Another few hauls this month, from Manana’s secondhand toy shop and from the meeting of 1:64 collectors’ club and a few models picked up here and there.
Matchbox
Most of the old Matchbox came from Manana’s Secondhand Toy Shop 321 Tsotne Dadiani Street, a 10 minute walk from Didube Metro in Tbilisi. I was very pleased to find some of these.
- Maserati Bora. Opening doors. 1:58 scale. I got this in a part exchange with a Hot Wheels Datsun 510 Wagon. The Maserati Bora was my dream car as a kid in the 1970s. I now have two of these little Matchbox models of the Bora. Made in England
- MG 1100. With a dog in the back. 1:57 scale. Regular Wheels. Made in England.
- Mercedes Unimog. 1:68 scale. The tyres are loose. Made in England
- Ford Zodiac Mk IV. 1:66 scale. Opening bonnet. A previous owner has painted it red. I hope to remove the added paint some time. Regular Wheels. Regular Wheels
- Jeep CJ6. With tow hook. Made in England.
- Mercury Police Car. 1:72 scale. Superfast Wheels. Transitional model. Made in England.
- Pipe Truck. 1:92 scale. Missing pipes. Made in England.
- Fire Pumper truck. 29-C. 1:104 scale. Missing ladders on side of vehicle. Made in England.
- Dodge Wreck Truck. With slightly damaged tow hook. 1:85 scale. Made in England.
- Pony Trailer. 1:63 scale. Opening tailgate. Regular Wheels. One horse. Made in England.
- 1928 Mercedes SS. Yesteryear Model. 1:52 scale. Made in England.
- 1907 Peugeot. Yesteryear Model. 1:43 scale. Made in England.
- Ford D800 and Tasker Trailer. Super Kings model. 1:52 scale. Made in England.
- Bugatti Type 44. Yesteryear Model. 1:38 scale. Made in England.
- Merryweather Fire Engine. SuperKings model. extendable rotating ladder. 1:60 scale. Made in England.
- Combine Harvester. Rotating harvester blades. Regular wheels. 1:106 scale. Made in England.
- Porsche Turbo. 1:64 scale. Opening doors. Made in Macau
- Ferrari Berlinetta. 1:62 scale. Regular Wheels. Missing tyres. Made in England.
- Nissan Hardbody. In blister pack. Part exchange for Mercedes AMG GT (Majorette). Made in Thailand
Hot Wheels
- VW Beetle. Valentine Holiday tampo. Made in Malaysia
- ‘73 Honda Civic Custom (orange and green). Made in Malaysia
- ’47 Chevy Fleetline. MoonEyes tampo. Made in Malaysia
- Maserati Quattroporte. My first Hot Wheels Maserati. Made in Malaysia
- Track Manga. Made in Indonesia
- ’84 Audi Quattro Sport. Made in Malaysia
- Super Silhouette Nissan Silvia S15 (Gold). Made in Malaysia
- Ford Escort RS2000 (exchange for white BMW 507). Made in Malaysia
- VW Hot Rod (not pictured)
- DeLorean DMC10 (exchange for Ford Mustang). Made in Malaysia
- ’58 Chevrolet Corvette. Opening hood. Made in Thailand
- Mazda Repu. Made in Malaysia
- Datsun 620. Made in Indonesia
- Nissan Proto Z. Made in Malaysia
- Nissan Fairlady Z, Aftermarket wheels added. (exchange for Ford GT). Made in Malaysia
- BMW 507 (red). Made in Malaysia
- Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 (Orange). Iconic design. Made in Malaysia
Other Brands
My main focus is on Matchbox and Hot Wheels and 1:64. I got a few larger models this month. Two old army Dinkys and a recently produced Lada Niva made in China.
- Army Water Tanker. (#643) Dinky model produced from 1958 to 1964. Made in England
- Austin Champ (#674) Dinky. Made in England
- Lada Niva LWB. Opening doors. Made in China.
Bilan
Matchbox 19, Hot Wheels 18, Dinky 2, Unbranded Chinese model 1
6 Bought new, 24 bought secondhand, 8 exchanges, 2 gifts
Outlets: 19 Manana’s, 3 Piltoni (V-P), 1 Woody (V-P), 3 Pepela, 2 Carrefour,1 Miskewiecz Street, 1 Vagzlis Basroba
Expenditure: 214.50 lari ($79.90)
1 lari = 37 US cents
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