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13-05-2010, 12:41 PM
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Virtuous Bogan (TM)
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Ha I get that with 1:43 ans 1:18's aswell. Got the inlaws to buy some for xmas as they asked what I wanted so I told them..LOL
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17-05-2010, 03:13 AM
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The Thread Killa
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Location: Melbourne
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I always take my 4-year-old daughter with me when I cruise the toy aisles. Nobody gives you a second glance if you have a kid in tow.
There was one time I bought several Hot Wheels cars by myself (no kid tagging along) and the lady at the register didn't even bat an eyelid. She mentioned that her boyfriend had a few hundred HW cars hanging on the wall. To quote a Legoland employee: "The day we stop playing is the day we start getting ready to die." No truer words spoken.
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17-05-2010, 12:53 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Where do i get a ZA Fairlane or a XW Falcon hot wheels for my mate.
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17-05-2010, 02:21 PM
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Adelaide
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As far as I know, there's been no ZA or XW released.
There is a 1966 Ford Fairlane GT, based on the American 2-door Fairlane.
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17-05-2010, 11:18 PM
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Chasing a FORD project!
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Location: adelaide
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Hotwheels must be brand biased, not many aus fords!!
Rik, this Thursday we should start early, get more shops in. Eastern retailers I think. Really keen to find a few more chev or Pontiac models.
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18-05-2010, 09:33 PM
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Awesome
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: In my own little world..Everyone here knows me :)
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I normally ignore Hotwheels as they are mainly foreign cars...but I heard about the XB coupe and managed to find two today.
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19-05-2010, 12:32 PM
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Chasing a FORD project!
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Damn you coll. Me and rik haven't found one in over 15 shops we've checked! I'll buy one off you, name a price!
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19-05-2010, 01:28 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2008
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here's my 1/8 XY GTHO, on top is my 1/25 scale moffat xy.
 
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19-05-2010, 02:49 PM
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Adelaide
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I love those 1/8th scale XY's. I know where there's one in an Adelaide shop, but he wants four digits for it, can't remember the exact price but it ain't cheap. Still, an amazing model, so much detail and beauty.
Nice find on the XB's. As Naish says, we haven't found any yet, and we scour the shops, but apart from seeing the 10-packs with them in it, I'm yet to find one.
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20-05-2010, 08:48 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Biloela Queensland
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can anyone remember an orange XD falcon, not sure wether it was matchbox, hotwheels or another brand? has the XB been released yet?
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20-05-2010, 04:21 PM
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20-05-2010, 09:01 PM
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i like to be stroked
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f u geez, i have been into 20 shops even shells and coles, cant find 1 anywhere and u got 2 in no time. what time are you going out tonight lol
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20-05-2010, 09:07 PM
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Awesome
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Well that's a nice how do you do!!
 Good thing I know you are only joking. They are extremely hard to find...Hopefully Hotwheels will release a lot more in Australia I know someone who came across 5 and is not sharing them. At least I will share if I get anymore
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21-05-2010, 12:03 PM
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Chasing a FORD project!
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Location: adelaide
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Shotgun coll.
I'm going out Saturday to hunt. Start south, finish north. If I get more than one, I'm giving one to Rik, the rest(if I get any) I'll give away to AFF members.
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21-05-2010, 01:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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30-05-2010, 01:34 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Adelaide
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Beat This for Dedication!!!!
