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Hot Wheels 2017 | Upcoming MAZDA!

November 1, 2016, 8:52 am
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Two Mazda models are in Hot Wheels' future. First, here is a prototype sample of their new Mazda RX-7 replica. As the other Mazda prototype here, these are 3D printed samples, not metal yet.
This generation RX-7 (the last one so far) wasn't done by Hot Wheels back in the day. They issued a very close generic, which even referred to the car on its made-up name ("24/Seven").
Here you can see that generic RX-7 like model. 

And below a real Mazda from Flickr. I'd like to know better why Hot Wheels didn't get the propper RX-7 license for this casting back then, I wonder if there was any kind of drama between Mattel and Toyo Kogyo.
While I'm happy this RX-7 is finally going to be properly done by Hot Wheels, there are already good replicas by the likes of Matchbox and Motor Max, so it wasn't really as needed as the other upcoming Mazda the blue brand is preparing...

(As a reminder, here is the Matchbox, done in a fun scheme of black and orange, and with suspensions!)
This Matchbox Mazda is from the 1998 US lineup.
Back to the prototype Hot Wheels pictures.
YES! This is a Mazda REPU, Rotary Engine Pick Up, such a piece of early Mazda history, and a memento from a world before the 1973 Oil Crisis, that relegated the rotary engine to niche products, mostly only from Mazda. 
Before the Opel embargo and the capital importance fuel economy gained because of it, the relatively thirsty rotaries were seen as the engines of the future. Mazda had a whole lineup of Wankel engined vehicles, NSU was preparing an smaller companion to its flagship Ro80, and GM was pushing hard for the development of rotary vehicles, even hinting at a rotary Corvette. So committed GM seemed, that AMC even went on to develop its Pacer around the promised GM Wankel, only to having to end up shoehorning their old inline six on the car after GM cancelled their rotary project.
In that context the REPU was launched on to the market. The Hot Wheels rendition looks amazing! I love it. And I love it even more aside the Datsun pickup they also did a couple years ago. Via Japanese Nostalgic Car.
It will hopefully had ROTARY POWER on a tampo in the back. And also, I wish it was still time to have MAZDA in raised letters on the back, molded as part of the casting.
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Nissan V16 Taxi - Santiago, 2008

November 1, 2016, 12:25 pm
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Postcrossing Incoming! A postcard that looks like a big Polaroid!

November 1, 2016, 5:35 pm
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Thanks again, Hark! This is a vintage image from Krakow (I think), Poland. You can see Polski Fiat 126 and a Syrena. And the postcard is like a big instant photo!

¡Gracias otra vez, Hark! Esta es una vieja imagen de, parece, Krakow, Polonia. Pueden ver un Polski Fiat 126 y un Syrena. ¡La postal es como una gran imagen instantánea, me encanta!
And these are the beautiful, and once again, new-for-me-stamps!

Y estas son las hermosas estampillas, otra vez nuevas para mí.
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Toyota Zace and Kijang

November 2, 2016, 4:35 am
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Here is another car model name I was unaware of. This is the Zace, the name Toyota gave in Taiwan, to its Kijang pickup truck. The Toyota Kijang is a very popular vehicle developed for different Southeast Asian countries, and built in a few of them with different names.




Some newer Zace.
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I didn't find a current Zace on the Taiwanese Toyota website. There is an Innova, though.  So I imagine the Zace Taiwanese-specific name is long gone. Talking about names....
As I pointed out above, Kijang is the most common name for these vehicles, and it is the name it originally had in Indonesia. The model has had many generations, and it still on sale, in a more civilized guise, and called Kijang Innova.
Some of the many names the Kijang has been known with around the world are:

Toyota Condor (Africa)
Toyota Qualis (India)
Toyota Revo (Philippines)
Toyota Stallion (Africa)
Toyota Tamaraw (Philippines)
Toyota Unser (Malaysia/Singapore)
Toyota Venture (Africa)
Toyota Zace (Taiwan/Vietnam)

And so from here on I'll show you pictures of the Indonesian Toyota Kijang. As it often happens, looking the Zace up led me to a "rabbit hole" of Kijang photos. So let's start, first with a couple Kijang ads from its early days.
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Above is the second generation, and below is the first. The bonnet is the key difference.
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This is its Philippine version, the Tamaraw.
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Some more Kijang photos.
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Clik here to view. Toyota Kijang 1st Generation  #giias2015 #gaikindo #icebsd #exhibition #toyota #kijang #autoshow2015 #otomotif #gaikindoindonesiainternationalautoshow2015
I read here it was nicknamed "Buaya", "crocodile", for the shape of its bonnet. Photo: Abraham Arthemius.
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Clik here to view. Toyota Kijang "Buaya"
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Racing!
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Here you can see a commercial from Toyota in Indonesia, which highlights the identity of the Kijang as a historical, national car. Further adverts below.



Toyota Kijang, Indonesia 1986.



Toyota Kijang, Indonesia 1992.


Finally, the Nasmoco dealer network in Indonesia has many old Kijang photos, which you can see below.
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Soeharto at the wheel?
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Toyota Kijang Doyok Pick Up
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Toyota Kijang Super Lion.
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Toyota Kijang Taruna.
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Toyota Kijang Super Spirit.
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Toyota Kijang Patria.
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Toyota Kijang Super.
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Toyota Kijang Rover.
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Postcrossing Incoming! Last for October | Riga, Melbourne, Holland, New Brunswick!

November 2, 2016, 5:32 am
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A few postcards I got by the end of October, from Ilze in Riga...
... Alexandra in Melbourne...

Australian stamps are always so pretty!
This one is from Kitty in Ymuiden, the Netherlands.
And this one from Aine in New Brunswick (!), Canada!
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Postcrossing Incoming! Luhansk People's Republic, Ukrainian separatist region!

November 2, 2016, 1:33 pm
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LPR's flag. You can see its colours
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An impressive incoming today, for a lover of history and current event, such as I am! Thanks to Natalia for this postcard with rebel Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) stamps, which she sent inside an envelope with regular Ukrainian stamps (that are also beautiful), in order for it to be possible to be mailed abroad.

One of the stamps is dedicated to the "Humanitarian Convoy" in which Russia sent the separatist republics supplies, and seemingly, also weapons. The truck is a Kamaz.
Here is a bigger image of the LPR Mail logo, the cute dove carrying a letter. The picture is taken from Wikipedia in Russian's article on Lugansk Mail. And of the LPR's Ministry of Communications website (mslnr.su) I also find a picture that shows one of their mail trucks..
The same Wikipedia article claims LPR stamps are all self-adhesive, and that the only deliver mail within the separatist republic and its fellow rebel entity, the Donetsk People Republic. And this website has more information on LPR stamps: Here the one with the dove, and here that one with the trucks.
Back to my incoming, this is the postcard the stamps are on, with the coats of arms of Ukraine's regions.
And she also included this beautiful card from Ivano-Frankivsk region (the one with the black bird above, right). You can see a previous incoming I received from that area, here.
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The Daily Show | President Trump's first term

November 3, 2016, 4:04 am
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Donald Trump is leading on some polls for the US Presidential elections now! And The Daily Show's Trevor Noah gives us a glimpse into what 4 years of Trump presidency could look like.

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Hot Wheels 2016 | Más modelitos a 2 x $1.000

November 3, 2016, 7:51 am
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Clik here to view. Fotos de un par más de Hot Wheels conseguidos a $500 cada uno... Todavía encuentro novedades atractivas para aprovechar la promoción del Lider (pueden ver el resto de los que compré, en este post), ¿quizás a ustedes también les gustan estos mismos modelos?

Me decepcioné un poco al averiguar que el Ford GT LM no existió con el tremendo alerón con que lo saca Hot Wheels. 

Pero no me arrepiendo de haberlo conseguido, con su imposible-más-clásica decoración celeste con naranjo y logos de Gulf.
El Ford Mustang GT 2015 Custom también es un modelo imaginario, pero bien hecho, realista.

Finalmente, la otra pareja son nuevos colores para mi. El Willys '41, que ojalá algún día aparezca como salían de fábrica (hay varios moldes de estos Willys como customs y dragsters, ¡incluso hay más de un Hot Wheels del Willys '41!)
Y finalmente, el Porsche 356A 'Outlaw', que sumo a su versión plateada.
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VIDEO | 'Adam Ruins Everything'

November 3, 2016, 9:02 am
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Really interesting, fun series. Probably overstating how good or bad some things are to make episodes look more extreme and polemic, but still worth a watch.

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Fiat 500, final prototype!

November 3, 2016, 11:55 am
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M2 gets into Japanese classics!

November 3, 2016, 12:29 pm
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¡M2 producirá clásicos japoneses!

M2, maker of detailed 1:64 diecast models, most if not all with opening doors and hoods, has announced it will make three of the most beloved and renowned old Japanese cars ever: The Datsun 510 (Bluebird in Japan), the Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC10 'Hakosuka' and the Datsun 240Z (Nissan Fairlady Z).

Via The Lamley Group.

M2, fabricante de detallados modelos 1:64, los cuales todos (o casi) tienen capots y puertas que abren, ha anunciado que fabricará tres de los más queridos y famosos autos viejos japoneses: El Datsun 510 (Bluebird en Japón), Nissan Skyline GT-R KPGC10 'Hakosuka', y el Datsun 240Z (Nissan Fairlady Z).

