EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES - VINTAGE MIXED LOT

A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 50 + INDIVIDUAL DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES SPANNING MULTIPLE DECADES AND MANUFACTURERS. THE LOT INCLUDES A DIVERSE RANGE OF SCALES AND TYPES: SPORTS CARS, SEDANS, EMERGENCY VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, AND SPECIALTY MODELS. MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTED INCLUDE MATCHBOX, HOT WHEELS, CORGI, AND VARIOUS HONG KONG AND JAPANESE PRODUCERS.

OVERVIEW:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS THE ACCUMULATED HOBBY OF A SERIOUS MODEL ENTHUSIAST, WITH PIECES SPANNING FROM THE 1970S THROUGH EARLY 2000S. THE LOT IS PRESENTED IN A BLACK DISPLAY CASE WITH FOAM INSERT, DEMONSTRATING CAREFUL CURATION AND STORAGE. MODELS ARE PREDOMINANTLY HOUSED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING - SEALED PLASTIC BAGS WITH CARDBOARD BACKING CARDS - WHICH HAS PRESERVED MANY EXAMPLES IN NEAR-ORIGINAL CONDITION DESPITE THE PASSAGE OF TIME.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- APPROXIMATE QUANTITY: 50 + INDIVIDUAL MODELS
- SCALE RANGE: PRIMARILY 1:64 AND 1:87 SCALES
- MANUFACTURERS: MATCHBOX, HOT WHEELS, CORGI, DINKY, AND VARIOUS ASIAN MANUFACTURERS
- CONDITION RANGE: UNPLAYED (MINT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING) THROUGH PLAYWORN
- PACKAGING: MAJORITY RETAIN ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGING; SOME LOOSE EXAMPLES INCLUDED
- MATERIALS: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC AND METAL COMPONENTS

NOTABLE FEATURES:
THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES STRONG REPRESENTATION OF CLASSIC 1970S-1980S MODELS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON SPORTS CARS AND RACING VEHICLES. COLOUR VARIETY IS EXTENSIVE, INCLUDING RARE COLOUR VARIANTS AND SPECIAL EDITIONS. SEVERAL MODELS APPEAR TO BE FIRST-ISSUE EXAMPLES BASED ON PACKAGING DESIGN AND PRINTING. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOTH COMMON PRODUCTION RUNS AND HARDER-TO-FIND VARIANTS.

CONDITION NOTES:
THE MAJORITY OF SEALED EXAMPLES SHOW EXCELLENT PRESERVATION. LOOSE MODELS DISPLAY TYPICAL PLAYWEAR INCLUDING PAINT CHIPPING, MINOR DENTS, AND WHEEL WEAR. SEVERAL MODELS RETAIN BRIGHT ORIGINAL PAINT AND CLEAR WINDOWS. SOME EXAMPLES SHOW AGE-RELATED PATINA AND MINOR SURFACE OXIDATION CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE OVER DECADES. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED. WHEELS AND AXLES FUNCTION SMOOTHLY ON TESTED EXAMPLES.

PRESENTATION:
. THE ORGANISATION AND PRESENTATION SUGGEST THIS WAS A CAREFULLY MAINTAINED COLLECTION BY AN ENTHUSIAST COLLECTOR RATHER THAN CASUAL ACCUMULATION.

THIS COLLECTION OFFERS EXCELLENT VALUE FOR DIE-CAST MODEL ENTHUSIASTS, DEALERS SEEKING INVENTORY, OR COLLECTORS SEEKING TO EXPAND EXISTING COLLECTIONS WITH VINTAGE EXAMPLES. THE MIX OF SEALED AND LOOSE EXAMPLES, COMBINED WITH THE SPAN OF MANUFACTURERS AND ERAS REPRESENTED, PROVIDES BROAD APPEAL TO THE COLLECTOR MARKET.

Item Size: Height: 5cm, Width: 11cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548752+199

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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