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fintail

Its period correct, anyway. Notice something that many get wrong these days - on two tone MBs of the era, the hubcaps should always match the roof color.

omarman

I just googled that tip and found something interesting:

1967 250SE Coupe
Owner states:
Hello, this is my 1967 250SE Coupe. I bought it in 1999 in San Jose California where it lived most of its life. I recently painted it to its current scheme (which is not orignal) and converted from the American style headlamps to European Style. Hope you like it!
Eric

Actually I do kinda like it, Eric. The red and white combo is nice, but the tires on the other fintail really set it off. Eric got the hubcaps correct but I didn't see anything posted about the car's original colors.

fintail

I think by 1967, few were ordering those cars in two tone. A lot of the coupes of that period were white, a two tone might have been beige over brown or similar.

MB had wide whites as an option through MY 1964, then moved to narrow band whitewalls (or just blackwalls).

texases

Now here's a good reason to get a 3D printer:
https://gizmodo.com/restoring-a-die-cast-tractor-toy-with-3d-printed-parts-1829910261

texases

Let's see if anyone's still visiting this thread. You can get yourself a Hotwheels Gucci Seville, only $120:
https://jalopnik.com/this-120-gucci-cadillac-seville-hot-wheels-is-the-stan-1847847022

boomchek

That's a crazy price, but I imagine it's rare. Some hot wheels fanatic will pay that.

texases

At least it looks like it has all the Gucci trim:

fintail

If one wants a diecast bustleback, Hot Wheels had one as a normal/mainline release back when the cars were new. Even a mint example would be much cheaper:





Japanese maker Tomica also issued a bustleback during the period, this brand is highly collected too, but will cost a lot less than the new example. This is from my collection (usually seen in gold, which I also have):

boomchek

That's cool. I was never a fan of the bustle backs, but now I see it as something unique with its "quirks and features"

This is a small portion of some vintage and newer hot wheels, matchbox, yatmings, and majorettes I have. The rest are in rubbermaid bins in the closet.

fintail

I liked the bustleback when I was a little kid and they were new, I saw them as a little exotic for their unusual looks. I won't call them beautiful, but I appreciate the effort.

Nice material there, I recognize several castings from my (and your) youth, especially on the top shelf.

Right now I have around 180 boxed Tomica, 260 boxed Matchbox, and a number of castings from other brands, along with loose Tomica and Matchbox. I have most of them in this little teak hutch, you can stack a big collection into a small space, something I like about these. I have bought just a couple models over the past couple years, but I've still held on to them:

boomchek said:

That's cool. I was never a fan of the bustle backs, but now I see it as something unique with its "quirks and features"

This is a small portion of some vintage and newer hot wheels, matchbox, yatmings, and majorettes I have. The rest are in rubbermaid bins in the closet.

boomchek

Nice, I like the original packaging you have for many of your models.

What do you do for dedusting the cars on the open shelves? I try to spray hem with a keyboard air in a can deduster , or one of those swifter hand held things, and once in a while clean them by hand, one by one. My issue is too that my whole collection is in my garage, so they get a bit more dustier than if they were in the house.

fintail

Nearly all of the boxes have models in them, easy way to keep the dust off. The cases also have glass doors to keep the dust away. Before I had the cabinets, I also used the air duster method, and a couple times a year would wipe them with a slightly damp microfiber cloth.

boomchek said:

Nice, I like the original packaging you have for many of your models.

What do you do for dedusting the cars on the open shelves? I try to spray hem with a keyboard air in a can deduster , or one of those swifter hand held things, and once in a while clean them by hand, one by one. My issue is too that my whole collection is in my garage, so they get a bit more dustier than if they were in the house.

boomchek

Right, I see the opened glass in your photos. I just have the simple Ikea Billy book cases with no glass on them. Actually all of my garage mancave furniture cost me maybe less than $100 in total by getting it cheap or free on Craigslist.

texases

I shudder to think of all the 'Models of Yesteryear' I and my brothers destroyed growing up. Dad would bring one back from trips, we'd play with it, then try to take it apart.

Michaell

texases said:

I shudder to think of all the 'Models of Yesteryear' I and my brothers destroyed growing up. Dad would bring one back from trips, we'd play with it, then try to take it apart.

I got one of those each year, at Christmas.

fintail

Interestingly, Yesteryears have appreciated much less than normal small scale castings. Everyone saved the Yesteryears as shelf displays etc, all but the earliest can be found for little money. I remember when they were always on sale when I was a kid, could be picked up for $3-4 apiece new in box in the 80s. I played with mine too. I can buy 80s ones for $4-5 apiece all day long today.

texases said:

I shudder to think of all the 'Models of Yesteryear' I and my brothers destroyed growing up. Dad would bring one back from trips, we'd play with it, then try to take it apart.

fintail

The glass makes all the difference. I bought these cases on marketplace, decent quality mid century items for less money than low end new stuff - secondhand furniture is often the way to go.

boomchek said:

Right, I see the opened glass in your photos. I just have the simple Ikea Billy book cases with no glass on them. Actually all of my garage mancave furniture cost me maybe less than $100 in total by getting it cheap or free on Craigslist.

boomchek

I have tons of yesteryears as well, many in boxes that I got here for cheap as well.

