Re: 1:64 scale Diecast (Hot Wheels)

Marleysky Fri Jan 29, 2021 1:47 pm

Woo! Just fix the tailgate and GO!

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Levent Suberk Mon May 15, 2023 1:42 pm

Bought that Matchbox Collectors edition Datsun 280 ZX.

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Oldenginerod Tue May 16, 2023 3:06 am

Matchbox was always my preferred model. I liked that they were mostly based on actual cars, whereas HotWheels had all this weird futuristic stuff.
Nice find with the Datsun

rsv1cox Tue May 16, 2023 7:02 am

My entire collection of miniture cars, a Matchboc MGTC and a dinky Dinky MGBGT.

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I just happened to have both my 2007 Nissan 350Z and my 1984 Mazda RX-7 out yesterday and took a picture. It's funny that the 1982 Datsun/Nissan (above) looks more like the shovel nosed 1984 Mazda than the Nissan.

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Levent Suberk Wed May 17, 2023 7:34 am

Because they are going to rare then I bought a second one. Price is 175 TL, approximately 8.75 USD.

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Levent Suberk Wed May 17, 2023 7:38 am

I also bought NASA S.E.V. Chariot. It is a scale model of a concept vehicle. Price is 8.75 USD.

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rsv1cox Wed May 17, 2023 7:47 am

That Charoit is pretty neat. Robert would like the Datsun 280ZX.

roddie Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:23 am

Took my mom to a flea market on Sunday.. and she may have spent my inheritance there.. but.. I found a 1964 Chevy Impala SS; a 2003 Hot Wheels release, in a nice deep red color... "bagged" for $3.. I didn't even haggle. Most of my HW cars are in their packaging, but not this one.. Taking photos of the cars "out of the packaging" is much more enjoyable.. and more fun to look at.. if it was one of your favorites.

Back in 1972.. my cousin had an "Emerald Green" 64 Impala coupe.. with a 327 V8/4-speed manual and Cragar SS mag wheels. I was 12 years old.. and that car would make an impression on me over the years. It was a "big boy" car. The SS had a 409 cu. in. engine option..

Here's a photo of the one I bought today..

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KariFS Mon Jun 12, 2023 4:39 am

roddie wrote:
The SS had a 409 cu. in. engine option..

Here's a photo of the one I bought today..

Levent Suberk Mon Jun 12, 2023 7:51 am

Bought the Matchbox 1980 Mercedes W123 wagon.

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Levent Suberk Mon Jun 12, 2023 7:58 am

3 Dollars is a bargain for the Chevy Very Happy

Levent Suberk Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:20 am

Bought these Hot Wheels. 1980 Pro Street TBird, 1982 Cadillac Seville, 1986 Toyota Van, Mercedes 300 SL and 1968 Mazda Cosmo Sport. I like seventies and eighties cars.

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roddie Sat Jun 17, 2023 11:32 am

Those are all very cool Cool

Levent! I had not seen the "Caddy" before now. 95% of my "Hot Wheels" brand cars are scale-models of actual vehicles, like the ones that you just posted.

Oldenginerod Sat Jun 17, 2023 4:45 pm

I love the Cosmo. Always a favourite of mine.

Ken Cook Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:12 pm

I have a massive collection of Hot Wheels. If I had to take a guess I'm thinking 4000 new in the package beginning in the 80's. I need to get rid of them, I currently have them in two garages and a entire 8x10 shed for a lawn tractor filled. What do you do with them?

rsv1cox Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:55 am

Oldenginerod wrote:I love the Cosmo. Always a favourite of mine.

Very rare car even though it was built for three or four years, according to wiki only about one per day was built. In 1985 I went looking for one, never found it but I still look.

Oh what the heck. My search is over. Smile

Found this on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175696931032

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Cheapest one. Maybe I should have checked with Ken first. Smile

rsv1cox Sun Jun 18, 2023 6:59 am

Ken Cook wrote: I have a massive collection of Hot Wheels. If I had to take a guess I'm thinking 4000 new in the package beginning in the 80's. I need to get rid of them, I currently have them in two garages and a entire 8x10 shed for a lawn tractor filled. What do you do with them?

Ken, 4000....wow. Pick out your favorites to keep then sell ten at a time on ebay as a package. Maybe local hobby shops. I imagine a lot of them were Christmas/birthday gifts.

Ken Cook Sun Jun 18, 2023 7:59 am

I have nothing documented so finding specifics at this point would be difficult. Unless I recall a certain car, I can't tell you what I have. All of them are in Rubbermaid containers and they're packed to the gills.

rsv1cox Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:10 am

Ken Cook wrote: I have nothing documented so finding specifics at this point would be difficult. Unless I recall a certain car, I can't tell you what I have. All of them are in Rubbermaid containers and they're packed to the gills.

I can't point fingers Ken. I went wild on engines as I'm sure that you did as well. But I inventoried mine until it got entirely out of hand, then I gave up. Pages and pages, some photo'ed here. Got more of a bother. Maybe you kept a list of what Hot Wheels were in each box. Might make it easier to quantify and sell.

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Many just junk engines, not NIB like your Hot Wheels.

Ken Cook Sun Jun 18, 2023 8:20 am

I should document my engine collection. While it's not like the Hot Wheels collection, it's large . It's difficult to know other than memory as to what I have. Every now and then when looking for something, it always surprises me as I find something I don't recall having.

andrew Sun Jun 18, 2023 10:52 am

Ken Cook wrote:.................If I had to take a guess I'm thinking 4000 new in the package beginning in the 80's. I need to get rid of them, I currently have them in two garages and a entire 8x10 shed for a lawn tractor filled. What do you do with them?

rsv1cox wrote:I can't point fingers Ken. I went wild on engines as I'm sure that you did as well. But I inventoried mine until it got entirely out of hand, then I gave up. Pages and pages, some photo'ed here

Yesterday, there was an estate auction for my "across the fence" neighbor. While his son certainly loved him, they did not share the same interests. Things his father had held near and dear were being sold across the auction block to folks who knew the item's features, but not the history. As the auctioneer chanted on, I thought to myself, "In the near future, that's going to be my fate!" Items we have enjoyed and that hold memories will eventually end up in landfills or some stranger's possession. It is, I suppose, the simple progression of life, not always as we might have hoped, but inevitable progression nonetheless.

Levent Suberk Sun Jun 18, 2023 11:20 am

Ken Cook wrote: I have a massive collection of Hot Wheels. If I had to take a guess I'm thinking 4000 new in the package beginning in the 80's. I need to get rid of them, I currently have them in two garages and a entire 8x10 shed for a lawn tractor filled. What do you do with them?

Hi Ken, have you a Matchbox Hovercraft and Boat Trailer?

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Levent Suberk Sun Jun 18, 2023 11:34 am

Hi Bob, I see .15 Cox Medallion bought for only 15 Dollars? Damn!

Ken Cook Sun Jun 18, 2023 12:46 pm

There's some Matchbox but very little. I'm familiar with the Hovercraft and I know I had one. The question now is to where it's at.

rsv1cox Sun Jun 18, 2023 12:59 pm

Levent Suberk wrote:Hi Bob, I see .15 Cox Medallion bought for only 15 Dollars?

That may the the one I recently sent to Kim. Many were bought reasonably, therefore the price. I bought parts from Matt and Bernie to restore them. I added some detail to the inventory, the ones I ran, the ones I gave away or presented as prizes in the contests I sponsored or the ones that came out of a trashed plane.

I refer to the list frequently when presented with an engine that I don't recall. Actually a practice that I wish I had begun earlier. Check marks are when I inventoried.

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