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Here is a pic of my two latest cars that I added to my collection. The white Z432 is from 1974 and it was the first variation with the rivets that hold it together instead of the glue. The blue zg is from 1975 and it has the rare 1f wheels. I love tomica's. I have 7 tomica z's now. -Ben

The wooden steering wheels for the Z's is actually part wood part plastic.

I like your play on words. I was totally exxpecting a picture of a set of triple carbs!!! They look cuter than any of any sidedraft triples I have ever seen. Hehehehe. Is that your green Z in the photo? What size watanabe's are those on your car? Your car has a lot of potential especially with triples. Take care, Ben

Try this link... [http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36475&item=2458190186

Why not from the US gav? Shipping cost?

You all have to admit that the weathering job done to that model is insanely well done.

You have quite the collection of tomica Z's. I just bought a few more. Some of the ones that you have are quite rare. The old police cars are really hard to find, especially the diapet and dandy versions. I will have to post some pictures of my very small collection. I have a couple z432 and 240zg tomicas. My newest addition was a zg circa. 1974. It was the third variation of the tomica 240zg. Anyways, nice pics and a great collection. Someday I hope mine accumulates to something similiar to your collection. I would be happy with half of that.

Yeah, that is awesome. Do you have any vintage tomica's in there?

Do you have the vinyl cover for the hand brake? Mine has a tear in it. I am looking for one that is in really good shape. It is black vinyl with white stitching and black buttons. I have a 260z, they are prolly the same though. Thanks, Ben

Here is something that I thought was interesting. These may be original 240zg hinges if they were red originally. I have no clue since I don't know what 240zg hinges look like. Maybe Alan could bring some light to this. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36475&item=2458190186 Take care, Ben

I don't know about you guys, but if you have any doubts about how cool drifting is watch the anime "Initial D." I saw one episode and I ended up buying all ten DVD's of it. It is a great show of a kid who drifts an AE86. I believe that the actual drifting scene started from a racer in the seventies in Japan who was racing a kpgc10 skyline and was winning many races and putting on a show by powersliding every which way. I think drifting is an awesome sport, and I do not think it is going to go out of style. It has been popular in Japan since the seventies. Mostly known as downhill mountain pass racing, and preferably in an AE86 or shall I say Panda86 for all you Initial D fans. . However, I do not suggest trying to drift your car unless you are on an open air field or race track. It can be done, but if not done correctly like on the vid, it will not be dirt that you will hit. :finger: -Ben

I love how the hood opens. It is a very accurate rendition. I collect these small Z cars. I have mostly tomica's, but I have the matchbox 260z. I will have to post some pics sometime. What size is this? Isn't it bigger than a matchbox?

That is a nice little video, but like alfa said, more ACTION please!!! I love your music choice too. Gotta love Linkin Park. -Ben

That is one extreme goat. I am not much of a muscle car guy(although I have grown a fondness to fastback mustangs), but I drove a 67 le mans with a 400 in it and man, that thing was crazy fast. Not even close to as scary fast as this beast though. I wonder if it is legal for the engine to be that high. It seems like it would be a huge blind spot, oh but what a blind spotROFL . Nice story. Here are some nice Z's from that site: http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/5/4/63595954.htm http://adcache.collectorcartraderonline.com/10/3/6/63007336.htm Take care, Ben

I don't know. With the way Paul Sr. acts we all might get one of his size 12"s in that place. Hahahaha:stupid:. The difference with american hot rod and chopper is that american chopper always has a theme to work with which is very unique to them. I highly doubt there will be any theme to american hot rod other than cool. -Ben

I watched american hot rod for the first time the other night. I really did like the show. It was a lot like american chopper, but I will always love american chopper more. Anyways, there was some neat people in the american hot rod show, but like people have mentioned, I didn't like Boyds attitude. He was ungreatful. All he wants is that car to be finished. Maybe the show hasn't been on long enough(2 episodes) to tell, but what I love about american chopper is the hearts that the Tuddels have. I like the bikes they build too:classic: .