I am currently on holiday in Hawaii for the next week. I thought i should be able to walk into a wal-mart are grab one. Here's the list of stores i checked and got nothing. Macys Wal-Mart Longs K-Mart and Toys R' Us My Uncle walked into a Longs drug store at Ala Moana and within 30 seconds he bought 2 of them. The poor casheir at toys r us copped quite a spray when she was silly enough to ask "did you find what you are looking for?" to which I responded "No" but I have 2 of them and I am here until monday week... So the search is NOT over yet!!! So i got a couple of other nice 1/64th scale cars (1970 torino 351 and a 69 Chevelle and a Rodder's Journal) 
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Cheers Dave - Luxobarge Enthusiast. Daily: AU series 1 Fairmont Ghia The Classic: Jan 79 ZH Fairlane, EFI'd 302 Clevo The Project: Aug 73 Ford Landau Hardtop During his lifetime, the average man will spend around 5 years behind the wheel of his car.... Make those years count... Drive a Ford. |
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30-05-2010, 02:03 PM
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I am Groot
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Burnett Heads, Qld
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 got mine home delivered 2 weeks ago  
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30-05-2010, 06:14 PM
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Unsafe @ any Speed
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Adelaide
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Seen those top ones available at a car shop in Edwardstown. Had so many there. Bit pricey though at like $12ea. Got myself another 2 XB's today from Toys R Us 
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30-05-2010, 07:58 PM
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/[_][_]==DMC==[_][_]\
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The top ones were $6 each, the hot wheels were $1.69
the rodder's journal was $15 and tonnes of awesome pictures of Hot rods
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Cheers Dave - Luxobarge Enthusiast. Daily: AU series 1 Fairmont Ghia The Classic: Jan 79 ZH Fairlane, EFI'd 302 Clevo The Project: Aug 73 Ford Landau Hardtop During his lifetime, the average man will spend around 5 years behind the wheel of his car.... Make those years count... Drive a Ford. |
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30-05-2010, 08:37 PM
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Chasing a FORD project!
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Dave, name a price on an XB mate you've got my number.
Picked up a 2010 GT mustang today(thanks rik for the mustang concept too) so I'm going to try and get all mustangs that they've made.
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30-05-2010, 08:43 PM
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds
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There's a heap of Mustangs.
So far in the 2010 ones I've got: '62 Mustang Concept '67 Mustang Fastback '67 Shelby GT500 '10 Shelby GT500 '10 Mustang GT Plus the ones from previous years. Then factor in most of them have 2-3 different paint job variations to choose from, so if you get them all you could possibly end up with around 25 different Mustangs!
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Currently: 2014 Mazda6 GT (Daily) and 1999 Mazda MX5 (Fun Car) Previously: 2001 Ford Escape XLT; 2010 MC Mondeo; 1984 FD LTD; 2001 AU2 Falcon Forte; 2005 LS Focus Zetec; 1988 RE Colt; 1982 RB Colt; 1974 KE20 Corolla Quote:
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30-05-2010, 08:48 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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I gave up after visiting around 20 stores over a few weeks. Paid $20 for my XB off ebay (still hasn't turned up) but when you consider the amount of petrol to drive around looking for the car it is well worth it. I have heard it is rare in Australia for the reason people will still buy other cars while looking for it but am sceptical of this due to the way they are randomly packaged.
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30-05-2010, 08:52 PM
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Captain Malcolm Reynolds
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Its not really rare as such, its in the new boxes the same amount as most other cars (ie 3 per box), problem is, demand is much higher than supply. Its like the Ghostbusters cars when they came out a couple of months back, they're the car that everyone wants, so everybody grabs them, and problem is, if there's 3 on the shelf its pretty well guaranteed that whoever gets there first will grab all three.
The thing that really really has started to irritate the you-know-what out of me is the people that just go buy them for the sole purpose of putting them on ebay. Makes it hard for the true collectors who want to collect and appreciate them to actually find them without paying stupid $ for them.
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30-05-2010, 08:52 PM
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lol, who's the smart **** with 7 of the xb's on ebay?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Bulk-LOT-7-Ho...item414fc05b97 |
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30-05-2010, 09:32 PM
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Location: Adelaide
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I've got 4 XB's so far.
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EBII Fairmont 4.0L NA - 206rwkw E85 cocktail === 13.48@102mph Thread here http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11334087 By HEINRICH PERFORMANCE & TUNING E Series Falcon Image Museum on FB https://www.facebook.com/pages/E-Ser...29864000453208 |
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31-05-2010, 01:00 AM
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Chasing a FORD project!
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Will you sell me one trav?
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31-05-2010, 01:15 AM
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Unsafe @ any Speed
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PM me an offer.
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31-05-2010, 05:13 PM
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31-05-2010, 05:21 PM
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Long live the Falcon GT
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I have 2 friends that are store managers of large department stores...
They are personally opening and checking all shipments of Hot Wheels - and I am yet to snag 1 x XB Coupe... Shattered... (they must be limited edition)...
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31-05-2010, 06:29 PM
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lol, ive just been hunting for 1 or 2 aswell, local toy stores have none :(
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