Japanese Nostalgic Car Toys and Diecast

ben · **Posted:** Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:18 pm

Thanks, TG. Can't wait

ewokracing · **Posted:** Tue Dec 07, 2010 2:27 am

hotwheels/matchbox guys:

I was looking for a present for a nephew a few months ago and the hotwheels display caught my eye.
Sure enough, I've been buying a few ever since, I've been trying to get all of the older cars in matchboxes and the most realistic looking hotwheels muscle cars.

I missed out on two racing liveried Corvettes (had no cash on me), but it got me wondering, is there a way to find out what hotwheels cars are rare or limited releases?

I didn't find a Ford Falcon XB coupe at all this year either.

Go Baby Go · **Posted:** Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:45 pm

I just picked up two hot wheels XB's and the blue 370z and white 510 from Kmart and Big W in Melbourne suburbs....

But, I came across the 2011 list of releases on another forum (not yet official) and saw:
033/50 Nissan Skyline KPGC10 Race
050/50 Honda HSV-010 GT

Treasure Hunt
62 Datsun 240Z

Nightburnerz
112 Nissan 350Z Nightburnerz 2/10
114 '10 Infiniti G37 Nightburnerz 4/10
115 Nissan Skyline Nightburnerz 5/10
117 Honda Civic Si Nightburnerz 7/10

Faster than ever
143 2009 Nissan GT-R Faster Then Ever 3/10

187 Nissan Silvia S15 Thrill Racers Highway 1/6

ewokracing · **Posted:** Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:27 pm

I think I'm going to have to buy the XB coupes off ebay, they're just not around where I'm looking.
I've got a few different coloured Datto 510's and the mustang prototypes.
I also found a Daytona Cobra treasure hunt one in the CBD big W. win.

Go Baby Go · **Posted:** Fri Dec 10, 2010 4:23 am

i would hang out until after christmas.

i walked into a store today (Bigw, SE subs) and saw half a dozen of them. Check Kmart as well. got a black R35 and silver R34.

ewokracing · **Posted:** Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:48 pm

bought a slightly embarrassing amount of them today!

Found some more racing corvettes so I got a few of them, some Torinos and some other muscle cars but no XB coupes.

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:24 pm

l'il fella wrote:

rallymodeller wrote:

Comparison shot with a Tomica Mazda

Mazda?? Don't look any Mazda I know. I think that green car is a 1975-80 Chevy Monza Town Coupe.

It looks just like the '75 Monza Town Coupe I had... it was green, but had a white vinyl half top.

matsuda9 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:38 am

i'm certain that this is CD 121L (landau)

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:26 pm

matsuda9 wrote:

i'm certain that this is CD 121L (landau)

Wow... even that car looks like a Monza coupe. That car is pretty CORNY looking for an import. I think vinyl tops look stupid on Japanese cars... like they were trying to hard to get American buyers.

It looks more like an American coupe like the 70's Sunbird, Monza, and Mustang II.

You were right, though. :wink:

ewokracing · **Posted:** Sun Jan 23, 2011 10:52 pm

KresSlyda180 wrote:

Wow... even that car looks like a Monza coupe. That car is pretty CORNY looking for an import. I think vinyl tops look stupid on Japanese cars... like they were trying to hard to get American buyers.

It looks more like an American coupe like the 70's Sunbird, Monza, and Mustang II.

You were right, though. :wink:

Ironically, you hit the nail on the head, the Cosmo and 121 Models were designed for and marketed in the 'States as "personal cars" which was the next big market after the muscle car scene died out. Unfortunately, the RX-5/Cosmo and 121 bombed pretty much everywhere, apart from Japan and that was only because Mazda ended up supplying lots of government departments with Cosmos and 121's because they met or exceeded pollution rules of the day.

Camshaft · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:00 am

I want my own JDM Cutlass, hehehee.

Matchbox's got a mid-80s Toyota 4Runner out now. I need to get a picture for you guys.

matsuda9 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:34 pm

ewokracing wrote:

Ironically, you hit the nail on the head, the Cosmo and 121 Models were designed for and marketed in the 'States as "personal cars" which was the next big market after the muscle car scene died out. Unfortunately, the RX-5/Cosmo and 121 bombed pretty much everywhere, apart from Japan and that was only because Mazda ended up supplying lots of government departments with Cosmos and 121's because they met or exceeded pollution rules of the day.

not only that, Cosmo won the 77 (or 76) car of the year in japan. also both 121/rx5(cosmo) got the disks all around (one of the first jap cars).

toyotageek · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:48 am

This one... ? :wink:

Let's see, what else has come out... ?

Also from Matchbox:

toyotageek · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:05 am

Then there are the Hot Wheels...

And we're all familiar with the Datsuns. These were for a friend in Germany, so I didn't open them... (I know there are more, but I don't have those photos handy).

And here's an old photo of some Corollas...

toyotageek · **Posted:** Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:12 am

Go Baby Go wrote:

signed triple set- only 40 done.....

me = very happy little camper................. :mrgreen:

Actually there were 750 sets made & signed...
http://www.truescalemini.com/signature_04.php

Stevester · **Posted:** Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:18 pm

toyotageek wrote:

I've got one of these...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/toyotageek/3254985136/" title="IMG_8335 by toyotageek, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3254985136_b7f2051100.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="IMG_8335"></a>

Toyota sent them out to car salesmen back in the early 90's. They came with a personalized name plate like the one in your photo. The one I have is minus a name plate because I removed it - the guy it was for had quit the dealership and I was the lucky guy that inherited it.

My parents received one of these as well as a Mark II model from a family friend who was one of the original staff at Toyota in the 60s. It's all corroded looking like the one in the other post by Dan and I was planning to paint it and clean it up. It does not have the stand, it is just free standing and I think it still has the plastic "windows".

Go Baby Go · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:21 pm

toyotageek wrote:

Go Baby Go wrote:

signed triple set- only 40 done.....

me = very happy little camper................. :mrgreen:

Actually there were 750 sets made & signed...
http://www.truescalemini.com/signature_04.php

actually, no there were 40.

Yes, 750 of each car was made, but only 40 SIGNED triple sets made.
http://www.bre2.net/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=B&Product_Code=bre_true_43rd_special_3car_model&Category_Code=models_sub_diecast

"To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 510s first Trans-Am season in 1971, 40 of these BRE Team Signature Series will be signed by Peter Brock, John Morton and Bobby Allison! "

Go Baby Go · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:24 pm

Well it seems we have all been saving for a couple months.............

my latest

te278u · **Posted:** Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:37 pm

SPOILER ALERT!!!

link to 2011 hotwheels poster. http://www.hotwheelsreview.com/wp-conte ... ws2011.jpg

(confirms reality of kpgc10 skyline hotwheels)!!!!!!

*looks for camping gear*

off to camp out in kmart...

toyotageek · **Posted:** Mon May 02, 2011 12:07 pm

Ever wonder what happened to the good ol' Choro-Q?
Haven't seen any new ones for a long time (except for the RC ones).

Well, this doesn't explain where they went, but it does tell us they are coming back! :tu:

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