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Fish Samba Member
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Fish Samba Member
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Fish Samba Member
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5733 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:44 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Duplicate post _________________ Prosit!
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5733 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Five pack only, VW Delivery Van. A new all plastic take on the old die cast from the 60's.
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3645 Location: CT
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Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Fish wrote: |
Five pack only, VW Delivery Van. A new all plastic take on the old die cast from the 60's.
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Both this and the gulf are really cool, but this one is cooler. Maybe they'll start a rerun of the old ones. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
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KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Typ3nut Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2002 Posts: 1197 Location: MI, MotorCity ManCave
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Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2019 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Two new colors for 2019 Matchbox 1965 Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback
Blue
White 50th Anniversary
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5733 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:13 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Typ3nut wrote: |
Two new colors for 2019 Matchbox 1965 Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback
Blue
White 50th Anniversary
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I just picked up the white one and while it looked good in the package, out of the package it sucked. The paint was flat, dirty, like it had been played with and the doors on mine don't close or fit correctly. The drivers door is questionable if it the right one for the car.
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5733 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:17 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Matchbox Superfast no. 11 Flying Bug, 1972. A good friend picked this up for me while on vacation at a swapmeet in Paris.
Have you seen anybody more German looking?
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APPLEGREENVW Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2003 Posts: 2502 Location: Seekonk,Massachusetts USA
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 25861 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Fish wrote: |
Have you seen anybody more German looking?
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It looks like the Kraut is missing his helmet. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 25861 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:44 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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APPLEGREENVW wrote: |
Did Matchbox, HW, JL, ever make 411 or 412 1/64 scale cars? |
No, you would have to look to German makers for those.
Schuco made a nice early 411 two-door. (It's actually 1/66 scale.)
Siku also made a nice 411 diecast in its V Series. It's on my want list.
The only 412 was made by Stelco. We're talking vintage toys here.
There was never a model of a 411 or 412 Variant. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Fish Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2000 Posts: 5733 Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:30 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Blue Baron wrote: |
Fish wrote: |
Have you seen anybody more German looking?
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It looks like the Kraut is missing his helmet. |
Yes, but I'll probably not pursue it as the car is not in that great a shape. It will have to be a spontaneous swapmeet find. _________________ Prosit!
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Fish Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:47 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Found these on a rare outing today. 1974 Volkswagen Thing Type 181.
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Typ3nut Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2002 Posts: 1197 Location: MI, MotorCity ManCave
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Few of my Favorite Matchbox Gift Sets :
1962 G-2 Car Carrier Gift Set w/#25 Volkswagen Saloon
1970 Superfast G-2 Transporter Superset
#67 Volkswagen 1600TL
Matchbox G-4 Race 'n Rally
#67 Volkswagen w/luggage rack & printed on the box.
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Fish Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 6:26 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Those are some nice sets. I have about a half dozen of those, loose and well played with. _________________ Prosit!
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Crankey Samba Member
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2021 8:23 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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I have a tan doka. I'm going to test digital camo on this matchbox.
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 70532 Location: Phoenix 602
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 25861 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Fred Bronner was the original and sole distributor of Matchbox cars in the U.S. He must have become very rich. Lesney bought him out in 1964.
Here's my new edition, just came in today.
Lesney Matchbox No. 67-C transitional Fastback.
This had the Superfast wheels and base, but the red color from the original 67-B regular-wheel version. It was rushed into production to try and save Matchbox sales from the popular new Hot Wheels. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 25861 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 7:42 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Matchbox car thread |
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Ad for the introduction of the Volkswagen 1500 Saloon, one of the last "regular wheel" Matchbox cars for 1969.
_________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
Heinz Nordhoff |
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