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| coldpopcarl | May 25 2017, 01:19 AM Post #1 |
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I live a VW way of life eat breathe sleep dream & was HOME 16 years
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Playart makes at least 3 differnt small scale VW PORSCHE 914 Models 3"or smaller The TOOTSIE like type is ones in question the TOOTSIE LIKE with plastic base/interior 1 piece NO WINDOWS (( what series are these I know but cant think or find pictures tonight of these anywhere found few loose open but NO SPECIFIC name Smaller version TOOTSIE like body only no windows , no interior , no base WHAT are these ones classified as SERIES etc I had reference pictures on a thumbdrive which was stolen from library I can find the complete hollow body in multi packs But needing SERIES LINE name of these also single carded I DO KNOW of playart Charmerz which I was thinking is the BASE/INTERIOR version ( no window ) Here is a picture of the middle size INTERIOR/BASE one piece tootsie like Sorry I do not have a image loaded of the BODY ONLY no window , no interior , no base versions loaded What a hassle to get this photo link , The ones in center plus ( NOT in this picture even smallet and complety hollow no window , no interior , no base ) ones ![]() ![]() ![]() Thankx in advance on Help with NAME to be placed with info slips , col'pop Edited by coldpopcarl, May 25 2017, 01:31 AM.
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| coldpopcarl | May 31 2017, 05:39 AM Post #2 |
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I live a VW way of life eat breathe sleep dream & was HOME 16 years
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I got a New to ME Colour CARDED coming to Alaska it is CHARMERZ Super Singles (#) 7735 VW Porsche 914 [ Economy Model ] Borrowed photo from Purchased image ![]() |
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| juantoo3 | May 31 2017, 08:10 AM Post #3 |
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I don't have time right now, but Charmerz was a trade name Playart was sold as, not so much a specific line. I've seen the 1/64s sold as Charmerz. A quick look didn't turn up much, the only I found called the mini Playarts "Super Speeders" I know I've seen them by another name, I've just always skipped over them and not paid any attention. I also found a 1/24 Porsche, I wasn't aware Playart dabbled in large scale. |
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| 78Gremlin_GT | May 31 2017, 07:27 PM Post #4 |
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Peelers was another name Playart was sold under at Woolworths. Playart also did 1/87 ( HO scale ) model trains, of which I have some, also the diecast 1970 Javelin and 1970 AMX in 1/64. Jerry |
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| coldpopcarl | Jun 1 2017, 03:05 AM Post #5 |
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I live a VW way of life eat breathe sleep dream & was HOME 16 years
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Thats why I wasnt positive on the charmerz as i do have those in the 1:60 range Playarts was also sold as FAST WHEELS , FAST WHEEL , , FAST WHEEL FLYERS , FAST WHEEL TRAILERS , ROAD MATES too SUPER SINGLES , Super Ten , Super Six , HO , SUPER SPEEDER , ?? HOT SHOTS ?? , Gas Station Play sets, Super 3 , ?? LONDON TRANSPORT official souvenier ?? , military set , == MINI FAST WHEEL. ( THIS is the hollow body BODY ; AXEL ; Wheels only ) , playart diecast metal , SUPER TANDEMS , SuperTrucks, SuperVehicles , Country Car Set , , Kings Of The Road , Container Truck , Container Trucks, Trucks, Army vehichles , , supertrack 1 , supertrack 2 == vvvvv ===== these ones (( images I was asking most on = On back of card also says AFTER the car name (ECONOMY MODELS) vw Porsche ( Economy Model ) ![]() ============ ![]() And most IMPORTANT oF ALL I Thank you all whom took time to give input col'pop ~ coldpopcarl ![]() Edited by coldpopcarl, Jun 1 2017, 06:54 AM.
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| b2young | Jun 1 2017, 12:25 PM Post #6 |
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That schwimmwagen is cool! For a fella collecting fire apparatus (and police and ems), I seem to have a parallel obsession with small vehicles with machine guns mounted on them....I wonder what a psychiatrist would say about that? Hmmmmm....... |
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| coldpopcarl | Jun 1 2017, 07:54 PM Post #7 |
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I was so close to Edited by coldpopcarl, Jun 1 2017, 07:55 PM.
