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| Car Of The Day: May 23, 2008; Matchbox '69 Cadillac Sedan DeVille | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 23 2008, 01:11 AM (850 Views) | |
| Swifty | May 23 2008, 01:11 AM Post #1 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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![]() Today's car of the day is Matchbox's 1969 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Cadillac Sedan de Ville ![]() Absolutely one of the nicest castings Matchbox has produced lately, and considering the quality coming from Matchbox these days, that's saying something! A fantastic casting of a car no one ever would have expected to show up in 1/64, and to top it off its even in a factory color. ![]()
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| craftymore | May 23 2008, 08:08 AM Post #2 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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A great selection by the MB team. Only wish it was in a larger scale instead of 1/75. The paint looks awesome on this casting. |
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| davidj94 | May 23 2008, 10:01 AM Post #3 |
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Out hunting for JL
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Nice job by Matchbox! We could use more cars done as well as this and not ruined with green glass and yellow interiors! |
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| ivantt | May 23 2008, 10:30 AM Post #4 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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This Matchbox $1 peg car puts many cars by the so called "detailed" makers to shame. If these folks can get the proportion and look correct, then we should not be paying up to $5 for other brands that continue to have narrow bodies, too tall rooflines, shortened profiles, missing curved areas and incorrect features. Adding detail paint and rubber tires is good, but it doesn't make an ugly proportioned car correct. So there is more reason now than ever for me to look over every new casting by the premium makers and refuse a car that just doesn't look right. The MB Caddy sets a standard and it only cost me 97 cents. If I were to change anything on the Caddy, I'd like to see less use of the knock-off hubbed style wheels. We need a new style generic wheel with wide walls and a full center wheel cover that is more acceptable to street sedans, coupes, and trucks. We all know this isn't the only beauty by Matchbox that has recently hit the pegs. The have gotten lots of my dollars recently!
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| jedimario | May 23 2008, 11:26 AM Post #5 |
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RAWR
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Nor does it detract from the ugliness!
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| Sak | May 24 2008, 02:27 PM Post #6 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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1:69 would've been even better! |
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| be77bt | May 24 2008, 10:54 PM Post #7 |
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That is the one I want.
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| James | May 24 2008, 11:15 PM Post #8 |
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Mr.Bowtie
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I think MB got it right on the nose with this casting. the proportrions look right, the colour looks right for a top end auto, the wheels could of been a little more in tune with the car, but what is shown is the best MB has right now. Even the tinted glass looks good on it. now don't go and mess it up with yellow glass and a chrome interior next time it is issued. Paint her pink and thats all you need, maybe a little bumper sticker that reads "Mary Kay"
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| jedimario | May 24 2008, 11:50 PM Post #9 |
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RAWR
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Meh, it's still waaaay too small. |
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| Swifty | May 24 2008, 11:52 PM Post #10 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Agreed. A Cadillac shouldn't be the same size as a Honda...unless we're talking about a Cimmaron.
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| ivantt | May 25 2008, 12:20 PM Post #11 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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I think they could have made it a bit bigger and it still would have fit their blister pack sizes. However, if I had to choose between larger size or correct proportions, I'll still take the latter.
Right now, I'm hoping the new wheels will make it on the revamp of this casting. If you look at Swifty's photos, and someone said it was a 1/24 diecast, I'd probably believe it. That's what good proportions can do for any size casting. |
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| James | Jun 19 2008, 09:56 PM Post #12 |
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Mr.Bowtie
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And here is the American Classic that tied the little piece of French engineering skill and expertise. :wacko: :wacko:
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| Swifty | May 22 2018, 09:35 PM Post #13 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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This casting certainly received a number of color variants over the years, including two very different shades of pink. I'd still like to see some more, but even if it's never released again, Matchbox got their money's worth out of this tooling. |
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| corvairjim | May 22 2018, 09:48 PM Post #14 |
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Fullsize
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I can't figure out why Matchbox decided to do a mid-60's Cadillac sedan, but I'm glad they did. This one's a winner. I have several of them in various colors. |
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| Swifty | May 22 2018, 09:58 PM Post #15 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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I think it was because this car was featured (and destroyed) in multiple episodes of Mythbusters. http://imcdb.org/vehicle_64163-Cadillac-Sedan-DeVille-1969.html |
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| juantoo3 | May 23 2018, 07:04 AM Post #16 |
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Me too! |
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| tksjohn | May 23 2018, 09:00 AM Post #17 |
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Station Wagon
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This one looks gangsta in gold |
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| pjedsel | May 23 2018, 09:43 AM Post #18 |
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Muscle Car
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Neat big boat Caddy! This was a great model for Matchbox to release - it would be great to see it make another appearance in the line-up or in a special series.
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| Pegers | May 23 2018, 03:07 PM Post #19 |
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Pony Car
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nice casting. |
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| ivantt | May 24 2018, 05:16 PM Post #20 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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TEN years ago this came out??? Holy Moley. I think I just stepped out of a time machine. |
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