57peppershaker Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 On 1/30/2020 at 12:47 PM, Geno said: Picked up one of these on Monday cheap, already disassembled for mods lol.? I grabbed one too. Will have to change the hood scoop to make it look more like the 1;1 Hammer car. Sure wish I could afford the 1;18 scale GMP version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 I've looked at these for some years and they're all over the place price wise. There appears to be four versions the cream with black top being the first, least accurate and cheapest. The maroon with tan top which is the one I have now is the second release. It has some updates to fix a few of the inaccuracies, mainly the grille chrome. The blue one with cream top and the black one with a cream top are limited editions and can go for some big bucks. I've only seen a couple of the black ones and they were ate up with rash to the point the structure was compromised. This one came with papers and is dirty. I'll follow it up with it's own topic once I've cleaned it up and polished the paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 13 hours ago, THarrison351 said: I've looked at these for some years and they're all over the place price wise. There appears to be four versions the cream with black top being the first, least accurate and cheapest. The maroon with tan top which is the one I have now is the second release. It has some updates to fix a few of the inaccuracies, mainly the grille chrome. The blue one with cream top and the black one with a cream top are limited editions and can go for some big bucks. I've only seen a couple of the black ones and they were ate up with rash to the point the structure was compromised. This one came with papers and is dirty. I'll follow it up with it's own topic once I've cleaned it up and polished the paint. Very cool! I'm not much into antiques/classics but Cords are cool. Quick question: Was the Cord the last American car to have hidden headlights until the '63 Corvette? Come to think of it, was it the first American car with hidden headlights? The only one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 There were De 12 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Very cool! I'm not much into antiques/classics but Cords are cool. Quick question: Was the Cord the last American car to have hidden headlights until the '63 Corvette? Come to think of it, was it the first American car with hidden headlights? The only one? There were DeSotos in the 40s with hidden headlights. Not sure about before the Cord, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 We have the cream version. Came with styro and missing top. $6 as part of the collection I bought a couple years ago. Wife loved it for her cars. Neither of us have any idea about the grille inaccuracy. I've read about it, but haven't even looked at it in a couple months. It's in a case on the shelf. If I do a big spread on coffee table, it goes on her end of table with her cars. We can get about 10 cars across the table if we try real hard. I just looked it up and see the difference. For my aesthetics, I like the bolder chrome grille of the chrome one but that could be corrected. Apparently the cream one was supposed to be reminiscent of Tom Mix's Cord? The maroon one seems the one you think about if you ever see one in your mind's eye. at least I did before we got the cream one. Did I sell you this one??? LOL Coiuld be - sold one out of Todd's collection not long ago - last month maybe? Nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 9 hours ago, randyc said: Neither of us have any idea about the grille inaccuracy. I've read about it, but haven't even looked at it in a couple months. On the cream version it's all chrome. No paint. The production cars had a painted grill with chrome edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Got this 1/18 Maisto 2003 Cobra in the mail today. Not an exact color match but it's close for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Very nice. Quit tempting me with 1/18s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 You just reminded me--last year at the toy show I bought a Mustang promo of about this vintage that I need to find and Snake-Fu. I don't even remember what color it is--I know I saw a yellow one but I think maybe I bought a blue one. Would be a good winter project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) That is a cool looking model.... I remember when these things came out....Very nice...My wife used to have one before I married her.... Not really... It was a V6 Mustang convertible, but she looked good in it.... ? I just got another one of these Harley Davidson F-150's, a Dodge Ram, and a Chevy lowrider from Jada that will totally be raised and made useful....All 1/18 scalers... Gonna build some car trailers for these babies to haul.... Edited February 9, 2020 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 (edited) Just traded for this thing, too.... 1/32 scale... The guy I got it from painted the tracks black, but it actually looks pretty cool.... Edited February 9, 2020 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 This arrived today . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 2 hours ago, cobraman said: This arrived today . OK, I give up. Who made it and what scale is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 27 minutes ago, Gramps46 said: OK, I give up. Who made it and what scale is it? 1/43 but not sure of the make. Plenty on Ebay for $20. The proportions look a bit off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I have a 1/43 2007 Ford Edge that came from the Quantum of Solace movie. In the same kind of display case. And I can't remember if there was any other information on the base that gave up who made them. But that is the ONLY version of hte Ford Edge I've ever seen. My came from UK. And there are a LOT of cars available with Bond tie ins. Some good, some not so good. Nice GT40, but looks like off road or rally tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 14 hours ago, Gramps46 said: OK, I give up. Who made it and what scale is it? It is 1/43 scale. Brand IXO ? It does seem a bit squished and perhaps tires are a tad too large ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 26 minutes ago, cobraman said: It is 1/43 scale. Brand IXO ? It does seem a bit squished and perhaps tires are a tad too large ? Thanks for the into Ray. Lower profile tires would help I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Well, I've actually had these first two for some time. They've just been packed away. I picked them up while I was in Montreal. I swung down to Wallyworld in Plattsburgh, NY. In fact I took back the first Dodge Rebel truck I had that was white and got this one. When I look the first one out of the cheesy little box they're packed in the rear wheel fell off. It was broken off the axle. The M2 Machines Challenger T/A is one I've been reluctant to acquire. I've got several Challengers and 'Cudas from M2 and I like them. I just never liked the steel wheels, trim rings and dog dish hub caps on the T/As. If M2 had actually went the extra mile and finished the look with some paint I may have liked it more, but I digress. I saw this the other day at Wallyworld and thought I hadn't seen one in orange before and thought maybe I could so some Snake-Fu with those wheels. That's my plan for all three of these, a little Snake-Fu. I'll update my progress in another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Huh. I saw the yellow Corvette and an orange M2 Challenger at Wally's this morning. Didn't take a close look at the Challenger, I just assumed it was yet another RT variant--it was prolly the same T/A as yours. But I already have the MotorMax Corvette in orange and a beautiful blue Welly T/A Challenger--in 1/25 no less! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 2:48 PM, vamach1 said: Got this 1/18 Maisto 2003 Cobra in the mail today. Not an exact color match but it's close for now. Rex! is that Your Cobra? OMG that is Fn Great!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 3 hours ago, madhorseman said: Rex! is that Your Cobra? OMG that is Fn Great!!!!! Yes it is. An early retirement gift to myself. Less than $50 per horsepower. ? Now if only someone made a model kit of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 4:20 PM, kilrathy10 said: Just traded for this thing, too.... 1/32 scale... The guy I got it from painted the tracks black, but it actually looks pretty cool.... That looks great! Are you going to put it on a flatbed trailer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 7 hours ago, slusher said: That looks great! Are you going to put it on a flatbed trailer? I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this thing, yet... I just don't have too many 1/32 scale models to display this thing with... I'm still thinking... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Got these bad boys, yesterday... 1/18 scale... I'm diggin' these babies....Trailer seems a bit wide and the deck a bit high, but then again, it's just a box on what appears to be a boat trailer frame, underneath.... But looks non the less impressive, I think.... Edited February 17, 2020 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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