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On topic: I have the Matchbox Wagonaire (discussed previously here) and also the Corgi Wagonaire with TV cameraman standing in the back. I think I paid $20 for the Corgi at Hershey and maybe $15 for the Wagonaire on eBay, both some years back. I also have an Eko Gran Turismo Hawk, looking to be of the scale used in model train layouts. It's in a clear plastic case that says "Eko Made in Spain". I assume that's the car and case, and not just the case.
There was another Spanish maker called "Anguplas" who had a few 1:87 Studebakers in their range - I had a few of these, but sold them long ago. They should still be relatively inexpensive:
A friend who's a vendor at swap meets has an Avanti race car set, still unopened, for sale. I haven't seen it but I'd think it's cool.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Here's a real interesting toy! It's a replica of the Beverly Hillbillies' 1921 Oldsmobile Model 46 roadster modified flatbed truck made by Ideal from 1963.
I'm moving into a new house so am purging all the stuff from the old house. Found a box containing some Matchbox cars from my childhood (40 years ago). A couple of plastic cases of the "traditional" cars, plus a bunch of the "models of yesteryear" that are wrapped in paper. Condition varies.
I need to get rid of them .. PM me directly if anyone is interested.
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Not bad, just needs wider whitewalls - narrow band weren't until the final run model year 1965 cars, I think.
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Fintail ads from the same year showing off their whitewalls:
1964 brochure shots:
But by 1965, things became more modern:
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Imagine it, cars you can see out of again.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I think cars like the fintail and several others (Mopars, Studes, etc) did it best - more upright a-pillar, some wraparound, but no pillar intrusion into the entrance space.
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The color is somewhat similar, I guess, but that might be about it. Funny how things are to people who aren't obsessive (I once met a guy who thought the fintail was a Bentley, no joke).
https://jalopnik.com/archaeologists-find-5-000-year-old-toy-chariot-in-ancie-1819765277
I've never seen a red and white fintail before - it might be more of an early run thing. A design that was pretty modern in 1959 looked pretty vintage by 1965.
I could go on but you get the picture.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Maybe the bright primary colors were used just for the glossy magazine pics without reflecting the factory color options for that car. Note that the model shows her blue top and white gloves in both shots with the red car with white top.
The white gloves are something else I think was in style in 1959 but passe a few years later. Maybe half-winking was a thing then too
"The TV show's police cars on location shots were actually bright red and white, which appeared as the proper shade of gray for an NYPD car on black-and-white film. NYPD cars of that era were black and green with a white roof and trunk".
Maybe that red and white fintail was originally set up to be used in B+W print media? Anyway, nice looking color combo even if it's very unusual for that model/year.