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by SportWagon
Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:36 pm
Forum: Full-size Matchbox toys
Topic: Oldtimer meeting in Baden-Baden
Replies: 4
Views: 5771

Re: Oldtimer meeting in Baden-Baden

How close is the Mercedes behind the VW to a 27d ?
by SportWagon
Tue Jun 26, 2018 11:11 pm
Forum: Lesney Matchbox regular wheels 1-75
Topic: Sold without a box????
Replies: 24
Views: 5092

Re: Sold without a box????

Reminiscent of a grumpy store clerk, perhaps I'll have a Bitter Waitress...

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by SportWagon
Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:15 am
Forum: Full-size Matchbox toys
Topic: Caught on Camera.
Replies: 24
Views: 18671

Re: Caught on Camera.

The Hillman Hawk has the look of the Ford Popular. But, while the Ford Popular (not produced until 1953) was a car purposely designed to look and be like used cars of its time, the Hillman 20, dating from the 1930s, would seem to be one of the genuine prototype used cars on which it was based. Thoug...
by SportWagon
Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:07 am
Forum: Full-size Matchbox toys
Topic: Caught on Camera.
Replies: 24
Views: 18671

Re: Caught on Camera.

Nobody has pointed out yet that the ridges on the Jaguar radiator suggest that it is actually a Daimler.
by SportWagon
Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:24 pm
Forum: The Matchbox Superfast chatroom
Topic: sf32-d Maserati Bora page ready
Replies: 3
Views: 2085

Re: sf32-d Maserati Bora page ready

Not an error, and certainly not specific to this page. But it looks like most/all Superfast pages are currently, at least on initial load, dominated by the picture of the Pontiac Grand Prix. That is a little confusing especially if one is given an out-of-context direct link to the page. A little ext...
by SportWagon
Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:17 pm
Forum: Full-size Matchbox toys
Topic: Nice real-life Matchbox scene, busses, ambulance
Replies: 1
Views: 2110

Nice real-life Matchbox scene, busses, ambulance

Copyright seems to apply, so I'll just direct you to this real-life 1968 London scene which I happened across while searching for other stuff. The ambulance especially stood out among the image gallery Google presented. If someone else deems it would be okay to inline the picture, go ahead. http://w...
by SportWagon
Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:12 pm
Forum: Full-size Matchbox toys
Topic: Nick´s 1:1 #5c
Replies: 14
Views: 11530

Re: Nick´s 1:1 #5c

I am contemplating scale modelling of sorts, probably of an AEC Regent RT, and it would be useful to know the outside diameter of London bus tires. I've found it surprisingly difficult to web-search the specs for London bus wheels and tires, and I wondered if you would have any references, having de...
by SportWagon
Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:26 pm
Forum: Full-size Matchbox toys
Topic: Morris Minor 46a Seen While Bicycling in Southern Ontario
Replies: 8
Views: 3379

Re: Morris Minor 46a Seen While Bicycling in Southern Ontari

So today I added an attachment to get around the lack of photobucket pricing options. Perhaps I couldn't do that previously, or inline photobucket images used to allow better control, and e.g. option to link to a higher resolution picture. Or just my habit, I guess. I've left the photobucket link so...
by SportWagon
Fri Dec 23, 2016 5:40 pm
Forum: Order your copy of "Matchbox Toys" by Nick jones
Topic: Matchbox Toys by Nick Jones
Replies: 218
Views: 97538

Re: Matchbox Toys by Nick Jones

Mine arrived yesterday. Lots of interesting photographs.

Thanks,


Adrian.
by SportWagon
Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:11 am
Forum: Lesney Matchbox regular wheels 1-75
Topic: Sold without a box????
Replies: 24
Views: 5092

Re: Sold without a box????

I remember the switch-over to blister packs around 1970, in Canada. I was sort of sad that I needed to buy my GT-40 without a box. (I bought a lot less than 75 models a year, remaining on a child's budget throught my teenage years, and did not keep up with new issues at all, but for whatever reason ...