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When I was little, an older neighbor gave me a white plastic Oldsmobile, probably a '61 or '62 88. It was fairly well detailed if I remember correctly, with chrome parts, and probably 1/43 scale. I always thought that it was an assembled model, but maybe not. I can't seem to find anything on the internet showing that such an animal ever existed. Any ideas? The neighbor was killed in 1965, so I am assuming that he gave it to me in 1964 or so. The car itself is long gone.

Thanks for any leads!

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That may have been some kind of special dealer promotional. I'd say if you find one like it, you'd be sitting on a gold mine! I sorta remember something like that, but it was of a different car. More along the lines of later '60's AMC stuff. I don't think they were standard promos........a bit smaller as I knew what the standard size (1/25) was at the time--------even though I was not into building them.........yet!

My memory's a little fuzzy, but I can remember a babysitter I had at the time (circa 1968-69) had a small case of cars. She knew that I was car crazy and would be interested and in the case were a few Javelin's and AMX's. Her Grandfather had given them to her. Where he got them I don't know, and it's interesting that he got them for her even though he didn't drive. He was a man in his mid to late 70's at the time, and as far as I knew, I don't think he ever drove or owned a car. 

The things we come across when we're kids!

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I also remember seeing smaller Oldsmobile toys around that time; the one I recall in particular was red plastic, about 1/32 or a bit smaller, and had a friction motor and chrome plastic wheels with rubber tires. This one was a '64, however.

I have a hunch yours might have been a knockoff of the Corgi '61 Olds, which was a miniature knockoff of the Jo-Han '61 Super 88.

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I also remember seeing smaller Oldsmobile toys around that time; the one I recall in particular was red plastic, about 1/32 or a bit smaller, and had a friction motor and chrome plastic wheels with rubber tires. This one was a '64, however.

I have a hunch yours might have been a knockoff of the Corgi '61 Olds, which was a miniature knockoff of the Jo-Han '61 Super 88.

The Corgi is the one I was thinking of. Not Dinky.

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This may be a slightly later  era, but as a kid I had a friend who had a collection of  1970 or so cars that had come as a prize in his mother's soap flakes boxes. They were probably 1/43 or so and quite detailed. They looked like little promos, Fords and Chevys and I think an Olds or Pontiac, I can't remember, all molded in color and with chrome. I don't know who made them, but could it have been a similar thing? 

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