DieCast Cars in Parade Magazine?

[JollySipper]

I vaguely remember there being diecast cars advertised in the Parade magazine in the late '80s and early '90s..... I seem to remember a '50s Buick convertible. I'm just wondering if anyone else remembers this? Do they still sell diecast vehicles in that magazine?

What company was it that sold them?

Thanks.......

[Snake45]

Sounds like Franklin Mint. They ran a lot of ads in various "mainstream" magazines back in the day. 

Haven't seen ads like that for a long time, except in certain car magazines, and those are for overpriced 1/18ths. 

[vincen47]

Yes, I remember that too. As a kid, the only reason I looked through it was for those ads. I know Danbury Mint advertised, because it was a DM 1957 Bel Air convertible I fell hard for and never forgot about. As a kid, there was no chance I could get one, but that didn’t stop me from dreaming about it. Fast forward nearly 30 years and I recently got one, the same one from that ad. Better late than never. 

[Tom Geiger]

There was a company that advertised in that Sunday newspaper insert magazine.   They had a name that ended with "Mint", but were just a mail order retailer. Everything they had in their ad and catalog was made by someone else.

[JollySipper]

1 hour ago, vincen47 said:

As a kid, the only reason I looked through it was for those ads.

Yea, that was me! It was before my teen years that I remember seeing them........ Seems like the weeks that they didn't have cars advertised, it was some sort of decorative plate or something.

[vamach1]

I think some of the Matchbox 1/43 cars were advertised.  I'm pretty sure I got some for Christmas and my mother would have ordered them.  The Boss 429 comes to mind.

[randyc]

Fairfield mint is a name that shows up.  That's usually cheaper cars in a Fairfield mint box.  

[Tom Geiger]

1 hour ago, randyc said:

Fairfield mint is a name that shows up.  That's usually cheaper cars in a Fairfield mint box.  

Ding Ding Ding!  We have a winner!

That's the company I was thinking about.  As you said, cheap, poor,  diecast we recognize as being from other manufacturers being sold under their banner.

[madhorseman]

On 11/30/2019 at 8:51 AM, vamach1 said:

I think some of the Matchbox 1/43 cars were advertised.  I'm pretty sure I got some for Christmas and my mother would have ordered them.  The Boss 429 comes to mind.

Rex,

I remember those being in the Parade magazine!  They were sold in sets, as I remember and I bought the first set. Right now I have no idea what I did with them?

[randyc]

12 hours ago, madhorseman said:

Rex,

I remember those being in the Parade magazine!  They were sold in sets, as I remember and I bought the first set. Right now I have no idea what I did with them?

I have a set of "classic cars" or something from Matchbox in 1/43.   Nice enough cars.  Not sure where I found the ad to order them from.  Not even sure what all the cars were or where they are in my collection now.   There was a 67 Mustang, 57 Chevy, 56 T bird, 50 something Vette, and a couple more i can't even remember.  

[madhorseman]

Cool!

the ones I remember Randy, were a 1966 Fairlane, '67 GTO, '70 GTX, and a '70 Chevelle.

[randyc]

On 12/7/2019 at 5:00 PM, madhorseman said:

Cool!

the ones I remember Randy, were a 1966 Fairlane, '67 GTO, '70 GTX, and a '70 Chevelle.

I don't remember any of those in my set.  Mine might have been a 50s set?  The 67 Mustang might be Franklin Mint instead.  I have the FM 60s set in 1/43.