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They are at Wally World! At least Red and Blue versions at one of the seven in Wichita, KS. I liked the Blue over the Red. $10 in the cheap standard MotoMax open cardboard box.

Very Impressive and nicely detailed!

As far as know, no Silver Wraiths. Franklin Mint had a 1/24 1955 Silver Cloud I in Oyster Grey & Mason's Black and a second Limited Edition release in White. They can be found on eBay. The Oyster Grey one is much cheaper and a good condition one can be found for as little as $40 plus shipping. Repairable or top of the shelf versions for far less than that. The White one is a Limited Edition so it commands a higher price when they do come to eBay $500 plus. Have patience and steer clear of the buy it nows unless they're a good deal! An alternate, but similar version is the Franklin Mint 1/24 1955 Bentley S-1. The biggest problem I've had with these, is paint rash to the point of total destruction, destroyed hood ornaments and broken antennas. Here's mine, I got it cheap, because it needed repairs. The hood ornament is missing it's wings, only the B is left intact.

Me, I look at it this way. It's mine, I paid for it, someone gave it to me, or I inherited it. This means I can do anything I want with it or leave it alone. Like the others said, the cars made out of acetate are only for collectors and not worth the time or money of restoring them. Now the promos, Craftsman or frictions, made of styrene are excellent candidates for restoration. I have a few originals, plus some new ones. I've only replaced some missing chrome and did some minor polishing. One still has bent "A" pillars and the rest of the intact chrome on all of them is thin, but I'm not going to do anything else as of now.

I liked the exterior of the last Porch, but you can keep the orange or red interior and the other Porches have to be repainted.

