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| Car Of The Day: June 2, 2018; Classic Carlectables '99 Holden Commodore VT V8 Supercar | |
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| Dean-o-mite | Jun 2 2018, 02:27 AM Post #1 |
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Muscle Car
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![]() Today's car of the day is Classic Carlectables' 1999 Holden Commodore VT V8 Supercar. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car, please visit Wikipedia: Holden Commodore VT ![]() ![]() Classic Carlectables has made numerous different liveried racing cars from Australia's V8 Supercar series, modeling both the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon race cars. Early models from Classic Carlectables, such as this one, were built as toys, and were not very expensive. Later models were improved to near Biante level, but the prices rose to match. Unfortunately, I never did get myself any of the nicer ones. ![]()
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| Ripa | Jun 2 2018, 02:41 AM Post #2 |
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Interesting piece. Never heard of the brand before nor seen this casting. |
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| pjedsel | Jun 2 2018, 09:15 AM Post #3 |
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Australian V8 Supercar Series - great racing! Yes, these first models from Classic Carlectables were very nice. I had this one and a CAT sponsored Ford that a collector friend sent me from Australia in exchange for John Deere and CAT sponsored US stock cars. Thinking it is possible the one Dean shows today he might have gotten from me as I downsized the collection. Outside of these nifty race cars, I really know nothing about the brand.
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| 94cadillacfleetwood | Jun 2 2018, 09:34 AM Post #4 |
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Nothing good ever happens after midnight.
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I am familiar with ClassicCarlectables-their main focus is 1:18 scale currently and they are VERY $$$pricey...therefore none in my collection. I love watching V8 Supercars-better than NASCAR in my opinion. Imagine if every NASCAR race was run at Sonoma and Watkins Glen. |
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| corvairjim | Jun 2 2018, 09:59 AM Post #5 |
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I used to look forward to the Australian Supercar Series races back when Speedvision/The SPEED Channel would carry them. Now that SPEED has become Fox Sports 2 (I think), we don't get to see this exciting racing anymore. I'm a bigtime NASCAR fan but I openly admit I really like watching those big cars on the road courses. I never heard of this brand until now, and I'd like to see more. |
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| Pegers | Jun 2 2018, 04:19 PM Post #6 |
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Pony Car
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some eye catching colors. |
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| Dean-o-mite | Jun 2 2018, 05:21 PM Post #7 |
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This one did in fact come from you. It along with the CAT Ford Falcon have been sitting on my computer desk since their arrival. Somewhere around here, I have several others in different liveries, but have lost track of where the others are. |
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| cody6268 | Jun 2 2018, 09:48 PM Post #8 |
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Minivan
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Why don't I have this? I know I have the Pontiac Deere sponsored, |
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| pjedsel | Jun 2 2018, 10:42 PM Post #9 |
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You might not have it as they were only sold and available in Australia and not that easy to come by back then.
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Australian V8 Supercar Series - great racing! Yes, these first models from Classic Carlectables were very nice. I had this one and a CAT sponsored Ford that a collector friend sent me from Australia in exchange for John Deere and CAT sponsored US stock cars.
Thinking it is possible the one Dean shows today he might have gotten from me as I downsized the collection. Outside of these nifty race cars, I really know nothing about the brand.

2:34 PM Jul 11