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Welcome to the Dctrader Diecast Car Discussion Page. It is as it says: a discussion about diecast cars. As '99 is nearing the end, lots of cars are coming out for the Christmas season. I will try to update this page with new finds as I can. If you find cars not listed here, e-mail me and I'll try to put them on here as soon as I get a chance.

To jump to whatever diecast brand in which you're interested, click on these links (Hot Wheels now has its own site):

  • Hot Wheels
  • Matchbox
  • Johnny Lightning
  • Racing Champions
  • Maisto
  • Siku
  • Tomica


    MATCHBOX

    Matchbox is supposed to be coming out with 40 new castings this year and is extending the MB1-75 series to 100. While some of these "new" castings might actually be remakes of old castings, it does look to be an interesting year for Matchbox. The best page I've seen so far that lists '99 Matchbox (and includes pictures!) is John Nijhuis' website. He also lists Matchbox cars from other parts of the world besides the US (too bad some of those cars aren't coming out in the US!).

    As for new finds, here are the latest:
    Premiere Star Cars:
    #1: Grease- pearl white '33 Willys Pro Street Rod*
    #2: TAXI- yellow '87 Ford LTD Crown Victora*
    #3: The Brady Bunch- olive green '89 Mercury Sable wagon*
    #4: Happy Days- met. red '56 Ford PU*
    #5: M*A*S*H*- olive green Jeep CJ*
    #6: Mission Impossible- dark blue Mercedes TV truck*
    #7: Magnum PI- red Ferrari 308GTB*
    #8: Miami Vice- white Ferrari Testarossa*
    #9: Jaws- boat*
    #10: Animal House- red & white '62 Corvette*
    #11: Adam-12- black & white '77 Plymouth Gran Fury*
    #12: Smokey & the Bandit- black '79 Firebird*
    #13: Mork & Mindy- dk. blue Jeep Wrangler*
    #14: Lavern & Shirley- cream Holden FJ Panel truck*
    #15: Knight Rider: black '80s Firebird
    #16: The Untouchables: grey '27 Ford Model A*
    #17: American Graffiti
    #18: Top Gun: grey jet*

    Premiere Nostalgia Series:
    '70 Pontiac GTO- yellow w/blue tampo*
    '72 VW Beetle
    '71 Camaro
    '57 Corvette hardtop
    '55 Chevy Bel Air
    '57 Chevy Bel Air Convertible- turquoise*
    '70 Mustang Mach I- dk. met. blue*

    Premiere Construction Series:
    Bulldozer*
    Road Roller*
    others...

    Premiere Fire #4
    #1: Miami Extending Ladder Truck
    #2: Houston Auxiliary Power Truck
    #3: Denver Airport Fire Truck
    #4: Seattle Chevy Tahoe- red*
    #5: Washington, DC Auxiliary Power Truck
    #6: Chicago Airport Fire Truck
    #7: Ft. Wayne International Pumper
    #8: Las Vegas Ambulance*

    Contemporary Premiere series
    #1: Dodge Viper GTS Coupe- silver w/blue racing stripes*
    #2: Plymouth Prowler- met. copper*
    #3: VW Concept 1- yellow*
    #4: Dodge Viper RT/10
    #5: '97 Corvette
    #6: '99 Firebird
    #7: '99 Mustang
    #8: '98 Camaro

    Coca-Cola Premire series
    '21 Ford Model T- red*
    '33 Ford Pro-street Rod- red & white*
    '55 Chevy Bel-Air- yellow*
    '57 Corvette- red*
    '62 Volkwagen Beetle- red & white
    '68 Ford Mustang Cobrajet- yellow*

    '99 1-75 series
    #8: Airport Fire Truck- blue w/yellow tampo*
    #16: Lamborghini Countach- silver-blue*
    #17: Porsche 959- met. copper*
    #20: Mazda RX-7- black w/silver tampo*
    Kenworth T1000- blue*
    '99 Ford Mustang- white*
    Dodge Copperhead- copper*
    '97 Ford Delivery truck- white*
    '87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria police-white*
    '87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria taxi-yellow*
    '97 Ford LTD Crown Victoria police-blue w/5s*

