I just bought the first issue of a new rally partwork, the Lancia Stratos winner of the 1977 Montecarlo Rally


It’s a model by IXO. I know it has some errors but of course I can’t say no to a rally Lancia, and anyway I find it a good model, especially for 5€

There was also the first issue of this new American trucks collection: https://www.deagostini.com/it/collezioni-figures-3d/semirimorchi-americani
But I didn’t buy it also because of space reasons even if I was tempted

Just for info if interested, Oxford Diecast seem to be having a warehouse clearance of old stock into the trade, including in 1:76 some ur-Quattros, S3 Cabrios, and TT coupes - this is their range but showing at normal price. Maybe some cheapies will start popping up in retail outlets/ebay etc??

ouch.. horrible thought but probably cruel truth..

Bought a bunch of Matchbox cars from the Dollar Store.. i just can"t believe that they have a better/newer selection than Walmart and Toys R US ...

Also bought a said-to-be 1965 Dodge A100 camper van that strangely has a license plate that says 1964 ..

I suspect there must be really very few of those 400 131 Stradale road cars left in road-car trim. Most of these probably were stripped of their road-legal equipment right after production and went to rallying competiton for various independent teams/privateers.

Thanks dsl
I was not too sure if it was a civilian one that got the Rallye fogs lights or a Rallye that got a civilian paint job



Thanks

I did not saw the 131 with its trnsport truck but i saw its two series friends
https://mapleandmangoes.ca/cdn/shop/files/FLF-A-3_905ff7e9-da53-4de3-b46a-a47d858b58c4_1873x.jpg?v=1712014853
https://www.topcollectibles.ca/cdn/shop/files/Untitled-1_4b10fe4c-e016-4558-8aa6-b3e31f119d40_grande.png?v=1713551184

Nice catches I haven’t found the 131 yet sadly. Nice Rabbit too

I see there are also 131s in livery and nice sets with the 037 and the transporter too: https://hotwheels.fandom.com/wiki/Fiat_131_Abarth

It's the civilian version of the Rallye one, produced to achieve homologation as a "road car". 400 made in 1976 by Bertone. Normal 131 was named Mirafiori in US - and presumably CDN - after its production factory.

New in Baube's garage
red Ford Bronco
was not supposed to buy it ( already have it..or is it the blue one ? ) but i was so happy to see something else than that Citroen that wants to be your friend ( seriously, i think the Walmart has them on the shelves for the past 2 years.. ) that i bought it on the spot

A yellow 1967 Chevelle

Fiat 131 Abarth but i don't know if its the civilian or the Rallye one and since the only other Fiat i have are 500 and Ritmo , i went for it

Two more that Q will never ever see again..

Last one , 1979 VW Rabbit . I was surprised that they used the name Rabbit instead of Golf and it was one of the reasons that made me buy it . There was also a GTI but i have already this one . I.ll check it again and may buy it if it says Rabbit too

I don't know , so far , all the Auto World i've bought had wheels that matched the real vehicle , not generic ones shared with multiple models

But isn't that the case on all of Auto World's basic range, with "fast & smooth rolling wheels" ?

About those two Greenlights, they share the same design problem : the side windows are inserted from outside - which is standard procedure for collectible 1/43 models, for instance - but you can see the body metal through these windows ! Either the windows should have their edges and pillars painted in black, or the excess visible metal should be eliminated from the tooling.