Tasmanian Devil Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 I'm an Australian living in the Chicago area, and I have done for almost 20 years. Most of my collection is Hot Wheels, but I have been buying from Biante in Australia because they specialise in the Australian market for Holden and Ford. I'm a Holden fan, and have been since I was a kid growing up in Tasmania. So this first graphic sums up my thoughts on Fords. ? The lion being the Holden emblem. Over the last few years, I've brought a couple of 1:18 Biante Holdens and most 1:64 scale. The first one below is a Holden HX Sandman Panel Van, and I think that it would be great in Car Culture in a surf culture theme. You could also include a Meyers Manx and US made station wagons and vans like the Custom '77 Dodge Van, '66 Dodge A100 etc. The last car is a Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 race car that Peter Brock drove in the 1971 Sandown 250 race. This could also fit in Car Culture with a touring car theme, so you could include ideas like the Volvo 850 from the BTCC, a Mercedes from the German DTM and others. 3 Quote sELECTIONs addict ... if you don't vote, don't complain about the result
SHUFFNCARS Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Those area some really saweet Biantes Bunyip...YES they are incredible diecast pieces. Some of the best replicas I've ever seen......The gone but not forgotten "gary young" (Gazzer) sent me quite a few 1/64th Biantes(raoks) in trades just before he passed away. Some of my most trreasured diecasts..... I have them safely tucked away. I should dig them out and have another look at them.It's been a while. I try to keep them protected and absolutely dead mint........... 1 Quote
Tasmanian Devil Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 14 hours ago, SHUFFNCARS said: Those area some really saweet Biantes Bunyip...YES they are incredible diecast pieces. Some of the best replicas I've ever seen......The gone but not forgotten "gary young" (Gazzer) sent me quite a few 1/64th Biantes(raoks) in trades just before he passed away. Some of my most trreasured diecasts..... I have them safely tucked away. I should dig them out and have another look at them.It's been a while. I try to keep them protected and absolutely dead mint........... Yes, Gazzer was a great bloke... I have some really good 1/64 Biante cars too, and my most treasured one is autographed by the co-driver Jim Richards from Peter Brock's most famous Bathurst 1000 victory where he won by 6 laps. 1 Quote sELECTIONs addict ... if you don't vote, don't complain about the result
FLYCUTTER Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 WoW !,...I'm impressed i'd add those to my collection in less than a heartbeat so I added them to my diecast picture collection of car's I don't have & custom's, lov'em...??, really love that six banger - car's got some great detail.....?? 2 Quote
Tasmanian Devil Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, FLYCUTTER said: WoW !,...I'm impressed i'd add those to my collection in less than a heartbeat so I added them to my diecast picture collection of car's I don't have & custom's, lov'em...??, really love that six banger - car's got some great detail.....?? Thank you! The 6 banger is an inline 6 202 ci with triple weber carbs. The next generation of that car, the 1972 model was the very first car that Peter Brock won the Bathurst race in. 1 Quote sELECTIONs addict ... if you don't vote, don't complain about the result
FLYCUTTER Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 1 minute ago, Bunyip1626616048 said: Thank you! The 6 banger is an inline 6 202 ci with triple weber carbs. The next generation of that car, the 1972 model was the very first car that Peter Brock won the Bathurst race in. Ah cool, I saw the name Brock and wondered if that was the same Brock (BRE)....?? 1 Quote
Tasmanian Devil Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, FLYCUTTER said: Ah cool, I saw the name Brock and wondered if that was the same Brock (BRE)....?? No, a completely different Peter Brock actually 1 Quote sELECTIONs addict ... if you don't vote, don't complain about the result
loaf Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Those are really cool. I might, might expand beyond Hot Wheels for those if they were to show up stateside Quote Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about
Tasmanian Devil Posted March 2, 2020 Author Posted March 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, loaf said: Those are really cool. I might, might expand beyond Hot Wheels for those if they were to show up stateside Only ways to get these Stateside is to buy direct from Biante and have them shipped or hunt on eBay Quote sELECTIONs addict ... if you don't vote, don't complain about the result
loaf Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 Ok then, Hot Wheels it remains Quote Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about
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