    New 5-packs
    Coca-Cola:*
    yellow BMW 850i
    red '80 Chevy Van
    red Alfa-Romeo 155
    silver Chevy Tahoe
    white Opel Calibra DTM
    Road Rods?:*
    � � � lt. blue '95 Mustang Conv.
    � � � yellow Plymouth Prowler
    � � � orange '69 Camaro SS 396
    � � � met. green Mercedes 500SL
    � � � white Dodge Viper RT/10 w/blue racing stripes

    Junk Yard?:*
    � � � grey '33 Ford Pro Street Rod w/rust tampo
    � � � grey '87 Dodge Dakota w/rust tampo
    � � � grey Faun Crane w/rust tampo
    � � � grey Chevy Wrecker w/rust tampo
    � � � ???


    JOHNNY LIGHTNING

    The latest from Johnny Lightning that know about is the 3rd run of Muscle cars, the James Bond cars series, Evil Keneavel, and Hollywood on Wheels cars.

    James Bond series
    Dr. No: blue Sunbeam Tiger*
    Goldfinger: white '65 Mustang Convertible*
    Thunderball: silver Aston Martin DB-5*
    You Only Live Twice: white '69 Toyota 2000GT*
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service: red-orange '70 Mercury Cougar*
    Diamonds Are Forever: red '73 Mustang Mach I*
    The Spy Who Loved Me: white Lotus Esprit Turbo*
    For Your Eyes Only: dark red Lotus Esprit Turbo*
    The Living Daylights: dark grey Aston Martin V8 Vintage*
    Golden Eye: silver Aston Martin DB-5*

    Hollywood on Wheels
    Back to the Future: silver De Lorean*
    The Monkees: black Monkeemobile*
    The Partrich Family: white flowery '60s School Bus*
    Starsky & Hutch: red & white '74 Ford Torino*
    The Blues Brothers: black & white '77 Dodge Coronet*
    The Andy Griffith Show: black & white '60s Ford Victoria*
    Blues Brothers 2000: black & white '90 Ford LTD Crown Victoria*
    Dragnet: gold '67 Ford Fairlane*

    Muscle Cars, 3rd run
    '65 Chevy II Nova: grey*, red*
    '67 Pontiac GTO: gold*
    '68 Chevy Chevelle: green*, met. blue*
    '70 Plymouth AAR Cuda: red*
    '70 AMC Rebel Machine: silver*, gold*, red*
    '70 Dodge Challenger T/A: blue*
    '70 Ford Torino: green*, yellow*
    '71 Pontiac GTO Judge: copper*, silver*, black*
    '71 Dodge Demon: dk. blue*, lt. green*
    '73 Dodge Charger: grey*

    Muscle Cars, 3rd run Collector's Edition
    '65 Chevy II Nova: met. blue*
    '67 Pontiac GTO: red*
    '68 Chevy Chevelle: black w/redline tires*
    '70 Plymouth AAR Cuda: orange w/black stripes
    '70 AMC Rebel Machine: white*
    '70 Dodge Challenger T/A: dk. green*
    '70 Ford Torino: dk. orange*
    '71 Pontiac GTO Judge: blue*
    '71 Dodge Demon: purple*
    '73 Dodge Charger: met. blue*

    Camaro Collection
    '67- blue-gray*
    '68*
    '69 SS*
    '71- yellow w/white stripes*
    '77- white*
    '82- black*


    RACING CHAMPIONS

    Mint Editions are showing up in new packaging. It looks like the detailing is even better, too. There are also new cheaper Racing Champions cars that are also cheaper quality.

