Now going to another scale, the 1:64th scale. This is your “matchbox” size car. There is sure a lot to talk about here at this time also, including our “What’s Hot” car. I mentioned three cars in the December newsletter. They were the 1:64 scale Racing Champions 69 Charger 500 cars. One in red and then brown both released and limited to 9,999. I also told you about a “Doors” the rock group car that was released as one of 9,998. This rock & roll edition is known as the Rockin’ Steel die cast version. Well I have two more additions to add to this line-up by Racing Champions. They are also 69 500’s one is a “WCW” this is a wrestling car with the wrestler STING on it. This car commemorates the “The Bash at the Beach”. This car is also limited to 9,999 and is out in stores as of January 2000. It’s white with STING written on the door, black roof and tail stripe. This other line is known as the Nitro Street Rods edition. The next car caught me by surprise just last week in a local Toys-R-Us store on 2/1/00. It is another one of the Rockin’ Steel editions mentioned above but is a Lynyrd Skynyrd 69 Charger 500. This car is Hemi orange all over but the roof has the bands name on it in red white & blue with stars & stripes & the car has the numbers 00 on the door. Sounds alot like another car we all are familiar with huh? Well these companies just continue to come out with more and more toys and collectibles. I really actually have a lot of catching up to do with a lot of older items that have already came out. I attempt to touch on one or more of these in each edition, but I have so much to keep reporting on that is quite an undertaking. This leads me to another older 1:64th scale not mentioned yet. Ever heard of a company known as Toy Island? Well just last year they came out with a 1:64th scale die cast 69 Charger. It was also a wrestling car, WWF to be exact. The car is purple with opening doors and the “Undertaker” written on the side and a picture of him on the hood. The car is crude but is definitely a 69 Charger. It looks to have been an old Dukes mold as it has the push-bar on the front. Well that’s enough for now so until next time, lets see some of those collections I asked for in the last news letter and let’s see some pictures of some collections too with some info. on your collection (Refer to Toys & Collectibles III). Thank you for your time.
This newsletters lookout car features a couple of 1:64th scale 73 Chargers. The first five, yes five 73 Chargers are by Johnny Lightning. They are the third editions of the Muscle Cars series. The colors are as follows: Gun Metal Gray white top 1 of 17,500, Dark Red white top 1 of 20,000, White black top 1 of 20,000, Bright Blue white top 1 of 10,000, and a Light Green black top 1 of 10,000. The additional 73 Charger lookout car the same body, but Johnny Lightning removed the hood and added a dual quad hemi engine all chrome and this car is Black with white top. This edition is known as the Street Freaks and comes with a wheelie stand. ***Bonus lookout car to keep you eyes peeled for is a 1:25th scale die cast 69 charger 500 (same car as What’s Hot III but this time it has a “Doors” (the band) paint scheme and is limited! Good luck!
Remember e-mail is: tomdroptop@aol.com Happy Hunting, Tom