Another month, another haul of diecast cars to tell you about. I added another 22 to the total (which I guess to be around 1,500). More models than last month but at slightly less cost Monthly Acquisitions : April 2019. I was also pleased to find an old Matchbox Carry Case from 1978, not that I found any seventies Matchbox this month to fill it.

Matchbox

I only added three Matchbox models and all were from this century.

Ridge Racer, a fantasy model in the style of a Paris-Dakar car or possibly for a Jurassic Park style adventure, this model originally came in a 2008 Off-Road 5 pack Seed Shaker, from 2014, a farm vehicle for sowing seeds Volvo C30, from the 2008 Modern Rides 5 pack

Hot Wheels

I found far more Hot Wheels to add to the collection.

’65 Pontiac GTO from a 3 pack, I had to ask the Race Grooves Community on Facebook what exactly this model was as the base didn’t have the information. I suspected it was GM, but wasn’t sure if it were a Chevy, a Buick or a Pontiac. Porsche 356 also from the same 3 Pack as the GTO. I saw two three packs in the store one with a Lancia Stratos one with this Porsche, it was a difficult decision, as I love both castings, on another day the Lancia may have edged the choice. Honda CR-X, this was the reason for me getting the 3 Pack, I’m a big Honda fan and this decor of black with red, yellow and green is very reggae. Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32). I got into Skylines racing them in the Gran Turismo games on the Sony Play Station. I haven’t taken it out of its blister yet. ’70 Ford Escort RS1600 “Gumball Rally”. This is a great casting, I snap up every variation I see. ’70 Ford Escort RS1600 (Hot Wheels) Lamborghini Murcielago. Unlike the above model, which I purchased new, this was from the secondhand store. Baja Bug. I like 4 x 4 VW Beetles for outside photography. VW Beetle 4 x 4, Dashbashi Canyon I expect this will accompany me on some future trip. 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. My favourite generation of the Corvette is the second generation.

Majorette and Norev

Usually I get French cars modelled by the French diecast brands, but I did pick up the British Jaguar XJ6 in British Racing Green this month. Highlight of the month was the Chrysler 180 and Caravan by Majorette with its box. When I was a nine year old visiting Paris for the first time I brought home 3 Majorettes: a BMW 3.0 CSL, a Datsun 280Z and a Chrysler 180. I have no idea where those models are now but finding the Chrysler again gave me an insane nostalgia buzz the caravan was an added bonus. The Norev Peugeot 504 was being sold by Gocha at Dry Bridge Market alongside the Chrysler, he got another 100 lari from me this month. Today’s finds: JPS Lotus (Corgi) and Peugeot 504 (Norev)

Other Brands

Lotus JPS Formula 1 (Corgi) I might not have got any seventies Matchbox this month but I did find the Corgi Lotus JPS, that was on the cover of Corgi’s 1974 catalogue. 1:36 scale. Datsun 126X This is by an unidentified Chinese brand and is a copy of the Matchbox 126X Chevrolet Corvette (Bburago). 1:43 scale. Made in Italy. Farm Trailer (ERTL). This reminded me of the old Matchbox Farm Trailer. Made in China. Mercedes AMG GT (Kinsmart). I am trying to cut down on Kinsmart models and focus more on Matchbox, Corgi and Majorette. But I couldn’t resist this beautiful Mercedes. 1:36 scale. Ambulance (Realtoy). The blog of an ambulance driver “Blood, Sweat and Tea” got me into blogging, so I have a soft spot for ambulances. Lada Niva. Another Chinese model, Soviet made Niva models are very expensive, this was just 12 lari ($4.28).

Bilan

Totals: 22 Models: 8 Hot Wheels, 3 Matchbox, 1 Corgi, 3 Majorette, 1 Norev, 1 ERTL, 1 Bburago, 1 Kinsmart, 1 Realtoy and 2 Unidentified brand

7 bought new, 15 bought secondhand

Outlets: 9 Secondhand Toy Stores, 2 Pepela, 3 XS Toys, 4 Dry Bridge Market, 3 Vagzlis Basroba and 1 Clothes Market

Net expenditure: 186.40 lari ($66.45)…does not include the carry case (which was 8 lari)

1 lari = 36 US cents