this is the auto auction where I work. Twice a year, we have a "Big Boys Toys" auction! http://s1028.photobucket.com/albums/y342/goofuslives/my work/
When I was a little youngin, I used to watch Dark Shadows with frequency, it was sort of a "goth" (before anyone knew what "goth" was) soap opera... As I recall, there sure was never a "Barnabas Vampire Van" on the show, actually, it appeared as if there probably wasn't even enough budget allocated for the show to have ANY kind of car, much less a custom creation... Looks like MPC was trying to cash in on kids who couldn't tell the difference between this model and The Munster's cl***y family car... my daily drag racin' blog... http://www.dragracingunderground.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&Itemid=27
A lot of really cool stuff...I know that there are at least a few of you guys who remember the little hot rods you could get at the 5 and dime store in the 50's...they were stamped steel...and if you took them apart (which I always did) they were made out of beer cans.
Hey RBAntique, could you fill us in on the red Miller race car model ? Sorta looks like a Don Edmunds creation, but maybe not.
Here is a poster I made a few years back, in a****st the real tether cars are pics of some of my home made wooden ones, nos 23,35,111,5 and 27. Gordon
They're not terribly rare or valuable; I've had a couple of them. I suggest searching "Nylint" on eBay, and one should turn up. I would think $50 or so would be about the max you'd have to spend. The "carburetors" are rather vulnerable. I think most of the ones I've seen for sale at toy shows have them broken off.
I found one of these at a antique store for $7.00. Does that sound like a good deal? It did to me...so it now resides at my place with all my other junk. I think it looks way cool. I'd put a pic up...but I can't seem to do that any more.
mine is missing a piece of the first carb too and as usual the white top is missing. I like it without the top but it'd be nice to have.
This is a 1/24 Danbury Mint Die-Cast Pro-Street '57 I bought a few years back. It even has a cage, nos, wheelie bars & a 'chute!
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