Tomica F34 Chevrolet Camaro Police Car

I grew up with Tomica minicars.  In fact, while this post is about Camaro police car, it isn't the first old Tomica I've added to my (adult) minicar collection.  I just remembered I paid around $30 for one of these few years ago:

*Not my image*

This is the oldest minicar I remember owning.  When I begun collecting Hot Wheels, I wanted to get this particular model, in same yellow color.  I don't know much about vintage Tomicas, but it seems domestic Japanese cars came in "black box" & foreign imports in "blue box".  I'm sure most of my childhood Tomicas came in black boxes.  Two that I ended up buying as adult are both American & blue boxes.  Go figure.

Anywho, I am a late 80's Camaro fanboy.  As a kid in Japan, I was crushing on IROC-Z's.  They may as well have been Lamborghini or Porsches, I knew little about cars.  Few years ago, I discovered these Tomica Camaro police cars & I started shopping for them on eBay.  Problem:  Asking price tended to be around $100.  😭

Earlier this week, I sniped a loose one for $23 & change...... but I really wanted the box.  I'm a sucker for artwork on boxes Japanese toys come in.  Knowing that market exists for "reproduction" Tomica boxes on eBay, I searched for & found a box for $30.  Seller has tons of feedback & he claims that it is authentic Tomica box.  While box is in excellent condition, it certainly has some marks, dents, like they are real.  I sent a offer for $15 & both the car & the box arrived at the same time:

Going by what I've seen on eBay, Tomica seems to have produced this Camaro police casting for years & years.  I saw some that came with newer red and white boxes.  As for the car itself, they seem to be identical, regardless of which box they come in, or when they were manufactured.

Loose car came in clear plastic box that was designed for Tomica boxes.  Perfect amirite: