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    Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad

    Fast And Furious 1987 Buick Grand National GNX

    Duramax-Powered Buick Grand National

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    Classic Ad Watch: The Buick Grand National Is Bad To The Bone

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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    Vanguard of the new Donk Wheels™ product line from Mattel...?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    Someday I'll round all of mine up from my childhood. Most of 'em are long-since missing somewhere, sadly - stuffed in random boxes, what have you. But I had several hundred at one point, so there's got to be plenty left...
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    Image of MrChips MrChips
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    Sub $10K is a good deal for a Grand National - especially since some of 'em require wheelie bars...


    But what about THIS one?


    [cgi.ebay.com]

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @MrChips: I'd buy it and paint it green, just to watch the all fanboys die of simultaneous apoplexy brought on by a sympathetic fit of righteous indignation.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    Here goes Jalopnik's F1 sponsorship budget...
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    I bought myself my first Hot Wheels last week! I got a blue Tesla Roadster :) Almost all of my car collection up until that point was various gifted 1:18 Porsche models, but someone had also given me a little Hot Wheels 5 Porsche set, which is badass. Unfortunately, they're all at home in California, so I can't play with them or take pictures :(
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    My two latest cool finds are not auto-related, strictly speaking: a Corgi (didn't even know they were still around) B17 Flying Fortress and B24 Liberator, complete with cheesy but effective (and adjustable) display stands. Most of the really good WWII stuff is too expensive for me, but these were 3 bucks a pop and the detail is quite good.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    I still have all my old Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars. Oddly, though, I didn't have many muscle cars.


    I did have a Mercury Sable station wagon, though! And a bunch of 2nd gen F bodies.

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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    03/09/09

    @FromaBuick6: I had that same Sable (Matchbox, right?). It must've been one of my favorite toy cars growing up (along with a Sterling 827), I'm sure if my parents cared about cars at all, they'd have checked me into a shrink.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/09/09

    @Maymar has too much utility character: Yep, it was one of my favorites, too. I'm not sure if I liked it because I liked station wagons, or if I liked station wagons because of it.


    I also had a Matchbox 300ZX with flip up lights (well, they were supposed to, anyway) that I like to think balanced out my irrational like for wagons.


    Of course, my best friend's favorite was a Hot Wheels Lumina APV...

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    Image of pjsammy pjsammy
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    Just wanted to add for the AMC lovers out there:


    New 2009 model: AMC Javelin AMX


    It's worth registering at the hot wheels collector site to see some of the really cool new classic cars they have out there now (as well as sneak peeks)

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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @pjsammy: No link? That's not fair! Now I have to find it myself...
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    GMP Diecast have made several variations of the Grand National in 1/18 and 1/24 scale over the years. They appear frequently on the bay of E, and are somewhat reasonably priced....not Hot Wheels cheap, but still "reasonable".


    [www.gmpdiecast.com]

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    @Scroggzilla: I'm laughing uncontrollably at your "bay of E". My wife frequently disassembles and reassembles words like that. I find it cute and loveable.


    I guess that means I find you cute and loveable. Hmmmm...

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    Kids will just smash up your Hot Wheels. That takes the fun out of doing it yourself.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    First, Mytdawg is awesome.


    Second, fullgrown adult man = really tall 9-year-old boy, and everybody knows it, so don't sweat it.


    Third, I guess GM figured if they couldn't sell any 1:1 cars, they'd just flood the 1:64 market. In my last few trips down the toy aisle, I've bought:


    HW '70 GTO conv.
    HW '62 Chevy C10
    HW '62 Chevy Bel Air
    HW '68 Nova
    HW '69 Chevelle
    HW '69 Corvette ZL1
    HW '70 Buick GSX
    HW V8 Vega


    I do happen to know a 9 year-old Chevy Guy, though..


    But Mopars? Pretty damn slim pickings, though I did find a HW '69 Superbee and HW Custom '77 Dodge van.

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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @Slantsick, with Infinite Improbability Drive: Thanks, my recent experience would dictate that at least one person did not know full grown men were actually large 9 year olds. Boy is she going to be surprised when she figures it out.
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    Image of Lee Smith Lee Smith
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    hehe, I would hate to show mytdawg my sons collection.. all banged up and enjoying the ride on the hotwheels(or matchbox) track hooked to the top of the door down to the floor and down the hall... He giggles and laughs and enjoys every mighty roll and slide(crash and burn). Then again, what do you expect from a almost 3 year old. I feel bad with the abuse he dishes out, but I know I was much worse...
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @Lee Smith: I have plenty of "much loved" ones too. Most of them are still more valuable as toys than collectibles.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    I need help...



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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: No, you need a high five....several, in fact.
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    Image of OldeEnglishD OldeEnglishD
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: Holy Shiite Muslim Batman, that is AWESOME!
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: I'm gonna guess that your SO told you that if you want that mess dusted, you're going to have to do it yourself?


    Very nice collection, BTW.

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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: I'll help you. Just send your collection to me for safe keeping.


