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02/10/2026 2:36 pm
The color says it all. Pricey but has opening features!
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02/10/2026 3:19 pm
@perrone1 that's what drew me to it..
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02/10/2026 5:26 pm
"Pricey but....."
HA! They never used to be; I remember when these and the convertibles were $40 - $60. "Time" makes practically every 1/18 "quality diecast" valuable. Many of these aftermarket prices shock me. 😬 😬 😬
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02/10/2026 7:57 pm
Well darn from $40 to $400, I went into the wrong field lol.
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03/10/2026 6:05 am
"Pricey but....."
HA! They never used to be; I remember when these and the convertibles were $40 - $60. "Time" makes practically every 1/18 "quality diecast" valuable. Many of these aftermarket prices shock me. 😬 😬 😬
Back in the Golden Age of 1/24ths when Franklin & Danbury Mint's were cranking out cars like a New York street hot dog vendor, AUTOart, Lane and Kyosho sent me a couple dozen cars for reviews and ad pieces. We (the D4C Club) even did a 1/18th Zone Car from a couple Lane models. I think it was the third one we did, a 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400, in Maize Yellow. And they even put a plate on it to honor my state - Tennessee. But of all of them, the only ones left here, due to size constraints, are Kyosho models.
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