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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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Coupe
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This one sold before I could screen shot the ad, 5600 with a spare frame and small block And this one is tempting but it would cost a lot to make it right
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Putting this many together was tough, the chase vehicles are all black with 0/5 numbering. Might buy a few off eBay to round it out a bit more but probably not
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M2 has finally come out with an early first gen dodge truck
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Nov 25, 2023 14:22:30 GMT
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Nov 24, 2023 18:08:14 GMT
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This showed up in a junk yard sighting thread I follow
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Nov 16, 2023 16:30:22 GMT
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Nov 10, 2023 18:32:13 GMT
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Flathead V8 Corvette And Camaro “That new engine will never catch on”
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Nov 10, 2023 15:32:24 GMT
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At £2.40 in Asda I guess I have to draw the line. I smiled as well
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Had to put a spacer in due to one of the suspension links and now May have to pull the fenders a little
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Oct 29, 2023 14:26:24 GMT
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Santa Matilde? I did t see it in this thread already
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