Die Cast Car Collectors

Banshee · 02-05-2020, 23:10

Do we have any other Die Cast Car Collectors on the forum?

I have started to amass a collection,the majority of it has come from car boots and charity shops.

I have a feeling I'm about to be hounded but my favourite are Land Rovers

But I only take 4x4,there are a few Jap's within my collection,I've just ordered a couple more from eBay.

When time and space allows I'd like to get some snazzy glass display cases for the study so I can display them with some nice lighting

Anyone else? Or anyone with any to sell? I'm only a PayPal away, I'll take anything 4x4 in 1:43 1:32

Wallace · 03-05-2020, 00:59

How about a Jensen FF? I'm not a collector but I do like the well made and detailed ones in 1:43. A few years back I started collecting my 12 all time favourite cars for a Lottery win fantasy garage and a Dodge Challenger became a problem in that scale and I have 3 now, one of which involved Kylie Minogue's knicker collection.

I do have a few in an Inland Revenue key box partially on display and the 12 keeps changing! A Bizzarini 5300 GT would be a nice addition but expensive, my two Iso Grifo have price tags in French Francs.

Not one of mine .......

Banshee · 03-05-2020, 01:18

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Originally Posted by Wallace

How about a Jensen FF? I'm not a collector but I do like the well made and detailed ones in 1:43. A few years back I started collecting my 12 all time favourite cars for a Lottery win fantasy garage and a Dodge Challenger became a problem in that scale and I have 3 now, one of which involved Kylie Minogue's knicker collection.

I do have a few in an Inland Revenue key box partially on display and the 12 keeps changing! A Bizzarini 5300 GT would be a nice addition but expensive, my two Iso Grifo have price tags in French Francs.

Not one of mine .......

I do look and sit back and think, WOW at some of the prices these cars fetch

solarman216 · 03-05-2020, 02:09

Jensen FF, I road tested one of those in the 70's wow what a drive it pissed off everything no wheel spin just sheer power, Rick

Lazy-Ferret · 03-05-2020, 02:11

All of our ferrets are named after chocolates and sweets, so we collect sweet cars and cups.

I then have another case with models of all the cars I have had, and a few fantasy ones.

solarman216 · 03-05-2020, 02:22

That is a fantastic collection, Clive, well done, hope your ferrets are doing OK in this lock down, ie no shortage of food, we are finding it not so easy to get cheap raw meat for our Jacks, Rick

Lazy-Ferret · 03-05-2020, 02:40

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Originally Posted by solarman216

That is a fantastic collection, Clive, well done, hope your ferrets are doing OK in this lock down, ie no shortage of food, we are finding it not so easy to get cheap raw meat for our Jacks, Rick

Thanks, we have built it up over many years, just picking the cars up when we see them in charity stores, or at steam fairs.

The ferrets are ok for food at the moment, as we buy it in bulk, 6 months at a time, and had only just ordered it in before this all started. We have one with heart problems, and he is getting worse over the last couple of weeks. Problem is, he is petrified of the vets after a previous bad experience, and at the moment the vets are working on a system where you pass the pet through a window and they take it away to look at. Without us there to disract him, it would stress him so bad, I think his heart would just give out, so we are walking a tight line keeping him comfy.

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solarman216 · 03-05-2020, 02:47

That is not so good, hope he survives re vets they are lovely little guys and girls, Rick

Banshee · 03-05-2020, 11:44

Lovely collection Clive!!!!

Sorry to hear about your little fella and his ticker, hope he pulls through

Banshee · 03-05-2020, 11:45

D2206 · 03-05-2020, 12:38

I've a collection of around 2500 in 1/64, mainly Hot Wheels and Matchbox. Collection mainly consists of Mini Coopers, Deloreans, 55 Chevy panel vans and a mixture of JDM and Euro cars. Also have a fair collection of the original Lesney, early Dinky and other little oddities. Do have some in other scales but not too many as they take up too much room lol

Wallace · 03-05-2020, 13:29

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Originally Posted by solarman216

Jensen FF, I road tested one of those in the 70's wow what a drive it pissed off everything no wheel spin just sheer power, Rick

A unique car for it's time, only 320 built so to drive one is a bit special.

I have only been out in one but driven a few Interceptors which have a totally different chassis and are 4" shorter.