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| juantoo3 | Jun 1 2017, 08:30 PM Post #8 |
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Woolworth-Playart-Peelers-Mini-Super-Speedsters-12-NO-7316-Unopened-/162535902047?hash=item25d7e50b5f:g:VQUAAOSwuMZZBdvx Here you go: Vintage Woolworth Playart Peelers Mini Super Speedsters -12 - NO.7316 - Unopened Unopened box set with several of the mini hollow body models I would go with "Mini Super Speedsters" |
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| microbuss | Jun 1 2017, 09:37 PM Post #9 |
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cool Don't have these Well now I know what my truck is from
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| coldpopcarl | Jun 2 2017, 04:05 AM Post #10 |
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I live a VW way of life eat breathe sleep dream & was HOME 16 years
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K@@L Yep I was aware of those SETS , But YES looks as if Thats how I will FILL on the individual INFO slips I place with me cars I was also GOING to Post Here or in a Thread of CARDs including same NAMES but Older and newer style or COLOURS of Print cards - I also have a SET still Carded that is a Multi Pack but ON FLAT CARD not Boxed of the TOOTSIE Like Body Onlys of PLAYART Carded BUT that is in STORAGE ( what unit??? Whom knows , and 45 miles away ) Thankx again TO ALL whom Helped and replied , to these (( I LIKE to DO Info SLIPS on all me CARS ) as seen here many times and asked What / why do I Clutter a PICTURe with a Piece of PAPER New Picture COMING Here is me OUTSIDE VIEW at After 11PM this is NO FLASH And YES it'as LIGHT OUT at almost Midnight Photo aprox 11:20 PM ALASKA TIME ZONE GOt a FIRE , GOT a SKEETER Tent ( I mean EVIL ALASKA STATE BIRD ) Me K@@LER with ICE COLD ones Well NOW it has been dusk about 40 min Went to crow creek mercantile , home to get Insulin Pen and :lemonade Now It IS DARK But still not MIDNIGHT PITCH Black out ![]() |
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| b2young | Jun 2 2017, 09:09 AM Post #11 |
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Ahh, the great Alaska State Bird, the mosquito! I do NOT miss them....working out in the interior, wearing "head nets" to keep them off the face and out of the mouth, eyes, and nose, contests to see how many 'skeets you can kill with one slap on a buddy's back, and of course, having to lift the net to put food or beverage into the mouth and immediately drop it back to the cinch around the neck or have bites everywhere or ingest the buzzers..... Meanwhile, I have several of the Woolworth's Mini Peelers' fire engines (the orange thing to the right in the top row), and they have a logo or trademark inside that is a "W" inside a circle, and "Made in Hong Kong"--anybody know what the W in the circle stands for? Woolworth's? Woolco? Something else entirely? |
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| juantoo3 | Jun 2 2017, 12:50 PM Post #12 |
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My understanding is the W within a circle is the logo / mark for the brand Wheeler. I think I have one Wheeler in my collection, I don't even recall exactly what. Subject to correction, I am thinking Wheeler might be one of the smaller firms Universal bought out in the early 80s when they were on a buying spree. |
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| juantoo3 | Jun 2 2017, 07:53 PM Post #13 |
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http://swiftysgarage.net/topic/386950/ A link to Kimmo's write up on Wheeler |
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| coldpopcarl | Jun 2 2017, 08:30 PM Post #14 |
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are these WHEELERS and not MIDGE TOYS ?? if these are I GUESS The few I have I NEED to Re-Do the Info SLIP![]() |
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| b2young | Jun 3 2017, 11:15 AM Post #15 |
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Thanks very much. So Playart sold Wheeler models too. It gets pretty confusing how to catalog some of these brands, especially if you don't want your catalog to be an encyclopedia in size..... |
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| juantoo3 | Jun 3 2017, 11:38 AM Post #16 |
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Certainly possible, but also possible Wheeler bought the tiny Playart tooling, or contracted it, or a number of other business arrangements are possible. Could be Playart contracted from Wheeler, I don't know. I know Playart folded under in the first half of the 1980s...when exactly I'm not sure. When Wheeler was bought by Universal I'm not sure either, but I believe it would have been prior to the buyout of Matchbox and during the time they owned Kidco, so again the first half of the 1980s, probably closer to '82 or '83. I think they got Mbx around '84-85. And according to the former Kidco employee I corresponded with a while back (copy of the email in the database) Kidco was shut down by the time of the Matchbox buyout. Just looking back, it appears to me most if not all of the subsidiary brands that Universal bought out prior to Mbx were shut down around the time Mbx was bought, and attention and assets then shifted primarily to that brand. Possible exception being Dinky, and Universal owned that brand at that time as well, and why you find Mbx castings in Dinky brand packaging. So yes, this gets convoluted really quick, and about as hard to keep track of as free agents bouncing from team to team. In case it wasn't clear, I don't believe Playart was owned by Universal, it was coincidence they closed around the same period of time that Universal closed a number of their smaller subsidiaries. A really good clue would be the date on the package, which I don't recall seeing. I did notice and have seen in the past the not so subtle copy of the Hot Wheels Twin Mill minus the engines. Kind of odd to see that in Tootsie size hollow body, but that tells me the box set likely dates from the late 70s up to maybe 1980-81, so on the cusp of both Playart and Wheeler folding...which brings us back around to not really knowing whose original tool was used. If I had to guess, I would guess the hollow body tools are likely Wheeler, especially if they carry that company's mark...but that is not a given as we've seen elsewhere with Imperial and Road Champs. But Playart already had an extensive tool bank of the larger 1/64ish models, and the tools for the minis are so different from Playart's norm that it seems reasonable to me Playart contracted from someone else. |
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| coldpopcarl | Jun 3 2017, 04:18 PM Post #17 |
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I live a VW way of life eat breathe sleep dream & was HOME 16 years
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Thankx everybody , YA so many times Dies/tooling/mold gets sold to another or just as stated subcontracted out ( either borrowed , or say COMPANY "A" lets COMPANY "B" use thier tool/die/mold BUT OWNERS pump out the product BUT "B" co is whom will be receiving the items and sold . I looked on me MIGHTY MIDGET Collect-A-Car looks as it does have a W inside a island circle ,lost missplaced me magnify glass so cant read all the inside markings . Funny how so MANY diecast/plastic car companies ate owned by others and are CONNECTED at one time or another or Remain today Everybody have a WoNdErFuL day , coldpopcarl ~ col'pop |
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