anyone got one of these ?

[daz28]

as far as I can remember I never had the balloon but I had it around 1973/4 . I probably had it second hand from a jumble sale

The underside

[motorman]

Do you know, in all my years of collecting Matchbox i have never seen the underside of one of these Zoomies, Thanks for showing!!

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Can't see any rivets...it may not be genuine

Ghosty.

[fixer]

"Blow 'em up and hear 'em go" was the slogan.

i like the blow 'em up part horrible little things

[motorman]

"Blow 'em up and hear 'em go" was the slogan.

i like the blow 'em up part horrible little things

Just like their eastern european cousins Reg!!!

[fixer]

"Blow 'em up and hear 'em go" was the slogan.

i like the blow 'em up part horrible little things

Just like their eastern european cousins Reg!!!

[ChFalkensteiner]

The Zoomy Balloonies are from the Superfast era and have Superfast wheels, but they formed a separate series of their own outside the Matchbox Miniatures - which serves as an excuse for many of us not to collect them.

Anyway they are not often seen in general, so I suppose they did not sell too well originally, and they were available for a short period of time only.

I remember them from the 1973 pocket catalogue, but I do not remember seeing them at any stores back then, and I have never found any at local flea markets, so I believe they may not even have been sold over here.

[matchboxkiwi]

I have a box full and the trade pack.

Cheers, Steve
Matchboxkiwi

[jimgallegos]

I have just a few as well as 2 pre pros. As I sort since my move I have not yet come across them.