![]() 03/13/2014 at 17:39 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
I discovered my childhood at my parents house today. Anybody know anything about these?
First, I found this Tomica Maserati Merak
Then, I found this funky Tomica Ambulance, with an On/Off switch on it.
Then I found all of these. The blue Bugatti at the top is a Tomica, all the others are Matchbox.
Then I found these. The 88 Supra is fairly badass.
There are many more in my childhood collection. And my slightly later in childhood Lesney collection.
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That is sweet!
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I want this a lot. It's a Toyota Previa. My parents had one when I was a kid. Would you part with it at all?
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Badass!!!!
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Also just posted this blue Porsche in my thread earlier.
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I used to have that Jag!
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I didn't know tomica make maserati...
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Here is the bottom of it, the wheels were motorized at some point. It's in pretty bad condition, I'll have to think a bit.
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I totally understand if not, just never saw a Previa toy car before. Looks pretty complex compared most 1/64 scale cars.
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Yeah, I didn't know that either, until I found it. If I can pull it up again, I can take more pretty pictures.
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Yeah, I can't seem to find any on the web. I'll look some more.
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well, i suggest it needs some repaint.
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Most I can find is the new body style Toyota Estima (What the Previa was called in Japan). I'll keep looking as well. Very awesome finds though.
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This is Hot Wheels.
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Here is what the bottom says. I could repaint it, in theory, but there are small decals that I wouldn't want to destroy.
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This one looks like sex.
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Yeah, that's what I figured. It bugs me how I've only found one of these on the internet. It's like they never existed.
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I don't know how I managed to not beat the shit out of it Haha.
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Google images has pics for days of ambulances, regular vans and police vans but when it comes to a place to buy them, no one is sellin' sadly.
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Well, that thing is older than me.
I think the Merak is comes when tomica starts aggresively modeling european cars, like Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, VW Beetle, and Porsche 356.
There's also a silver and black version of it. Can you open the trunk so you can see the engine?
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I might consider trades, or selling, I just want to see more of them first.
I'll make sure to give you first dibs.
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Yeah, I can open the plastic thing. I'm in my early 20's and it's much older than me. I have no clue where I got it from. If you want a pic, let me know.
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Well thanks, if you do decide to trade, I got some higher end models I'd let go for it. But yea, seems to be rare and I kinda doubt we'll see another.
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Tomy Pocket Cars ... I loved those far more than Matchbox or, especially, Hot Wheels because they made a better attempt to look like the real car. Plus, who else would put together a lineup that includes the Cadillac Seville (hunchback!), Datsun 200SX and a Winnebago in 1:61 scale?
I have a small collection of these packed in a wine bottle box, with each vehicle wrapped individually in tissue. I have opened the box once in the 25 years since I packed them away when my parents moved out of the house I grew up in.
Not mine, but I have these:
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Nice! As a kid, I got most of these already out of the box. I just found my time-capsule yesterday.
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Well, that's normal.
I have a tomica from 1950's that i bought from a scrapyard, and it's made out of ceramic. I'm also in my early 20's as well.
But yeah, that's really cool. And that previa is also really cool, they didn't make tomica like they used to in late 70's..
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Thanks, I will definitely consider it. It is part of my childhood, which gives me a strange feeling.
It is extremely beat up though. I found a similar on Ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TOMY-TOMIC…
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Yeah, They are all pretty cool, those Tomicas.
I can't seem to remember where I got any of them though. I usually remember things like that.
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Ah shoot sweet find, thanks!
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Good luck if you plan on bidding!