For ages over three? I guess I qualify...

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 09/08/2020 at 18:23 • Filed to: None

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A little cleaning and perhaps some application of the heat gun and I should be able to get it back into shape. The internal divider, assuming there was one, is missing, but I should be able to recreate one if need be.

I remember 1975. And I had all three of those vehicles back then.

wafflesnfalafel > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 18:38

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ha - my little brother had that and the fire truck...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 19:00

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I had a hotwheels case when I was a kid. I think it held 24 cars, and was double sided.

ClassicDatsunDebate > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 19:20

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YES! For some reason, the black flame “Vandura” was very aesthetically pleasing to play with for some reason for me.  Also the MiniHAHA.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 19:23

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I think my older brother had the truck at the bottom.

Boxer_4 > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 19:23

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I had one similar to this one as a kid, and still have it somewhere...

facw > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 19:34

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Who would want a collector’s case when you could have a SUPER RALLY CASE:

Admittedly, this case has always sort of sucked, has triangular slots for cars that hold them somewhat awkwardly.

facw > wafflesnfalafel 09/08/2020 at 19:36

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It feels very familiar to me as well, though I don’t think it’s among the cars I rescued when my parents downsized and got rid of most of my old toys.

Just Jeepin' > ClassicDatsunDebate 09/08/2020 at 20:06

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I finally get “Rusty Vandura”.

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 20:08

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I had the paramedic truck. It was one of my favorites, probably because we were watching Emergency ! at the time.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 20:38

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I had the 24 c ar collector case ! Mine had white plastic trays for storing the cars. I realized that I could double-up cars in each slot, turning that 24 -car case into a 48 -car case. I carried that thing everywhere.

Thomas Donohue > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 20:41

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I had the Matchbox version of that case, with two light blue inserts. A quick look on Ebay shows this cover that looks similar to the one I had , thought I’m not sure if it’s the one. I am probably confusing it with the R/C Porsche I also had.

I am closing all browser windows now to avoid multiple Ebay purchase. Good night!

fintail > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 20:52

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The end of the redline era, some of those late run cars are quite valuable now.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Thomas Donohue 09/08/2020 at 21:32

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I had that case too. I still have the MB race car, the green car to the right, a couple of the petrol  trucks, the Mercedes and a few of the others.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/08/2020 at 21:38

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Sup??

Yep, it still rolls right out. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > facw 09/08/2020 at 21:48

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I had that one back in the day. For some reason, besides the triangular spots, I didn’t like it as much as the rectangular cases; the rectangular ones reminded me of luggage or dad’s briefcase, and seemed less toy-like.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 09/08/2020 at 22:12

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Same here. It seemed more realistic than other Hot Wheels since it appeared to be a Dodge, or as close as they dare got, just like Roy and Johnny drove.

As a kid I got excited when passing the Mattel building off the 405 at Rosecrans, not because it was Mattel but because this was the last bend in the freeway before we hit LAX, meaning I’d soon be at the airport watching the big jets, like 747s and L-1011s and not the little stuff like at my local airport down in OC.

30 years later I’d be working at that same, albeit rebuilt, terminal. I started at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) and then moved to T2, the original international terminal, when we closed our TBIT office. And those Hughes Aircraft buildings on the south side of LAX? I worked at most of those throughout the ‘90s...

RooseveltDad > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 09/09/2020 at 00:02

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I have the Ferrari, and the Super Rally case.