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| james_autos | Apr 6 2009, 11:07 AM Post #1 |
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Found this little gem at a toy fair yesterday. £5 was paid for it:![]() This one is from a time about 30 years ago when Tomica made models of cars from well, every major car making country in the world. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the U.S and of course Japan. And it's nice to see something other than CHINA on the base. Edited by james_autos, Apr 6 2009, 11:07 AM.
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| JustDavid | Apr 6 2009, 12:05 PM Post #2 |
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Ohhhhhh pretty. So ignore my request for pics in the PM I sent... Shoulda looked before opening my BIG mouth.
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| jedimario | Apr 6 2009, 03:02 PM Post #3 |
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Very cool one there. Lotus sure did have some odd designs back in the day. |
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| diecastdingo | Apr 6 2009, 05:20 PM Post #4 |
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Well, you will start seeing something else than "China" on the base veeeeery soon - "Vietnam"... |
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| james_autos | Apr 6 2009, 05:23 PM Post #5 |
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Vietnam? Come again? |
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| diecastdingo | Apr 6 2009, 06:23 PM Post #6 |
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Tomica are shifting production from China to Vietnam. The first Made in Vietnam ones are already out there. |
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| james_autos | Apr 7 2009, 03:38 AM Post #7 |
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Really? That's a new one to me! I've never heard about any companies shifting production from China to Vietnam, but it doesn't surprise me. The Chinese want more, including bigger wages, so I'd expect to see other companies shifting production elsewhere in the next couple of years. |
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| diecastdingo | Apr 7 2009, 06:25 AM Post #8 |
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Here's a link to the press release from last year: http://www.japancorp.net/Article.asp?Art_ID=17407 The first (pictures) I've seen were from the Lambo Murcielago - no difference in quality that I could see. |
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| QuicksilverDC | Apr 7 2009, 09:50 AM Post #9 |
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Very nice I also like the Japan era and am more familar with those than the newer ones....Thanks for sharing please post more Japan issues....
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| james_autos | Apr 7 2009, 11:05 AM Post #10 |
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I have a few more Japan issues, which I'll post pics of in time
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| Swifty | Apr 7 2009, 09:57 PM Post #11 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Great car! |
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Shoulda looked before opening my BIG mouth.


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