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Haha, thanks 
I really wanted to get a HSV of the same era (2004) as the Ford, but never did lol...
I really wanted to get a HSV of the same era (2004) as the Ford, but never did lol...
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It wasn't much they did have a mclaren piston though so tempted to get it
125GBP eh... I have a front wing end-plate from Michael Shumacher's '97 F310B car with the Telefonica sticker signed by both Ross Brawn and Schumy. Not sure which race the end-plate was used in but it does have scratches on the base from scraping curbs. Any idea what the value might be? Just a ball-park figure. I'm not interested in selling it as it was a 21st birthday gift, I'm just interested to know.
End-plate looks like the one in this photo...
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Venom800tt
Is that a FPV in Flame Red that I spy?!
Hand it over buddy! But nice car though. 👍
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It is Venom RedIs that a FPV in Flame Red that I spy?!
Hand it over buddy! But nice car though. 👍
Model was made by Classic Carlectables, my only model from them. I at least need one Biante model though, as Aussies are seriously under-represented in my collection lol...
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I do have to admit though I have one too...
And a few others...
And a few others...
Cano
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:0 those aussies are awesome! specially the last GT351 on Minilites. Cool.
Now for something completely different than the stuff that's always posted here.
I was walking the usual flea market when these popped up at one stand. I could not believe my freaking eyes. Even less so when I pick up the box and discover it's sealed. I reluctantly paid the more or less $45 bucks for these pieces of mexican history and headed home.
These things are a deluxe (there were cheaper versions) set of F1 cars made by Juguetes McGregor in Mexico under the license of Politoys Italy. Possible year, as some friends that had them back in the day have led me to believe, is 1975.
These things are hard enough to find even in made-in-Italy form, but the made in Mexico stuff is incredibly, excruciatingly rare. You can see the "Hecho en Mexico por McGregor S.A." sign and the awesome "box art" in here:
I... could not resist, and broke the red tape that had been sealing these cars in their original box for almost 45 years. The sensation was a mix of "what the hell am I doing" and "OMFG HELL YES".
You can see here the foam protection under these cars, cira 1975-original.
And now for individual pics. Take into account that these were toy cars, and were freaking made in Mexico, that means typical poor quality that was a constant in Mexico-made stuff back in the day. 45 year-old stickers were, amazingly, still affixed to the bodys.
The undercarriage with the tell-tale "Hecho en México" seal. This is suposedly a Lola. I have never searched for the real cars to see if they are true to them.
When taking the pics, I had to be really careful when manipulating the cars because of the stickers, which as you can se, were barely holding on.
In this next picture, we can see a problem present in two of the cars; look closely at that rear wheel and see how the plastic of the wheel has weirdly "bubbled". A friend told me he had seen that in other vintage cars, aparently it's a chemical reaction of the type of plastic used that happens when it stays in touch for a long time with the rubber of the tires. Awesome.
From cool to omfg no: Gulf decals next to a footprint
This one is the other car that presents the chemical reaction, albeit in a much smaller proportion. My favorite part of the car, however...
Is the sticker. Just look at that.
Obviously, these cars have a very high value. From what I've searched in the internet and with other people, I'm easily looking at about 500-600 bucks, maybe more, due to their rarity and absolutely original, mint condition, and the fact that they are made in Mexico and not italian. They are also a reminder and a testimony of the burgeoning toy industry in Mexico that all but diasppeared in the late 80s. Of course, I'll never part with them, they are too much of a piece of history to let them go
Now for something completely different than the stuff that's always posted here.
I was walking the usual flea market when these popped up at one stand. I could not believe my freaking eyes. Even less so when I pick up the box and discover it's sealed. I reluctantly paid the more or less $45 bucks for these pieces of mexican history and headed home.
These things are a deluxe (there were cheaper versions) set of F1 cars made by Juguetes McGregor in Mexico under the license of Politoys Italy. Possible year, as some friends that had them back in the day have led me to believe, is 1975.
These things are hard enough to find even in made-in-Italy form, but the made in Mexico stuff is incredibly, excruciatingly rare. You can see the "Hecho en Mexico por McGregor S.A." sign and the awesome "box art" in here:
I... could not resist, and broke the red tape that had been sealing these cars in their original box for almost 45 years. The sensation was a mix of "what the hell am I doing" and "OMFG HELL YES".
