Tone
03-26-2006, 09:26 PM
I am more of a 50s-60s Matchbox person.
I have been "selectively" buying certain of the recent Superfast issues that are sports cars or replicas of oldies.
Here are six that I got in the past two weeks!
#6 - 2003 Mustang Concept, the box art is great with the silver and pale blue 'stangs racing.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxSuperfastNew6Mustang.jpg
#19 - 1971 Camaro - I like everything about this casting. The wheels look a bit small on this version, even though they're nice wheels, and the paint seems a bit thin:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxNSF19Camaro71.jpg
#37 - Chevy BelAir in pink! I know that pink/black was a color combo in '55 but I do NOT think that this shade is prototypical for a '57!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxSuperfastNew37ChevyBelAir.jpg
#40 - 1969 Camaro convertible in pale yellow. The tampo up front which should read "396" is smudged on one side! I don't like this casting as much as I do the '71, but it has potential, and this pale yellow color is a bit different.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxNSF40Camaro69.jpg
#67 - Ford GT in black with silver stripes. I like the white with blue stripe version better, but this is a wonderful color combination too.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxSuperfastNew67FordGT.jpg
Finally, I got one of the #69 Taxi Cabs. It does not have the special wheels, but as I have written above, these are quite suitable! The casting is a winner.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxNSF69TaxiCab.jpg
I have been "selectively" buying certain of the recent Superfast issues that are sports cars or replicas of oldies.
Here are six that I got in the past two weeks!
#6 - 2003 Mustang Concept, the box art is great with the silver and pale blue 'stangs racing.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxSuperfastNew6Mustang.jpg
#19 - 1971 Camaro - I like everything about this casting. The wheels look a bit small on this version, even though they're nice wheels, and the paint seems a bit thin:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxNSF19Camaro71.jpg
#37 - Chevy BelAir in pink! I know that pink/black was a color combo in '55 but I do NOT think that this shade is prototypical for a '57!
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxSuperfastNew37ChevyBelAir.jpg
#40 - 1969 Camaro convertible in pale yellow. The tampo up front which should read "396" is smudged on one side! I don't like this casting as much as I do the '71, but it has potential, and this pale yellow color is a bit different.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxNSF40Camaro69.jpg
#67 - Ford GT in black with silver stripes. I like the white with blue stripe version better, but this is a wonderful color combination too.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxSuperfastNew67FordGT.jpg
Finally, I got one of the #69 Taxi Cabs. It does not have the special wheels, but as I have written above, these are quite suitable! The casting is a winner.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b228/PropMonster/Matchbox_1_75/MatchboxNSF69TaxiCab.jpg