#525 Zylmex – Minibikes: Bridgestone Ten Speed (H381) (Around 1981)

This is a rather special toy, I had seen around of its variety years ago, precisely this is the solely toy/scale bike I own. I bought it lately for rattling piddling money.

The wheel is made past times Zylmex, in all likelihood past times the early on 80s, although I must admit, this is non a rattling educated guess,

The toy itself is a die-cast bicycle, it is made of many unlike parts, in addition to the assembly must convey been laborious, authorities notation that the seat, pedals, handlebars, tyres… are dissever parts. Some are made of plastic, precisely they are solely a few in addition to produce non deport upon the sturdiness of the bike.

The close impressive item are of course of report the operating pedals that deed the parent wheel, that means, the bike chain (which is made of rubber) transmits the travail of the pedals to the wheels, in addition to from the wheels to the pedals. The handles of the handlebars are painted black. Also prissy are the few stickers (four pieces) that the bike has.

The box looks great, alongside a prissy desing from the like shooting fish in a barrel 70s depicting 2 cyclists. Each box was “customized” alongside i sticker according to the model within the box. The wheel is firmly fixed inwards the box past times way of a plastic inlay.

There were at to the lowest degree i redesign of the box, that could live fifty-fifty older, since around send the Zee logo.
The available models inwards the Minibikes Series past times Zylmex were:

• H381 Bridgestone x Speed
• H382 Huffy Tradewind
• H383 Royce Union
• H384 Motocross

This serial seems to live similar a “spin-off” of the Motorbikes Series likewise past times Zylmex, which used the same parcel design, in addition to that likewise featured famous motorbikes inwards 1:24 scale, similar Guiloy (see #31 in addition to #103) or Mercury (see #2).

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Name: BRIDGESTONE x SPEED (H381)
• Scale: 1:20
• Year: Around 1981
• Company: Zylmex (Hong-Kong)
• Size: approx. x cm

#531 Mira Vs Matchbox – Turbo Fury, Gruesome Twosome, Stretcha Fetcha As Well As Lamborghini Countach (Ref. 119, 120, 126, 127) (Around 1981)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

I’ll proceed the previous entry amongst to a greater extent than Mira cars, only this time, they are based inwards Matchbox models from the Superfast era. These cars are rattling attractive, together with I empathize that Mira position its attending on these models.

Some convey already appeared inwards this blog, together with those that haven’t yet, volition seem another day.

TURBO FURY (Ref. 119)

GRUESOME TWOSOME (Ref. 120)

The Turbo-Fury does non convey the “Rolamatics” feature. One of the weak points of these cars are the suspension. The axles tend to larn upward together with the machine does non coil rattling good afterwards that. Interestingly, those Mira models were approximately of the terminal made that could hold upward opened using a screwdriver. Three of these iv cars convey screws on the chassis, then they tin flame hold upward opened together with repared inwards approximately way.

These showtime 2 models were too copied yesteryear Tin Toys (or TinToys), every bit I showed inwards entry #336.

LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH (Ref. 126)

STRETCHA FETCHA (Ref. 127)

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: TURBO FURY, GRUESOME TWOSOME, LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH, together with STRETCHA FETCHA (Ref. 119, 120, 126, 127)
• Scale: Approx. 1:64
• Year: Around 1981
• Company: Mira (Spain)
• Size: approx. 3’’ or seven cm

#563 Corgi - Renault Five Ts As Well As Renault Five Turbo Calberson (Nr. 293 As Well As 307) (1977 As Well As 1981)

This is 1 of my favorite cars of all times, the Renault v inward its rally version:

• Scale 1:36
• Practicable doors as well as bonnet (rear)
• Released Feb 1977, discontinued inward 1980
• License Plate 692

And to brand this entry a picayune to a greater extent than attractive, I include hither the same car, only inward touchstone version. It is curious, that this model came out when the previous 1 was discontinued, then at that spot were non 2 Renault 5´s inward the same catalogue.

