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Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by derekp, Sep 14, 2011.

  1. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:23 AM
    Kilo Charlie

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    Yes, and the yellow one as well! Thank you for checking
     
  2. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:26 AM
    williams63

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    How about this one?

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  3. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:27 AM
    Kilo Charlie

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    Have that one too!
     
  4. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:27 AM
    williams63

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    Or this one?

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  5. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:27 AM
    Kilo Charlie

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    Got it!
     
  6. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:31 AM
    Kilo Charlie

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    The only way to get a silver one is to repaint one. The only ones I am aware of are a Red Matchbox one and a Blue Hot Wheels Premium one. (you can see an example of the blue one a few posts back that @BackOff posted).
     
  7. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:46 AM
    jwctaco

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    I’d paint one, need it to be Matchbox
     
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  8. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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    May I ask why it has to be Matchbox?
     
  9. Jul 28, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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  10. Jul 28, 2024 at 9:03 AM
    jwctaco

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  11. Jul 28, 2024 at 9:09 AM
    Kilo Charlie

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    You're welcome.. and until you have to create a spread sheet to track your cars.. you have nothing to worry about
     
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  12. Jul 28, 2024 at 9:17 AM
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    Collected Matchbox cars as a kid, shoveling snow, cutting grass. Gave them to my nephew, big mistake
     
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  13. Jul 28, 2024 at 9:23 AM
    Kilo Charlie

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    Just checking .. most people don't know HW and MBX are all made by the same people these days
     
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  14. Jul 28, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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    When I bought them as a kid they were made in England
     
  15. Jul 28, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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    The good ol days!
     
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    The HW is pretty neat.
    It is the larger one.
    Couple compare pics both are 2018 4runner.

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  17. Jul 29, 2024 at 5:08 AM
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    I have a preference for Matchbox and have been trying to figure out why since most people seems to favor Hot Wheels. Then I realized, when I grew up in South Africa, we had sanctions against us from the USA, so we did not get the American Hot Wheels there in the 70s and 80s. We did get the English Matchbox brand though, so that's what I grew up with. Mid 80s sanctions were lifted and we started getting Hot Wheels, but I was used to the Matchbox being more realistic castings while Hot Wheels are typically some modified racecar themed with bigger rear wheels, flame decals etc. that never caught on with me.
    After moving to the USA I started collecting again and there were more Hot Wheel options available than Matchbox, so I started getting into that more.
    But my preference is still Matchbox. It's kind of cool that it is the same parent company now and they even share some of the castings.
     
  18. Jul 29, 2024 at 6:30 AM
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    I prefer Matchbox myself as well... the majority of my collection being fire and rescue vehicles. I'm more about finding older ones now as the new ones are so few and far between.
     
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  19. Jul 29, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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    Still have a lot more bins to go through and a lot more cars to open. There’s still more in the basement.

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  20. Jul 29, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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    Rooms a mess right now with cars everywhere while I’m trying to sort them out. Found many of my own doubles.

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