Hot Wheels

Push and puller

 

Neat little 1972 Datsun 510 1/43 diecast. Back in 1980 while living in Kentucky a buddy gutted a 4 door version of this car including removing the doors and we took it ball hauling through an abandoned strip mine and even drove it into the creek. We drove what was left of it back out. Them boys down there knew how to have fun. Never did anything like that up here in Ohio. Been partial to these cars since.
The 1/64 late 50s Chevy pick up received a wheel swap and new paint.

 

Some new finds

 

Ive seen people here trying to get $20 for the previous release of Matchboxs Henry J Gasser.
That Suburban looks good as well.
I have a neighbor with silver FJ. If I find those around here, I will put one in his mailbox. He loves that FJ.

 

These are some of the more unusual things that are a part of my collection. The blue 40 Ford pick up is actually a part of a FTD flower display that I picked up years ago at a auction for $10. The over the hill driver my wife bought me for my 35th birthday 28 years ago.
The Imperial Palace Ford cargo truck my wife's late grandmother bought for me while in Las Vegas in 1990. She was a pretty neat old lady. I still remember her calling her son in law "Butt Sucker" so often I finally had to ask what his real name was when I first met my wife. I'm just glad she liked me.
The Richard Petty car is also from the early 90s. I got rid of most of my Nascar things but still keep this around along with a few other things.

 

I think those old Jeep FCs were Jeeps response to the Ford Econoline pickups and Dodges A100 cab over pickups back at that time.

Had another decent score today at the Randolph Swap Meet. I went down there with my buddy Jimi AKA Mr. Volkswagen. I came home with a Warren Johnson 1/24 diecast 93 Cutlass Pro Stocker for $20. Old guy who was 85 was selling off his collection of diecasts which included at least 8 Pro Stocks and 4 Top fuelers from the 90s for $20-$25 a piece. I stuck with buying just one. I checked back later, and the rest were gone. Somebody was happy. Also picked up 4 Hot Wheels (2 VW Beetles with wood sides in light green and blue, also found a 67 Chevy pickup in light blue and a 55 Chevy Gasser called Guster all for $10.) Unfortunately, Mr Volkswagen didn't see the VWs I purchased and took them from me while driving back home.

 

Found a green Hilux ... also found out Walmart raised their prices from 94 cents to $1.07.

 

Haven't seen 9 packs around here for quite awhile.. this is a good one for me with the helicopter and the police car etc but I mostly wanted the Dodge with the Gulf livery

 

Apparently it's Gulf day!

 

Neat VW but I am trying to comprehend how a vehicle that can barely pull itself a long can tow another vehicle.

 

I don't know about practicality but it's a tow truck and it's the Gulf livery so I'm ok with it.

 

Jada Punch Buggy 1/64

 

Yup hot wheels gone up.

 

Those ones were already higher priced but yea.. it's a kick in the shin for sure

 

Car culture/boulevard and the more premiums series have always been more expensive. They are the only Hotwheels worth buying IMO. The standard blue cards are cheap for a reason haha.

 

Freddies snookered me, looked like back to normal prices...notice when i got home.
$1.25 for the singles, $7.99 for the normally $5 5-pack MBX, $14.99 for a HW 6-pack and MBX box cars for $1.25...had that HiLux in box.

 

My homie @cgnsa hooked me up.

 

I saw several of those green Silverado's at the swap meet last week. Vultures were trying to get $10 for one. That Shelby Cobra looks pretty good.

 

Gonna go with Muscle Machines this week. Most of these are getting hard to find. I think I have about 50 or 60 of these. I always thought most of these were pretty neat.