Mail Call!

"user314" (user314) 07/27/2020 at 15:45 • Filed to: die-cast, USPS, haul, mail call

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USPS Haul

I’m on the USPS mailing list since I bought some stamps online a while back, and the latest catalog reminded me that they had some collectible die-cast cars available. Took a while, but the box arrived today!

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This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > user314 07/27/2020 at 15:50

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Make sure to keep that LLV somewhere fire safe and the Jeep away from salt and moisture.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > user314 07/27/2020 at 15:50

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That OG DJ is the best.

TheRealBicycleBuck > user314 07/27/2020 at 15:52

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Which ones will you be sending to be part of the next 3DBotmaker tournament?

facw > user314 07/27/2020 at 15:53

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The white DJ is what a mail truck should look like to me. I’ve been tempted by the diecast.

onlytwowheels > user314 07/27/2020 at 16:01

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Where is the Hemi ‘Cuda and Charger Daytona???

https://store.usps.com/store/product/stamp-gifts/1970-plymouth-hemi-cuda-muscle-car-P_843181

https://store.usps.com/store/product/stamp-gifts/1969-dodge-charger-daytona-muscle-car-P_843180

Tripper > user314 07/27/2020 at 16:04

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TOOK FOREVER. I got the white jeep and the LLV w mailbox!

user314 > onlytwowheels 07/27/2020 at 16:13

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Next haul. This one was all USPS.

onlytwowheels > user314 07/27/2020 at 16:19

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The Shelby GT500 must be sold out, but still available on Amazon and Ebay.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > user314 07/27/2020 at 16:21

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That white over blue scheme looks like the Rothmans livery to me...

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > user314 07/27/2020 at 16:29

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Why is one a Durango and another a Crapmaster?

user314 > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 07/27/2020 at 16:41

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Yeah, I see it now, though the white would need to continue down the jeep’s hood.

user314 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/27/2020 at 16:52

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Government bought a ton of “Special Service” (SXT trim, but with the 5.7L HEMI) Durangos starting in 2012, and Promasters in 2016 to supplement the LLVs as well as other minivans :

  The Ram ProMaster 2500, a recent addition to the USPS fleet of vehicles, is helping the organization meet its delivery needs.

The extended capacity vehicles, introduced in 2016 to replace aging minivans, are more fuel efficient than their predecessors.

USPS uses the vehicles for “park and loop,” when carriers park a vehicle and make door-to-door deliveries on foot; mail collection; package delivery; and relay drop-offs.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > user314 07/27/2020 at 17:14

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I think maybe I have seen one or two promasters, but the Durango entirely escapes me. Maybe they are more prized in colder climates where the leaky Grummans don’t cut it.

user314 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/27/2020 at 17:19

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From what I’ve turned up in a few minutes Googling, m ost, if not all, of the Durangos are used by the Postal Inspection Service rather than the USPS, so that might explain that.

shop-teacher > user314 07/27/2020 at 17:34

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I was going to buy the blue Jeep DJ and an LLV, but their website wouldn’t let me check out without making an account.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > user314 07/27/2020 at 17:35

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Ah, that makes a lot of sense. 

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > user314 07/27/2020 at 17:49

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Aah right! But that livery is the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the Joop.

Jayvincent > user314 07/27/2020 at 19:31

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I grabbed #1 and #3 for nostalgia reasons. The detailing is way above average for the price, especially the LLV with all it’s weird mirrors

JeffCronin > user314 07/27/2020 at 20:46

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If I were to b uy and send these to 3D Botmaker would they  race them? Just asking for a friend. 

user314 > shop-teacher 07/27/2020 at 21:12

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FWIW, both are available through Amazon too. 

user314 > TheRealBicycleBuck 07/27/2020 at 21:13

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What’s that?

TheRealBicycleBuck > user314 07/27/2020 at 21:46

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