四月馬鹿: Desert Island Cars Vol. 69: a6m5's Top Ten **April Fools Edition!!!**

a6m5 - USA

 Hot Wheels Pizza Vette

I like lot of things.  Very rarely though I get to experience the fusion of so many things I love in life, like:  Pizza/Corvette/Hot Wheels.  This casting should be called "Heaven", or "Perfection", not Pizza Vette.  It's more than that.

Hot Wheels Road Rocket

On the basketball court, I used to pretend that I was Michael Jordan.  No, I wasn't dunking from the free throw line, I just took all the shots(I was my go-to-guy).  Anyway, now that I'm old, closest thing to sports I experience is morning commute where I pretend that I'm Ricky Bobby from the motion picture "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby".  Look at this car.  Read its name.  It screams "I wanna go fast".

 

Hot Wheels Chevy Citation

Back in the 80's, evil corporations like Honda & Toyota would bribe car magazines like Road & Track, Car & Driver to make Civics & Camrys look good while putting down much superior cars like Chevy Celebrity, Mercury Topaz & yes, you guessed it, Chevrolet Citation.  Thank god Mattel could see through the corruption & pushed the release of the Citation ahead of the likes of inferior imports like RX-7 or BMW 3-Series.  Citation so much gooder.

Johnny Lightning Mysterion

No naming ever truer.  WTF is this?  It's a Mystery... on.

Hot Wheels Turismo

One thing we've discovered through the "Desert Island" series:  It's not always about the best looking casting, or the most valuable.  Sometimes, nostalgia can score 100 points.  That's where this car comes in for me.  While I never customized, or painted toy cars when I was two, if I had, this is the exact combination of colors I would have picked.

Hot Wheels Arachnid

I love this casting, no it's not a custom.  I was fixing sandwich in the kitchen when I caught this hot wheel car from the corner of my eye.  I f*#ing killed it.  I'm sorry my favorite toy car, I honor your sacrifice with a spot on my Desert Island car list.  RIP, spider car.

Hot Wheels GMC Motorhome

Please, hold on.  Please.  Before you head off to eBay looking for this RV, you need to know that this is a custom hot wheel made by me, a6m5.  What?  No, I wasn't riding on the back of a dune buggy when I painted it.  I don't own any paint brushes, so I used the next closest thing I had in my arsenal:  Electric Toothbrush.  Yes, I should have turned it off first.  I know that now.

Hot Wheels Ratmobile

It's little embarrasing, but I'm not gonna lie, I am a HUGE fan of Mickey Mouse.  Imagine my shock when I saw this casting for the first time at 7:45pm, November 15th, 2013 in aisle six of Woodburn Walmart Super Center.  Clearly, it's a exact replica of Mickey.  To quote myself from that fateful evening: "I finally meet you Mickey, I love your movies!!"  Yes, it was so realistic, I was fooled to think that I had finally met my super icon Mickey Mouse. 

Also, my favorite curse phrase happens to be "You rat mother #$^@#%", so it's pretty much meant to be.  

Hot Wheels Hot Seat

When I drive, sometimes it's fast, sometimes slow.  *fart*  Sometimes, the drive is smooth..... or it can be rough.  Kinda like on the toilet seat.  *grabs toilet paper*  This car was inspired by life.  Life itself.  *flushes*

Jada Scion xB

I have a soft spot for Scion xB, and many of my friends know this, including online hot wheel/minicar collector friends.  I have many Scion xB/Toyota bB casting, but what's so special about this one?  Well, you'd be blind not to see the realistic driver figure in the driver seat of this casting.  I've always said that only one thing better than cancer cure, or world peace is a red car with blue wheels & white tires.  On like Donkey Kong.  Mission accomplished.

Minicar Pics 1/64:  Clearly, this was an April Fools list.  For the real Desert Island lists, please click on the link below.  :D

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CM's Peugeot 206 WRC 2000 Monte Carlo

Got it from this seller on eBay.  Great prices & service.

CM's PEUGEOT 205 TURBO 16 1985 Monte Carlo

CM's brand's been dead for while now.  Yet, I keep finding new CM's cars I want, and this was one of them.  Bertrand of Sixy Four Ever just featured one of these in his "Desert Island" ten cars(better looking variation).  

As usual, CM's packed in amazing amount of detailing in a hot wheel sized car.  Very sad that they are no longer around.  :(

プレイアート ランボルギーニ ミウラ / Playart Lamborghini Miura

Car is beat to hell, but it's one of the most valuable toy car I have in my collection, if not the most valuable.  First, the pics:

Like any young Japanese boys, I used to have many Tomicas as a toddler.  Unfortunately, none of my childhood toys survived.... but there were handful of exceptions.  It was given to me by my late grandpa, it stayed at grandparents', so it survived.  Several years ago, my youngest brother brought it back from Japan after a visit, along with couple other Playart & Tomica cars.

This one's my favorite though.  Grandpa used to own a local grocery store, and it seems that he labeled the car in Japanese, on a price tag.  It reads "Lamborghini Miura" in his handwriting.  Priceless!  :)

Desert Island Cars Vol. 7: Bertrand's Top Ten

Bertrand from Sixty Four Ever Diecast - France

I had to leave behind so many manufacturers and automotive brands that I love...

So, here we are; on the boat to the desert island!!

I have no order of preference

First, never before out of the box.

M2 Machines 1956 Ford COE & 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser

As soon as I saw this set, I knew it would be mine. At all costs!

It's the perfect representation of the automotive production from the fifties.

GreenLight 1941 Stacey David's Gearz Sgt. Rock

What a casting! What delicacy! What a color!

I had to order it twice. The first package never arrived...

GreenLight Blues Brothers' 1974 Dodge Monaco "Bluesmobile"

I cannot count the number of times I've seen this movie.

CM's 1985 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16

Simply the favorite car from my childhood <3

Minichamps 1974 Porsche 934, No.12, Jägermeister

A Porsche. Orange. By Minichamps. What more can I say?

Oversteer 2015 Nissan GT-R

A collector worthy of the name must have one.

There, I said it! :D

Kyosho 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser

I love its retro-futuristic line.

I had to choose one from the four colors offered by Kyosho, but I still need the others!

M2 Machines 1955 Chevrolet 210 Hardtop 265

Chevy '55, '56 & '57: Felt like a slap the first time I saw it in person!!

One of my favorite American cars.

Tomica Limited Vintage Neo 1976 Toyota TownAce Van 1300 Deluxe

My parents' van we used to take on holidays...

Many great memories!

Tomica Limited Vintage Neo 2013 Nissan IDx NISMO Tokyo

An incredible model! Great talent of Tomytec on display!

Now, I weep for all the miniatures I've abandoned...

Minicar Pics 1/64:  I don't know about others, but I really enjoyed the setup like the "boat" to desert island & weeping for the cars left behind.  I think the participants on these desert island cars can relate to degree.  I certainly can!  lol

There are two cars on this list that actually earned nominations to my list as well.  Minichamps Porsche + M2 Ford COE/Mercury Turnpike.  Couple of very special releases to be sure.  GL 1941 Army truck with dual Browning mounted in the back, I doubt anybody from our group even have one.  What a presence!

As you can see, Bertrand have very little to no bias when it comes to collecting.  If you want to see real diversity, please check out his blog Sixty Four Ever.  You'll see why I'm such a fan!

CHECK OUT ALL DESERT ISLAND LISTS HERE!!!

Tomica Disney Motors DM-04 Doobie Burger Shop Mickey Mouse

What does the name mean, I doubt anyone knows.  lol