[Closed] Does Anyone know anything about FROBLY? I just bought the Cord L-29.

Dick, all part of this great hobby of ours - engaging with friends and investigating new areas.

Chris

Now we can introduce the topic of Frobly Cord variations.

Seems tough to find one with all of the little plastic chrome pieces included. Not sure I even have a mint example with all of them. But I have noticed that some Cords feature covered side mounts and some feature just a tire and wheel with no metal cover. And the colors can be all over the place. I think all I have ever seen are tri-tone with the top being different than either body color.

They are a fun little sub-collection all on their own.

That was the 1000-series Chris. But there was also a 2000 series.

No. 2001 was a 1973 Porsche 917/30, the Sunoco-Penske car that swept the CanAm. 2002 was the 1974 Matra that won Le Mans. I once had both, but I don't recall the material, could have been white metal. Of course, Minichamps and Ixo (respectively) have done better versions since.

Glad you like it Dick, enjoy!

It sure started a conversation and got me to phone several long-time friends.

Neither Randy Olson, Ray Paszkiewicz, Milton Hill (Auto Mofif) nor Sergio Goldvarg could shed much light on the subject. I have yet to hear back from several others. I did email Rod Ward with similar results.
I guess it proved that Forum 43 is the place to go to for model car answers,

I remember picking up a Frobly Cord L29 from a stall at "Modelex" back in 1997 or 98 and was surprised at it's weight and I thought it was also slightly larger than 1.43rd,
I didn't purchase it though.