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Originally Posted by Lazy-Ferret

All of our ferrets are named after chocolates and sweets, so we collect sweet cars and cups.

I then have another case with models of all the cars I have had, and a few fantasy ones.

Great collection, very unique. The Crunchie Steerman is one of Vic Normans planes used for wing walking, Breitling now I think.

He has a fantastic vee twin bike collection,with a lot of Vincent's.

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I shuddered when I saw the Freelander!

No Corgi Daktari Land Rover?

Lazy-Ferret · 03-05-2020, 15:15

The Crunchie plane took us an age to get one that was not all chipped up, and not silly money. There is a Buttons one as well, but not seen that at a cheap price yet.

The Coke lorry is quite something, it has working lights, and all round the sides of the trailer are little yellow leds as well. It's actually a money box.

Topic, the ferret with heart issues is unfortunately terminal, he is just on palliative care. The hard part with anything like this, is giving him a decent life, rather than just prolonging it. When he has bad days, you are never sure if it is the last ones, or he will come round again. He has just been through a week, where it got very bad, and we thought this was it, then today he has rallied round, and is back to begging for treats, and exploring the garden again.

We have had a very bad time over the last few months, with abscesses, ear infections, and loosing two totally randomly, one during spaying, and another from Pyrometria. It's made us a bit paranoid of going to the vets to be honest.

Anyway, back on topic, these are of the real/fantasy cabinet.

These are either cars we have owned, in one format or another, cars we would like to own, or just models that have taken our fancy for some reason or another. Also the start of my American N gauge is in here.

D2206 · 03-05-2020, 15:30

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Originally Posted by Lazy-Ferret

The Crunchie plane took us an age to get one that was not all chipped up, and not silly money. There is a Buttons one as well, but not seen that at a cheap price yet.

The Coke lorry is quite something, it has working lights, and all round the sides of the trailer are little yellow leds as well. It's actually a money box.

Topic, the ferret with heart issues is unfortunately terminal, he is just on palliative care. The hard part with anything like this, is giving him a decent life, rather than just prolonging it. When he has bad days, you are never sure if it is the last ones, or he will come round again. He has just been through a week, where it got very bad, and we thought this was it, then today he has rallied round, and is back to begging for treats, and exploring the garden again.

We have had a very bad time over the last few months, with abscesses, ear infections, and loosing two totally randomly, one during spaying, and another from Pyrometria. It's made us a bit paranoid of going to the vets to be honest.

Anyway, back on topic, these are of the real/fantasy cabinet.

These are either cars we have owned, in one format or another, cars we would like to own, or just models that have taken our fancy for some reason or another. Also the start of my American N gauge is in here.

If you're after the crunchie plane still in box with the bar I can put you in touch with a guy on facebook, only wants £10 for it I believe.

Lazy-Ferret · 03-05-2020, 15:48

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Originally Posted by D2206

If you're after the crunchie plane still in box with the bar I can put you in touch with a guy on facebook, only wants £10 for it I believe.

Thanks, I am OK, part of the fun is "finding" them at a great price. I do actually have the box for that one and paid the grand sum of £4, but we are not collecting them for "value", just fun. The first thing I do, is take them out of the box, and put them in the cabinet. I do have a box of boxes in the loft, but not sure I will ever be able to re-match the correct cars up with the right box now.

The most recent models I got were a special limited edition of a "Rowntrees and KitKat" trucks in a plastic display box. I felt a bit of a heathen unscrewing them from the case, so I could put the two cars in the cabinet, but decided I was doing all the other collectors a favour, as I had just increased the value of theirs..

02-05-2020, 23:10	#1
Banshee Moderator Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: West Midlands Vehicle: 04 2.7 SWB Terrano II Van Posts: 13,526	Die Cast Car Collectors Do we have any other Die Cast Car Collectors on the forum? I have started to amass a collection,the majority of it has come from car boots and charity shops. I have a feeling I'm about to be hounded but my favourite are Land Rovers But I only take 4x4,there are a few Jap's within my collection,I've just ordered a couple more from eBay. When time and space allows I'd like to get some snazzy glass display cases for the study so I can display them with some nice lighting Anyone else? Or anyone with any to sell? I'm only a PayPal away, I'll take anything 4x4 in 1:43 1:32 __________________ Moderator 04' Terrano II SE 2.7 TDi SWB Commercial in Silver - Project Thread Toyo Open Country M/T 33's on 10J Steels, Super Strong Steering Job Navara D22 Snorkel, Front LOKKA, Maunal Hubs, EGR Blank TunitII ECU Chip, 3" Body Lift, 2" Suss Lift, Heat Exchanger Black Interior, 3.0 Borg&Beck Clutch, Eckes Heated Fuel Filter 99' Y61 Patrol GR SE 2.8 TD6 LWB in Blue/Silver - Project Thread Engine Transplant - In Progress!!! Last edited by Banshee; 03-05-2020 at 01:17.

