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| Ford Transit Wrecker; ex Corgi Casting | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 25 2009, 10:06 AM (295 Views) | |
| QuicksilverDC | Mar 25 2009, 10:06 AM Post #1 |
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| craftymore | Mar 25 2009, 10:16 AM Post #2 |
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Funky appearing truck Larry. Was this Corgi's attempt at doing a van wrecker similar to the Chevy done by MB? |
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| QuicksilverDC | Mar 25 2009, 10:26 AM Post #3 |
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I think the Cab is more along the line of a English Ford type of wrecker especially being a Corgi issue seems to make sense...UK Guys? I also believe this was the one and only time casting this appeared in the Hot Wheels line. I recall the 57 T Bird convert showing up with RR's and in Yellow? Edited by QuicksilverDC, Mar 25 2009, 10:29 AM.
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| harlans toys | Mar 25 2009, 12:45 PM Post #4 |
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the cab is a european mk2 ford transit |
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| jedimario | Mar 25 2009, 03:15 PM Post #5 |
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It's a nice casting but looks very out of place in the HW lineup. |
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| QuicksilverDC | Mar 25 2009, 03:28 PM Post #6 |
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Chuckle'n with tongue in cheek......does that mean that nice looking castings look out of place in the Hot Wheels lineup ...you may have something there
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| jedimario | Mar 25 2009, 03:31 PM Post #7 |
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Haha nooooo It's a bone stock Ford Transit in the land of hot rods, supercars, and fantasymobiles. |
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| QuicksilverDC | Mar 25 2009, 03:39 PM Post #8 |
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I do agree with you....
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| harlans toys | Mar 25 2009, 04:45 PM Post #9 |
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these old corgi models are not suited to being hw models the sierra and the regal were the same |
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| Swifty | Mar 26 2009, 03:41 AM Post #10 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Sure, they didn't fit into the Hot Wheels line at all, but it was nice to get one last hurrah out of these castings before they were junked. Especially since some of the Hot Wheels versions trump the Corgi versions of the same castings (better paint and wheels). I regret that the '79 Dodge Magnum and AMC Pacer never made the transition but I suspect those castings were long gone by the time of the Mattel takeover. Likewise the SD1 would have made an awesome Hot Wheels model! |
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| james_autos | Mar 26 2009, 04:49 AM Post #11 |
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The Hotwheels versions of these Corgi castings look like nicer issues, i.e better wheels and paint schemes. It's weird how they ended up in the Hotwheels line though. Does anyone know why? Or does anyone know if Hotwheels have used castings made originally by other manufacturers in their line?
I don't recall seeing that one. Do you have a picture, Swifty? |
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| Swifty | Mar 27 2009, 02:48 AM Post #12 |
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I've spent the last ten minutes looking for one (finally found one in a completed eBay France auction!):![]() I have one, but it isn't accessible for photographing at the moment. It has a button on the base that pops the hood open. However, I don't think it has an interior... |
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| james_autos | Mar 28 2009, 06:00 AM Post #13 |
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Funnily enough, I spent about 5-10 minutes trying to find a picture of one and that was the only one I could find too. I didn't even know the model existed. It must have had a very limited production run because most Corgi Junior models are pretty easy to find, especially from this era. |
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| Sak | Mar 28 2009, 08:54 AM Post #14 |
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Man, if I'd have seen that tow truck on the pegs here, I'd have gotten it. I think I've gotten most of the other Corgi carryovers into the HW line. Come to think of it, I have a very interesting one: the '57 T-Bird in blue metallic- with Corgi wheels and a HW base. Eventually, it got HW five spokes and that (expletive deleted) logo tampoed in red on the windshield. |
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| QuicksilverDC | Mar 28 2009, 10:36 AM Post #15 |
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Me either....adding another one to the want list.....
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| QuicksilverDC | Mar 28 2009, 10:38 AM Post #16 |
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Sak would you post a pic of the Blue metallic one please? |
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Chuckle'n with tongue in cheek......does that mean that nice looking castings look out of place in the Hot Wheels lineup
...you may have something there
I do agree with you....




9:50 AM Jul 11