This Captain Morgan Yesteryear Ford was my first ever. I got it almost 40 years ago when I was a young lad and still have it. Funny how booze and tobacco signage was normal on children's toys back then.

Michaell

Mine were from the 60's and 70's.

sda

My Matchbox and Hot Wheels collection pales in comparison. They were played with often and I was extremely persnickety to take care of them to prevent scratches. They are kept in a Matchbox carrying case. I was not smart enough to keep the boxes. Unfortunately while I was attending college my parents had friends over that had a small boy who needed to entertained so dad went to my closet and offered up my cars to be played with. Now many sport chips that were not there. I also had the fold up Matchbox cities, parking garage, Matchbox speedway and Hot wheels drag strip. Mom gave away some of what I had thinking I wouldn’t mind… I still have the Speedway and the carrying case with what remains of my collection.

fintail

I had that same casting, but in Pepsi livery, just like this:



Long lost to time now. Probably paid $4 for it in 1985, could buy as many as I wanted for around that much now.

boomchek said:

I have tons of yesteryears as well, many in boxes that I got here for cheap as well.

This Captain Morgan Yesteryear Ford was my first ever. I got it almost 40 years ago when I was a young lad and still have it. Funny how booze and tobacco signage was normal on children's toys back then.

fintail

If I am guessing your age demographic correctly, those Hot Wheels could still be worth decent money even with chips. Matchbox from after 1965-70 decrease in value fast, but Hot Wheels from the same era can have real value.

I bought this Hot Wheels El Camino (with a ramp made for a glider playset) at a sale for $40 a couple years ago. Sounds crazy, right? Sold it on ebay for $240:

sda said:

My Matchbox and Hot Wheels collection pales in comparison. They were played with often and I was extremely persnickety to take care of them to prevent scratches. They are kept in a Matchbox carrying case. I was not smart enough to keep the boxes. Unfortunately while I was attending college my parents had friends over that had a small boy who needed to entertained so dad went to my closet and offered up my cars to be played with. Now many sport chips that were not there. I also had the fold up Matchbox cities, parking garage, Matchbox speedway and Hot wheels drag strip. Mom gave away some of what I had thinking I wouldn’t mind… I still have the Speedway and the carrying case with what remains of my collection.

boomchek

fintail said:

If I am guessing your age demographic correctly, those Hot Wheels could still be worth decent money even with chips. Matchbox from after 1965-70 decrease in value fast, but Hot Wheels from the same era can have real value.

I bought this Hot Wheels El Camino (with a ramp made for a glider playset) at a sale for $40 a couple years ago. Sounds crazy, right? Sold it on ebay for $240:

sda said:

My Matchbox and Hot Wheels collection pales in comparison. They were played with often and I was extremely persnickety to take care of them to prevent scratches. They are kept in a Matchbox carrying case. I was not smart enough to keep the boxes. Unfortunately while I was attending college my parents had friends over that had a small boy who needed to entertained so dad went to my closet and offered up my cars to be played with. Now many sport chips that were not there. I also had the fold up Matchbox cities, parking garage, Matchbox speedway and Hot wheels drag strip. Mom gave away some of what I had thinking I wouldn’t mind… I still have the Speedway and the carrying case with what remains of my collection.

Now that's a great investment, even with a bent wheel

fintail

Bent axles are a quirk of redline Hot Wheels - actually doesn't impact value. There's a tool that will straighten them.

boomchek said:

fintail said:

If I am guessing your age demographic correctly, those Hot Wheels could still be worth decent money even with chips. Matchbox from after 1965-70 decrease in value fast, but Hot Wheels from the same era can have real value.

I bought this Hot Wheels El Camino (with a ramp made for a glider playset) at a sale for $40 a couple years ago. Sounds crazy, right? Sold it on ebay for $240:

sda said:

My Matchbox and Hot Wheels collection pales in comparison. They were played with often and I was extremely persnickety to take care of them to prevent scratches. They are kept in a Matchbox carrying case. I was not smart enough to keep the boxes. Unfortunately while I was attending college my parents had friends over that had a small boy who needed to entertained so dad went to my closet and offered up my cars to be played with. Now many sport chips that were not there. I also had the fold up Matchbox cities, parking garage, Matchbox speedway and Hot wheels drag strip. Mom gave away some of what I had thinking I wouldn’t mind… I still have the Speedway and the carrying case with what remains of my collection.

Now that's a great investment, even with a bent wheel

texases

Been a while. Here's one of the cheapest things you can get on BAT:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/matchbox-collection/

fintail

That's unexpected. Good deal at the current bid but could go wacko as anything can on BaT. I don't spot any rare versions off the top of my head, most valuable probably the VW camper and Triumph motorcycle. I don't post on BaT, but some of these suggest to me that they may have axle corrosion, which lowers value a little.