Lamley Daily: PARA64 Mitsubishi 3000GT/GTO
When Matchbox (and others) went DTM racing
The badass Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI was one of three DTM/ITC race cars modeled by Matchbox in the mid-1990s. Let’s take a look at this trio – including some rare prototypes – plus some DTM contenders from other 1:64 brands
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Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Greyhound MC-8 Bus
The 1980 Hot Wheels Greyhound MC-8 Bus is a six-wheeled, 28 seat, heavyweight masterpiece. Just don’t drop it on your foot..
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Ferrari Back to Tomica and here’s all the 23 Prancing Horses since 2018
(Find Tomica Ferrari on eBay) Here are the compilation of all the Tomica Ferrari since their return in 2018. It’s definitely good news for all mini car collectors and the Ferrari castings are remarkable especially on the Tomica Limited Vintage Series that come with a high retail price tag. The Ferrari brand also branched out […]
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Lamley Daily : Tarmac Works Porsche 991 GT3 R Macau 2016
Model: Porsche 991 GT3 R Macau GT World Cup 2016, driver Kevin Estre Line: Tarmac Works eBay link: Porsche 991 GT3 Why I am featuring it: it’s a Porsche !!! As a Porsche fan, and a Macau fan, I couldn’t pass on this one. Tarmac Works really does a good job on GT3 cars, which […]
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All Four Hot Wheels Nationals Models Showcased
Right out of the gate, there is something I think is worth explaining. Whenever I showcase Hot Wheels Convention models, many of the comments that come in seem to be directed directly at Mattel. Comments like “Why would Mattel do ANOTHER 510 for the Convention when they just did one for RLC?” or something like […]
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Opinion: Is this the Greatest 1/64th Scale Hot Wheels Ever?
All this fanfare for a single car? And a NASCAR at that?! Don’t let your racing bias get the best of you because this very special Hot Wheels NASCAR is not just any “stock” car.
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Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Dodge Rampage
Model: Dodge Rampage Release: Hot Wheels Mainline Real Riders 1984 Ebay link: Hot Wheels Dodge Rampage Why I am featuring it: This is one of those “one and done” castings… well, sort of. It was used in the 1984 Mainline in the Real Rider sub-series. It came in two variations: grey hub Real Riders and […]
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Metropolitan
April 6, 2020 by Doug Breithaupt The Metropolitan is not an American car. It was built in England by Austin, has a British engine and was a captive import car for Nash, Hudson and later, AMC. It was sold in the U.K. after 1955 as an Austin Metropolitan. The design, however, was American. Offered from […]
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Lamley Daily: Muscle Machines Daishin Advan Silvia S15
Model: Muscle Machines Daishin Advan Silvia S15 Line: Muscle Machines JGTC series eBay link: Muscle Machines Silvia S15 Why I am featuring it: I have a huge thing for the JGTC or SuperGT as it’s now known. When we managed to get satellite TV at home when I was younger, I immediately searched out the […]
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Matchbox Monday goes back, way back, to the Jurassic era
In the days before roads, and mud was everywhere, we had dinosaurs. Through various eras in earth’s history there have been creatures no longer seen today. But with TV shows and films with time travel elements, we had the ability to go back and see these creatures (at least in our minds). But there were […]
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2020 so far has been a bummer. Unless you are talking about Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunts
Has this run of 2020 Super Treasure Hunts been the best ever? I think you can make the argument that it has. Of course we like what we like, so there is no way to prove it, but dang the first 8 Supers of 2020, marking 25 years of Treasure Hunts, have been stellar. I […]
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Home Safe? Using the time to dig into your collection? How about sharing it here on Lamley?
Stay home, don’t hunt, and rediscover your collection. And maybe show it on Lamley
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Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Fast & Furious Spy Racers Ion Motors Thresher
This isn’t your run-of-the-mill Fast and Furious R34 or Supra, this beauty is a standout all its own. See how the Fast and Furious gets animated in a big way thanks to a Netflix collaboration.
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Case Report: Hot Wheels 2020 J Case
With all the mayhem in the world, it is safe to assume the roll-out of new product from Hot Wheels and our other favorite brands might be a little sporadic. Which in some ways might be a good thing, considering toy hunting might be as “non-essential” as it gets. These things will be waiting for […]
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Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels aka Charawheels Thunderbirds Lady Penelope’s Rolls-Royce FAB-1
Model: FAB-1 (Thunderbirds) Line: Hot Wheels / Charawheels eBay link: Hot Wheels Thunderbirds FAB-1 The Hot Wheels / Charawheels FAB-1 is definitely one of the unique casting that stands out in my collection. I remember picking this up in Nakano Broadway back in 2014 because of the Hot Wheels logo on the card and also […]
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Lamley Daily: Matchbox ”White Adlar” Scraper
Model: Matchbox MB745 Scraper Release: 2008 MB58 basic range eBay link: The actual White Adlar variation is extremely hard to come by, but here are all the Scraper listings. Why is it in the collection: The 1 year chase This is one of those rarities that when you discover they are out there, you realize […]
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Those 70’s colors
As usual, it started with a vague idea of a theme, which was in this case citrus inspired colors when looking at my Kyosho collection. One may say that I often share my Kyosho collection, and many posts are Kyosho related, but I must admit it is still today the largest part of my collection […]
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Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Zender Fact 4
Model: Hot Wheels Zender Fact 4 Release: Hot Wheels Mainline (models in this feature 1991 & 1996) eBay link: Hot Wheels Zender Fact 4 Why I am featuring it: This was one of those Hot Wheels castings that passed me by during my early days of collecting, but I’m glad I stumbled on these as […]
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Lamley Daily : Hot Wheels Ferrari 512M
Model: Ferrari 512M Line: Hot Wheels Mainline Ferrari 5-pack Ebay link: Hot Wheels Ferrari 512M Why I am featuring it : where else can you do this ? This car is insanely cool, and is typically an illustration of how sad it is that Hot Wheels lost Ferrari license. Even if when documenting this short […]
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Hitting the Bullseye: Target’s 2020 Hot Wheels Flying Customs Exclusives
The 2020 Hot Wheels Flying Customs card art is right on target…and the cars aren’t shabby either.
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Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels California Customs Ferrari Testarossa (1990)
Model: Ferrari Testarossa Release: Hot Wheels California Customs 1990 Ebay link: Hot Wheels California Customs Ferrari Why I am featuring it: This is such a cool release. A mirrored finish on a little metal car is commonplace nowadays with Hot Wheels Red Line Club releases. This wasn’t the case when this car was released in […]
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Matchbox Monday – snapshot 10 years ago
Well, we could be in for a short period of no new items to showcase on the Matchbox front, although Wheel Collectors will be sending me items over as soon as they get any in. So what to do in the meantime? Each week I will try and come up with something a bit different. […]
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Lamley Daily: Tomica Limited Vintage Hino TC343 Fire Truck with Ladder
One of the best 1/64 models ever made.
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