Popular Post BitterOldMan Posted April 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2022 I have a soft spot for trashy rust buckets. originalisbest, ADAMANTIUM, cyclonus11 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) I recently picked up a set of early 1960s Matchbox and was surprised by their size. Unlike most products, modern matchboxes are bigger than their predecessors. Edited April 21, 2022 by shadroch Artifiction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 New Matchbox vehicles do tend to be bigger -- many makes are still sized to the packaging (read: all over the place in terms of scale) while others are marketed as "true 1/64 scale" which will often result especially in trucks/vans much larger than you're used to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Another highly recommended Hot Wheels channel (consisting mainly of 1974 to 1994 Hot Wheels and all makes of modern day 1/64 cars) is wtffor's channel. He's in Canada and has an amazing collection: Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Visiting Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Just a few of my Hot Wheels Treasure Hunts Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Nice TH's! I like them but have only been able to buy them for the going collectors' rate. Have never found one on the pegs... yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Trying different beauty pics for some of my favorite cars. The Classic Cord was first issued in 1971 so I like it for that reason alone, along with its difficulty. When you do get one, green is probably the most common color. jokiing, oldmilwaukee6er and Morganmi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Visiting Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 nice, i do like the cougar originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Thanks! I like the Nitty Gritty Kitty perhaps best of all in the "Spoilers" series. These pics actually came out better than I'd thought they might. Have to take pics of some others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) On 4/22/2022 at 10:11 AM, originalisbest said: Trying different beauty pics for some of my favorite cars. The Classic Cord was first issued in 1971 so I like it for that reason alone, along with its difficulty. When you do get one, green is probably the most common color. Man, those are purty! And nice photos. Edited April 23, 2022 by Robot Man originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/21/2022 at 2:06 PM, Just Visiting said: Just a few of my Hot Wheels Treasure Hunts Very nice! Did you score them off the pegs? originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 (edited) On 4/22/2022 at 9:37 PM, Robot Man said: Man, those are purty! And nice photos. Thank you RM! It's no lie to say I aspire to be a complete collector like yourself, I appreciate your thinking so! I really did like how they turned out -- it's a tan-colored chipboard clipboard from Walmart as the surface, resting on my desk, with an across-the-street view (through the window screen) for the just-fuzzy enough background. Then getting eye level with the car and taking the pics with trusty iphone camera. I forget how many generations old my phone is, I guess five at least? Edited April 23, 2022 by originalisbest Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 9:38 PM, Robot Man said: Very nice! Did you score them off the pegs? That's the thrill of the Treasure Hunts for sure. I've never been lucky enough to get one off the pegs yet myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Visiting Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Yes, I got all my treasure hunts off pegs. Robot Man and originalisbest 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/21/2022 at 3:17 PM, originalisbest said: Nice TH's! I like them but have only been able to buy them for the going collectors' rate. Have never found one on the pegs... yet! Like I said, I buy these for my daughter but have bought a few for myself. I have been real diligent and have learned what time the stores in my area stock. When I started I didn’t know what TH was so probably missed a few. I started buying them for myself as well mostly Chase cars, ID cars and anything scarce. I don’t go crazy and just pick them up when they turn up. Just having fun with it. I have all the TH cars from when I started except a “Quick Bite” which I missed. If anyone has a spare, I have a couple dupes of these to trade for one. originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 Here is the only one I didn’t get off the rack. An older one I picked up at a flea market for I think $3. Because I love Chevelles. And the only Super TH I have been lucky enough to find on a peg. Damn, these are tough. Apparently only one in every 10-15 cases. originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 And being a Batman fan, I started picking them up. Here is what I have found so far. originalisbest and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldMan Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) Not me, but somebody once said, “if God wanted man to go from zero to sixty in less than four seconds, he would have given him a 427 Cobra.” I consider this car, one of the greatest of all time. Found this on top of a metal cabinet. Edited April 25, 2022 by BitterOldMan originalisbest, wormboy, oldmilwaukee6er and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) On 4/24/2022 at 9:47 AM, BitterOldMan said: No me, but somebody once said, “if God wanted man to go from zero to sixty in less than four seconds, he would have given him a 427 Cobra.” I consider this car, one of the greatest of all time. Found this on top of a metal cabinet. Nice! My younger daughter has a Boss 302 Mustang. The Cobra is her “Holy Grail”. Here is a photo of her at the Peterson Auto Museum. I took her there for her birthday when she was in town. Great father/daughter bonding day! (even bought her some Hot Wheels at the gift shop) Another shot of her with her daily driver. Yes, she loves cars! Edited April 24, 2022 by Robot Man Yorick, BitterOldMan, originalisbest and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 11:47 AM, BitterOldMan said: Not me, but somebody once said, “if God wanted man to go from zero to sixty in less than four seconds, he would have given him a 427 Cobra.” I consider this car, one of the greatest of all time. Found this on top of a metal cabinet. The real riders Cobra in blue is a nice one! Very popular to collect, right from when I was a kid -- not as vintage as some Hot Wheels, but as time marches on, all the '80s issues are in the vintage realm in my eyes. The gray hubs are typical, if this was one with white plastic wheels to go with the rubber tires, it'd fetch a strong premium. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
