73-87 hot wheels and die cast thread

[90\87Formula]

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[rollin thunder]

Boy i wish my wal mart would carry these dang hotwheels and stuff. this is the only square ive seen, id like to get one thats not tubed but the holy grail for me would be a model to make a duplicate of my truck

[1badgmc]

I've been looking for that blue "Hot Ones" version, but I don't think I'm going to find it. I'll probably have to resort to eBay.

[rollin thunder]

I actually bought two.(just in case) idk what happened to the other so a wise investment i guess. but it seemed like my wal mart was overstocked on these when they had them. i doubt i find it but if i do i can let you know.

[1badgmc]

That one and The Hot Ones Custom '77 Dodge Van are 2 that I've been looking for, but probably won't be finding. I like to get 2 of each myself that way I can open one and park it on my shelf behind my desk.

[special-K]

I think of these Hot Wheels as 73-80s...Ramblin' Wrecker and Backwoods Bomb:

[1badgmc]

My Larry's Towing Ramblin' Wrecker was always one of my favorites as a kid. Did you know that when that one was originally issued, it had the actual home phone number of Larry Wood (the designer) on the side. He was getting lots of phone calls before they reissued it. If you can ever find one of those with the phone number, it's worth some big money.

[special-K]

I always liked these,too. Yes,I did know about the ones with Larry Wood's #. I'm holding out for an excellent to mint. I just got a mint yellow one I'm real happy about. Those were in a set,so no package. I wanted to bid that packaged original shown. I don't have PayPal (ever) and for some unsolvable reason can't get it under my current Ebay name and e-mail. So,I always send a message asking if a postal money order would be accepted before I bid and how this is how all my transactions have been carried out with great success (100%). Out of 50 or more purchases I've had 3 say no and that guy (DH) was one of them. HWC reissued that same white truck commemorating Larry's 40th ann. and a Charcoal one as a HWC issue
The Backwoods Bomb came in Green w/dragon tampo. Then,there's a blue version (fairly rare) with a stripe tampo,which is the same tampo as on the '12 re-issue in the same Green as the one w/dragon. I got the ok to bid on that blue one in the package,went to check it out and it was already up to $68 or so,and I didn't bid. That thing ended up at $169!!

[Desert.Chevy]

Wow a lot of very cool pictures in this thread.
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[broey]

looks like no one else found the monster truck yet. I dont think the black and blue hotwheels racing ones have been posted yet either? These are from my boys collection.

[1badgmc]

I've seen the Monster Jam trucks and I have both of the Hot Wheels Racing trucks. I still need to get my hands on that blue Hot Ones truck there.

[bigblock73]

I have both monster jam trucks, and have recently photographed my collection and put it on 73-87.com

http://73-87.com/7387_Novelties/Die_Cast.htm

I picked up a few more, need to get them on the site now too.
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[1badgmc]

The newest variation to keep your eyes peeled for:

[Mello Mel]

I found this in purple with green flames !!

[1badgmc]

The purple with the green flames is the older variation. The design of the graphics is the same on the 2 trucks, just different colors.

[1badgmc]

I finally got my hands on two of the orange trucks the other day so I could bust one open.

[1badgmc]

The next Hot Wheels variation to keep your eyes peeled for...

[broey]

dang that the coolest one yet, I gotta look for it!

[broey]

so it turns out the yellow one is a treasure hunt... good luck boys

[1badgmc]

The yellow one showed up in a Sneak Peeks in a HW Collector's Club e-mail I got, so it should be regular line.

This one, on the other hand, is a Super Treasure Hunt.

[broey]

ah, so there is yellow and gold, well great... now I want the gold one. dang it even says treasure hunt on the paint.

[1badgmc]

I see my chances of actually finding the gold one hanging on the pegs somewhere being somewhere between slim and none, so if I want it, I'll likely have to resort to eBay.

[1badgmc]

So, I finally found me a yellow one today. I was digging through one of Wal-Mart's *%^*^&%!!! dump bins today. I knew it was the right assortment for the yellow Silverado, but I was about to give up and walk away when I saw a yellow tailgate peeking up at me from deep in the bin. I pulled it out and kept digging, but never found anything else.

Also, earlier this week I stumbled across this HW Road Trippin' Silverado. I don't know how I missed that it even existed. Unfortunately, I only found one of it as well, so I'll be looking so I can crack one open.

[flashed]

I found one of the yellow ones over the weekend ,I will be looking for more .

[90\87Formula]

Originally Posted by flashed

I found one of the yellow ones over the weekend ,I will be looking for more .

one of the local Walmart stores set up a dump bin yesterday. It had several of the yellow. So, check for new dump bins. This one was set up at the front of the store, right next to the "20 or less items" checkout.