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Monthly Acquistions

Monthly Acquisitions: April 2022

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April Acquisitions

It has been another crazy month of collecting. I added 38 cars to my collection again. I actually saw more cars exit my collection than enter through a lot of sales and exchanges. The month ended with a 1:64 Collectors Club meeting, which saw a few more cars added to the collection.

Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels acquisitions

The Pepela chain in Tbilisi got some 2022 E Cases in, unfortunately they also put up the price of Hot Wheels Mainlines from 8.90 lari to 9.90 lari.

  1. Datsun 510 Wagon. This I got in exchange for another Datsun 510 Wagon with different decoration.
  2. Mad Manga. I have a few of these, this one had the Hot Wheels logo on.
  3. Mazda MX-5 Miata. This I got in an exchange for a Chevy Bel Air Gasser.
  4. LB Silhouette Nissan Silva (S15). I love this casting… I got three! The deco reminds me of Opel Racing Colors.
  5. Mercedes 500E. I had this in black, now I have it in red, too.
  6. USS Enterprise. Star Trek iconic spaceship, this is definitely not 1:64 scale.
  7. Custom ’01 Acura Integra GSR. Japanese Import series. JDM is very popular here in Tbilisi.

Loose Hot Wheels

  1. Dodge RAM 1500.
  2. Lamborghini Countach x 2 . One blue, one black.
  3. Double Decker bus. Strangely this Hot Wheels model is made in France.

Matchbox

  1. K-1 Weatherill Hydraulic Shovel. The first King Size model, I only have the tractor part and not the shovel.
  2. Freeman Inter City Commuter. This has an amazing nostalgia buzz for me. 1:55 scale from early 1970s. Made in England.
  3. 1956 Jaguar XK150. Classic British Sports Car. Made in Thailand.
  4. Jaguar F Type. This was on my wants’ list. Got this in an exchange with a Datsun 510 Wagon. Made in Thailand.
  5. ‘63 Austin Healey 3000 Mk2. Classic British Sports Car. Made in Thailand.
  6. Toyota Supra. 1:60 Scale. Made in Macau.
  7. Racing Mini. 1:53 Scale. From the early 1970s. Made in England.
  8. ’62 Volkswagen Beetle. Iconic car in Taxi Livery. Made in Thailand.
  9. Alfa Carabo. 1:56 scale. From the early 1970s. Made in England.
  10. VW-Porsche 914. 1:60 scale. 60th anniversary deco. Made in Thailand.
  11. 1957 Dodge Sweptside Pickup. The only Matchbox model in a blister pack this month. Made in Thailand.

Corgi

  1. Aston Martin DB6 (Corgi Juniors)
  2. Aston Martin DB6 James Bond ejector chair, missing roof part.(Corgi Juniors)
  3. Porsche Carrera (Corgi Juniors). This casting was used by Hot Wheels, too.
  4. Fiat 2100 (Corgi). This model is from the early 1960s
  5. Simon Snorkel Fire Engine. (Corgi) Another model from the 1960s. Missing most of its hydraulic tramp.
Simon Snorkel Fire Engine and Fiat 2100 Corgis from 1960s

Other brands

  1. GWR Ambulance (Oxford Diecast). Made in China.
  2. Man F8 “Berliner Kindl” Truck and Trailer. Made in China.
  3. Ford Mirage. Politoys. 1:43 scale, Made in Italy.
  4. Bentley 4.5 litre Supercharged. Days Gone. Found at Dry Bridge Market. Made in England.
  5. Ford Transit (Majorette). “Racing Service”. Made in France
  6. Alfa 75 (Majorette). Opening doors.
  7. Aston Martin DBS Superlegerra. 1:60 scale. Welly. Made in China
  8. Citroen 2CV Fourgonette. Welly. Made in China.
  9. Maserati Gran Turismo. Kinsmart. 1:38 scale. Made in China

Bilan

Totals: 38 Models:  13 Hot Wheels, 11 Matchbox, 5 Corgi, 2 Majorette, 1 Kinsmart, 2 Welly, 1 Days Gone, 1 Politoys, 1 Oxford diecast and 1 unknown Chinese manufacturer

10 Bought new, 7 bought secondhand. 18 exchanges and 3 gifts.

Outlets:  4 secondhand toy shop near Didube, 9 Pepela, 1 Pilton, 2 Dry Bridge Market, 1 Vagzlis Basroba and the rest from fellow collectors

Expenditure: 184.20 lari ($60.49)

1 lari = 33 US cents