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Has anyone seen this one?  C'mon, some of you have to have it.   I bought one on the recommendation of a new diecast geek friend.   Well worth it and they aren't real expensive on ebay.  Well, ok they CAN be, but if you look and be patient, you can probably get for around same price as a plastic kit and paints.    This was done for Wix, but unlike so many of the promotional diecasts, the only Wix markings are on the bottom.  No tampos to remove on the bodywork.

 I didn't take pics of mine, but found this on the net.  

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https://picclick.com/Authentic-Wix-Car-1965-Shelby-Cobra-427-S-c-271373661755.html

I haven't put it beside my plastic builtups, but it sure looks nice.   My wife was born on 4/27/65, so a 65 cobra 427 seemed appropriate.   She loved it.  She likes the diecasts because she can play with teh features, whereas she is terrified of touching a plastic builtup because they are so fragile.  

From racing !cons - they have some really nice stuff.  And it is comparable to Franklin/Danbury mint - could be same tooling?

Looks good displayed with a Danbury Mint 58 Testarossa too.  

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Following are some quick pictures of the WIX diecast, forgive the quality but they should give you an idea.  Of the 4 diecast 1/24 Cobras it is the best and most detailed in my opinion.

Left to right, Revell, Welly, WIX, Shelby Collectibles (slab side CSX 2000)

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5 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Following are some quick pictures of the WIX diecast, forgive the quality but they should give you an idea.  Of the 4 diecast 1/24 Cobras it is the best and most detailed in my opinion.

Left to right, Revell, Welly, WIX, Shelby Collectibles (slab side CSX 2000)

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Is the Revell a diecast or the plastic 1/24 Monogram kit? 

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2 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Is the Revell a diecast or the plastic 1/24 Monogram kit? 

The Revell is a street diecast without the cutout for the side pipes and the hood scoop but the top is from a Monogram Street Cobra kit.  Maybe I should add side curtains. 5b64f0b4b030d_100_0985crop.jpg.408788b6c70897f465ee2f2ddc06e80d.jpg

 

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Thanks for the older links.  Always good to find history on these subjects.  I am terribly late to the diecast party on these and the "mint" cars.  The good of that is the prices are very reasonable.   

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