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19/02/2020 4:37 pm
The Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth show got me thinking... any 1/43 Kustom Kars out there...
I think David H showed us the Paddy Wagon in 1/43. Tom Daniel had a lot of his Kustoms done in our scale, but I sadly did not pick up any!
I do have the Silhouette in 1/43 by Mebetoys Gran Toros - an upscaled Hot Wheels! Do you remember that from 1968? Designed by Bill Cushenbery.
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Of course the most famous one is now at the Corvette Museum, the Beatnik Bandit. I have the Hot Wheel but do not think it was ever done in 1/43!
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19/02/2020 4:56 pm
I remember when Brooklin employees made customs with production models and posted their results on the Brooklin site. Great fun!
20/02/2020 4:50 am
I have rid myself of all 1:18 save one: a Hot Wheels Beatnik Bandit! But I have these 1:43s.
I bought this on sale at Big Lots - it was just too cool to pass up, and I remember the 1:25 kits of it "back in the day".
I have a few rods and customs:
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Eagles Race 1932 Ford Roadster
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Design Studio Hirohata '51 Merc
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Design Studio Barris Purple Passion '51 Chevy
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Design Studio Barris Mantranga 1940 Merc
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Design Studio Pierson Brothers Edelbrock Special Coupe
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Design Studios 1934 Ford Coupe
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Esval 1952 Maverick - this was a fiberglass body that could be put on a number of chassis.
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Greenlight "Big Foot" - hey, it ain't your standard F150!
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Leo Models Lamborghini Jarama - Bob Wallace's development hot rod. Note the Miura wheels and lowered stance.
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Neo Meyers Manx
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Tomica VW with Rolls Royce hood - the fiberglass aftermarket accessory could turn your beetle into a "statuswagen".
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Tomica VW - ditto as above but for a 1938 Ford look.
I also have three more but no pics - Automodello Timbs Special (real car sadly lost in a California wildfire), Design Studion 1934 Foord "California Kid", and the Johnny Lightning T'rantula by Tom Daniels.
Topic starter
20/02/2020 12:50 pm
I only have one of these and it's one that's not pictured -pic 1/43 T'rantula Dragster by Tom Daniels!
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20/02/2020 12:52 pm
I wonder how many colors that one came in? Mine is lime green.
20/02/2020 2:16 pm
I have a charcoal one
21/02/2020 2:40 am
Tom Daniel made some too (pic)
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Topic starter
21/02/2020 1:01 pm
Kool!!!!