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| Car Of The Day: May 5, 2017; Schuco '68 Opel Commodore GS | |
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| Swifty | May 5 2017, 09:24 PM Post #1 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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![]() Today's Car Of The Day is Schuco's 1968 Opel Commodore GS. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car, please visit: Opel Commodore ![]() This probably the closest Germany has come to a muscle car. Classic Coke bottle styling? Check. Bigger engine in a base car? Check. Slightly restyled (but renamed) from the standard model? Check. GS Badge? Yup, it's even got that. The only thing it's missing is a V8, or this would be a bona-fide muscle car. It doesn't hurt that it looks like a toned-down Rambler Marlin. ![]()
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| craftymore | May 5 2017, 09:55 PM Post #2 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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Schuco is one brand I stay on the lookout for at toy shows and flea markets. They had an eye for detail when they produced their models in Germany back in the 60s. |
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| JeepXJLover | May 5 2017, 10:07 PM Post #3 |
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Beautiful. |
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| pjedsel | May 5 2017, 10:37 PM Post #4 |
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Muscle Car
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The quality of these models from the '60's and '70's is absolutely amazing. Schuco, like the Polistil Penny series were fun models to collect. Unlike the Penny cars, which were sold in the US, to my knowledge the Schuco models never were. When I was into big time collecting and adding anything and everything to my collection I had a nice source in Germany providing me with many Schuco models. Oh...those were the days. This Opel Commodore was one of my favorite of the Schuco models so a great choice for COTD.
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| ivantt | May 6 2017, 01:09 AM Post #5 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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This is really a great looking diecast of a nice auto. Still looks classy today. |
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| Guntownal | May 6 2017, 07:19 PM Post #6 |
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Schuco for the win this week! Few variations I have... ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| 94cadillacfleetwood | May 11 2017, 07:18 PM Post #7 |
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Nothing good ever happens after midnight.
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Someone could put a V8 in one of these. The Diplomat/Kapitan sedans came with 327 Chevy motors as an option. If Opel had done that and imported these to the US, they would have sold every one made! But, then again, the Camaro and Firebird would've been DOA. |
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| Swifty | May 11 2017, 10:11 PM Post #8 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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I fail to see a downside.
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| ivantt | May 12 2017, 03:16 PM Post #9 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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| DinoMom | May 20 2017, 04:00 PM Post #10 |
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So what scale are these Schuco cars? |
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| Guntownal | May 20 2017, 08:31 PM Post #11 |
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1/66...and all are in scale. |
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| jurcpa | May 24 2017, 10:59 AM Post #12 |
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the ols schuco cars are in very very good style and beautiful color and very rare ,the new schuco cars also very good and one day are highlights ,thanks for this pictures and info ,I have this schoc in this color, no carmaker last years build an opel car !!!!???? a shame,sorry write a bmw driver |
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| funeralxempire | May 27 2017, 04:00 PM Post #13 |
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I'm not sure that a Chevrolet Capri would kill the Camaro and Firebird, even with a V8. Remember, this car was smaller, wouldn't take the BBC and would have sold for a higher price than an F-body. It would probably be more price effective to import Opalas from Brazil, but then it's just a slightly smaller Nova. To sell this car at a profit they'd end up in a different niche than most pony car sales, aimed at sporty European coupes like the 2002 and Capri and probably sold as a Buick (alongside Kadets) |
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This Opel Commodore was one of my favorite of the Schuco models so a great choice for COTD.









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