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| Car of the Day: January 27, 2016; Majorette '85 Renault 25 | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Jan 27 2016, 07:32 AM Post #1 |
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Muscle Car
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![]() Today's car of the day is Majorette's 1985 Renault 25 V6. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Renault 25 ![]() ![]() I had one of these in my childhood collection, and loved it, even though I had no familiarity with the real car. Although not exclusive to the twin-pack, I remember begging my mom to buy this car, which was coupled with a raft on a trailer, because I liked the color, and that it was a sedan. My mom was hesitant, and I remember the conversation in the store that she believed I wasn't careful enough with my cars yet to not break the raft and its fragile-looking outboard motor, but in the end, I convinced her to buy the set. I did eventually lose the motor off the raft, and the Renault saw a lot of playtime, which caused severely chipped paint over time. This one is a replacement for a childhood toy that has a lot of memories attached to it. ![]()
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| zzziippyyy | Jan 27 2016, 08:16 AM Post #2 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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Nice to hear this ha special meaning to you. Thats what collecting and enjoying die cast is all about |
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| pjedsel | Jan 27 2016, 10:40 AM Post #3 |
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Great to hear the memories this little car has for you Dean. That is, indeed, part of the special thing about collecting - enjoying cars we still have from our younger days or being able to replace some of those we enjoyed but no longer have. I don't think I ever saw the Renault in this color - in the mid '80's to early '90's used to get most of my Majorette models in Canada (Sask) as we lived just south of the border in those days.
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| ivantt | Jan 31 2016, 02:43 AM Post #4 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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NICE story and interesting casting. It looks pretty good with the opening doors and hitch. Dean, why not hook up a more recent trailer by MBX or Greenlight to it and bring back some memories? You could even make up a raft on a flatbed, etc. |
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| jurcpa | Feb 16 2016, 08:22 AM Post #5 |
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Fullsize
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many thanks for this rare car,the saab 9000 are the same styling etc ,beauty and a good youngtimer |
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| RiveraNotario | Feb 16 2016, 10:56 PM Post #6 |
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Really nice to see this Renault 25. I still have to get one. I love the raised lettering on the back, something common for Majorette back then. |
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| guy64 | Feb 16 2016, 11:16 PM Post #7 |
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Station Wagon
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Very interesting article! Many thanx! The childhood memories are especially interesting to me. It's always good to read the "toy stories" of people on Swifty's. |
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Great to hear the memories this little car has for you Dean. That is, indeed, part of the special thing about collecting - enjoying cars we still have from our younger days or being able to replace some of those we enjoyed but no longer have. I don't think I ever saw the Renault in this color - in the mid '80's to early '90's used to get most of my Majorette models in Canada (Sask) as we lived just south of the border in those days.

3:36 AM Jul 11