moderators, if this is in the wrong forum, please place it in the appropriate one. Thanks! At the end of the last century, AMT marketed two interesting models, pre-painted but unassembled 1958 Edsel Citation in Black and Red and a custom 1932 Phantom Vickie in Purple for their CustomShop series. Unlike pre-painted models from the domestic manufacturers released back in the seventies, these models had all of their parts painted. The next year (2000), AMT released eleven more different kits. Four were in the CustomShop series, but a new line was introduced called the ProShop series. Seven were in the new package and a couple of those were that year's CustomShop cars painted in new colors, but one was exclusive to Walmart's checkerboard box pattern, the Dodge Viper RT-10. The next year, all the new ProShop pre-painted releases would be in exclusive Walmart checkerboard packages. From 2001 until the last release, a 1953 Ford Flipnose truck, AMT would create thirty-one more pre-painted kits for Walmart only. They would also build eight assembled kits, but that's covered a little further down. The models include in no certain order or date, the aforementioned 1932 Ford Phantom Vickie, 1958 Edsel Pacer in kit form and the assembled version in aqua and white.1962 Pontiac Catalina Custom in three kit colors, frosted panel red, dark red, or frosted panel green. The Catalina super stock also came assembled in red. 1966 Buick Riviera Lowrider in three kit colors panel green, panel yellow, or panel blue. The stock Riviera GS also came assembled in silver. 1941 Ford Woody wagon in metallic blue or yellow. the 1957 Chrysler 300C came in two kit colors, black or metallic green. The 300C also came assembled in black.1937 Chevy Cabriolet came in beige and maroon. 1967 Chevy Impala SS Custom came in orange or blue. 1966 Chevy Nova SS Street Machine came in yellow or blue. 1965 Pontiac GTO came in gold or black. Dodge Viper RT-10 came in red or primer gray. 1971 Dodge Charger R/T in kit form was painted Green Go. The Charger also came assembled in Citron Yella. 1939 Wagon Rod came in Red. 1970.5 Baldwin Motion Chevrolet Camaro in kit form was painted red and white. The Camaro also came assembled in metallic green and white, but did not have Baldwin Motion printed on the rear quarter like the kit. 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo in Purple. 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria in black and red. 1970 Chevelle SS 454 Custom in metallic gray or black with white stripes. 1964 Impala SS Lowrider in yellow or purple. 1968 Plymouth Road Runner in red. 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 painted yellow came only in a custom version. 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 in green had an to add the Six Pack induction. 1962 Ford Thunderbird in Black. 1958 Plymouth Belvedere in red or black. 1969 Hurst/Olds 442 in white and gold. 1965 Ford Mustang Coupe in black. 1957 Chevy Bel Air in Dusk Pearl Poly and Imperial Ivory. 1978 Pontiac Trans Am in white and gold. 1972 Chevy Chevelle SS 454 in yellow with black stripes. 1957 Ford Thunderbird in light blue and white. 1967 Ford Mustang GT in white with black stripes. 1969 Cougar Boss 302 Eliminator in orange. 1953 Ford Flipnose Custom truck in primer gray. For the most part these kits were based on many well engineered and relatively easy to build kits. The paint and finish was by no means contest worthy, but they will look good in a case or on a shelf. Back in the early part of this century, Danbury Mint and Franklin Mint were creating and selling vehicles in the 1/24 scale by the literal tons. I believe AMT wanted to get in on this bandwagon and started their own type of mint car by using existing models, painting, building, and marketing them as an exclusive product. After all, the cars they put out were no being cast by the mints at the time! I believe they used the same people who were painting the CustomShop and ProShop kits to finish assembling these Masterpieces. In all total, only eight cars were created from 2000 until 2002. I don't think they ever really caught on due to some quality control issues. I do like them though. 1970.5 Baldwin Motion Chevrolet Camaro, 1971 Dodge Charger R/T, 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 Convertible, 1969 Buick Riviera, 1960 Ford Starliner, 1962 Pontiac Catalina, 1957 Chrysler 300, and 1957 Edsel Pacer These are the nice boxes they come in: I tried to take some pictures of the ones I have altogether. First the Masterpieces with the CustomShop or ProShop models I have. The only ones I don't have duplicates of are the 1970.5 Baldwin Motion Chevrolet Camaro, 1960 Ford Starliner, and the 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 Convertible. I tried to get a Red ProShop Camaro for years, but they just got too expensive. The Impala and Starliner were never made in CustomShop or a ProShop Kit. And here are all of them, their accessories and the unfinished one on one table. Front row, from left to right: ProShop 1962 Ford Thunderbird, ProShop 1971 Plymouth Duster 340, Masterpiece 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 409 Convertible, Masterpiece 1960 Ford Starliner, Masterpiece 1969 Buick Riviera, Masterpiece 1957 Edsel Pacer, Masterpiece 1962 Pontiac Catalina, Masterpiece 1971 Dodge Charger R/T, Masterpiece 1957 Chrysler 300, Masterpiece 1970.5 Baldwin Motion Chevrolet Camaro, ProShop 1969 Mercury Cougar Boss 302 Eliminator, ProShop 1958 Plymouth Belvedere, and ProShop 1956 Ford Fairlane Victoria. Second row, from left to right: ProShop 1957 Ford Thunderbird, ProShop 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 Six Pack, CustomShop 1941 Ford Woody, ProShop 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, CustomShop 1969 Buick Riviera Lowrider, CustomShop 1958 Edsel Pacer, CustomShop 1962 Pontiac Catalina #8 stock car, ProShop 1971 Dodge Charger R/T, CustomShop 1957 Chrysler 300, ProShop 1955 Chevrolet Nomad, ProShop 1969 Oldsmobile 442 Hurst/Olds, ProShop 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454, and ProShop 1965 Ford Mustang. Last row, from left to right: ProShop 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom 409 Engine, CustomShop 1969 Buick Riviera Lowrider Custom Bicycle, Unfinished ProShop 1937 Chevrolet Cabriolet, and ProShop 1967 Chevrolet Impala SS 427. I've managed to build eighteen of them and still need to finish one. All totaled as best as I can tell, it appears there were fifty-three of these models made in assembled or kit form. If you want to see more pictures, check my Fotki link

Thanks Randy! I was moving some more boxes around and found two more small boxes with 1/64 diecast. Mostly HotWheels, but a good smattering of Racing Champions Craftsman Trucks and some odds and ends. Now I thought I had a #14 Bill Ellis Superbird, but it wasn't with the others. Lo and behold it was with these two boxes! That's one I almost bought last night!

