1:64 scale Diecast (Hot Wheels)

My local Walmart hadn't restocked their 1:64th diecast inventory for well over a month.. (lots of empty peg-hooks.. and certainly nothing    remaining..) so I hadn't bought much over that course of time. When I approached the aisle at the store today.. the peg-hooks were full of new offerings. I was psyched.. because..... well........ you know why.  

This one here.. caught my eye; right away..


wiki-Willy's/Kaiser/Jeep-FC






Oh yea.... and I have to include this one too; a Matchbox offering..

I was born in 1960...



Both the Chevrolet El Caminos and the Ford Rancheros were the epitome of when I was a kid. It was the Ford Motor Co. who would introduce the "Coupe Utility" in 1957.


wiki-Ford Ranchero


I have a few different 1:64 scale models..

The "61" Ford Ranchero.. (I believe was based on their "Falcon" platform/chassis..)







Later; (1970-72).. Ford built the Ranchero on the intermediate "Torino" platform/chassis.





and some more Chevys...  The later/mid-1960's El Caminos were based on Chevrolet's "Chevelle" platform/chassis.


wiki-Chevrolet El Camino











I recently packed all of my 1:64 scale diecast in two storage boxes that fit under a standard bed-frame.. but it hasn't stopped me from buying more when I see some that I like.

Levent Suberk wrote:Good buying  These are real cars

Levent.. Thank you! Yes.. they are! I bought X4 cars that day. The other two were a HW 1962 Corvette..



.. and a MBX 1953 Buick Skylark convertible-yellow..



I already had a black one.. but I don't mind a double.. of a different color.

Oldenginerod wrote:Roddie.  That's quite a range of utes you have there.  Anyone would think you were an Aussie.  Of course, we lay claim to coming up with the concept of making a truck out of a sedan.  Owning a "Ute" out here is every young man's right of passage.

The Ford Coupe Utility was born in Aus in 1934.  What differentiates a ute from a pick-up is that the Ute has a full integral body without a removable tray. Our last offering of a Ford Falcon Ute in 2016 was not strictly a ute because it has a separate removeable rear body.  

In U.S. speak, I actually owned a 1965 "Ranchero".  (XP Falcon Ute to us).  Had nowhere to store it after Mum sold the farm so I let it go.  Would have been a perfect restoration project and I regret selling it, but hopefully someone did a nice restoration on it and it's happily motoring around somewhere.

Yea Rodney.. since I was a kid I've loved the "Utes".. whether they were Fords or Chevrolets. I never owned one though. My youngest brother owned a later-model Chevy El Camino when he was in his early twenties.

The "finish/detail" of these models has really improved over the years.

Here's some of the stuff I've picked up so far this year..

I liked this Corvette so much.. that I bought two different colors..








Then I couldn't really pass up this Viper..

Some of Mattel's "Matchbox" offerings that I've sprung for thus far.. this year..

Again; my interest lies primarily in scale-model subjects. The "Matchbox-line" continues to showcase "real" subjects.

This Ford was at my local "Stop & Shop" grocery store.. up-front.. in the seasonal isle.. in a Matchbox display.. partnering with confectioners..

I haven't been able to walk away from a GT40...

see...?

I bought two of these.. for a Limousine service start-up.. (Bullet-proof glass.. so you don't get whacked..)

Yabby wrote:goodaye Roddie the old morris minor. myself and two friends ended up owning in various states of brokeness 3 like the green one and 1 panel van. we could buy them for almost nothing and used them as our frid/sat night cars. lol they were great. piece of wire under the dash to start them. change a motor out of one by two fellas lifting it out. we ended up selling them in pieces and made a tidy proffit.

I love those type of stories Gary! Days of our youth...

I've always loved Chevys.. and this $0.97 (USD) Walmart (Maisto) 1955 Belair offering.. was like a magnet to my eye. Tastefully done.. two-tone red/white coupe.. The wheels are modern.. but I like the look. It's like a modern Cragar SS.. (IYKYK)..














I'll be watching for different color-schemes. I wouldn't be surprised if an "aqua"/white or aqua/off-white was offered. I'd buy one for $0.97

I like that assembly line picture roddie. Lot's of workers checking/installing. Today it's robots. Helps eliminate the boredom of inserting tab B into slot B all day long.

I posted my blue and white versions recently.. but I saw this red one a few days ago.. and couldn't resist.