Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Vintage Matchbox & Hotwheels

 Bottom Row:

Lesney Poden Concrete Truck #21

Lesney Stake Truck #04

Lesney Refridgeration Truck #44

Lesney Dumper Truck #48

Lesney Girder Truck #58

Lesney Grit Spreading Truck #70


Middle Row:

Lesney Coach #66

Lesney Route Master Bus #05

Lesney Ferrari Berlinetta #75

Lesney Cheverolet Impala Taxi #20 (1965~1969)

Lesney Ford Galaxy #55/59 (1966)

Lesney Site Hut Truck #60


Top Row:

MatchBox Jeep HotRod #02 1971

Hot Wheels Redline 1974 Ford Race car #23

Matchbox Super Hustler 1971

Corgi Juniors Land Rover Tow Truck

Lesney Land Rover Safari #12




Thursday, December 16, 2021

Custom HotWheels

Early Christmas present for me!  I commissioned 164custom.com take a Miata Hotwheels and paint it up like my racecar!  Feel free to reach out to him have him do other custom cars!


Wednesday, December 8, 2021

MotorTrend On Demand: RoadKill

 MotorTrend On Demand is a streaming service that is dedicated to cars.  Some of the shows are on YouTube, look for the "MotorTrend Channel".  As a special promotion they released special edition HotWheels of two cars that were on the show Road Kill.  The infamous "Rotson" a '78 Datsun/Nissan 240z, in two different stages and the General Meyhem, a '68 Charger.



Speed Racer Launching Big Rig by HotWheels

 I ran across this one while shopping a second hand store, I never seen it before.  The trailer unfolds into a launching ramp and it connects to other HotWheels tracks.  I don't ever remember seeing a semi in the cartoons.



Friday, November 26, 2021

Versatile 1150 1/16th scale

 I got this Versatile 1150 1/16th scale tractor made by Scale Models as a child during Farmfest (a farming convention that was held for a number of years down by Mankato, MN) in the late 80's.






Monday, November 15, 2021

Tonka Clutch Popper

 Made by Tonka in 19080~82, these had a friction motor that one would spin up and not take off until one hit either the low or high speed buttons at the rear.

Honda Odyssey, I lost the driver and the rollbar.

Honda ATC-200


NASCAR

 

Ertl 1/32 scale, Richard Petty STP semi.  Two of the extra wheels, a few of the tools, and the fire extinguisher are lost somewhere.  Most people seem to have lost the ramps.  $old

Dale Earnhart Goodwrench Racing...$old
Team Valvoline Galles-Kraco Racing
Valvoline Indi 500
Racing Champions 1992 Tide 
Matchbox Dale Earnhart

Stompers!

 Stompers!  I had much fun with these.  Four wheeled drive, battery powered by a AA battery.  The later ones had "trick wheel" that fastened to the under side so the toy could drive on two wheels.  Others had a high and low speed, and a neutral.  Another one I had a PTO driven winch. The battel tank with working treads.  The Semi required two batteries and was six wheel drive.  The smaller one was from McDonalds happy meal or something, it used a AAA battery.  I also broke my fair share, I never did learn how to solder very good, and once the motor & gear cover came off it would not hold the gears in place.

Sold...


Friday, November 12, 2021

Wheeled Warriors

 CIRCA 1985 these toys were based on the cartoon, actually the other way around, the cartoon was actually based on the toys! The cartoons (all 65 episodes) most of which can still be viewed on YouTube. A bit more about the series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayce_and_the_Wheeled_Warriors



This collection was sold.



Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Ford Dealer Promotional car

1964 Ford Galaxie 500 promotional toy 1/25th scale.  I believe it was made by AMT for Ford dealers.  The bottom of the car has a bunch of "facts" about the real car.



