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| Car Of The Day: March 7, 2010; Matchbox '86 Saab 9000 | |
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| Swifty | Mar 7 2010, 03:42 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 1986 Saab 9000. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Saab 9000 ![]() Standard '80s Matchbox- the regular release comes in the same burgandy that adorned so many Universal-era Matchbox cars. Opening doors are always a plus, as is any small scale Saab. ![]()
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| james_autos | Mar 7 2010, 04:30 AM Post #2 |
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Minivan
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Nice casting, and one of only a handful of Saabs produced in small scale. And half of those are concept cars! |
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| ivantt | Mar 7 2010, 10:37 AM Post #3 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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This looks like a nice casting, (opening doors! ) but like the real car, I'd pass right by it and not know what it was or bother to look twice. I see a Volvo about once a week out here, but a SAAB?? I saw one in the Home Depot parking lot last week, and that was the first SAAB I've seen since maybe mid 2009, or, ALL of 2009. I guess that was a long drive from where SAK lives to come to see if my Home Depot had what they needed!!Of course the MB people back then just HAD to put something ORANGE or YELLOW inside to scorch the buyer's eyes. Paint the interior black, paint the exterior details, clean up the wheels, and it would make a great custom project and turn into an impressive display piece. If like James Auto says, that there are few SAAB's in diecast, then fixing this one up would do it justice. Are these easily found in boot and yard sales? |
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| Sak | Mar 7 2010, 11:38 AM Post #4 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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Boy, I'd like this blue one! The red metallic version's by far the most common. I wonder if this one was part of that 1989 UK Christmas set with the yellow Sterling and green Vectra? I know there was a third model. I saw one of these, in marvelous condition, behind the Main Street eatery in Kingston, which is a couple of miles up Route 27 from Princeton. It was in black. You notice, because there aren't many of these anymore. I've heard negative things about its build quality. |
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| james_autos | Mar 7 2010, 11:54 AM Post #5 |
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I haven't found any yet but now that I know you want one I'll probably be able to find one easier. I have the more common red version. I don't really think it suits the model very well, and I think the same about the blue version too. |
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| jedimario | Mar 7 2010, 12:19 PM Post #6 |
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RAWR
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I MUST have one of these! |
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| NoirGuru | Mar 7 2010, 12:44 PM Post #7 |
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The All Original Gentleman
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Very attractive! I didn't know MB did one of these. |
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| NUTHOUSE | Mar 7 2010, 01:30 PM Post #8 |
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Station Wagon
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I'm a sucker for the late-'80s Matchbox castings. Such a classic! I currently have one of these on the table as car #121, just waiting for some inspiration for a paint scheme. |
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| Scooter | Mar 7 2010, 01:37 PM Post #9 |
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Man I over slept I got all the pictures ready for the cotd. I guess ill post it tonight at midnight. Nice pictures of the saab |
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| Swifty | Mar 7 2010, 06:45 PM Post #10 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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I can finish up this week if you want to do next week's? @Ivan- interior is supposed to be leather colored, I think. |
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| Scooter | Mar 7 2010, 07:02 PM Post #11 |
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either way is cool with me I got up today at did the pictures before i checked the board. Well chat in the board tonight. Did the saab come in other colors? |
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| Swifty | Mar 7 2010, 07:10 PM Post #12 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Burgandy and white with rally graphics are the only other two colors I know of for this casting. Horribly under-used tooling!
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| JustDavid | Mar 10 2010, 09:18 PM Post #13 |
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SUV
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At first glance this looks like a repaint of the burgandy-maroon car. This is a great casting. |
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| Tone | Mar 13 2010, 05:10 PM Post #14 |
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Rocket 88
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![]() This must be the "Common" version. |
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| Sak | Mar 13 2010, 08:13 PM Post #15 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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Indeed! |
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) but like the real car, I'd pass right by it and not know what it was or bother to look twice. I see a Volvo about once a week out here, but a SAAB?? I saw one in the Home Depot parking lot last week, and that was the first SAAB I've seen since maybe mid 2009, or, ALL of 2009. I guess that was a long drive from where SAK lives to come to see if my Home Depot had what they needed!!






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