Off-Road Adventure: Matchbox ’65 Land Rover Gen II Safari!

Great looking Land Rover.  I want one!!

How about the car for $15 and you guys can keep the base? 

Hmmm. Not crazy about the color or tires on this one. So far out of the three offerings for MBX, the bus is my favorite. I passed on the Mercedes.  I will consider this one but not sure yet... 

I like it, will try to get it for sure. 

I am looking forward to the release of this model and I am not just saying this because I created the deco! Lol!

6 minutes ago, DAR1988 said:

Hmmm. Not crazy about the color or tires on this one. So far out of the three offerings for MBX, the bus is my favorite. I passed on the Mercedes.  I will consider this one but not sure yet... 

Agree on the tires. 

How many will be produced?

Yo! Narley dudes! Surfs up! Last in the water is a crab cake. Hang 10 (less digits if the man eating shark gets to your toes).

Not only the fictional tires, what real vehicle has blue windows? I know it's not real, so stop typing.

hi all, but is this land rover for real its anything but nice looking, bt.

This looks awesome, hope to get one....

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Edited October 11, 2021 by Munchie26

This might be a maybe. I need it to grow on me. 

What are people thinking when it comes to the tires on these things? Tan-coloured tires? Come on, those are hideous. It's like the designers are thinking, "We've got it 95% complete and it looks beautiful. Now let's throw on some tan-coloured tires because everyone loves tan-coloured tires, said no one ever."

Nice to wake up to this news! I'll be setting my alarm so I'll be ready to buy at 3am this Friday (Sydney time).

Aside from color, deco, and tires, what's the difference between this one and a $1 basic model of same casting?https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/'65_Land_Rover_Gen_II_Safari

Is it the removeable surfboard and the case that is inflating this to $25?

Putting this into the $5 Collectors line is more reasonable. I really do not understand the difference between the $5 Collectors line and the $25 Mattel Creations Collectors releases. 

Not a fan of collector cars that LOOK plastic. The tires carry a hint of translucency and definitely clash with the chrome wheels, and a white-plastic chassis completes the illusion delusion. That's a hard no from me, dawg.

Very nice! Matchbox is really stepping up to the plate. I like all the new exclusive models so far. Will definitely try to get this one too. Also thanks to everyone who's saying this is a "hard pass" for them. You not buying makes it THAT much easier for me to get one. Thank you for your collective service, dudes.

Edited October 11, 2021 by TheDriver
It's a Spongebob Squarepants kinda thing

Meh. I know it says the body is zamac but I think that matte paint makes it look like a plastic body to me. Not a huge fan of the sand color tires either. Good luck to all who want one.

1 hour ago, optimuz said:

Aside from color, deco, and tires, what's the difference between this one and a $1 basic model of same casting?https://matchbox.fandom.com/wiki/'65_Land_Rover_Gen_II_Safari

Is it the removeable surfboard and the case that is inflating this to $25?

Putting this into the $5 Collectors line is more reasonable. I really do not understand the difference between the $5 Collectors line and the $25 Mattel Creations Collectors releases. 

I completely agree. I see little to no difference between these and the 5 dollar superfast cars except the diorama base.

Another easy pass for me.  I’ve passed on all three so far.

5 hours ago, HOTWHEELS1970 said:

What are people thinking when it comes to the tires on these things? Tan-coloured tires? Come on, those are hideous. It's like the designers are thinking, "We've got it 95% complete and it looks beautiful. Now let's throw on some tan-coloured tires because everyone loves tan-coloured tires, said no one ever."

Makes you wonder, between the melted caramel base used on the Willys Jeep to these Tires.....sheesh? Looks like Butterscotch Life-Savers .................somebody at Mattel has as sweet tooth.

Cool! I was beginning to wonder what was taking so long with this one. I’m definitely going to cop one- but not expecting to see these sell out quickly. I can see why ppl are passing...a lot of valid ponts. Different strokes i guess. The deco is cool- I’m a fan of MBX and look forward to a photo shoot with this car!

 

Let’s just state the obvious here, those sandy/muddy looking wheels outfitted with perfectly chrome wheels look utterly mismatched. Shoulda painted the rims the same color as the wheels. Or just leave them unpainted. This would’ve actually been an instance where unpainted grey wheels would’ve looked better.

That said, I’ll still be trying for one. If we ever want to prove to the higher ups at Matchbox that there is an audience for high quality Matchbox releases with metal bases and decked out interiors, we gotta gobble these things up the same way we do RLC cars. Time to put our money where our mouth is!

White plastic ABS chassis??.. Painted metal body that looks like tan plastic??.. And another base??.. The sand colored tires combined with the tan interior and/or the tan painted body makes it too monochromatic for my taste. They should have given it standard black Real Rider tires to break up the monotony. 

All for $25! .. Should have released this as a $6 Superfast. The only things I like are the chrome wheels & blue tinted windows!