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:

 

Hallmark Keepsake: 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty Platinum + 1955 Lincoln Futura Concept Car(Batmobile!) Christmas Tree Ornaments

Interesting & very realistic Christmas Tree ornaments from Hallmark.  

Holy long bed Batman!

This will sound pretty dumb, but I never realized that this Lincoln concept car was the base for the original Batmobile(by George Barris).  I mean, just look at it.  :D

 

Tomica Limited Vintage NEO LV-N197a Honda Integra 3-Door Coupe XSi('91)

I couldn't wait to share this one.  Bluebird stationwagon's great, especially in the Yokohama livery, but it's the Integra(Bluebird will come later).  I only ordered this, because I remember it from like 1990.  Back when we had car magazines.  I think it was Road & Track, where its 0-60 was like over 9 seconds or something.  It looked so sporty I couldn't believe how slow it was.  lol

Still, that car really did look great & check this 1/64 scale version out!

Looks amazing, right?  But that's not all, it's also a plastic model!  Bring your own glue!(I hate this stuff)

 She winner fo' sho'.

Tomica Limited Vintage LV-185a('73) & LV-185b('76) Mazda Porter Cab "一方開"(READ LOL)

Not a full-time blogger anymore, just a slacker pants. Prelude will have to wait for another day......

 If you are hardcore TLV collector, you have noticed & wondered what the heck a "一方開" is, which appears after the Mazda Porter Cab title on the box.  "一方" means one side, one way, etc.  "開" means "open".  One way open?  One side open?  Door opens, but won't close or something?

Well, I had to Google it.  Lot of these light trucks(kei-tora), they have not only the tailgate, but also the side panels dropped open?(turning it into a flatbed)  With this truck, only "one side" dropped open.  The tailgate.  The more you know.

Figures & accessories.  Yes. 

I'm a big fan of TLV's T360 casting.  These Mazda Porter Cabs are amazing.  With the plastic, resin or whatever both headlights & taillights, detailing & assembly does beat out the T360's.  Instant classics for me.

Why carry spare tire when you can carry the complete spare truck!  Sorry, they just fit.  :p

Well done Tomytec.  :D