Not too old but cool little ’76 van

[ETsC10]

Showed up as a used gift …
Copyrighted 2006 by Planet Toys.

[special-K]

Hmmm...Never saw that before. Is it diecast? Purdy dang kewl

[ETsC10]

Originally Posted by special-K

Hmmm...Never saw that before. Is it diecast? Purdy dang kewl

I see a lot of stuff, model wise, but this one caught my fancy.
Dang, not mine though.
Yes sir, diecast

Measures 8".
Graphics patterned after some Super Hero.
I've never had kids so I don't recognize the figure.

There's a lever on the underside to release the side door.
Won't open or close without trouble without it's use.
Inside the driver's door is cast MW4600AB-DC with Oriental writing below.

Side doors are screwed on (individual plastic hinges) with small metal screws.
Graphics are screen printed. Grill, headlights and taillights are individual peices.
Interior rear view mirror is screwed on (I think - too little to see with my lighting tonight).
Floorboards, all seats and doghouse/dash area are one piece.

Steering wheel and wheel wells are separate black plastic peices.
Dash cluster appears to be died tan or a decal...pretty subtle and hard to determine.
The windshield is cast with the wipers but the wipers are black.
There is no blending of colors...windsheild and wipers/black windsheild gasket are
sharply defined though indeed one part.

Castings on hubcaps is intricate as well as the tires and their tread plus the under
carriage seems true to the vehicle.
Tires are physically wrapped around the wheels...separate parts.

Actually in quite good condition now that I look at it...didn't clean the grunge off before
the pic but it does look like it's had only a mild amount of play-time.
Someone cracked the windsheild in two places; what a bummer.

Model weighs about a pound.

I will add pics of the front later tomorrow. In the daylight.

I've tried to research this thing but searching has let me down.
What say you guru?


Whoof..that took a ton of typing.
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[90\87Formula]

Street Whipz. I have two of them; in the box; but don't have this one. I'll try to post pics of the ones I have; later.
Here's an ebay link to the one you have.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/STREET-WHIPZ...p2047675.l2557

[ETsC10]

Thanks Robert. Looking forward to seeing yours!

[90\87Formula]

Here's the two I have.
I had forgotten where I bought them, but there was a discounted price sticker on one of the boxes. Walmart. $5.00. I've had them several years now. I bought them to repaint like my full size '76 van, but never got around to it. Sound familiar???

[special-K]

They need Cragars to be authentic

[ETsC10]

Thanks for the pics Robert and, ya, Cragars would look just right.

[cheyenne shortstep]

I would love to have one of these to convert to 4WD to match my '79 GMC, although the grille would be wrong.

[DirtyLarry]

Originally Posted by 90\87Formula

Here's the two I have.
I had forgotten where I bought them, but there was a discounted price sticker on one of the boxes. Walmart. $5.00. I've had them several years now. I bought them to repaint like my full size '76 van, but never got around to it. Sound familiar???

That is funny, I have those same two vans and scored them the same way….Discount isle at Wal-Mart a few years ago. Got one in the box and one on the shelve