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Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:25 pm

God dammit, I've been scouring Walmart's shelves every time I'm in there for one of those! I want one because it's the exact same color as mine. And I find them on eBay but after shipping, people want like 6 or 7 bux for it and I can't ever justify paying that for a Matchbox car...do they ever turn up anywhere else?

Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:30 pm

Quote: do they ever turn up anywhere else Ive seen em' at target.

Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:31 pm

I have got several over the past couple of years at Dollar General...I have only seen orange (like my bus)

Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:44 pm

Found my green one about 3 months ago, and the supply has dried up. :(
Easier to get a government bailout than find one of these.

Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:01 pm

EZ Gruv wrote: The orange version came out over a year ago. I have 4 of them. Now I need a green one!

Hey Eric thanks for the link and orange... :)

The pics look like a matchbox ad for our buses... 8)

I will be searching the local Walmart and Target...If I find a green one I'll snatch it up for you!

~Deb

Wed Jul 08, 2009 9:02 pm

when the orenge one came out about a year ago
they were hard to find & going for $10 on ebay

then the frenzy died down & i got the orenge one for $2 +$3 shipping
which at the time was less than what it would have cost in gas to go buy one

im sure the same thing will happen again
in the mean time when my son says he wants to see the toy section
i wont say no

Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:15 am

I just grabbed one on ebay. Trips to Walmart always get too consuming and expensive.

Next task will be to repaint it. In primer :oops:

Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:20 am

i just found one of these at O'Rielly auto parts when i was gettin stuff for my new bus. sage green, just like mine! i was stoked =)

Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:31 am

I have one of the original 1969 or so Hotwheels "beachbomb" busses....lime metallic green. Missing one surfboard. I heard the original in good condition brought about $10k.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://onli...f%26sa%3DG

Mine is the production version light green, dark interior, 1969 with sideloading surfboards and hippy decals. Ray

Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:43 am

raygreenwood wrote: I have one of the original 1969 or so Hotwheels "beachbomb" busses....lime metallic green. Missing one surfboard. I heard the original in good condition brought about $10k.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://onli...f%26sa%3DG

Mine is the production version light green, dark interior, 1969 with sideloading surfboards and hippy decals. Ray

I believe it was the rear-loading beach bomb that was the pricey one.

Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:24 am

Yep, the rear-loaders are the ones worth money. You can pick up a regular production one one eBay for like $10 or $15 if you watch.

So if the new green ones are readily available everywhere but here, if anyone finds one you wanna scoop it up for me? I can pay you through PayPal if anyone finds one.

Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:16 pm

Daaaamn! I spoke too soon -just scored a green one and a red one on the same hook today!! :lol:

I'm going back out tomorrow! :roll:

(what the hell IS it about these things anyway........) :-k

Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:47 am

My 3yr old son is crazy about his dubs. Here is a very small sampling of his collection.

Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:05 am

greenbus pilot wrote: Daaaamn! I spoke too soon -just scored a green one and a red one on the same hook today!! :lol:

I'm going back out tomorrow! :roll:

(what the hell IS it about these things anyway........) :-k

Its that dam nostalgia, the older ya get, the worse it is!

Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:05 am

I think this one's a Matchbox - had it for years, painted it with Sage touch-up and made the spare from a dowel.

Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:31 pm

The local Walmart had both the green ones and red ones in stock when I stopped in... I had purchased the orange one a while back.

The red one is a pretty good match for the Montana Rad paint on my '69.

Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:01 pm

for the guy that said hot wheels didnt have a bus!! it is the heaviest hotwheel car made.. i have a few of them!!http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41QKG9E928L._SL500_AA280_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/Wheels-Classics-Customized-Drag-B-red/dp/B000A6U5TU&usg=__Ejuwr4EGyE6wv0QFnVBz3BAfDgc=&h=280&w=280&sz=11&hl=en&start=19&um=1&tbnid=M_Epl6sCodoRvM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhot%2Bwheels%2Bvw%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26um%3D1

Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:55 pm

http://www.amazon.com/Wheels-Classics-Customized-D...amp;sr=8-1

Here it is fixed for ya!

They meant a Bay Window Bus. That's a Splitty.

Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:26 pm

Hello Duh, we're talking about Bays here. 8)

Fri Jul 10, 2009 7:11 pm

71_georgia_beetle wrote: My 3yr old son is crazy about his dubs. Here is a very small sampling of his collection.

You don't actually let him PLAY with those do you? :bug_orange: :bus_green: :bus_red: :vw: