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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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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Stay home, don’t hunt, and rediscover your collection. And maybe show it on Lamley
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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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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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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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The 2020 Hot Wheels Flying Customs card art is right on target…and the cars aren’t shabby either.
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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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Model: ’64 Chevy Impala Release: Revell Lowrider Magazine Issue #148 eBay link: Revell Lowriders Why I am featuring it: Revell Lowriders are well out of print. All of the releases (and there are many) are desirable and sought after by many collectors. I scored a bundle of these with severely water damaged packaging almost a […]
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What’s a 100% Hot Wheels 1957 Plymouth Fury Drag Car look like after being carded for 20 years? Click here to find out!
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Model : Ford GT 2017 Release : Greenlight Barrett Jackson 2017 Hobby Hobby Hobby Exclusive, in liquid blue Ebay link: Greenlight 2017 Ford GT Why it is in the collection : this is by far the best Ford GT version of the market (I’m writing these lines in march 2020). This is maybe just the […]
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March 26, 2020 – by Doug Breithaupt (Find Polistil F1 Racers on ebay) In 1960, an Italian company called Politoys began producing toy cars. They started in plastic but moved to die-cast after a few years. By 1967, they decided to compete in the small-scale market. They also decided to change their name to Polistil […]
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Model: Lamborghini Murcielago Line: Batman 2018 Series eBay link: Hot Wheels The Dark Knight Rises Lamborghini Murcielago After countless of Hot Wheels Batmobiles released by Mattel, the 6/6 2018 Batman Series Lamborghini Murciélago driven by Bruce Wayne is every collector favourite casting. It’s a tough one to hunt down as well, I remember back then […]
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Call it the Bentley Monster. I was just about to make a quick report of the new Mini GT Bentley Continental from Bentley Shop, with 2 exclusives colors, and then wanted to compare them to other Bentley, then other colors, and then shoot them, and then bring big Kyosho’s in the party, and then shoot […]
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Model: 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Release: 2016 Racing Champions Mint eBay link: Racing Champions 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Why I am featuring it: This casting is amazing and led to me discovering a long gone line of diecast which is Ertl American Muscle. This casting was in the first release of Racing Champions mint since […]
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Model: Nissan Skyline Turbo Super Silhouette Line: Tomica Premium eBay link: Tomica Premium Skyline Turbo Super Silhouette The Tomica Premium Skyline Turbo Super Silhouette released in 2019 is no doubt one of the best Tomica Premium casting with ultra realistic details. Sure it doesn’t have the opening features and rubber wheelset unlike the hefty price […]
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Well this is the last group of Matchbox models from the recent batch that arrived a few weeks back. As always I want to give a big shout out to Wheel Collectors, as they were instrumental in getting the batch over to me super quick. Due to there being 17 models in the batch, I […]
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Does the only 1/64th scale Maserati Gran Turismo live up to the brand’s storied Italian pedigree? Click to find out…
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Here we are. The first day of Spring, also the memorable date of the birth of a Champion. Ayrton Senna would have turned 60 this year. Sadly life decided that another story took place in this day of May 1994. I decided to do this post this late morning, while reading as usual some articles […]
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Join us for a look at three generations of Batman’s Batcycle – including vintage castings from Corgi, Ertl, and Hot Wheels.
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Hey fellas, it’s been a while since I update on the series of models from China. This time I’m introducing a big one: 404 Error. (404 Error 1/64 on ebay) 404 Error, it’s a code that shows when you hit a page on the internet that can’t be accessed anymore. It’s a common thing to […]
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Well it’s that time of week again. I split my review into batch C of the 2020 basic range into 3 parts, with this being the middle part. One more next Monday. As ever, I am thankful to Wheel Collectors who sent me over this batch to review. As mentioned last week, I did a […]
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March 15, 2020 – by Doug Breithaupt (Find Road Champs on ebay) You have allowed me to post two chapters of the Road Champs story here on the Lamley Group, and I have posted three more on the Tales of Toy Cars Facebook blog. There is one more needed to complete my review. Road Champs […]
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Today I’m going to be returning for a post on one of my favourite diecast lines: the promotional toys made for German marketing company Grell. I wrote an in depth look at the offerings available last month, and proving that every day is a school day I have since learned that the manufacturer Grell used […]
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