On tonight's episode of Nighthawk's "Diecast Chronicles"

"Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager" (Nighthawkwill7) 01/10/2014 at 17:20 • Filed to: Diecast, Greenlights

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Greenlight's 1971 Chevrolet Camaro and 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Indiana State Police car.

EL_ULY > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 17:22

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duuuuuude that is badass!!!!!

where did you find it?

"monaco po po if kinja'd"

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > EL_ULY 01/10/2014 at 17:25

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Pep Boys!

I'm still on the hunt for the Florida Highway Patrol and Policia de Puerto Rico Crown Victorias.

lone_liberal > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 17:27

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I have to get one of those Camaros. I have a 71 Camaro so I'd love to get the die cast for my desk.

EL_ULY > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 17:29

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my dad had a 67 with air suspension, 383 with mods.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > lone_liberal 01/10/2014 at 17:33

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The best places to find this particular line of diecast cars is usually Pep Boys, Toys 'R' Us and Hobbytown USA but if that proves difficult, you can always try Troy's Toys Inc. I recently ordered some of their Hollywood Series as those are very hard to find.

Here's the link: http://www.troystoysinc.com/index.php?cPat…

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > EL_ULY 01/10/2014 at 17:36

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Those are some mean looking cars. I'd love to have one.

lone_liberal > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 17:55

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Thank you, and purchase made!

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > lone_liberal 01/10/2014 at 18:05

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That didn't take long, lol.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 18:34

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I freaking love Greenlight's Monaco. They should release it in more civilian versions though, of the four I have, three are cop cars (counting the Bluesmobile and the Chicago cop car from the movie).

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/10/2014 at 18:42

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I actually ordered the Bluesmobile along with the Supernatural Impala and a Bullit diorama with the green Mustang and black Charger from Greenlight.

Here's the link to the store.

http://www.troystoysinc.com/index.php?cPat…

Greenlight actually has police interceptors for both of the places I've lived. The Florida Highway Patrol Crown Victoria as well as the Policia de Puerto Rico one! I need them both!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 18:55

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Heh, that's awesome, they did the Charger from the Rio de Janeiro police for the Fast and Furious line, but the Rio police doesn't use Chargers :p

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/10/2014 at 19:05

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What do the cops in Rio use?

There's also a diorama they have that is the Florida Highway Patrol '90 Mustang with an '88 Trans Am being pulled over. It even includes the state trooper figurine.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 19:15

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Cops in Brazil usually run tiny 1.0 liter hatchbacks or sedans that aren't really any different from the base models you can purchase, except for the paintjob. Nothing to write home about :/

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/10/2014 at 19:24

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Needless to say, outfitting the police with Chargers in Fast Five is an extreme case of artistic license lol.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 19:51

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And product placement, haha... But it also speaks lots about the absurd brazilian importing laws; the producers wanted to shoot the chase scenes in Rio, but gave up after finding out how much it would cost and how long it would take to bring each one of the cars into the country. So they went to Puerto Rico instead

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/10/2014 at 20:14

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Yeah, I remember them closing the roads near my brother's job for the bank heist scenes and the toll bridge near the international airport for the finale.

There are even some signs for PR government programs in the film, lol.

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/10/2014 at 21:14

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I was browsing through the Troys Toys site and I managed to find non-police Dodge Monaco from Greenlight's County Roads series.

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager 01/10/2014 at 21:17

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Yup, that's the non-police Monaco I have. No one does land yachts better than Greenlight!

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion 01/10/2014 at 21:31

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Their '70 Mustang 302 and '69 Charger Daytona are next on my list. Good thing my birthday is coming up at the end of the month!