Treasure Hunt Find 6/7 - 1983 Chevy Silverado SUPER

This was a very interesting find today! At Target of all places, and with about half empty pegs... I found the Silverado super hunt! It's been a good couple of days, with my great finds yesterday. It's not something I collect, but I couldn't leave it behind. Gotta love finding rare stuff in the wild!

A Closer Look: Cars from the First Kmart Hot Wheels Collector Day of 2014

Hello again. I wanted to share some close-up pics with you of the cars I purchased at the Kmart event today. It really was a great lineup, and I'm thrilled with what I got.

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Happy Kmart Day! My Haul....

Good morning! I hope everyone had a good Valentine's day, and a good Kmart day this morning! It was a good one for me. These days are always fun, especially when there's stuff you go in knowing you want. For me, that's not too common since I'm not much of a muscle car guy. But today there was loads of stuff for the LA Collection. The blue Datsun pickup, Alpinweiss BMW E30 M3, yellow 2000GT, etc etc.

Unlike the last event at my local store, there actually were Supers to be found. I didn't get one, but I saw 3 that were found, one was even an error! All small wheels. The '55 Gasser certainly isn't a casting I collect, but the Super version is an absolute stunner. If you find one, I definitely recommend holding on to it, it'll be one of the best this year, no doubt at all.

So here's my haul. 4 Datsuns, 4 M3s, a LaFerrari, Toyota Supra, 2000GT, 2 Regular Hunts, the Fast Felion convertible, new flatbed, and a Surfin School Bus. 

I love that Fast Felion convertible. It reminds me a lot of this car, the Eagle Speedster. 

I'll get some close-up shots posted soon! 

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A Closer Look: An American Classic that is just... "So Fine"

Hello everyone! For tonight's post, I want to change it up a little bit from the British stuff. We're going to look at a full-blooded American classic. One of my all-time favorite models, the So Fine by Hot Wheels. I'm actually a fan of American cars. Not muscle cars so much, but big luxury cruisers. I always appreciated how the US manufacturers had their own way of doing luxury, and for many years, seemed to pay absolutely no attention to how the rest of the world built cars. You just have to admire that.

Back in the 1930s and 1940s, us Americans knew how to build a luxury car. Duesenberg, Pierce Arrow, Cadillac, LaSalle, Lincoln, and Packard were, among others, on the forefront of luxury in the world. These cars were just as good as competitors from Europe. Incredibly stylish, well built and engineered, those cars are still loved and valued today, just take a look at auction prices for anything with those badges on the front.

Buick is a brand that, I think, often gets overlooked in the crazy, high-dollar collector car scene. It's not uncommon to see some fetching incredible values, but there still seems to be a big price difference between the more base model cars, such as the Special, and cars like the Roadmaster from this era. But I've always loved Buick. Even in GMs darkest days, starting in the 1970s, through the late 2000s, Buicks have been the best products they offer (as relative as that may be). Lower priced than Cadillacs, but offering just about as much luxury and style, the brand has always been a favorite of mine.

This '51 Roadmaster sold at auction for $55,000! A bargain, I think

This casting, I believe is based on a 1948 or 1949 Buick, and I would lean towards the '49, maybe even a bit newer.  The casting made its debut as a First Editions model in 2000, finished in a nice black, red interior, and lace wheels. A great color combo, it's one of my favorite versions that's been done.

Here's a Treasure Hunt version, from 2001

And another personal favorite, from the 2005 Real Riders series

Here's the rest of my collection, I'm sure I'm missing some.

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