iso info on life cereal cars

[jeffdeoranut]

my memory is unreliable but I seem to remember life cereal having cars as premiums(maybe mail in) that you assembled in the early 70's...any info appreciated

[Rodent]

I remember getting Mini Lindys by mail, but it was probably from Kellogs. Two cars and a garage. I don't remember cars from Life, but my memory isn't the greatest either.

[Snake45]

I remember HO-ish (or Hot Wheel-ish sized) Mustangs in 1966 (all three body styles in red, yellow, and light blue--just try to collect all 9!) and Cougars in 1967 from somebody--General Mills or Post? Don't remember what kind of cereal it was but I remember eating a LOT of it and being disappointed more than once by YET ANOTHER light blue convertible. 

[Rodent]

3 hours ago, Snake45 said:

I remember HO-ish (or Hot Wheel-ish sized) Mustangs in 1966 (all three body styles in red, yellow, and light blue--just try to collect all 9!) and Cougars in 1967 from somebody--General Mills or Post? Don't remember what kind of cereal it was but I remember eating a LOT of it and being disappointed more than once by YET ANOTHER light blue convertible. 

Those were Post, and you didn't assemble them. The Mini Lindys were the only ones to my recollection that you had to assemble,  other than some larger Whacky Racers that were mail order from some cereal.

[DPNM]

I remember getting a Pink Panther Mobile in a box of Pink Panther Flakes. IIRC it may have been a zip start car. It was about, or tad longer, than  the size of Hot Wheels.

[Scott Colmer]

I had these from the 70s. Sold them on eBay.  I also remember a magazine article about someone detailing a grand prix car they got as a cereal premium.