    I want you to know that I am doing this for you in a perfectly selfless gesture.

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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @Mike the Dog: Nah, she just told me to get bent in general. I'm not sure if the toys played into it or not. Probably didn't help but they were there first.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: I do have another hundred or so in a case for kids to play with. After the SO told me to get bent I got an extra room for toys (or 3 or 4) so pretty much everything within reach can actually be played with. The display case, not so much. I'd rather they didn't play with the Red Lines.
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: I'm not sure I see what the problem is. Do the cabinet doors get in the way of viewing the collection? Is the lighting uncomplimentary? Looks pretty okay to me.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @Graverobber: A lot of the acrylic cases are two and three rows deep so it's hard to see the cars in back. That's really the biggest problem. That and I could have bought a real car with the money I spent on that stuff. Fortunately I bought it as a true collector and never intended to get my money back out of it. Cause I won't.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: Thank you, sir. I now have validation for never throwing out a single toy.


    Now, I'm going to save a copy of this for my future wife. In turn, she will likely save a copy of this for our future divorce.

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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @FromaBuick6: From what I've seen, they don't need documentation. They just mentally note everything you've ever done wrong and list it off as they are walking out the door. YMMV.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: Better to find out early, I guess. Somewhere out there is a woman with the car bug and no man in her life, go find her!
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: You do need help. Get rid of the stuffed dog and whatever that white cow/pig thing is. Everything else looks just fine.
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: I nominate you for Jalop of the Day!
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @P161911 misses weekday Murilee: Are you telling him to get rid of Scrappy Doo? The cow-pig thingies I could see losing, but Scrappy Doo? He's a keeper.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    @franzouse, weekend jalop...: Seconded, and I would go as far as Jalop of the week. A bold nomination for Monday.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @Mike the Dog: It's not Scrappy, it's Grimm from Mother Goose and Grimm. It's one of those windows hanger suction cup things. Grimm rocked.


    @P161911 misses weekday Murilee: I just noticed the cow bride and groom cake toppers myself. I made a note to pull them out of the case, box them up, and send them back to my ex-wife. She bought them as a joke, I really wanted to use them on the actual cake. Should have been a sign.

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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @Mike the Dog: I've never seen a dog tell another dawg to go fetch...
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    Image of domino domino
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: no words. should have sent a poet.


    wanna play racecars?

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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @domino: What's up babycakes? We'll have to crawl around on the floor and make car noises because I never did get the track to go with the cars.
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: Mr. Dawg, you've always been high on my list of awesome Jalops... I think this just bumped you right up there with Almost-Dr. Science, Lord Robber, First Earl of Graves, and the Man of Junk... Normally you'd eclipse them, but they've all got similar collections, except with real cars.
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    Image of domino domino
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: i never had the tracks as a child, you don't need them if you use your imagination. crawling around the floor and making car noises? maybe on the third date, i'm not that kind of girl. ;)
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    Image of domino domino
    03/09/09

    @mytdawg: in the remote chance that i get married, can i use some of your cars as cake toppers?
    see parents, this is what happens when you refuse to buy your daughter the racecar birthday cake.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @Deartháir now campaigns for leavethegun - takethecannoli: You flatter me. I have a few real toys but nothing like them. Just a couple beater trucks, a fancy Saturn (if there is such a thing) and a couple bikes. And we all know about the Cutlass. Sigh.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    03/09/09

    @domino: Would you settle for a couple of cows??? I'm giving them away.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    What, no pic with the bitchin' flip front end propped open? We want to see those plastic turbos, man!


    As for the 510, I'm really kinda surprised they didn't do that one before.

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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    03/09/09

    @Mike the Dog: If no one beats me to it, I can get a picture in a couple hours (I have a Hot Wheels GN also, albeit in a near-sacreligous maroon).
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    03/09/09

    @Mike the Dog:


    On mine it doesn't flip open ::frown::


    I've googled trying to figure out why, then, there's that huge cut line.

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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    03/10/09

    @area_educator: Which way are you trying to open it? It clips in near the windshield (at least on mine), so if you pull up, the entire piece flips forward and off.
     Reply
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    Image of Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II
    03/09/09

    In reply to Buick Grand National Hot Wheels Pretty Rad
    Have you seen the matchbox aisle at a Target ever? I'm usually not the only fella in there and eying the cars. You should see the tracks that matchbox has now and the car wash with real working parts. Just add water and soap.


    On a sad note. Its' getting harder and harder to find slot car sets sold in the toy department. :(

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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/09/09

    @Prawo-Jazdy-and-The-Velocity-Trumpets...: Psh, I had that working-parts-add-water car wash at least fifteen years ago.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    03/10/09

    @A strolling player: That one's been around since the early eighties, I believe. I remember wanting one when I first saw the ads, but I was in the process of transitioning from miniature cars to life-sized girls at the time, so not having it didn't bother me too much.
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    Image of discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice discontinuuity has left the Jalop until further notice
    03/13/09

    @Prawo-Jazdy-and-The-Velocity-Trumpets...: You get a heart-click just for your name.
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