Two new ones yesterday and some more on the way! MotorMax 2019 Ford F-150 Limited. It will need some detailing and the driver's door is unhappy. Also as usual, smaller than the advertised 1/24 scale to fit the box. I'm guessing it's like the Ram Rebel at about 1/27. It looks pretty good for $10! Racing Champions 1969 Charger Daytona #3 Fred Lorenzen. I've only seen it in this packaging and the NASCAR Legends 50th anniversary package (painted incorrectly white). It was listed on the backs of the first releases, but I've never seen one in with #71 Bobby Isaac Daytona package. Once you start studying on these cars, there were a lot mistakes made. Made in China, who'd of thunk it? To complete the (1969 Charger) Dodge Daytonas I still need a #30 Dave Marcis. To complete the (1964 Galaxie) Ford Fastbacks I need the #54 Ralph Earnhardt. To complete the (1970 Plymouth Superbirds) #14 Bill Ellis-Owner (Richard Brickhouse) and #43 Richard Petty with Southern Plymouth. Finally, I need a (1969 Torino) Ford Talladega #61 Hoss Ellington. Only five cars needed to have all these "Legend" Series. All are on eBay most of the time, but I'm waiting for a good price and shipping. It kills me what some people will charge for shipping. I sell on eBay, so I have an idea what the cost is. As long as it isn't too large or heavy, shipping costs aren't bad. Sometimes I think folks are trying to make money up lost off of eBay and PayPal fees.

That is spectacular!

Renault Twizy?

Very nice! When I used to go to yard sales in my area and it was indicated there would be diecast, none of the Mints were ever available. It was NASCAR, Hotwheels, Matchbox, or some really bad Chinese 1/32-1/43 off brands. Lucky you!

Thanks! I have more. These were ones I couldn't find that had been in storage since around 2004 or so. I had moved to a new home as well and the box they were in was marked 1/64 diecast. I decided to start looking through all my boxes that I hadn't and there they were. Fortunately I was able to clean and repair these cars. As far as my NASCAR stable, I have looked at my inventory and I may have a problem, I have over 140 modern era NASCAR 1/24 diecasts from various manufacturers. Mainly Action, Lionel, Team Caliber, and Racing Champions and 31 from 1971 or older by Icons and Franklin Mint. My plastic kits are comparatively lacking in number. I have completed 31 modern era NASCAR cars and 6 from the old era. I have one on the bench (#21 Blaney VA Tech). My 1/64 NASCAR collection exceeds over 200. The unbuilt models (all types) hovers around 300 and I have sold off around 150 or so over the years. Oh yeah, I have nearly 100 Danbury and Franklin Mint cars and trucks too. See what I mean about I might have a problem, but I digress.

Binders!

Excellent weathering technique! It may be the best way to do it!

Nice build for such an ancient and I mean old like me casting. I think some parts of this "kit" dates to the original promos.

That's very nice! It's a beautiful color!

