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| Car Of The Day: January 20, 2010; Sohbi '89 Opel Calibra | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 20 2010, 05:05 AM (1,456 Views) | |
| Swifty | Jan 20 2010, 05:05 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 Sohbi's 1989 Opel Calibra. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Calibra ![]() There will probably be some grumbling about this one, but it's a decent effort from Sohbi (far better than the pair of Benzes we saw for the worst of the worst week). Matchbox and Realtoy both offered racing versions of the Calibra but this is the only stock example I'm aware of. Sohbi even went to the effort of casting the correct hood ornament onto the hood! ![]()
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| james_autos | Jan 20 2010, 03:14 PM Post #2 |
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Minivan
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The quality's a bit iffy but the casting itself isn't actually too bad. For a start, it does actually resemble the car which it's supposed to be replicating which is more than can be said for some models. It looks a bit off from the sides but they've actually done a decent job of the front and rear. And you're right, it is the only stock Calibra in 1:64. I have a 1:43 Gama Calibra which is nice. Gama made a lot of Opel/Vauxhall models for dealers 20 years ago. They're nicely made models, and I have quite a few of them. They all have a lot of opening parts, but they have a tendancy to chip the paint. |
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| bangerkid45 | Jan 20 2010, 06:53 PM Post #3 |
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Ultimate American Banger Enthusiast!
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Very nice.... I love it, does it match up well agianst other models? Or does it come a bit smaller in comparison? Cause this is a must find for me! |
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| ivantt | Jan 20 2010, 08:38 PM Post #4 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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The car seems to have pretty good basic lines. I'll accept JA's comments as good ones, so the casting must be pretty good, as well. |
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| Sak | Jan 20 2010, 09:15 PM Post #5 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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Matchbox had a Calibra back during the Tyco era...a racer version. I have one in orange with Opel logos, and a gold Challenge that's very nice. |
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| JustDavid | Jan 20 2010, 10:55 PM Post #6 |
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It looks like a car...more like a generic car, but okay. |
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| Swifty | Jan 21 2010, 04:20 AM Post #7 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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As stated before, the overhead shots are fairly consistently taken in the same location. Compare to other COTD pics to see how it stacks up size-wise to something in your collection. |
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| ivantt | Jan 22 2010, 09:54 PM Post #8 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Wow, Swifty comes back with a technocrat answer! He must fix computers on the side.
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Wow, Swifty comes back with a technocrat answer! He must fix computers on the side.
2:10 PM Jul 11