03-05-2020, 02:09	#4
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	Jensen FF, I road tested one of those in the 70's wow what a drive it pissed off everything no wheel spin just sheer power, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

03-05-2020, 02:22	#6
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	That is a fantastic collection, Clive, well done, hope your ferrets are doing OK in this lock down, ie no shortage of food, we are finding it not so easy to get cheap raw meat for our Jacks, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

03-05-2020, 02:47	#8
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	That is not so good, hope he survives re vets they are lovely little guys and girls, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

03-05-2020, 11:44	#9
Banshee Moderator Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: West Midlands Vehicle: 04 2.7 SWB Terrano II Van Posts: 13,526	Lovely collection Clive!!!! Sorry to hear about your little fella and his ticker, hope he pulls through __________________ Moderator 04' Terrano II SE 2.7 TDi SWB Commercial in Silver - Project Thread Toyo Open Country M/T 33's on 10J Steels, Super Strong Steering Job Navara D22 Snorkel, Front LOKKA, Maunal Hubs, EGR Blank TunitII ECU Chip, 3" Body Lift, 2" Suss Lift, Heat Exchanger Black Interior, 3.0 Borg&Beck Clutch, Eckes Heated Fuel Filter 99' Y61 Patrol GR SE 2.8 TD6 LWB in Blue/Silver - Project Thread Engine Transplant - In Progress!!!

03-05-2020, 02:11	#5
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	All of our ferrets are named after chocolates and sweets, so we collect sweet cars and cups. I then have another case with models of all the cars I have had, and a few fantasy ones.

03-05-2020, 11:45	#10
Banshee Moderator Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: West Midlands Vehicle: 04 2.7 SWB Terrano II Van Posts: 13,526	__________________ Moderator 04' Terrano II SE 2.7 TDi SWB Commercial in Silver - Project Thread Toyo Open Country M/T 33's on 10J Steels, Super Strong Steering Job Navara D22 Snorkel, Front LOKKA, Maunal Hubs, EGR Blank TunitII ECU Chip, 3" Body Lift, 2" Suss Lift, Heat Exchanger Black Interior, 3.0 Borg&Beck Clutch, Eckes Heated Fuel Filter 99' Y61 Patrol GR SE 2.8 TD6 LWB in Blue/Silver - Project Thread Engine Transplant - In Progress!!!

03-05-2020, 12:38	#11
D2206 Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: .... Posts: 82	I've a collection of around 2500 in 1/64, mainly Hot Wheels and Matchbox. Collection mainly consists of Mini Coopers, Deloreans, 55 Chevy panel vans and a mixture of JDM and Euro cars. Also have a fair collection of the original Lesney, early Dinky and other little oddities. Do have some in other scales but not too many as they take up too much room lol

03-05-2020, 15:15	#13
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	The Crunchie plane took us an age to get one that was not all chipped up, and not silly money. There is a Buttons one as well, but not seen that at a cheap price yet. The Coke lorry is quite something, it has working lights, and all round the sides of the trailer are little yellow leds as well. It's actually a money box. Topic, the ferret with heart issues is unfortunately terminal, he is just on palliative care. The hard part with anything like this, is giving him a decent life, rather than just prolonging it. When he has bad days, you are never sure if it is the last ones, or he will come round again. He has just been through a week, where it got very bad, and we thought this was it, then today he has rallied round, and is back to begging for treats, and exploring the garden again. We have had a very bad time over the last few months, with abscesses, ear infections, and loosing two totally randomly, one during spaying, and another from Pyrometria. It's made us a bit paranoid of going to the vets to be honest. Anyway, back on topic, these are of the real/fantasy cabinet. These are either cars we have owned, in one format or another, cars we would like to own, or just models that have taken our fancy for some reason or another. Also the start of my American N gauge is in here.