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| Pilen cars, three of them; Chrsyler 150, Seat 131 Familiar | |
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| 78Gremlin_GT | Feb 8 2015, 07:00 PM Post #1 |
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Boy, talk about unusual! I found these at the train show, I NEVER find any small Pilen diecast. I found 3 on Saturday. Two are Chrysler 150 4-doors, the other is a wagon I'd never heard of , a Seat 131 Familiar? Huh? The bronze wagon is near mint, super sweet, and the Chryslers aren't bad, either. Very nice, too nice to leave at the show. So they join my eclectic collection. jerry ![]() Edited by 78Gremlin_GT, Feb 8 2015, 07:00 PM.
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| Dean-o-mite | Feb 8 2015, 07:04 PM Post #2 |
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So what you're saying is, you're unfamiliar with the Familiar?!? ![]() Seat was what Fiats were sold as in Spain. So that could also be called a Fiat 131 wagon. |
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| MrFutura | Feb 8 2015, 07:05 PM Post #3 |
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Very nice! Congrats on the great find. I hope you got a great deal. |
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| juantoo3 | Feb 8 2015, 07:25 PM Post #4 |
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Great score! |
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| 78Gremlin_GT | Feb 8 2015, 08:21 PM Post #5 |
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Yup, more than $1, less than 2, apiece. I'd say I didn't get swindled on this deal. Jerry |
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| JeepXJLover | Feb 8 2015, 09:17 PM Post #6 |
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I really like the Chrysler 150, but then I'm a sucker for hatchback cars. |
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| JustDavid | Feb 8 2015, 09:24 PM Post #7 |
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Wow! Great finds! |
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| W_Body_Geek | Feb 8 2015, 10:26 PM Post #8 |
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Nice. Yeah the Seat 131 Familia is a Fiat 124/131 Break. Nice finds. The "Chrysler 150s" are Chrysler by Simca 150s. Good stuff
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| pjedsel | Feb 9 2015, 12:24 AM Post #9 |
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Those are some very nice additions to your collection and a surprise that you found them at a train show. The Seat/Fiat 131 is my favorite of the bunch but then I have a weakness for wagons.
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| carcollector | Feb 9 2015, 02:53 AM Post #10 |
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Great deal, those are very nice adds to the collection, my favorite is the Seat 131 Wagon |
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| Sergoids | Feb 9 2015, 07:35 AM Post #11 |
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Very nice find ! Seat indeed assembled Fiat models under license for the Spanish market. Seat is now part of the Volkswagen-Audi group, just like Skoda. |
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| 78Gremlin_GT | Feb 9 2015, 07:58 AM Post #12 |
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Wow, learned a lot about Fiat just by buying some diecast cars... I'm not much into the foreign models, I know a few names like Cortina, the Opels, but many probably have been under my radar since I don't normally collect them specifically. I've seen a few Fiat sports cars in my time - the 400, 850, Spyder, among them. But that'ts pretty much been my limit as far as history and models. Good to know more about these particular cars. Thanks, guys! Jerry |
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| pjedsel | Feb 9 2015, 10:09 AM Post #13 |
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I have always found that toy car collecting has a nice "educational" element to it. One can "learn" of the various ways police and fire, etc. names are used in other countries as well as brands of cars - some of which have connections such as Seat to Fiat.
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Two are Chrysler 150 4-doors, the other is a wagon I'd never heard of , a Seat 131 Familiar? Huh? The bronze wagon is near mint, super sweet, and the Chryslers aren't bad, either. Very nice, too nice to leave at the show.
So they join my eclectic collection. 
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Nice. 
Those are some very nice additions to your collection and a surprise that you found them at a train show. The Seat/Fiat 131 is my favorite of the bunch but then I have a weakness for wagons.

I'm not much into the foreign models, I know a few names like Cortina, the Opels, but many probably have been under my radar since I don't normally collect them specifically. I've seen a few Fiat sports cars in my time - the 400, 850, Spyder, among them. But that'ts pretty much been my limit as far as history and models. Good to know more about these particular cars. Thanks, guys!
3:47 AM Jul 11