    Mint Editions
    '66 Pontiac GTO- red w/redline wheels & white top*, blue-gray*
    '77 Firebird- brown* or yellow*
    '97 Firebird- black w/gold wheels & tampo*
    '70 Dodge Charger Superbee- light yellow* or met. brown w/black top*
    '51 Studebaker- purple*
    '60 Chevy Corvair- maroon* or sea green*
    '68 Pontiac Firebird- red w/white top*, dk. green*, black*
    '36 Cord Phaeton- dk. blue* or lt. yellow*
    '77 AMC Pacer- silver* or red*
    '66 Chevy Chevelle- red w/white top*
    there are others to be added later


    MAISTO

    Christmas 8-pack*
    yellow Hummer wagon
    silver Mercedes CLK-GTR
    copper Dodge Copperhead
    blue Dodge Viper GTS w/white racing stripes
    white Mercedes M Class
    red '97 Corvette

    New 25-packs
    Type I:
    red '98 Dodge Dakota tow truck
    dark red Dodge Durango
    yellow '99 Ford Mustang GT
    navy blue Jaguar XK8
    purple Lamborghini Diablo
    silver Mercedes E-class Conv.
    silver Mercedes M-class
    grey '99 Mercedes S-class
    gold Plymouth Pronto Cruiser
    silver Plymouth Pronto Spyder
    yellow Plymouth Prowler
    red '99 Porsche 911
    Type II:
    silver '99 Chevy 1500
    copper Chrysler Pronto
    copper Dodge Copperhead
    dark blue Dodge Viper GTS
    silver '94 Honda Accord
    navy blue '97 Honda Civic SI
    purple Lamborghini Diablo
    white Mercedes M-class
    red Mercedes SLK
    white '99 Porsche 911


    SIKU

    Thanks to a post from Dana Johnson, here is the list of '98-'99 Siku cars:

    0849 Porsche Boxster, silver
    0850 BMW Z3 Hardtop, red with black roof
    0851 Mercedes SLK, red
    0852 Vespa ET 4 Scooter, yellow
    1089 Citroen 2CV, teal
    1090 VW Golf IV, red
    1091 Quarry Tipper Truck, yellow
    1092 Audi A 6, red
    1357 Formula 1 Racer, red
    1358 Formula 1 Racer, blue
    1518 Skip Lorry with Trailer
    1613 Low Loader with Speedboat
    1614 Low Loader with Rocket
    1931 Binz Ambulance, cream
    2265 Rotary Mowers
    2266 Round Baler
    2561 Land Rover Defender Pick Up
    2562 Land Rover Defender Soft Top
    2654 Massey Ferguson 4270 Tractor
    2869 Kaweco Slurry Tanker
    2935 Hamm Road Roller
    2962 Steyr 9145 Tractor
    2963 Case CS 150 Tractor
    2964 Bergmann Manure Spreader
    3129 Motor Home with Accessories
    3158 Fendt Farmers Favorit with Large Tires
    3434 Four Wheel Loader
    3435 Bulldozer
    3552 Fendt Xylon with Crop Sprayer
    3725 Container Grabber Lift with Container
    3816 Lorry with Trailer, "Lufthansa Cargo"
    3857 Fendt Xylon Forestry Tractor
    4810 Lattice Mast Crane Truck
    

    Some offerings from '97-'98 that were apparently discontinued are:
    Mercedes E Class sedan- dk. blue
    Mercedes E class wagon- grey
    Mercedes C Class- red
    Mercedes SL- dk. green or silver
    BMW 740iL- maroon
    BMW Z3- black
    BMW 325i- dk. green
    Audi A8- cream
    Audi A6 Avant- dk. blue
    Citroen Xantia- dk. blue
    VW Sharan van- red
    VW Caravelle-red
    75th Anniversary VW Caravelle- white


    TOMICA

    The '98-'99 catalog is on Tomy's website. It's in Japanese, but there are pictures and numbers that are in English.


    I will try to keep this updated as much as I can. If you have more info, please e-mail me.




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    This page was last edited on 12 Oct. 1999 by Martin Leckie.

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