Back in 1990 there was this silly movie called Days of Thunder barely representing NASCAR. With it came some really low quality die cast collector cars representing the movie cars. They were produced by this company called Racing Champions. I seem to remember they came in a plastic bag when you bought food from Hardee's. Needless to say I had a few and held on to them for my kid so he could have them when he was old enough. So, a couple of years later I find these neat looking vintage NASCAR Ford Galaxie stock cars from 1964 on the Walmart shelves and start collecting them along with Plymouth Superbirds, and eventually Mercury Cyclone Spoiler IIs, Ford Talladegas, and Dodge Charger Daytonas. I guess over a couple of years I found most of them. I eventually boxed them up and occasionally would see some I didn't have in hobby and sports memorabilia stores priced beyond what I thought was reasonable. Anything over $10 for the most rarest was ridiculous for a poorly reproduces piece of Zamak. Well there was one that I really wanted more than all the rest. Marty Robbins' #42 Dodge Daytona. I've had it on my eBay watch for years. It pops up regularly for a price usually starting at around $30 and can bid as much as $40+ and that doesn't include shipping. Well, this week I was checking my phone and there was a dot beside my Marty Robbins watch so I clicked on it expecting $29.95 and low and behold it said Buy It Now $8. I couldn't click fast enough. I did check to make sure it was a legitimate seller and a couple of other things, but here it is! Matches my University of Racing diecast pretty well! It's kind of ironic because I just had all of these out from storage and it turns out I need a few more to complete each series. Look out eBay, here I come!

Quite Impressive. I wish I had kept the first Matchbox cars my father gave me when I was little. I don't even remember what they were. I know they were in a blue case and that's about it.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I have several that were cleared with Testors enamel and stored in acid-free paper and in a controlled environment. Here's a good example. The body was cleared but the chassis is the original color. Where the clear laid thicker, it's even darker. This has no clear on it. You can see some of the decal glue around the edges of the decals if you look close. It was painted white originally and stored in paper that was not acid free. The white on the decals is still white. I guess the ink is not affected by the paper.

Kool!

Thanks Randy. I did a little research because I thought all my cars that had yellowed was due to Testors clear enamel paint. That is probably true for several of my cars. I know there were more that were never clear coated and several coated with clear lacquer. So why did they yellow? I had wrapped a lot of models in packing paper years ago. All of that paper has turned yellow along with the instructions in the boxes. It turns out that paper was not acid-free and was exposed to some heat in the attic was exacerbated the problem. Models I wrapped in tissue paper didn't suffer the yellowing unless they were painted with enamel clear. Lessons learned the hard way. I only clear with floor wax and I use tissue paper and bubble wrap for storage.

What a great looking model!

Good Looking Car Randy! Nice Patina!

I know, right!

I pulled these out of storage and cleaned them up and it got me to thinking if anyone else collected or built these large scale engines. When I was a kid i had the electric see through V-8 my dad built and I acquired a Chrysler slant six that apparently is fairly valuable today. Both of those are long gone, but it hasn't stopped me from building or collecting these a few years back. I believe all of them might have their roots in Liberty Classics when they're purchased as a completed diecast The exceptions might be the SRT Hemi and Ford Flathead. 1946 Ford V8 Flathead from Hawk Models. Came as a kit. Pain in the derriere to assemble. 1964 Ford 427 From Revell. Came as a kit. The only one that is all plastic, but shares many parts with the 427 SOHC. Air cleaner is removable to reveal fairly detailed carburetors. Plug wires were very fiddly. 1965 Dodge A-990 426 Hemi NASCAR race engine from Testors Lincoln Mint. Came as a kit and was really nice to build. 1965 Dodge 426 Hemi Dragster from Liberty Classics. Came assembled and was the first one I purchased. Would have been nice if the butterflies opened on the bug catcher scoop. 1966 Ford 427 SOHC from Revell. Came as a kit and was really nice to build. Air cleaner is removable to reveal fairly detailed carburetors. 1966 Dodge 426 Street Hemi from Testors Lincoln Mint. Came as a kit and was really nice to build. Air cleaner is removable, but the carburetors are simple. 1966 Ford 427 SOHC Dragster from Liberty Classics. Came assembled and was the second one I purchased. Would have been nice if the butterflies opened on the bug catcher scoop. 2010 Dodge SRT Hemi 6.1 from Hawk Models. Came assembled and was the last one I purchased. Physically the smallest one of the group. I'm not sure if it's to scale.