Quick look at the diecast cars in my collection for Facebook groups I've joined.

Gentle reader and Facebook fellow group members,

I have hastily photographed the various cars in my diecast collections, and posted a link to this page rather than taking up FB server space with lesser quality photos than I usually shoot. 

I plan to ebay-away a number of these since I am going to buy more vintage racers via:

Shelby Collectibles Models | Diecast Model Cars 1/18 1/24 1/12 1/43 1/64  

I have made previous posts about the cars over the years with much better picture quality. I just wanted to give you all an overview of the collection as it stands today.

To view all the pictures larger without any test, double click on the first picture and it will appear with all the other photos lined up below the image. You can use your mouse of ">" key to travel through the pictures. When done, there is an "X" in the upper right to close the pictures only page and return to this page.

I had posted photos of the Daytona on the Shelby/Mustang diecast page along with other Shelby related cars. The Mark II above it is my favorite even though it came in 3rd at Le Mans in 1966. At some races here in the USA, it was labeled as a Mercury!

The photo above looks funny because I tried to make a panorama photo of the 1/43rd and smaller cars. THIS SHELF is normally covered by 1/4" thick Lexan to keep little fingers and dust away. The sectioned photos appear below as photographed:

The back row of 1/43rd cars contains a Team Oreca Chrylser Viper as raced at Le Mans, then a GT-40 from JW Automotive Gulf-Ford racing efforts, and finally a super rare version of the Audi R8 racer as sponsored by Gulf Oil. I have a virtual version of that in my virtual garage in Forza 4.

Closer 1/43rd models are a Mark II GT40, the blue #4 Mark IV as raced in 1967 and a tiny version of the Audi TT quattro I was fortunate to have for a couple years. 

The "Pony Wars" sets of Trans Am racing fame: Dodge Challenger and Pontiac Trans Am and Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro. 1/43rd Shelby Mustang and an even tinier Audi TT. 

The collection of "1/64th" (nominally) cars which my grand kids really want to play with starting from left to right and continuing in the pictures below.

I put the competition cars all along the back wall. The street versions in five rows in front. If all were truly 1/64th, I would like it better, for scale, but they aim to fit all vehicles in little bubbles on cards for display in stores.

I love station wagons, as you can see above. Currently I drive an '05 Volvo V50 T5 with turbo 5-cylinder engine and 6-speed manual trans.

These last are nominally 1/32nd scale made by Kinsmart. The local grocery store sells them for $5.99 each. Remarkable detail and quality, especially for the price. BMW I8, Porsche Boxter, Mitsubishi Lancer rally car, flat-green-painted Porsche 911 GT3RS complete with rollcage, closer row contains Aston Martin Vantage, Audi TT (like my real one), Subaru Impreza rally car, Lotus Evora in USA's racing colors, and front row: 2015 Mustang GT in a great color, Scion FR-S, the awesome Alfa Romeo 4C and a Dodge Viper is the last. At the right wall is a row of micro-machines, including a Shelby Daytona and Porsche 917.

The shelf above, was made by my late-friend, Colonel Bill Arps an avid camera collector to house a complete collection of Kodak Instamatic cameras. I sold that collection years ago for him, but the buyer did not want the shelf. Odd thing is, the gold paint sticks to tires. Weird.

The blue 1941 Plymouth is a representation of what my real one might have looked like had I finished it. Instead, I fell in love. To the right of it is a '64 Impala SS. My first REAL car was a non-SS version of this, tan with brown interior. Came with a 283-2bbl, I swapped in a 327-4bbl.

Yes, they are not all metal, some are models I built, some are dealer promotional models of cars I once owned, and the bottom shelf contains the "CARS" movie cast set my daughter bought for me. What a great kid! 

Above is the 1/18th scale cars along with most of what's left of my once vast camera collection which is seen near the bottom of this post's page.

Above are the cars alone. Many were thrift store finds, believe-it-or-not. I will mark those car's pictures with: TSF.

Race version of the 1996 Camaro Z-28 that I had for a while. Very detailed.

TSF: European racer version of a Mercedes, I don't remember which street car it's modeled after.

"Heritage" painted version of the Ford GT street car of 2005-2007.

Ford GT40 racer that won Le Mans in 1968 AND 1969. The only time the SAME car won twice.

Porsche 917 that won 1970 Daytona 24 Hours race. NOT made by the same company as below:

Porsche 917 that many people believe won the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans. But in fact, all three JWA cars did not even finish the race due to crashes and/or mechanical failures.

Gorgeous Saleen S7 (?) that my wife bought for me. A real one like this just sold for over $300,000 at auction.

TSF: Bugatti EB110.

TSF: Ford GT90 concept car.

1/20th scale plastic model I built of the '96 Z-28 that I had for a while. Why I pained red in there, I do not recall.

TSF: Dodge Viper GTS in my favorite colors: USA racing blue and white.

Porsche Cayman S. Would love to have a real one!

JDM Subaru Impreza WRX STi. Right hand drive. I had an '02 in this color. Quite fun. Sold it and my Z-28 to buy my Audi TT quattro.

European spec '85 or '86 Porsche 924. You should see the interior! Closest one can find in diecast of my '87 924S. 

They briefly made these Audi TT diecst cars. I wanted a blue one, but was always outbid. This is one not sold here: FWD model. Note no real spoiler. My was blue/blue with modified engine that was about 50% more powerful than stock.

TSF: Lambo, don't remember which one.
TES: Porsche 911 Turbo, don't remember which year.

And finally, a Ferrari, I don't remember which model.

Thanks for looking!

Scott