Many would be right to point out these cars have already been well represented in small scale, but M2's take will certainly be different, probably more detailed, and easier to get for collectors in the United States.

Algunos dirán, y con razón, que los mismos autos ya han sido editados por otros fabricantes a esta escala, pero el enfoque de M2 seguro será diferente y probablemente más detallado, además de más fácil de conseguir para los coleccionistas en Estados Unidos.
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Majorette Gran Turismo models!

November 3, 2016, 1:39 pm
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This is news for me, although you might have already seen it elsewhere. These are new models from Majorette, from the Vision Gran Turismo programme, in which carmakers have teamed up with the Polyphony, to add their own designs to the Gran Turismo series of games.

They will be sold as singles, 3 packs and 5 packs, probably only packaged as part of these new Gran Turismo series, but I don't have more solid info on these releases yet. They are all new castings to Majorette, and as far as I know, all new to the Matchbox-size world, except for the Peugeot (done by Norev) and the Nissan (done by Tomica Limited Vintage).

This is the list of cars, also shared to the Swifty's Garage forums by Pete, from Solihull, UK (Thanks Pete!).

- Infiniti Vision Gran Turismo Concept
- Nissan 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Concept
- Renault Alpine Vision Gran Turismo Concept
- Mitsubishi XR-PHEV Evolution Vision Gran Turismo Concept
- Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo Concept
- Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo Concept

This would make it also, the first Infiniti model ever done by Majorette.

Some images of the cars (all virtual renders from the games, unless noted).
- Infiniti
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- Nissan 2020 Vision. This one exists in real life, although since I can't find a video of it moving, is probably just a 1:1 static mockup (good enough for me to want one in small scale, though). You can see Tomica Limited Vintage Neo's model of the 2020 Vision, here.
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- Renault Alpine. The wildest of the bunch.
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- Mitsubishi. I quite like this one!
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- Mercedes-Benz AMG.
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- Peugeot. Couldn't find one in red, Norev makes this car too, you can see their variations here.
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PANIC! Trumps surges... Hillary must win!

November 3, 2016, 9:06 pm
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The United States is insane! After all the scandal, and the most hideous personality traits of Donald Trump have been widely reported and can be seen every time he tweets or opens his mouth. After Donald Trump has been revealed as a scam artist, a racist, a sexist, a guy that boasts about kissing and touching women without consent. A man that wants to torture "even if it doesn't work", and wants to kill the families of terrorists (despite not being terrorists themselves).


After all that and more Donald Trump is leading or tied with Clinton in polls for key states in the US Presidential Election, 4 days before it takes place! This loser, that has gone bankrupt 6 times, that has lost billions of dollars despite starting as a millionaire thanks to his father, who also had to rescue his businesses at least a couple times. And that uses his so-called "charity" only for his own benefit, expending other people's money.


This child of a man that complains and gives excuses when he believes he is going to lose the election, even before the voting is done. This whiny asshole that has always gone against freedom of speech with the help of his lawyers. This pathological liar can be chosen by the American people to be the most powerful man on Earth for at least 4 years. Unbelievable. 

Seth Meyer puts the choice that confronts the US people on November 8th, at the 6:15 minute point on this latest "Closer Look" segment (which I recommend you see complete if you have the time).

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GALLERY Majorette Farm models

November 4, 2016, 3:07 am
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Photos by Ptitegirafe on Forum Auto. I'd like to see these nice tractors (and the Mercedes Zetros truck!) on sale in Chile, but I don't think it would really make sense.

Fotos de Ptitegirafe on Forum Auto. Sería lindo ver estos tractores (y el Mercedes Zetros) a la venta en Chile, aunque honestamente creo que no tendría mucho sentido.
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Tractor brands are Massey Ferguson, Valtra, Claas and Deutz-Fahr; and there is also a Krone harvester included.

Las marcas de tractores representadas incluyen a Massey Ferguson, Valtra, Claas y Deutz-Fahr, y también hay una cosechadora Krone.
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Grancar Futura, una de las más descaradas copias de la historia automotriz

November 4, 2016, 5:05 am
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Grancar Futura, one of the most shameless copies in car history
¿Qué tan lejos puede ir una copia? La empresa brasileña Grancar seguro fue responsable por una de las más desvergonzadas copias que conozca la industria automotriz, que ven arriba. ¿Renault Espace? No, si no una imitación armada en Brasil con paneles de fibra de vidrio y plástico, y mecánica Ford del Rey.

How far can copies go? Brazilian company Grancar surely tried hard to produce one of the most shameless copies in car history, that you can see above. ¿Renault Espace? No, a copycat built in Brazil with fibreglass and plastic panels over Ford del Rey mechanicals.

Más info: Car Place.

Un recuerdo de la original francesa (desarrollada por Matra para Renault).

A reminder of the French original (developed by Matra for Renault).

