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| Car Of The Day: June 9, 2008; Tomica '72 Toyota Celica | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 8 2008, 11:15 PM (991 Views) | |
| Swifty | Jun 8 2008, 11:15 PM Post #1 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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![]() Today's car of the day is Tomica's 1972Toyota Celica. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Toyota Celica ![]() This model features both opening doors and white painted rims. One of the many great qualities of Tomicas are the opening pieces- whether they be opening doors or hatches/tailgates, or the rare opening hood with engine detail. Most other manufacturers have gotten away from such features over the years. ![]() Tomicas were last sold in mainstream stores in the United States in the early 1980s. Among the reasons cited for failure include a higher pricepoint than Hot Wheels and Matchbox both (which may be in part due to the places they were sold- primarily drugstores) and the heavy focus on home market Japanese automobiles. Nowadays with both premium diecasts and Japanese cars being much more common in the USA, Tomicas would probably fair much better.
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| James | Jun 9 2008, 02:49 AM Post #2 |
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Mr.Bowtie
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Just doesn't look like a VW beetle to me, could be JL I suppose, quality looks good!
seriously another nice casting for CotD, Thanks Swifty
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| Lovemy1971Camaro | Jun 9 2008, 06:19 AM Post #3 |
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Speed Junkie
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There, almost fixed, except I don't know what year it is though. One Japanese car pretty much looks the same as another to me.
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| craftymore | Jun 9 2008, 08:16 AM Post #4 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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A great choice for cotd Swifty. After seeing some of the newer castings done by Tomica, I think they could make it over in the US. One thing is for sure, they do great jobs on castings esp with opening parts. Sir Crafty |
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| davidj94 | Jun 9 2008, 11:01 AM Post #5 |
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Out hunting for JL
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Colorful little booger! I don't think I have ever seen a Celica in diecast. This cast has some nice features on the hood and door/window pillars. It has a nice stance, too. |
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| james_autos | Jun 9 2008, 11:10 AM Post #6 |
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Minivan
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Really? they're actually quite well-represented. Majorette did one, Maisto did one, Superwheels did one and Welly did one. I really like this Celica, and the colour
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| be77bt | Jun 9 2008, 12:28 PM Post #7 |
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thats two in a row that I think is nice.
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| davidj94 | Jun 9 2008, 03:43 PM Post #8 |
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Out hunting for JL
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I probably haven't been paying attention! LOL
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| Swifty | Jun 20 2008, 03:48 AM Post #9 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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This week's winner!
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| Sak | Jun 20 2008, 05:29 AM Post #10 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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THAT IS NICE! |
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| Swifty | Jun 8 2018, 10:18 PM Post #11 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Nope, their comeback didn't work out all that well either. Mostly due to a bizarre strategy involving being limited to one store (Toys R Us) and being in the 'learning toys' section instead of the diecast aisle. |
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| JeepXJLover | Jun 8 2018, 10:24 PM Post #12 |
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Minivan
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Nice casting. Nice color. Contrasting interior. I'd buy it if I saw it. |
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| pjedsel | Jun 8 2018, 10:49 PM Post #13 |
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Muscle Car
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It still amazes me that Tomica has not found a way to market their models in the US is a successful manner. This little Celica is a very nice car |
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| Dean-o-mite | Jun 9 2018, 01:07 AM Post #14 |
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Muscle Car
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Gorgeous color; gorgeous model. |
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| juantoo3 | Jun 9 2018, 06:59 AM Post #15 |
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This was my very first car. A well worn rust bucket but it was a blast to drive up to the day it died. I'd take another in a heartbeat. |
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| atombaum | Jun 9 2018, 07:20 AM Post #16 |
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The Quest Continues
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My step sister had one of these. Medium brown. Good memories (road trips) in that car circa 1980. Wish I had one today. Snazzy set of wheels. |
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| Bison Eye | Jun 9 2018, 08:48 AM Post #17 |
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Compact
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I collected all the recent HW ‘70 Celicas, but this Tomica has so far been out of my price range. Beautiful! One day...![]() Edited by Bison Eye, Jun 9 2018, 08:50 AM.
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| juantoo3 | Jun 9 2018, 09:10 AM Post #18 |
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Real X has a nicely done stock version in 1/72 scale, and it looks like Konami has another factory stock in 1/64...haven't pulled the trigger on that one yet. I do have a few of the Tomicas including the one in this thread, and most of the Hot Wheels as well. Oh yes...how could I forget?...Playart has one as well, I have a few of those. |
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| Pegers | Jun 9 2018, 04:03 PM Post #19 |
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Pony Car
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nice casting. |
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| corvairjim | Jun 9 2018, 09:18 PM Post #20 |
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Fullsize
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The only first-gen Celica I was familiar with was the HW version from a few years back. The only one I've found was the green version. I like this little Tomica, a lot! |
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| toyotageek | Jun 10 2018, 11:54 AM Post #21 |
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Japanese Minicar Maniac
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Love this model, just too bad I don't have any examples yet.
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| Dean-o-mite | Jun 10 2018, 01:40 PM Post #22 |
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Muscle Car
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That's just a CRIME against the hobby!! We need to fix that, straight away! |
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| toyotageek | Jun 10 2018, 07:36 PM Post #23 |
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Japanese Minicar Maniac
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Okay, I take that back I checked online to see what variations are out there. Turns out I do have some reissues, but no examples of the original black box versions. |
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