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| Dragster of the Day : April 18, 2013; Muscle Machines '92 Chevrolet Camaro Top Fuel Dragster | |
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| craftymore | Apr 17 2013, 09:40 PM Post #1 |
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| Dean-o-mite | Apr 17 2013, 11:39 PM Post #2 |
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Not a whole lot of "Camaro" left in that Door Slammer.
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| Billy Kingsley | Apr 18 2013, 04:58 AM Post #3 |
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It looks like it's barely being held togther- the first photo especially, the front wheel is crooked, the door doesn't look good, and the nose appears to be bending down forward. Even with all those problems, it's still the best I've ever seen from Muscle Machines, though. |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 18 2013, 07:39 AM Post #4 |
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Hands down the best series MM did, although of the 12 castings this is one of the least favorite and not as well done. I suppose the line could be called Door Slammers, but I know them as Super Chevy Nitro Coupes. At any rate, only three series were made...this is from the first two, the color by memory I think this may be from the second series. The third series was a one and done deal, and included some of the best castings in the series. These were all premium releases, high priced even for MM, so there aren't all that many to begin with. They did turn up at Big Lots sometime later around the time Funline sold out to Action. I highly recommend the '55 and '57 Chevys from this series, the '67 Camaro is a favorite I've had loose in my display cabinet for years, and the '41 Willys is awesome...all are patterned on real cars that were racing in the Northeast in the early 2000s. Detail is phenomenal for the size, removable hood/fender assy, opening doors, full roll cage, nice rr tires on believable wheels, wheelie wheel, parachutes...did I mention hands down the best series MM ever did? ![]()
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| ivantt | Apr 18 2013, 07:51 PM Post #5 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Which is why, Wes, I don't recall this series. I'll bet you they weren't carried at the big discount store chains due to their higher retail prices (for the time). Your collection photo is amazing, to see yet more cars I never saw for sale anywhere I frequented. Sadly, there are so many series ( or diecast companies) that disappear quickly and never seem to be reissued by someone else. But there is always someone who gives up the hobby, and items like these will show up at sales or online. |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 18 2013, 08:36 PM Post #6 |
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I did see these on the shelf as new issue, and at the time I frequented Wally, Target and Kmart, so they were available at the time in at least one of them. Initially the price was a turn off for me, and I only bought the 67 Camaro, and possibly the 41 Willys although if memory serves I think someone beat me to that one. But that was only the first wave. When I found the second wave at Big Lots I didn't recognize them, I thought they were the same from the first wave. I picked up all of wave three, and another 67 Camaro...which turned out to be different from the one I had! That was my first clue. Turns out they are numbered differently as well, by MM convention at the time. Since then I've kept my eyes peeled and lucked into a few deals and found most of them, but I am still missing two or three from the second wave. That wave is proving most elusive, I suspect a lot of customizers grabbed them up for parts and cannibalized them, making already rare cars exceedingly rare. I've said for many years now, that if I were in a position to commission a promo issue for any reason, an event or company premium or some such, I would actively seek to have one or more of these castings reproduced. They wouldn't be cheap, but they would be worth every penny. Edited by juantoo3, Apr 18 2013, 08:40 PM.
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| juantoo3 | Apr 18 2013, 08:50 PM Post #7 |
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BTW...thank you Crafty for indulging me! I had no idea you were fixing to run this for CotD, but you sure made my day! |
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| 69Stang | Apr 18 2013, 09:45 PM Post #8 |
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I could not agree more with both of those opening statements! My least favorite of the series, primarily because it was just poorly executed. But as a series, I loved them! Door slammers are my heart for drag racing, and pro mods are my favorite class, so I was crazy when these came out. |
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