You can see here the foam protection under these cars, cira 1975-original.
And now for individual pics. Take into account that these were toy cars, and were freaking made in Mexico, that means typical poor quality that was a constant in Mexico-made stuff back in the day. 45 year-old stickers were, amazingly, still affixed to the bodys.
The undercarriage with the tell-tale "Hecho en México" seal. This is suposedly a Lola. I have never searched for the real cars to see if they are true to them.
When taking the pics, I had to be really careful when manipulating the cars because of the stickers, which as you can se, were barely holding on.
In this next picture, we can see a problem present in two of the cars; look closely at that rear wheel and see how the plastic of the wheel has weirdly "bubbled". A friend told me he had seen that in other vintage cars, aparently it's a chemical reaction of the type of plastic used that happens when it stays in touch for a long time with the rubber of the tires. Awesome.
From cool to omfg no: Gulf decals next to a footprint
This one is the other car that presents the chemical reaction, albeit in a much smaller proportion. My favorite part of the car, however...
Is the sticker. Just look at that.
Obviously, these cars have a very high value. From what I've searched in the internet and with other people, I'm easily looking at about 500-600 bucks, maybe more, due to their rarity and absolutely original, mint condition, and the fact that they are made in Mexico and not italian. They are also a reminder and a testimony of the burgeoning toy industry in Mexico that all but diasppeared in the late 80s. Of course, I'll never part with them, they are too much of a piece of history to let them go
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That's a really cool find! love it when there's a story behind something, like that. Thanks for sharing. 👍
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Absolutely. This is what collecting is all about. Great find, Cano.
And also the mental drawback; becoming materialistic.
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Awesome stuff. Especially Pete Geoghegan's Super Falcon. 👍
Needs more Holden's though.
This. Such an incredible find Cano. I can just imagine your reaction when you came across them.
Thanks for the pictures. 👍
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I like black
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Venom800ttIt is Venom Red
Model was made by Classic Carlectables, my only model from them. I at least need one Biante model though, as Aussies are seriously under-represented in my collection lol...
Nice! Need one of those in my model car collection.
I know right
? I'm seriously need to find Aussies, JDMs and Euro cars for all of my scales ranging from 1:64-1:18. Holdenhsvgtsr
Nice!!! 👍
Antonisbob
This. Cano, you hit the Fountain of Youth with these cars, especially any scale car with "Made in Mexico" is a rarity and a classic
! I wouldn't want to sell them if I had them, unless someone offers $1 million, and that's never going to happen soon. Venom800tt
Black Edition Series.
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My collection is mostly US and Euro, though I am increasing my Japanese side of things. And as I said before, I need more Aussies lol
Anyway a better pic of the AUTOart R34 I did a wheel swap on, the AUTOart Diablo VT Roadster, and my GMP Camaro Unleashed:
*EDIT*
Pic of my two black Lambos together
Anyway a better pic of the AUTOart R34 I did a wheel swap on, the AUTOart Diablo VT Roadster, and my GMP Camaro Unleashed:
*EDIT*
Pic of my two black Lambos together
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@ Cano - nice find!
@ Venom - nice background and some thought put in to these pics. Is your TV on again in pic 2&3, the blue reflection....
I just received replicas (well near enough) of my first four cars. Didn't expect to get hold of a Mk I Golf (and in the right colour too) but lo and behold NOREV produced one.
Photographs to follow.
@ Venom - nice background and some thought put in to these pics. Is your TV on again in pic 2&3, the blue reflection....
I just received replicas (well near enough) of my first four cars. Didn't expect to get hold of a Mk I Golf (and in the right colour too) but lo and behold NOREV produced one.
Photographs to follow.
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lol, combination of tv being on and my florescent lights, which have a slight blue tint. My tv is never off unless I am sleep or at work
And I wouldn't mind a Mk I Golf, though only if I can find some old school 15" or 16" BBS wheels to put on it...
Can't wait to see pics of your new additions
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a 190 Evo
, you've got yourself a great collection of cars 👍EDIT: who's the manufacturer of the 190E?
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👍
AMG.
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My first car, not a GTI though as pictured below but a base model Golf and second hand too.
