WANTED - Matchbox 480!
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- Dan the 480 Man
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WANTED - Matchbox 480!
I'm never home when eBay auctions end, and even with my max bid, i still never win....i've bid and lost on 7 now
So if anybody has one, let me know! I'm re-spraying it the colour of my car, and lowering it as a nice novel interior feature So, so sad, but i don't care...
Let me know
So if anybody has one, let me know! I'm re-spraying it the colour of my car, and lowering it as a nice novel interior feature So, so sad, but i don't care...
Let me know
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- robkendall
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only slightly off topic.....has anyone ever seen any in 1:43 scale?
wouldnt mind a couple for the slot track.....not scalextric...slightly bigger i think.
rgrds
rob
wouldnt mind a couple for the slot track.....not scalextric...slightly bigger i think.
rgrds
rob
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try www.justsnipe.com it's free i.e. you can snipe 5 auctions each week, it will put you bid in 8 seconds from the end.
hope you find it useful
ian
hope you find it useful
ian
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cheers dude.....will keep an eye out on minichamps then.Roo wrote:
Not matchbox but minichamps. 1/43'rd scale and very nice it is too!
hmm....s40 btcc colours me thinks lol
rgrds
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At Last!
Got one.
£3.49 delivered! So it's getting lowered, stereo, clay/wax, alloys...
£3.49 delivered! So it's getting lowered, stereo, clay/wax, alloys...
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- MGB_GT
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Hmmm, it seems Matchbox chaved my car out of the box. However rally stripes look much better than the rims which originally looked like minature CD's on each wheel.
The good thing is, even with a broken rear axle this 480 still drives!
The good thing is, even with a broken rear axle this 480 still drives!
Penelope - 97P Rover 618 Silver
The departed:
480GT - 94L Dark Green Met
480ES (2.0) - 93L Vase Green Met,
480ES (1.7) - 89G Black
480ES (1.7) - 88F Gunmetal Grey
The departed:
480GT - 94L Dark Green Met
480ES (2.0) - 93L Vase Green Met,
480ES (1.7) - 89G Black
480ES (1.7) - 88F Gunmetal Grey
- Darren
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The MiniChamps 1:43 model is very, very, very nice. It's based on a 1986 ES and is very well detailed! Only 3024 produced, so it's a bit of a limited item, but reasonable enough to get a hold of.
AHC Models also made a few 1:43 480s. Mine was new and unused when I bought it, but it doesn't seem to be of very good quality, even though it is quite slick with the opening doors and pop-up lights! If I had of known this I wouldn't have displayed it on my dash, as it is now wreaked and they seem quite hard to get a hold of!
Just did a search actually, and I came across these (very, to me) interesting links:
http://web.telia.com/~u85310201/innehall/models.html
AND, proof that there is a 1:43 scale Cabrio out there:
http://www.antp.be/perso/modelcars/deta ... m=24&e=&f=
I don't have any of the Matchbox models, they never turn up when I want one yet when I'm not looking for one there's always a few looming around!
Were there any other brands that released a 480?
I'd absolutely love an 1:18 early Turbo, or even a white Celebration!
Oh, just found one from Pilen:
http://www.carmodel.net/zoomPage.php?OT ... QnLCAnMCcp
AHC Models also made a few 1:43 480s. Mine was new and unused when I bought it, but it doesn't seem to be of very good quality, even though it is quite slick with the opening doors and pop-up lights! If I had of known this I wouldn't have displayed it on my dash, as it is now wreaked and they seem quite hard to get a hold of!
Just did a search actually, and I came across these (very, to me) interesting links:
http://web.telia.com/~u85310201/innehall/models.html
AND, proof that there is a 1:43 scale Cabrio out there:
http://www.antp.be/perso/modelcars/deta ... m=24&e=&f=
I don't have any of the Matchbox models, they never turn up when I want one yet when I'm not looking for one there's always a few looming around!
Were there any other brands that released a 480?
I'd absolutely love an 1:18 early Turbo, or even a white Celebration!
Oh, just found one from Pilen:
http://www.carmodel.net/zoomPage.php?OT ... QnLCAnMCcp
[b]Make:[/b] Volvo � [b]Model:[/b] 480 S � [b]Year:[/b] 1995 � [b]Colour[/b]: Black Met. � [b]Engine[/b]: 1721cc
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Not as far as I've looked into!Roo wrote:I dont think theres ever been a 1/18th 480. Would be really cool to have one though!
...I just have a secret list of all the cars I wish were available in 1:18!
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I've two of the AHC models also. Cost me almost £80 for a grey ES and a white Cabrio model on eBay. Thanks mainly to a bidding war amongst site members. I don't want to keep them perfect, much better to display them nicley and get some use out of them I feel. The matchbox one is so bad because I had that as a kid and played with it until it reached that condition.
Penelope - 97P Rover 618 Silver
The departed:
480GT - 94L Dark Green Met
480ES (2.0) - 93L Vase Green Met,
480ES (1.7) - 89G Black
480ES (1.7) - 88F Gunmetal Grey
The departed:
480GT - 94L Dark Green Met
480ES (2.0) - 93L Vase Green Met,
480ES (1.7) - 89G Black
480ES (1.7) - 88F Gunmetal Grey