Sold

1/16th Scale Tractors



Ertl Case International Harvester 7130....$OLD
Ertl International 1586 with dual tires....$OLD
Ertil John Deere 720....$OLD
Ertl Ford 4600
Ertl Cub Cadet 682 lawn tractor w/ dozer blade
All American Farmer narrow front 1/16 scale tractor by Scale Models...$OLD
Ertl disc...$OLD

Ertl Case IH square baler...$OLD

Ertl 5-Wheeler, JohnDeere AMT 600...$OLD

Random Hotwheels, Matchbox, Ertl collection

 

My only HotWheels Redline in my collection: "Whip Creamer".  The orange Matchbox/Lesney is a BMW 2001 IIRC with opening doors.

'78 Lamborghini Countach by Lesney with opening hood.  Hotwheels Dixie Challenger 

Ertl Chevy Truck, this came with a single axle car trailer and a race car as part of a Hardees promotion.  Apparently at sometime I broke the hitch off!  :'( 


Another Ertl truck, that apparently younger me decided that it needed to be painted in Sharpie Black.  Matchbox "Main battle tank" with opening rear door and movable turret.


1977 Lesney Holden

Lesney Ford F100, this one I played with at grandma's house, and I made sure to acquire it when she moved off of the farm.  I do have two of them.

Lesney Ford Transit with camper/carevan. As a child I "re-painted" it with White-Out"!  LoL!

Tonka Pickup Trucks

The trucks are metal bodied, but plastic frames.  The red one has many miles on it from yours truly, if fact it sits a little bit lower than it should has the metal axle shafts wore into the plastic frame.  The other two came with trailers.  

 

Hotwheels Chess!

HotWheels as a complete collection of cars as chess pieces, known as their CheckMate Series!  Several sellers on eBay offer the complete kit and custom chess boards.

As of 12/22 this picture is my current collection of this set in the boxes.




I acquired the entire collection!  They are out of the box and used, but a complete set...well kind of.  For the pawns there are four variants: the original VW Beetle, Ford 2012 Fiesta Rally, "Audacious", and "Fast 4wd".  What many people do is have all eight pawns matching; and often have multiple sets of pawns (IE one set of Beetles, one set of Fiestas, etc.).  I think I will limit myself to have two pawns of each style.  Except I am short two white "Fast 4wd" cars.  This also means I have extras pawns to sell off.  Six black beetles, six Audacious, etc. Unless I decide to just keep them, since I already have the "set" and getting them in the future would be difficult.







Ertl 1/32nd 1/43rd scale and such



Ertl 1/43 Scale '47 International kb-12 cab
Ertl 1/32 Scale International Farmall 656
Ertl 1/32 Scale McCormick Farmall 350 1/32 Scale #4616...SOLD
Ertl 1/32 Scale Fordson Super Major #802
Ertl 1/43 Scale '61 Ferrari SWB (Short Wheel Base) #2853
Scale Models 1/32 Scale White 2-32 Utility
Ertl 1/32 International Farm Set (784 TRACTOR 6 BOTTOM PLOW AND WAGON)....SOLD

Diego, Premier Matchbox, Billionth Edition Corvettes, & Dukes of Hazzard

The collection set of four Dukes of Hazzard cars by Ertl.  For some reason the younger version of me decided to play with just the General Lee.  Sold.

A series called "Premier" by Matchbox were highly detailed cars with rubber tires.  This particular set is oa pair Chevy El Caminos. 


Three of the Go Diego Go Cars.  PT Cruiser Convertible, Ambulance, and Prowler


Hotwheels Billionth Edition, this was a set of four Corvettes, I had three of them...Sold.

40th Anniversary Corvette Collector Set...

Back row: Fast 111's Street Boss, Dixie Challenge, '78 Lesney Wrecker Truck, Corgi Jr. Land Rover TowTruck, 80's Corvette w/ opening hood. 
Front row: Stingray, '77 Early Time Delivery, Tomica Ohara Snow Tiger SM30, SuperVan, Fast 111's Semi

New in the box Fast 111's, as a child I thought these were neat due to their "real" license plates.

World Class Matchbox: Series 1.  More detail than the average Matchbox, real rubber tires.