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sept 25, 2016 5:47:05 GMT @automatik said: Popsicle addict? Nice project! I like the selfmade car-crusher (don´t know the correct term). What´s the yellow estate? Looks like the Ford station wagon from the matchbox 1/75 range circa 1957.
	Last Edit: Sept 26, 2016 17:18:59 GMT by gotwood You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !

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astranaut Posted a lot Posts: 2,183	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros astranaut @astranaut
	Sept 29, 2016 10:11:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	PIcked this up today, really shouldn't have been buying hotwheels but love this one


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rude Part of things Posts: 537	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros rude @rude
	Sept 29, 2016 11:32:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	has it got a boggo interior?
	1986 Haunted BMW E24 635CSi 1999 Povo spec BMW E36 1.8i Touring Work Hack 2001 Petrol annihilating Discovery V8 2000 Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 ~NEW~

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astranaut Posted a lot Posts: 2,183	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros astranaut @astranaut
	Sept 29, 2016 13:20:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just had a look, proper KITT interior with curved dash and 2 handled wheel


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skinnylew Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 5,679 Club RR Member Number: 11	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros skinnylew @skinnylew Club Retro Rides Member 11
	Oct 1, 2016 15:01:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm almost at the 200 mark for this years series
	Ax GTi Turbo retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=94086&page=1 aka skinny-Gabe ;D

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retrolegends Club Retro Rides Member Winging it.....Since 1971. Posts: 3,726 Club RR Member Number: 94	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros retrolegends @retrolegends Club Retro Rides Member 94
	Oct 2, 2016 9:28:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Sept 24, 2016 9:06:35 GMT rude said: lamleygroup.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/the-rarest-matchbox-models-of-the-mattel-era-part-1/ FYI. What they don't state is that it was initially painted blue and that can be seen from looking inside at the body. Do you mind if I pinch some of these pics for my Superfast FaceBook page pal?
	~~1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL~~ ~~1992 Volvo 240SE~~ ~~1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard~~ ~~1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller~~ ~~1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL~~ ~~1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L~~ ~~1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels~~ ~~2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter~~ 1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a

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rude Part of things Posts: 537	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros rude @rude
	Oct 2, 2016 10:01:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	No, post away... like I said, most I sold on but you can credit the pics so no one else can claim your stealing their material. I have a lot of pics of pretty much everything I had/ have so if youre looking for anything super fast, 1-75 or 1-100 related, give me a shout, I may just have it sitting in the vast folders storage of my memory stick... Might as well put them to good use. A lot of the pics were posted on a relevant site years ago but the site was run by a gun weilding weirdo and has since disappeared taking all traces of content with it.
	1986 Haunted BMW E24 635CSi 1999 Povo spec BMW E36 1.8i Touring Work Hack 2001 Petrol annihilating Discovery V8 2000 Jaguar S Type 3.0 V6 ~NEW~

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retrolegends Club Retro Rides Member Winging it.....Since 1971. Posts: 3,726 Club RR Member Number: 94	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros retrolegends @retrolegends Club Retro Rides Member 94
	Oct 2, 2016 12:39:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thanks rude That sounds like a great idea for a thread @automatika Here's a link to my new FB page if anyone is interested m.facebook.com/Matchbox-Superfast-75-Range-240293436350010/
	Last Edit: Oct 2, 2016 12:43:53 GMT by retrolegends ~~1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL~~ ~~1992 Volvo 240SE~~ ~~1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard~~ ~~1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller~~ ~~1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL~~ ~~1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L~~ ~~1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels~~ ~~2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter~~ 1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a

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skinnylew Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 5,679 Club RR Member Number: 11	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros skinnylew @skinnylew Club Retro Rides Member 11
	Oct 11, 2016 9:20:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just picked up a load more from Sainsbury's last night........ was all excited that I had got 10 more........ didn't check the numbering well enough damn 2017 ones are out now!!!! Oh well I got K.I.T.T. at least. Goin to have to redouble my efforts to get the last 51 I need to complete the set!
	Ax GTi Turbo retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=94086&page=1 aka skinny-Gabe ;D

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chandlergti Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 1,241	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros chandlergti @chandlergti
	Oct 12, 2016 21:57:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Found 2 of the Matchbox Skylines finally, also rounded out my Matchbox A100 collection with the "Best of" green model. Found the five pack with a 83 Silverado and a Greenlight Bluesmobile and Chicago police car Greenmachine in 1/24 as well. Been a pretty good (and expensive) couple days.


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	Oct 16, 2016 1:41:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I found a SUPER! My 2nd ever. IMG_20161014_004430 by quickrack, on Flickr And a few a mate got me. I love the new Mustang Convertible. DSC_3422 by quickrack, on Flickr


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jyd Part of things Posts: 113	Matchbox / Hotwheels Retros jyd @jyd
	Oct 16, 2016 10:29:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Great find,well done. Find it in Dealz? I've scored a couple in there,nothing lately though.


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