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22/09/2025 12:14 pm
I still remember the day I went to the NNL East model show decades ago and saw a vendor selling Exoto models. There were only two back then: beautiful Cobra Daytona Coupes, which I thought I'd never see a model of, and these muscular looking Corvette Grand Sports which I had never heard of. The details and finish were mind blowing and I emptied my wallet. The prices were just under $100. I bought a blue and a red (Scuderia Filipinetti) and 2 of the GS models (based only on how cool the hood scoops looked. Prior to this incredible discovery, I was mostly a 1/24 Mint guy. Now I kept my antennas tuned to any new Exoto release.
22/09/2025 12:26 pm
What a discovery, and under $100! Looks like it set up a lifetime of collecting in this size. This one is still impressive.
22/09/2025 12:43 pm
"The prices were just under $100."
Ah yes, I too remember those days well.... when Ertls, Ansons and basic Sunstars could be had for less than $12, Exoto was selling PREMIUM high-quality replicas for $100 OMG! 😮 😮 😮
Nice post Rich - and yes, "muscular" is most apropos!
michaeldetorrice and Rich Sufficool reacted
22/09/2025 7:06 pm
In the early nineties it was hard to keep up with the 1/18s that were being produced. It's this scale which has left me out of space today.
23/09/2025 12:25 am
It is a gorgeous car and Exoto model of it. A good friend of mine got the Exoto 1/18 diecast replica of it and he loved it. It photographed extremely well.
Christopher Moroni reacted