Tomica JAL airport set

I bought this new-in-box set from an eBay seller in Japan. Old world charm and craftsmanship!

1/150 radio control car build

H/t Peter!

Current Hot Wheels / Matchbox / Tomica inventory

I went back to the Toys R Us I visited yesterday to buy a baby gate. I found more cars on the other side of the store!

Rotary powered Mazda pickup truck:

My dream car in high school, the 1967 Camaro:

The greatest car ever, the McLaren F1:

I need to do an inventory of cars because I should stop at 50. Also, I want to avoid buying duplicates. So far, I have:

1.  2017 Acura NSX (HW) 
2.  Aston Martin One-77
3.  1975 BMW 3.0 CSL (HW)
4.  2015 BMW i3 (M)
5.  BMW M5 police car (M)
6.  Cadillac Elmiraj (HW) 
7.  1967 Chevy Camaro (HW)
8.  1985 Chevy Camaro (HW)
9.  1984 Chevy Corvette (HW)
10.  Chevy Corvette C7 Z06 (HW)
11.  Dodge Viper RT/10 (HW)
12.  The Embosser (HW)
13.  F1 Racer (HW)
14.  1970 Ford Escort RS1600 (HW)
15.  2012 Ford Fiesta (HW)
16.  2017 Ford GT (HW)
17.  2017 Ford Raptor (HW)
18.  1990 Honda Civic EF (HW)
19.  1985 Honda CRX (HW) orange
20.  1985 Honda CRX (HW) white
21.  Hongqi (T)
22.  2017 Jeep Gladiator (M)
23.  Lamborghini Huracan LP 620-2 Super Trofeo (HW)
24.  Lamborghini LM002 (M)
25.  Lotus Europa (T)
26.  Mazda Miata (M)
27.  Mazda rotary truck (HW)
28.  1995 Mazda RX-7 (HW)
29.  Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II (HW)
30.  NYPD Meter Maid Cart (M)
31.  NYPD Chevy Suburban (M)
32.  NYPD Random SUV (M)
33.  NYPD Dodge Charger (M)
34.  NYPD Tow Truck (M)
35.  Mobile Tune-Up Van (HW)
36.  Nissan Leaf (T)
37.  McLaren F1 GTR (HW)
38.  Porsche 934.5 (HW)
39.  Porsche Carrera GT (HW)
40.  Swift Shuttle (M)
41.  Tesla Model S (M)
42.  1990 VW Golf Country (M)
43.  VW SP2 (HW)
44.  VW Transporter (M)

Okay. Six more, and that's it!

Gifts from Radwood trip

First up, a couple of gifts from rchen from his trip to the Tokyo Auto Show.

A Tomica Lotus Europa! I'm going to open it with Junior when he's old enough.

If I remember correctly, this is a CD of Isuzu truck music. I'll have to find a computer that will play this.

I got this Honda CRX from slirt. A great find from an LA-area Target.

Thanks for the loot, gentlemen!

The toy cars I kept

A while back, I got rid of all of my childhood toy cars except eight. I subsequently added two to the collection (the Hongqi and the Leaf). But looking at their putrid condition now, I think I'm only going to let the kid play with the Hongqi and Leaf.

From bottom left, counterclockwise:

1. Matchbox Datsun 120X (Made in England)
2. Matchbox Citroen CX (England)
3. Matchbox Ferrari 308 GTS (Macau)
4. Matchbox Audi Quattro (Macau)
5. Tomica Sigma MC74 Mazda (Japan)
6. Hot Wheels Hot Bird (Hong Kong)
7. Playart Lamborghini LP500S (Hong Kong)
8. Tomica Nissan Leaf (Vietnam) (I got this as a gift a few years ago from the Nissan engine museum in Yokohama)
9. Tomica FAW Hongqi (Vietnam) (I got this as a gift from rchen; did you buy it in Bangkok?)
10. Tomica Lamborghini Cheetah (Japan)

Tomy Pocket Cars

I went to a toy store today, looking for little cars. I was reminded of Pocket Cars, which were Tomica cars sold in America in the 1980s. I wish they still sold them here.

Tomica Hongqi

I had coffee with rchen yesterday and he brought a gift from the exotic Orient. A Chinese-market Tomica model of a Hongqi. Please excuse the quality of the photos, which were taken pre-coffee at five in the morning.

Home made Toyota Previa Estima Tomica ad

This guy digs the van more than we do.

Tomica DeTomaso Pantera

Working on a quick post for Hooniverse right now.

Source.

Source: Me.

2011 Tokyo Motor Show Tomica display

Courtesy rchen.  In the last photo, the dude is custom making Tomica buses.

Straight Pimpin': Tomica Cadillac Seville And Lincoln Continental Mark IV

Tomica Jaguar XJS Plus Bonus Videos

Here is Tom Walkinshaw driving the snot out of a V12 XJS in Bathurst.

Part 1 of Wheeler Dealers: Jaguar XJS