Scale 1:36
Practicable doors as well as torso (rear)
Released Apr 1981, discontinued  inward 1982
Sold 236,000 times
License Plate 837

 
Both cars are made inward 1:36 scale. You tin read to a greater extent than close Corgi Toys inward this scale at entry #99.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: RENAULT v TS as well as RENAULT v TURBO "CALBERSON" (Nr. 293 as well as 307)
• Scale: 1:36
• Year: 1977 as well as 1981
• Company: Corgi (Great Britain)
• Size: approx. 10 cm

#640 Star Wars - Mtv-7 (1981)

 

At the fourth dimension when the Kenner toyline was released, it was however uncommon to encounter celluloid characters equally activity figures. Kenner did a big endeavour releasing a lot of characters, fifty-fifty though but about of them were exclusively visible during a few seconds on the screen.

 

 

 

Of course, Kenner besides manufactured vehicles, many which tin hold upward seen on the movies, in addition to which had a considerable size. Apparently, in that place was a lack of smaller size vehicles, in addition to therefore Kenner had to invent them. We convey commented several times, how of import is for an activity figure trace of piece of occupation to convey references inwards every cost level, in addition to therefore people who desire to pass a certainly total of coin tin let out an appropriate figure/vehicle/playset for that price. Another argue was the ascension cost of oil, that made really big vehicles in addition to playsets really expensive, in addition to therefore inwards social club to maintain selling "cheap" vehicles (or vehicles inwards the lower hit of prices) it was necessary to utilisation this novel serial of minor cute vehicles.

This tendency started inwards the Empire Strikes Back toyline, in addition to continued with the Return of the Jedi.

 

This vehicle is i of the invented vehicles. The MTV-7 (Multi Terrain Vehicle) has a minor size in addition to carries i figure. It was launched inwards 1981 equally business office of the Empire Strikes Back movie series and it is a calorie-free armoured exploration vehicle for icy planet Hoth.

 

 

I intend it looks great, in addition to it could hold upward really practical inwards a H2O ice planet, supposing that it does non sink inwards snow.

 

I utilisation non collect vehicles from this row, mayhap the exclusively i I would similar to convey is the speedster bike, I got this i inexpensive exclusively to encounter how they are built, detect it in addition to write this entry.

 

FACTS in addition to FIGURES:

• Name: MTV-7
• Toy Line: Star Wars (The Empire Strikes Back)
• Year: 1981 (to 1983)
• Company: Kenner (U.S.A.)
• Size of the figures: 9,5 cm (3 3/4'')

#650 Siku - Renault 5, Opel Kadett, Opel Senator In Addition To Volkswagen Passat I Variant Polizei (1979, 1982, 1981 In Addition To 1975)

These are a few European models made past times Siku from 1975 to 1982. The Renault five is somehow a mutual model inwards the die-cast world, almost manufacturers convey at to the lowest degree i version inwards 1:64 scale. Opels (Vauxhall inwards Great Britain), however, are a fleck rarer. That detail model of Kadett in addition to the Senator are genuinely quite rare inwards scale, in addition to the Volkswagen Passat is every bit good quite rare, especially inwards the Variant version.

RENAULT 5 (Ref. 1038) from 1979 to 1988
available inwards red, blueish or metallic element yellow

OPEL KADETT SR (Ref. 1047) from 1982 to 1989
available inwards white, lite orange, dark-brown or blue

OPEL SENATOR 3.0E CD (Ref. 1040) from 1981 to 1988
available inwards ruddy in addition to metallic element red, addition several other versions "Made inwards Hungary".

VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT I VARIANT "POLIZEI" (Ref. 1321) from 1975
solely version available, other Passat I Variant available alongside other reference numbers.

UPDATE1 (Feb/2019):Added OPEL KADETT SR (Ref. 1047) inwards white

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: RENAULT 5, OPEL KADETT, OPEL SENATOR in addition to VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT I VARIANT "POLIZEI"
• Scale: 1:55
• Year: 1979, 1982, 1981 in addition to 1975
• Company: Siku (West-Germany)
• Size: 8 cm