Some new acquisitions - a very diverse selection!

Maz, a collector-friend in England sent me a just-released Corgi Toy, just because I love their old Golden Jacks with Take-Off Wheels.  Such an engineering marvel!  They were introduced in 1968.  Guess when Hot Wheels were introduced?  Oh well, Golden Jacks disappeared fairly quickly (1968-70).  The Corgi Model Club has been re-introducing old 1960 Corgi Toys at a much more affordable price compared to the original mint-boxed example.  All made in China, but that is not unexpected.   This is their first Golden Jack reissue - the Rover 2000 TC! Here it is with the original - can you tell the difference?  I can't

Then I received my latest Matrix Alfa - the 6C 3000 Superflow IV, designed by Pininfarina!  Seems like all of these superflow-esque Alfas have now been done in resin.  More on that later.

Finally, Officina 942 sent me their first two 1:43.  They started out making smaller scale 1950-style model cars: solid castings with no window glazing, non-rolling wheels.  Very evocative of the early 1950s Italian toy car in industry.   These are two Fiat Grand Prix cars - from 1920 and 1921.  The packaging is very nice and very Art Deco!  More later on these too...

Someone remarked that they remind then of the little Models of Yesteryear that came out in 1958 (1929 Le Mans Bentley) and 1961 (1926 Type 35 Bugatti).  You can see that they are smaller and closer to 1:55 scale.