I got a car

"Noodles" (hilgyjeep) 02/03/2017 at 11:53 • Filed to: toy cars of my cars

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It’s a little car. So why was this toy car ever made? What kid patiently waited for Christmas morning hoping for a toy Camry?

And the front doors open.

It’s time to paint the wheels and tint some tiny windows.

carcrazydan738 > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:01

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How does one tint the windows on a diecast car?

Jagvar > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:01

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There are probably more kids looking for a toy Toyota Camry than a toy Plymouth Voyager.

Seat Safety Switch > Jagvar 02/03/2017 at 12:06

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When I was a kid, I was over the moon when I finally found a Majorette version of my parents’ K-car ‘84 Caravan. The little sliding door even worked and everything.

Wacko > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:06

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Future accountants need toys too

E90M3 > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:09

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Fuck you for being able to get an exact model of your car. JK, I’m just mad that there is only one model of E90 M3 out there.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:10

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Probably the same kid who has a train set town set up and needs regular cars to serve as the backdrop for the Lamborghini/cop car chase scene. With obligatory spectacular crash ending.

(Okay, I wouldn’t have waited for this as a Christmas present, but I would have picked it up as part of obsessively collecting.)

Rainbow > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:25

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It’s for the kid who wants a car just like daddy’s or mommy’s. And for that reason, I wish more toy companies would make the “boring” cars.

Rainbow > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:25

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It’s for the kid who wants a car just like daddy’s or mommy’s. And for that reason, I wish more toy companies would make the “boring” cars.

CalzoneGolem > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:26

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Well ... you bought one so there’s your answer.

Also ...

Here’s my toy car. Here’s my real car.

Noodles > carcrazydan738 02/03/2017 at 12:30

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I’m thinking of mixing black paint with clear coat. Definitely not using actual window tint

fintail > Seat Safety Switch 02/03/2017 at 12:40

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I think the Caravan was actually a Matchbox, it was a nice little casting (made in a few colors):

Majorette did have a nice Ford Transit with a sliding door:

And maybe the most unusual, a Trans Sport:

EL_ULY > Wacko 02/03/2017 at 12:42

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Or a boss AF architect like my brother. He had a white LE for a couple years before he got a red V6. We got that little 4cyl up to 130mph before we ran out of room. Smooth as eggs, mega fun!

SpeedSix > Seat Safety Switch 02/03/2017 at 12:43

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Technically, if you had a diecast Caravan, it would’ve been a Matchbox . The minivan that Majorette made was a Pontiac Trans Sport dustbuster.

SpeedSix > Jagvar 02/03/2017 at 12:47

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This may surprise you, but Hot Wheels actually made a Dodge Caravan of that generation.

vicali > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:49

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Needs a Camry dent.. I bring way more real series cars home to the kids than fantasy series.. although some of the track stars are hard to beat.

13 > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:52

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Lead shot looks like you are giving a camry a camry enema ;)

Wacko > EL_ULY 02/03/2017 at 12:54

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I will take your constant defending of all things beige, when you drive one instead of a ultimate driving machine.

until then

RyanFrew > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 12:56

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This is brilliant. You don’t sell them to kids - you sell them to all the people who own white Camrys (exhibit a). If an adult sees an exact model of their own car, it’s a fun way to spend $5 or $10. I’m still looking for an exact replica of any of mine.

Noodles > RyanFrew 02/03/2017 at 13:05

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True. I’m still looking for our SUVs in diecast, at a reasonable price. I spent too much for this silly car

Noodles > E90M3 02/03/2017 at 13:08

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Technically not exact. The real car doesn’t have a sunroof. Bummer.

Seat Safety Switch > fintail 02/03/2017 at 13:16

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That’s the one.

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 13:21

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I will gladly pay for for a toy version of a boring car that I own(ed)!

Here are 3 of my cars. The optima was a nice find, although my kid messed it up a bit.

Noodles > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough 02/03/2017 at 13:36

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That’s awesome. I will soon have a 3 car shelf like yours.

Ci@CI, the disciple of Bangle > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 14:34

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The same sorta kid who grows up wanting to become an accountant.

wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 15:17

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white out?

Michael Woyahn > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 15:20

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I guess I was that 19 year old kid on Christmas morning haha! I got the closest model I could to my car, same colors and everything. I’m jealous your doors open though!

EL_ULY > Wacko 02/03/2017 at 16:06

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Tavarishitis. Why buy a 2016 Corolla for $17,000 when you can get a XC90 AND Z4 for $13,000.

Oh and that $13k was my max price of what I could get. Used Camry in good nick/ low mileage are not cheap (13-16)

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 18:21

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It’s better than getting a Prius for Christmas

RT > CalzoneGolem 02/03/2017 at 19:35

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You just beat me to it.

RT > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 19:40

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Timestamped.

bhtooefr > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 19:49

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I want the racing version of my real car.

That is, this, the Prius apr GT that got second place in the 2016 Super GT GT300 championship:

Ebbro has a 2014-spec car in 1/43: http://ebbro.co.jp/item_japangp/442731211223111112121211131131111131112311111131111311211211211121.html

They’ve only got, like, a GT-R GT3 for 2016-spec GT300 cars, though.

IDM3 > Seat Safety Switch 02/03/2017 at 20:05

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Yes, that’s a Matchbox. It first appeared in 1983 as a dealer promo along with a Dodge Daytona Turbo Z, and then went retail in 1984. Tonka also offered a 1st generation Caravan panel van in its TNT Racers series that same year. Road Champs offered the 2nd Generation Caravan, and Hot Wheels produced the 4th Generation model.

The one Jagvar has pictured on top is the 3rd generation model, but it’s actually a European market Chrysler Voyager. Chrysler Europe used the Chrysler branding but the Dodge grille for that market.

IDM3 > Noodles 02/03/2017 at 20:10

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Is your Camry a Kinsmart? I may need to check out the local Fred’s and CVS Pharmacy stores.

Noodles > IDM3 02/04/2017 at 00:27

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No. made by Wellys. I had to order it from ebay

Noodles > wpudvah: GTI, Super Beetle, now with more 80-Series 02/04/2017 at 00:29

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I thought about painting it white

Noodles > Michael Woyahn 02/04/2017 at 00:35

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It’s surprisingly hard to find normal diecast cars in specific colors. Harrier Airs sounds way cooler than RX300

Noodles > RT 02/04/2017 at 00:40

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Haha

Michael Woyahn > Noodles 02/04/2017 at 12:22

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No kidding! Finding my model was such a process I was considering making a write up on it (I still might if I find the time); it included going through Ebay UK to buy the model from China. I’m sure you had to go through a similar process, too.

I agree, maybe I should call my car a Harrier instead of Grocery Grabber haha.