No deja de impresionarme el descaro de esta empresa brasileña. Si se le quisiera defender, podríamos decir que claro, la Espace original no estaba a la venta en Brasil, una industria aún protegida por aranceles. El auto fue producido entre 1990 y 1990, y habrían sido fabricadas sólo 159 unidades. Uno de los problemas fue precisamente el de los aranceles... que por esos años empezaron a ser reducidos (lo mismo que mató al Gurgel). Finalmente, interesante guiño el de llamar "Futura" a la minivan, apropiado al ser mecánicamente un producto Ford.

I'm still shocked at how shameless this Brazilian company was. On their defense, if you'd want to do that, we can say that the Espace wasn't sold in Brazil, in an era of protectionism and high tariffs. The car was produced between 1990 and 1991, with only 159 being made. One of the issues were precisely those tariffs... that were starting to be reduced just as the Futura was built (the same phenomenon that killed Gurgel). Finally, I have to point out the nice touch of calling this vehicle Futura, being at least mechanically a Ford product.
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Matchbox 2017: Ford F-350 Super Duty Skyjacker Concept

November 4, 2016, 7:45 am
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The model on its SEMA promotional deco. Photo by Lamley on Instagram.
When revealing its new models for 2017 (pictures here), Matchbox kept one as a surprise. And the company revealed it in SEMA. It is the Ford Skyjacker Concept, a miniature based on a real life vehicle presented at the show by Skyjacker Suspensions. More pictures and info below.

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The model will be a part of the 2017 lineup. It should make a nice addition!
Via swiftysgarage.net, thanks to Stampede for posting the info and pictures.
And finally, the real thing, from The Lamley Group Facebook.
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Norev - Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo

November 6, 2016, 7:08 pm
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Peugeot Vision Gran Turismo de Norev en tamaño Matchbox (la mal llamada "escala 1:64"). Comparto en este post una pequeña galería del modelo, a propósito de la línea de Gran Turismo que sacará Majorette (info aquí).

Lo conseguí en la Peugeot de Vicuña Mackenna (llegando a Matta) por $4.153 (bastante caro, en mi opinión).
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Chevrolet P/30 Chassis 1985 | Mexican bus

November 7, 2016, 3:36 am
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Postcrossing Incoming! Swap con Ana María, desde Rumania

November 7, 2016, 3:09 pm
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'Auto Vintage Deluxe Collection' 1:24 in France

November 7, 2016, 4:46 pm
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Yet another fantastic collection abroad, this time in France. 1:24 models sold every two weeks by Hachette, starting August 25th with the Citroën DS21 Pallas, replica you can see a gallery here, at DieCast 1/24 (link).

Otra fantástica colección más en otros mercados, en este caso Francia. Modelos 1:24 de salida cada dos semanas por Hachette, empezando el 25 de Agosto pasado con el Citroën DS21 Pallas, réplica cuya galería pueden ver aquí, en DieCast 1/24 (link).
The list of issues is, so far, as follows (copied and pasted straight from DieCast 1/24. In part to recognize that I'm not translating the names of the months. They are pretty obvious anyway, and you might learn a little Italian!). The further models from the collection are yet unknown.

The first car was (as always) an offer at 6.99 euro, but I don't know the price of the others yet.
La lista de modelos es, hasta donde se sabe, la que ven aquí (copiada y pegada directo de DieCast 1/24. En parte para reconocer su autoría no traduje los meses. De todas formas son obvios y quizás así aprenden algo de italiano). Cuáles serán el resto de los modelos ofrecidos es aún un misterio.

El primer auto fue, como de costumbre, una oferta a 6.99 euros. No sé aún el precio de los otros.

N° ModelloData di uscita
1Citroen DS 23 Pallas25 agosto 2016
2Renault 8 Gordini8 settembre 2016
3Citroen 2CV Charleston22 settembre 2016
4Simca Aronde P606 ottobre 2016
5Peugeot 404 Berline20 ottobre 2016
6Fiat Nuova 500D3 novembre 2016
7Renault 4L Parisienne17 novembre 2016
8Panhard Dyna Z1 dicembre 2016
9Volkswagen Combi T115 dicembre 2016
10Citroen Ami 629 dicembre 2016
11Simca Chambord12 gennaio 2017
12Peugeot 205 GTI26 gennaio 2017
13Citroen Type H9 febbraio 2017
14Renault 1423 febbraio 2017

So many gems. I think the only that I don't care much about is the VW Kombi, and the Citroën Type H (I already have the Welly). But the Simcas, the Panhard, the Peugeot 404, the Renault 14!

Tantas maravillas... Creo que los únicos que no me interesan mucho son la VW Kombi y la Citroën Type H (ya tengo la Welly). ¡Pero los Simca, el Panhard, el Peugeot 404, el Renault 14!
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