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Growing up in New Zealand in the 1950's Diecast or indeed any models were hard to come by.
Shipments of mainly " Dinky " Toys and " Matchbox " Toys came in as import licences permitted.
Corgi, Triang - Spot On, and others were seen at times.
My go to shop was " Martins " in Custom Street, just along from where my father worked at Briscoe and Company, and when I first started work for ANZ bank in January 1966, it was in the Customs Street - just along from Martins, how convenient ..
I had been gathering Dinky and Matchbox for many years and " Micro Models " - made by Lincoln Industries, too.
Micro Models were made under licence from the Australian " Micro Models " Company
Came across these images recently and they are something I have never seen before.
- " Matchbox " Toys made by the same Lincoln Industries, in New Zealand. - the serial numbers on the boxes are very
different to Matchbox UK which were originally number " 1 to 75 " for the " regular " series.
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Does anyone know much about them ??.
On the post there was a link to a Robert Newsom in the UK .. who had some details of " Matchbox Toys Downunder ".
" http://www.robertnewson.co.uk/articl...nMatchbox.html ".
One of my " winter " jobs this year will be to finish a Matchbox scale Diorama with a little bit of Model railway in it and also to repaint / repair and make this " Matchbox E - Type Jaguar #32 " as the Scott Wiseman now Kent Larsen winged E-Type.
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Will need input from " Chaindrive " about the huge wing !!
Note ; details on the top photo - it is, of course a Landrover not a GP " Jeep "
Tom Colby is an Austin Healey guy I met at the AH Snowmass Colorado USA, 30th Anniversary event in July 1982.
Tom now runs the " Speedwell " business in the USA specialising in modified Austin Healey Sprites.
He also likes Slot Cars it would seem..
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Good to see the Lola T70 and a Bill Thomas Cheetah in the pits.
Have both in 1;43 scale The Cheetah by Spark and the Lola is it #30 by " Best " - described as the Bardahl Special with a 305 ci Ford - built by Gurney Weslake - Dan Gurney, at Bridgehampton 1966 the other version I have in Blue is #98 also by " Best " but with the same stripes and roll bar, as driven by Parnelli Jones at Riverside 1966.
Got this in Australia - standard " Hotwheels " at AUD 2.00 [ usually NZD 3.50 here at home.
Didn't think much about until I looked at the Number Plate -
It is the Original Coombs Mk1 Jaguar 3.4 litre - as raced by John Coombs and currently with Grant Williams.
HW should market it as a Series model.
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Another version of the Model with Roy Salvadori as the driver - a Kitset
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Looking for images of the Real Car racing in period - 1959 - 60
I took this photo of the car at Goodwood in 2019.
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And in 2000, 2018 and 2021... Always a crowd favourite.
Milan and ERC, thanks for those. have " borrowed " with appropriate note as to the " owner / photographer ". Cheers Guys, Roger
Appreciated the photos from Milan and ERC [ Ray ] of BUY1.
Have opened the bubble and the car has some details, the louvres on the bonnet are an example.
a few images.
- a bit like the " Dull Mens Club " but in miniature.
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The Driver came from a set of the BRE Team Datsun / Nissan in the USA - full face helmet.
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The BRE Team, looks like the / A " Manager " with his arms folded, Driver holding his helmet and the two [ of Four people ] mechanics are waiting.
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Another one from 2019 showing some of the cars it was racing against.
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The " BUY1 " Jaguar Mk1 - Coombs modified 1959 model.
Have just had a look at a couple websites and the Hotwheels model is for sale at Euro 6.99 up to NZ$26.00.
- [ NZD 21 to 26 on an NZ site.]
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