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| Hot Wheels | Jun 19 2017, 03:07 PM Post #1 |
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Here are some things I found at the thrift store today. Summer #8902 Ferrari 308 GTB ![]() Summer #S8562 Datsun 260Z ![]() Novacar/Majorette F1 Racer ![]() Motor Max #6012 Toyota Supra ![]() Summer #8804 Porsche 944 ![]() Edited by Hot Wheels, Jun 19 2017, 03:08 PM.
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| Pegers | Jun 19 2017, 05:10 PM Post #2 |
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is the motor max a renumbered Zee? |
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| Hot Wheels | Jun 19 2017, 05:20 PM Post #3 |
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Good question! The wheels do look like Zee ones.... I found similar cars in the database but I don't think any have wheels like this. Sadly the front axle is bent.
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| Mark F. | Jun 19 2017, 07:42 PM Post #4 |
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No. That is one of Motor Max's originals. I think they inherited those wheels when they acquired or evolved from Zylmex. |
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| juantoo3 | Jun 19 2017, 07:47 PM Post #5 |
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Good finds! |
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| Hot Wheels | Jun 19 2017, 07:53 PM Post #6 |
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Well that's interesting! Were Motor Max and Zylmex related? It's a nice casting but these wheels suck. It'll get new ones in the future and possibly new paint.
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| juantoo3 | Jun 19 2017, 08:08 PM Post #7 |
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Short answer, yes. I forget how Red Box International (RBI) fits into the picture, I think they bought Zee / Zylmex and from the ashes of that company raised up Motor Max...and why Motor Max early on used some Zee castings. |
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| Hot Wheels | Jun 19 2017, 08:37 PM Post #8 |
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I really like the few Motor Max 1/64 cars I have. I only have one Zylmex and I can see how they are similar. |
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| juantoo3 | Jun 19 2017, 08:50 PM Post #9 |
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Motor Max quality went way up as they moved into the Fresh Cherries and American Graffiti lines, which are markedly better than anything I ever saw from Zee / Zylmex. The budget line though is very similar in many respects between the two. |
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| Hot Wheels | Jun 22 2017, 08:01 AM Post #10 |
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More finds.![]() Kinsmart Porsche 911 GT3 RS pull back 1:36 scale ![]() Yatming #801 Camaro ![]() Motor Max Mercedes Benz C Class ![]() White Van unknown vintage. ![]() Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 pull back unknown maker (all plastic) ![]() |
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| Mark F. | Jun 22 2017, 06:23 PM Post #11 |
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Your white van would be a 1980's Bedford CF from Faie. Older versions have the name on the base plate as BEDFORD CF SUMMER VAN. Scale is 1/60. A couple of pictures of real ones: ![]()
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| Hot Wheels | Jun 23 2017, 05:19 AM Post #12 |
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Cool! This is what was printed on the base of the van: MMER VAN SCALE MO 1/60 It looks like they weren't able to fit all the words on the base...
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| Vintage20 | Jun 23 2017, 08:21 PM Post #13 |
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Nice Thrift store finds. I find a lot of cool off brand stuff at the Thrift stores and Swap meets. |
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| Mark F. | Jun 23 2017, 09:33 PM Post #14 |
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They probably reworked the base plate mould for some reason which deleted some of the text and then never bothered to reëngrave it. "MO" would likey be "MODEL". |
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| SeberHusky | Jun 26 2017, 07:38 PM Post #15 |
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Yeah, that van was originally made by Summer as a police/fire van. Faie bought (stole?) the mold and carved a bubble window in the back. Yours was likely the Chuck -e- Cheese version. ![]() Looks like your version came out in 1990 with those spiral wheels. Edited by SeberHusky, Jun 26 2017, 07:45 PM.
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| Hot Wheels | Jun 27 2017, 07:04 AM Post #16 |
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Thanks! When I got it the decals were gone and the thing was filthy like it had been dug out of a sandbox. I had to open it up and clean all the dried dirt out of it. Nice collection by the way!
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| poorvanner | Jun 27 2017, 04:38 PM Post #17 |
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The base was modified many many times, as it was used by several companies. Each time, words were lost. |
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