Like other kids I adored die-cast in the Sixties. Every now and then one of those slick machines drives down my subconscious back into memory.
These two Mustangs seen on old auctions did just that this year. The Corgi Fastback 2+2 Flower Power and the Matchbox Wildcat.
Oh Lordy, those were the days. Take me back to Paradise City in a die-cast Mustang!
Did you have a Mustang?
Don't want to brag but yes, I had a Mustang. A 1965 convertible bought for the princely sum of £500 from a bloke who worked in Dover docks. Man had done some dreadful things to it as I later discovered, but it was glorious fun to drive around in.
ReplyDeleteThat led to a collection of toy Mustangs (classic years only) of which I've lost count, close to 500 I think. Including the two you're showing. Alas I don't have room so they've all been hibernating in boxes for half my life...
Best -- Paul V
I thought you'd had one Paul! Wow! Cool! Did the £500 Dover Docks car move on elsewhere?
DeleteWell, after the second engine I had in it gave up the ghost, the idea was to give it a very thorough once-over. I'd gotten most of it back to bare metal and sandblasted (filthiest job I've ever done in ly life) when my long-suffering Mum lost her patience and told me to get the thing out of the house as they were moving back to Holland in about a year. Only time in my life that my good Dad couldn't help me, so out the door it went. Been in storage ever since, though the drive train was stored at a friendly garage. Who I think "borrowed it" in the end...
ReplyDeleteI live on a hill you see - and even stripped down it was still too heavy to get up into the garage here. Plus I had a house to do up first. Else that car would've gotten fixed ages ago. Ah well.
Hard luck Paul. It was good while it lasted I'm sure. Cheers. Woodsy in lockdown Britain.
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