I picked up a few nice die-casts today in a Charity shop. nothing fancy but appealing nonetheless.
I personally haven't seen two of these Hot Wheels before at all. Have a gander:
L to R: Corgi Juniors Batmobile [my first ever adult collectable], Corgi DB Aston Martin [Juniors?], Hot Wheels Auburn, Hot Wheels Formula 1 Racing car, Hot Wheels Royal Flash
Have you any of these readers or did you have them back in the day?
The Aston Martin is actually the Corgi reissue of the Johnny Lightning version. Although the base says Corgi and the hubcaps aren't the 'spoked' (in impression only) ones of the JL car, it appears to be from the exact same mould. The later Corgi Juniors version of the Batmobile that you show here wasn't as good as the earlier Husky one, but originally, they were the exact same car, except Husky's name was replaced with Corgi's.
ReplyDeleteH'mm, the above comment is feeling a little neglected, Woodsy.
DeleteI'm ill Kid. Things have slowed down. Thanks for the insights into Corgi and Husky. You certainly know your doe-cast. Didn't Husky have bright silver undercarraiges or have I got that wrong?
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DeleteGet better soon. I'll dig into my display cabinet and get back to you about the undercarriages.
DeleteFinally remembered to check. My Husky Batmobile has a black metal undercarriage and the Corgi Junior version in your photo has a black plastic one. My Corgi Junior DB6 (yes, 6 - not the one in your pic) has a bright silver plastic undercarriage, and the Corgi version of the Johnny Lightning DB5 in the photo has a dull metal undercarriage.
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking Kid. I'll compare your notes with my cars once I find them again. Put away before Xmas and Ive forgotten where! Happy New Year Kid and see you in the new decade.
DeleteYup, and Happy New Year to you, too.
DeleteCorgi made Husky models. The Husky line was introduced in 1964, for sale exclusively in Woolworths, at least in Britain. When the exclusive deal ended, Husky models were rebranded as Corgi Juniors. There was also a short-lived line of models with low-friction wheels called Rockets. Later the Juniors were fitted with small Whizzwheels, the Corgi name for the type of wheel fitted to Hot Wheels and Matchbox Superfast models. In the 1970s the Juniors part of the name was dropped, and the models just said Corgi on their bases. Collectors still call them Juniors to avoid confusion with the larger Corgi models.
ReplyDeleteBeing an aircraft modeller, to me the term undercarriage always refers to the landing gear (fixed or retractable) of an aircraft. So seeing it used to mean the base or underside of a model is really strange. Is this a standard term in the world of toys ?