This is a 1:18 made by NOREV, meh quality - the bonnet (hood) doesn't quite close. Normally I wouldn't buy it but it has a sentimental value. At least the colour is correct
This is a 1:18 made by NOREV, meh quality - the bonnet (hood) doesn't quite close. Normally I wouldn't buy it but it has a sentimental value. At least the colour is correct
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That MKI GTI looks awesome. 👍
Went to a flea market that I've never been to before that's less than half an hour away from my town. Nothing really interesting on the inside, but outside there was one vendor who had an entire shipping on container full of scale models and diecasts! Only problem was that it was so full that there was barely any room for me to look around. And too many to count. But after looking around what I could, I couldn't help but want the 1:18 Maisto BMW 850i. I used to have one as a kid, but destroyed it. So in redemption, I decided I'd buy another one. Although this one's blue and the one I had before was maroon. Will definitely be going back there for more!
Went to a flea market that I've never been to before that's less than half an hour away from my town. Nothing really interesting on the inside, but outside there was one vendor who had an entire shipping on container full of scale models and diecasts! Only problem was that it was so full that there was barely any room for me to look around. And too many to count. But after looking around what I could, I couldn't help but want the 1:18 Maisto BMW 850i. I used to have one as a kid, but destroyed it. So in redemption, I decided I'd buy another one. Although this one's blue and the one I had before was maroon. Will definitely be going back there for more!
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Thanks everyone for all the comments on my plastic stuff lol 👍
RFGIUBNGJKVRFYRFBHGKJB!!! Did you also customize this, or did it come from GMP that way? MOAR PICS GOT DAMMIT!!!
GMP Camaro Unleashed:
RFGIUBNGJKVRFYRFBHGKJB!!! Did you also customize this, or did it come from GMP that way? MOAR PICS GOT DAMMIT!!!
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AMG.
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Dont know if these are old school though....
http://www.sdmodelcartuning.nl/wheelset-15inch-p-1023.html
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Which manufacturers are the good ones? Or well, to put it differently, which ones need I stay away from? Where do you guys usually look for your diecast models, online websites?
Reason I'm asking is because I'd really like a 90's Le Mans racer. Something nostalgic like the '96 TWR Joest Racing Porsche, Toyota 94 CV, an LMP2 class car, the Mercedes CLR, the BMW V12 LMR, Toyota TS020, Viper GTS. You catch my drift. I'm not really sure what the best places to look are.
I've found this beautiful model, made by Spark:
But I have no knowledge on any of the diecast manufacturers, and this particular model costs a whopping 250 USD...
Reason I'm asking is because I'd really like a 90's Le Mans racer. Something nostalgic like the '96 TWR Joest Racing Porsche, Toyota 94 CV, an LMP2 class car, the Mercedes CLR, the BMW V12 LMR, Toyota TS020, Viper GTS. You catch my drift. I'm not really sure what the best places to look are.
I've found this beautiful model, made by Spark:
But I have no knowledge on any of the diecast manufacturers, and this particular model costs a whopping 250 USD...
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Venom800ttMy collection is mostly US and Euro, though I am increasing my Japanese side of things. And as I said before, I need more Aussies lol
Anyway a better pic of the AUTOart R34 I did a wheel swap on, the AUTOart Diablo VT Roadster, and my GMP Camaro Unleashed:
*EDIT*
Pic of my two black Lambos together
Man, I'm liking the R34 and the Lambo the most.
And that '68 Camaro looks similar to your modified Challenger RT, I know it's not customized like the Mopar, but it has that feel to it though.
AMG.My first car, not a GTI though as pictured below but a base model Golf and second hand too.
This is a 1:18 made by NOREV, meh quality - the bonnet (hood) doesn't quite close. Normally I wouldn't buy it but it has a sentimental value. At least the colour is correct
Nice car AMG, really love the red paint on the MK1. 👍
Cano
No problem Cano, and besides, you always find something unique in the scale model car world that makes everyone want it so bad.
👍AMG.
Now, I think I gonna begin customizing model cars now!
@Medigo: Nice Bimmer dude. 👍
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I see that AMG is trying to pass of a real Golf as a model - what a sneak.
Venom - are the make-up brushes for cleaning, or.. . ?
Venom - are the make-up brushes for cleaning, or.. . ?
