Monthly Acquisitions July 2023

32 cars added to my collection over 31 days, averaging a car a day…

Matchbox

1. Audi TT Coupe x 2, both of these came from other collectors, the red one was a gift, the orange the result of an exchange. Made in Thailand.
2. Renault 11 Turbo. Also from another collector in a part exchange. Made in England
3. MG 1100. 1:57 scale. Also from an exchange. Missing windows. Regular Wheels. Made in England
4. Renault 5TL. 1:52 scale. From Dry Bridge Market. Opening hatchback. Made in England
5. Porsche Turbo. 1:64 scale. Opening Doors. From Manana’s. Made in Macau
6. Porsche 910. 1:54 scale. From early 1970s. Found in Miskewiecz street basement shop. Made in England
7. Honda Ridgeline. 1:64 scale. Made in Thailand
8. Trailer. for Stake Truck. 1:86 scale.
9. Lamborghini Marzal. 1:58 scale. Made in England
10. Lamborghini Countach. 1:56 scale. Made in Macau
11. Porsche Turbo. Super Kings. Opening doors and rear engine cover. Made in England
12. Mercedes 190E. Super Kings. Opening Doors. Made in Macau
13. Baja Buggy. 1:49 scale. Made in England

Hot Wheels

Unlike the Matchbox which were loose, the Hot Wheels models are mostly on cards.

1. Toyota 2000GT. Sent from England by a friend. Made in Malaysia
2. Audi 90 Quattro. Made in Malaysia
3. Porsche 917 LH. Zamac. Made in Malaysia
4. ‘73 BMW 3.0 CSL Race Car. Made in Malaysia
5. Mazda MX 5 Miata. Made in Malaysia
6. Porsche Cayman S. Made in Malaysia

Corgi

1. ‘Bessie’ from Dr Who. Missing windshield
2. Batmobile with Batman figure. Corgi Juniors.
3. VW Double Trouble Hot Rod. This brings back memories. Corgi Juniors.
4. Citroen Dyane. Opening hatchback. Corgi

Majorette

1. Mercedes 190 E. Opening doors. 1:59 scale. Made in France
2. Range Rover “Fire Dept” 1:60 scale.

Tomica

1. Mazda MPV. Opening hatchback. 1:65 scale . Made in Vietnam.
2. Mitsubushi Fuso Aero Queen. 1:156 scale. Made in China

Other brands

1. Moskvitch 427 shell. My father had a Moskvitch 427 in the mid 1970s in a French Mustard color. Made in USSR
2. Toyota GT86. Realtoy. Made in China
3. Bedford CA Van. “The Beano” Days Gone
4. Leyland PD2 Bus “West Riding” Livery. Growing up we would spend a week in Yorkshire every summer to visit my father’s friends and relatives, he was from Halifax. These buses were a common sight.

Bilan

2 Bought new, 23 bought secondhand, 4 gifts, 3 exchanges

Outlets:  1 Carrefour, 1 Pepela, 1 Vazha-Pshavela Basement Shop, 15 Manana’s, 2 Miskewiecz St Basement, 4 Dry Bridge Market, 1 Pilton

Expenditure: 197.80 lari ($76.38)

1 lari = 39 US cents