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| Car Of The Day: May 25, 2018; Matchbox '03 Nissan 350Z | |
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| Dean-o-mite | May 25 2018, 03:04 AM Post #1 |
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Muscle Car
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![]() Today's car of the day is Matchbox's 2003 Nissan 350Z. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Nissan 350Z ![]() ![]() Ten years ago, a 300ZX was COTD. Today, a 350Z. This version of Matchbox's 350Z was part of the 2006 New Superfast series. With how many toy makers made models of the 350Z / Fairlady Z, it is easy to dismiss them and overlook how nice many of the castings were. At least a dozen different manufacturers offered small scale models of this Z car. ![]()
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| atombaum | May 25 2018, 05:37 AM Post #2 |
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The Quest Continues
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Great Matchbox. Basic, good looking car with no extra graphics. |
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| tksjohn | May 25 2018, 09:33 AM Post #3 |
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Station Wagon
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10 years ago we had a Z, 10 years later a newer generation Z. I love it
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| JBH6666 | May 25 2018, 10:00 AM Post #4 |
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Matchbox captured the proportions of the real car better than everyone else. A little more detailed headlights would have gone a long way to making this model exceptional. |
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| cody6268 | May 25 2018, 10:18 AM Post #5 |
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Minivan
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Ever since I was a kid, and bought my first "New Superfast" at KB Toys when they first came out (Hummer H3 Concept), I couldn't stand those wheels, I think they look good on this for some reason. I think Matchbox did quite well with this--even better than the Tomica Fairlady convertible. |
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| ivantt | May 25 2018, 12:40 PM Post #6 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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A very nice casting and paint. I don't see any where near as many 350z cars as I would expect for a car built for 7 years. Price? Performance? |
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| juantoo3 | May 25 2018, 01:28 PM Post #7 |
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Tolerably decent, I'd pick one up if I saw it. |
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| Pegers | May 25 2018, 03:45 PM Post #8 |
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Pony Car
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X2. |
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| pjedsel | May 25 2018, 05:50 PM Post #9 |
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Muscle Car
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R3ally sharp looking Z car from Matchbox - for some reason I do not remember this New Superfast version - really not sure why as I was buying most of them...and that might be the key word right there - most of them - guessing I didn't grab this one.
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| corvairjim | May 25 2018, 09:32 PM Post #10 |
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Nice little Z-Car. I'll go along with the other guys - If I saw this car on the pegs today, I'd get one. |
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| Ripa | May 26 2018, 02:27 AM Post #11 |
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Minivan
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A car that is modelwise not for my collection but I still have kept one that I came across in a thrift store bag. Almost any car with that era MBX styling is just so perfect |
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| Dean-o-mite | May 26 2018, 02:34 AM Post #12 |
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The real 350Z was so popular around here in California, that I very much consider it to be a "daily driver" / "commuter queen" / "everyday car," so the models of it are very much appreciated in my own collection. |
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| Swifty | May 26 2018, 12:00 PM Post #13 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Is it me, or has the 370Z been less popular in small scale than the 350Z? Come to think of it, I don't see many 370Zs cruising around in the real world either. |
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| Dean-o-mite | May 26 2018, 12:38 PM Post #14 |
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True on both accounts. The 370 was still seen often enough here to not be considered exotic, but the 350 was way more common on the roads here. Model wise, here is what I recall being out there (likely not a comprehensive list) 370Z/Fairlady models: Dickie Hot Wheels Maisto Playmind Tomica 350Z/Fairlady models (not including models of the race car version) Aoshima Autoart Dickie Hot Wheels (2 different castings) Jada Johnny Lightning Malibu International Matchbox Muscle Machines Norev Racing Champions/Ertl (2 different castings) Realtoy Real-X Summer / Kai Jal Tamiya Tomica Trend Syndicate Welly YatMing Road Signature 1/72 370Z in 1/18: GT Spirit (no opening parts) 350Z in 1/18: Autoart Auto World Hot Wheels Maisto Racing Champions / Ertl YatMing Road Signature |
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R3ally sharp looking Z car from Matchbox - for some reason I do not remember this New Superfast version - really not sure why as I was buying most of them...and that might be the key word right there - most of them - guessing I didn't grab this one.

2:35 PM Jul 11