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| Truck of the Day:January 16, 2013; Hot Wheels '81 Chevrolet Scottsdale Phone Truck | |
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| craftymore | Jan 15 2013, 11:40 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Ivantt supplies today's truck and it is Hot Wheels 1981 Chevrolet Scottsdale Phone Truck. ![]()
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![]() Ivan's comments - This was a prized find for me at a recent swap meet, coming from a 25 cent box. The condition is almost new. I never saw this casting before, even pictures. It turns out that it was only run in 1984 and 1986, the last issue being from Mexico. What happened to the tooling? It sure would be nice if they reissued this one.
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| juantoo3 | Jan 15 2013, 11:57 PM Post #2 |
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Correct, this is a short run casting that for whatever reason only saw one release in the states. If you found it in a .25 box, you got a heckuva deal! |
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| Guntownal | Jan 16 2013, 09:17 AM Post #3 |
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Minivan
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This has been on my want list for a while and I just found one for a couple bucks at the York toy show. Another good choice for TOTD! |
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| Scooter | Jan 16 2013, 12:01 PM Post #4 |
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Ive never seen one before, since its a 1 time short run i can understand why. This is on my list for sure. |
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| realgone58 | Jan 16 2013, 08:00 PM Post #5 |
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I luckily bought one new in '84, haven't seen one since. |
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| Firehawk73 | Jan 17 2013, 12:47 PM Post #6 |
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I have to agree with the others, that is a good one for COTD. I would like to nominate the first pic for picture of the month. |
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| jedimario | Jan 17 2013, 01:15 PM Post #7 |
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I've never seen nor heard of this one either, very cool! |
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| craftymore | Jan 17 2013, 10:17 PM Post #8 |
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Added. |
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| Stampede | Jan 19 2013, 05:26 PM Post #9 |
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Team Canada
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I like the guy in the bucket, and also the setting! I've also never heard of this truck! |
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| juantoo3 | Jan 19 2013, 08:17 PM Post #10 |
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Phone Truck http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/phonetruck.html |
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| Dean-o-mite | Jan 19 2013, 08:31 PM Post #11 |
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Muscle Car
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Only worth $2 or $3, loose? Are they serious? That surprises me, especially based on prices they attach to other more common cars. I have two of these; the second being a condition upgrade, but now I need to find both of them to check if one is a Marks Phone Co versus just Phone Co. |
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| JustDavid | Jan 20 2013, 02:36 PM Post #12 |
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What a cool truck...I had no idea it even existed. /adds to the want list/ |
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| juantoo3 | Jan 20 2013, 10:25 PM Post #13 |
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I saw that too, but I really don't think the prices have been upgraded for quite some time now, especially since a lot of the newer stuff, even premium stuff, is listed with no prices at all. Robin does a great job keeping up with the castings and major variations, so I can't really bark too loud about not keeping up with current prices too. That said, this casting is a bit of a sleeper. A lot of HW guys don't even know this one is out there, so they don't know to watch and they don't bid...so these come around every once in awhile and get snatched up for a song because no one recognizes them.... |
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| Dean-o-mite | Feb 6 2013, 04:17 PM Post #14 |
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I came across my 'upgraded' version in a box a couple of days ago. It is the plain "Phone Co." version, matching the COTD version. ![]() My not-as-nice copy is still hiding somewhere around here. I am really curious to find out if it might be the Mark's Phone Co. version. |
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| zzziippyyy | Mar 6 2016, 09:22 AM Post #15 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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Spent part of my weekend in my cellar going thru old die cast boxes that have been stored away for over 20 years. I found my phone truck and mine is the Mark's version.![]() And you guys are right you rarely see this model! Edited by zzziippyyy, Mar 6 2016, 09:22 AM.
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| zzziippyyy | Mar 6 2016, 09:28 AM Post #16 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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Public service announcement For those of you still looking for one, I just checked the auction site and there is a Buy it now for $8.98 free ship. I wont post the link as I do not know if it violates board rules and no I am not the seller. Just search Hot Wheels Phone Truck. |
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| Ford1965 | Mar 6 2016, 11:21 AM Post #17 |
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thanks for the heads up, just bought it! |
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| zzziippyyy | Mar 6 2016, 11:33 AM Post #18 |
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Your very welcome! |
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| Dean-o-mite | Mar 6 2016, 12:57 PM Post #19 |
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Muscle Car
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Good looking out for fellow members on that one. |
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