Volvo 850 BTCC Subaru 22B Porsche 944 1965 Mustang Join The Diecast Collection

January 27, 2020

#350

Gentle reader,

I culled two dozen 1:64th scale cars from the herd to pass on to other collectors. 

Most were doubles with different color paint or decoration.

If you are new to blogger.com, clicking on any photo will open a new window in front of this one which will have ALL the photos for you to look through, they will be larger than here.

Before I get started, here are links, chronologically, from most recent to oldest which are about diecast cars:

Die Cast Model Cars of All Scales Porsche Ferrari Ford GT NASCAR And MANY More Diecast!  

HO slot cars & small diecast cars  

Audi TT diecast car collection. I used to have a real one!

Quick look at the diecast cars in my collection for Facebook groups I've joined. 
 
Ford GT-40s, Mark II, Mark IV and Porsche 917s at Le Mans 1965-1970

Porsche 924 verses 924 Carrera GT and 944.

Volvo Station Wagon (Estate) 1/43rd Scale Die-Cast Collection 

NASCAR die-cast cars. Not my thing, but I tried.......

Volvo 1800 ES verses C30. A 1/43rd scale comparison 

Antique Store's Old Diecast Race Cars 1970 Ferrari 512S 1965 Ford GT 40 And RCA Tube TV Tin Toy Car 

SLEEPER Volvo V50 T5 meets C30 T5, Little Brother 

The last one above is actually full size Volvos. I own a fairly rare Volvo wagon, rare at least, in the United States, a 2005 V50 T5 M66. 

I've liked Volvos, especially their wagons for a long time, but did not buy one until I found the V50.
I would not have chosen grey as the color, but it does not draw the law's eyes. Since I bought it used, I had no choice if I wanted the six-speed manual transmission.

There are a LOT of racing series around the world. One that has worldwide recognition is Touring Car racing. It is, or was a few years ago, comprised of cars which have four doors, sedans to us, saloons to the Brits.

Volvo decided that since the regulations did not prevent wagons (estate cars in the UK) from racing in the British Touring Car Championship, why not build a couple.

Jan Lammers, who is from the Netherlands, drove #14. I have his car in 1:43rd scale and would love to have it in 1:18th, but $$$.

The people at Hot Wheels, never sitting on their laurels, decided to come out with their homage to the race car.

They simply used a previous stock Volvo 850 wagon and painted it up to resemble the racer. 

As you can see, a sunroof, full interior, not for racing. But the decorations are pretty good and they did use wheels that resemble the real ones.

Front engine Porsches while controversial when the 924 and 928 came out, are the one type of Porsche that the average person can afford to buy.

Yet, there are no large scale diecast models of the venerable 944.

Hot Wheels stepped up for 2020 and came out with this Guards Red model.

Very good details for what it is. How they paint the tiny details, I have no idea.

Yet, they even have the Porsche Crest on the front end.

A funny little detail is the doctor's stethoscope in the back is possibly indicative of the crowd that could afford a real Turbo 944 back in the day.

The only Porsche I've been able to buy was this 1987 924S model. A 924 body with 944 engine and drivetrain.

The Subaru Impreza 22B was a halo car that many Subie fans would LOVE to own.

It seems only in America is pink considered to be a girl's color. STI is the performance part of Subaru and their emblem's background is pink.

Prior to 2000, one could buy a two-door Impreza, it could be equipped with a hood scoop and vents as well as a lower spoiler on the trunk.

But no turbocharged cars came to the US until the 2002 model year.

The first fun car I bought once the kids stopped moving back in was a 2002 WRX wagon like the one above. That is an Autoart 1:18th scale JDM* STI version. *Japanese Domestic Market
I flipped the picture to make it appear to be left-hand drive. Clever Photoshop!

Here's the real one with the Porsche in the background. Both are long gone to other owners.

Finally, the 1965 Ford Mustang convertible. A 2020 re-release of a 1983 model.
The details added to this were not possible back in 1983 for a 99 cents Hot Wheel car. 

I think this car represents the very FIRST Mustang sold in 1964.

A woman who was a secretary at the time bought it and it was light blue with a white interior/top.

I understand that she STILL owns the car to this day.

I have found that tiny models like these are best appreciated held in one's hand and with the naked eye.
The magnification offered by modern digital cameras and the lack of depth offered in close-up shots reveals all that is happily missed otherwise.

rfcollectin on eBay That link will take you to my for sale items on eBay right now, if you are interested. There are some good models for low prices to add to your collection. 

Thank you for taking the time to read my humble blog. Your doing so keeps me writing and shooting.

Scott
January 27, 2020
#350