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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:55 am    Post subject: Need help with mystery toy Reply with quote

Anyone know what this little guy is? Or what it's value is. I'm debating getting it, don't know if the asking price is worth it or not. [URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/65sc/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20150422_113316_zpsogs5acgj.jpg.html]

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never seen that. It's a toy based on the once-popular (in the late 1970s) accessory hood/fender replacements to make it look like a Rolls Royce or a '40s Ford.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah I'm familiar with the kit. Just never seen a toy related to it. I may go back and get it, just because I've never seen it before.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

$9.00 is cheap enough. I collect toys, seen thousands of them, but I've never seen that one before. A real odd ball in my opinion.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Found another one on Etsy:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/176716836/vintage-vw-volkswagen-rolls-royce-toy?ref=market
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And this one by Tomica:

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Went back and got it. Goofy little car. Dont know much about it still.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's a Hong Kong copy of the old Revell "Barris' Kustom Rolls/VW" model kit, probably from the late 1970s. Are there any markings on the baseplate?

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When something is only $9, I wouldn't get too hung up on the price. Just ask yourself if you dig it, and if the answer is yes, then buy it.
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