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| Car of the Day:November 10, 2010; Siku '77 Alfa Romeo Montreal | |
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| craftymore | Nov 10 2010, 09:20 AM Post #1 |
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Posted for Swifty.![]() Today's car of the day is Siku's 1977 Alfa Romeo Montreal. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Alfa Romeo Montreal ![]() An interesting choice from Siku- there aren't many Italian sports cars in Siku's range and there aren't any other Montreals in 1/64. The real car is distinctive and cannot be confused for anything else on the road. I just wish they had been sold in the USA so I would have a shot of seeing one in person. ![]()
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| Dean-o-mite | Nov 10 2010, 09:28 AM Post #2 |
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The black doors always strike me as 'odd' for this casting. Dean Edited by Dean-o-mite, Nov 10 2010, 09:29 AM.
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| Swifty | Nov 10 2010, 11:25 AM Post #3 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Thanks for getting this posted for me Zach! |
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| pjedsel | Nov 10 2010, 02:31 PM Post #4 |
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One of those unique cars you just don't see done in diecast. Great that Siku did this one. I had several opportunities years ago to add one to my collection but (like a dummy) wasn't really into Alfa Romeo cars so passed on it (more than once). i always found it interesting that Siku would do this one - then again...only Zylmex did the DeLorean until recently. |
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| james_autos | Nov 10 2010, 03:20 PM Post #5 |
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It's a lovely model, and it appears to be in pristine condition judging by the photos. Where did you obtain it from, Sean? As others have said it is a bit of an oddball choice for Siku but every now and again they choose 'strange' subjects (well, for them anyway). This September just gone they released two new Lamborghini castings - a Gallardo and a Murcielago Roadster. |
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| Sak | Nov 10 2010, 03:37 PM Post #6 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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I'd like to find out myself why it's got black doors. Maybe for the same reason Audi has the option of a different colored sideblade on the R8? |
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| juantoo3 | Nov 10 2010, 08:57 PM Post #7 |
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Not exactly correct...Hot Wheels did do a DeLorean, though it was heavily tampoed and called Turismo as early as '82 or thereabouts. |
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| Swifty | Nov 10 2010, 10:43 PM Post #8 |
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That was based on the DeLorean concept and was stylized after DeLorean backed out of the licensing agreement Mattel had with them. Corgi was also stuck by DeLorean after going so far as to feature their 1/64 DeLorean which never made it to production in print ads of the era. I wouldn't consider it a true DeLorean. As for where I got this one- off of a collector who was getting out of the hobby. I overpaid, but I'm glad I got it nonetheless. |
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| ivantt | Nov 11 2010, 01:07 PM Post #9 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Certainly is an odd piece but appears to be well done and clean molding. Black doors? What about the YELLOW glass? Why do they do this to such nice castings? The more I look at this, the more I keep thinking that HW. MB, or someone like Zylmex did a VERY similar car but more fantasy than fact, with this car as the basis for the design. ?? Who knows, when I find cars like that in yard sales, I usually think they're "Dollar store" designs and then give them away. Don't worry, I've never tossed a Siku, but then I've never found one, and odds of doing so is about zero! Edited by ivantt, Nov 11 2010, 01:15 PM.
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| Swifty | Nov 12 2010, 12:25 AM Post #10 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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My take is it looks like the front half of a Citroën SM and the back half of a Lamborghini Miura. |
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| juantoo3 | Nov 13 2010, 11:25 PM Post #11 |
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Now that I can see it, this car is stunning. Two thumbs up...way up! |
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| Tone | Nov 14 2010, 06:09 PM Post #12 |
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That is one very cool-looking vehicle. Bravo ! |
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