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Watching the video of the Hot Wheels collector leaving a Hot Wheels toy on people’s matching vehicle made me wonder if people who are car fans have actually bought or built a model of a vehicle they currently own, use to own, or dream of owning? Out of curiosity I found an official die cast model of my current vehicle but because it is a model for an entire generation the grill and rims aren’t exactly the same as my vehicle. There was a Hot Wheels version but my car isn’t a “Hot Wheels” type vehicle. Mine is more of a Matchbox car. Because it isn’t a popular vehicle there are no model kits for my vehicle. They do have a model kit for a car I use to own, 1978 Camaro, but I have bad memories with that vehicle.
I wonder if Hot Wheels and Matchbox would ever offer a program in which an online buyer could special order their specific make and model vehicle at a higher price instead of searching the racks and shelves for a single or variety pack with their particular vehicle choice?
Not exactly the same - but my toddler boys absolutely love playing with matchbox cars that match cars that we.
Mine too (when they were young). I used to find a lot of the matchbox cars when metal detecting in CA, and Northern NY. I have a small box-full of these little cars
I wonder if Hot Wheels and Matchbox would ever offer a program in which an online buyer could special order their specific make and model vehicle at a higher price instead of searching the racks and shelves for a single or variety pack with their particular vehicle choice?
I'm a member of some die cast collecting forums on Facebook, and there is a modeler who will custom build you a 100% correct match to a car you own in 1/8 scale for somewhere in the $3-5K range. Obviously he was doing very high end, or collectible cars.
I have a 1:18 model of my car that ive been working on making a match for my fave Hobby car that I own. Unfortunately it's been time consuming chasing down parts or robbing materials from other models to make it work. A lot of custom fabrication as well. Had to change out the engine, the seats, the exhaust and the wheels, along with minor details like the steering wheel and such. SOme parts I 3D printed, and then had to hand paint. Almost done, but it's been 4-5 months of work when I can find some free time.
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I go to a lot of car shows, and many people will have a model on their matching air cleaner or dash. Most are limited to the most popular cars for models, Camaro, Mustang, Chevelle. I had one for my 1972 El Camino, but have yet to find any model or die-cast for my year of Nova, 1974. They are all 1972 or older. The difference in the grill, bumpers, and lack of wing windows would make it hard to customize to match mine.
I'm a member of some die cast collecting forums on Facebook, and there is a modeler who will custom build you a 100% correct match to a car you own in 1/8 scale for somewhere in the $3-5K range. Obviously he was doing very high end, or collectible cars.
I owned a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, for a LONG time. NO, I didn't buy it because of the "Smokey" movie, I bought it because it was one of the few performance cars available, at that point in time. While I was an avid builder of model cars, in my younger days, and would have liked to have had a model of this car, it would have involved a LOT of modification of one of the many plastic kits that were available, as mine was not a T-top car, and all the commercially available kits were.
As to your comment of a custom built, 1/18 scale model of this car, let me add some perspective to the discussion. While I know a lot of work would be involved, in making a model of my former T/A, I think that $5K for a model would be a bit steep, considering that my full sized, fully drivable Firebird cost me $6200, in 1977..........
As to your comment of a custom built, 1/18 scale model of this car, let me add some perspective to the discussion. While I know a lot of work would be involved, in making a model of my former T/A, I think that $5K for a model would be a bit steep, considering that my full sized, fully drivable Firebird cost me $6200, in 1977..........
Not 1:18 scale, these particular models were 1:8 scale, with tons of intricate details.
But i agree with you. Too rich for my blood. I have a 1:18 model of my car that maybe cost me $200. That's more my speed
Not 1:18 scale, these particular models were 1:8 scale, with tons of intricate details.
But I agree with you. Too rich for my blood. I have a 1:18 model of my car that maybe cost me $200. That's more my speed
Oops, my mistake, I read too quickly and my eyes thought they saw 1/18 scale. Before I retired, I worked with a fellow who was a real enthusiast of the 1/18 scale die cast cars that were quite popular in the mid 1990s-early 2000s, and my association with him, led to me acquiring a number of 1/18 die cast cars. I'm still trying to figure out why I bought them all, as I put several of them in plastic display cases, while most of them are still in the box.
When I was a kid, Monogram Models released a series of kits in 1/8 scale, and I had a few of them. I remember a "T" bucket drag car, a Jaguar XKE, and a twin engined dragster. I must have given them away at some time, because I don't recall having them after the late 60s-early 70s......
I wonder if Hot Wheels and Matchbox would ever offer a program in which an online buyer could special order their specific make and model vehicle at a higher price instead of searching the racks and shelves for a single or variety pack with their particular vehicle choice?
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