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Diecast Spotlight: Pixar Cars – Mater “Chase” with hood

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In our Diecast Spotlight section, we aim to highlight rare or uncommon releases.  You may or may not be aware of the Disney Pixar Cars diecast line and their hard-to-find “Chase” cars.  These are basically a “Treasure Hunt” type release.  They are released in regular cases at a much lower rate than their mainline issues.

With Mater being arguably the most popular character in the line, his “Chase” cars tend to command a premium.  The first two Mater “Chase” cars released were Mater with an oil can and Mater with a glowing lamp.  In the Cars movie, Mater fished up his long-lost hood, paving the way for the third Mater “Chase” car, Mater with hood.

The Pixar line goes for an average retail price of $3.99.  The Mater with Hood is currently averaging $10-$15 on the secondary market, making it a great value if you are lucky enough to find it at a retail store.  If you are a big fan of Mater and can’t find it on the store shelves, .

Diecast Spotlight – White Interior ’69 COPO Corvette

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Diecast Spotlight is a new feature to the Hallsguide Blog.  We will be highlighting rare, unusual, and little known diecast releases in this ongoing feature.

As the 2011’s are hitting the shelves, one vartiation stands out as the rarest variation to date.  That is the 2011-004 ’69 COPO Corvette from the New Model Series with the blue body and white interior.  There are currently three versions of the model on the market at the moment:  1) White with blue interior  2) Blue with grey interior  and 3) Blue with white interior.

The first 2 variations are relatively easy to find.  The Blue with white interior has proven to be much more rare, with only one showing up on Ebay so far.  The secondary market value of the white interior version is currently $40.  Look for that to go up if you don’t see many more hitting the secondary market, or it could drop if it proves to be released in greater quantities later this year.

Thank you to Ebay seller Pinball007 for the pictures.

GreenLight Releases 1:64 Motor World Series 4

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GreenLight releases 1:64 Motor World Series 4

Rev your engines and buckle up, GreenLight is going for another lap around the Globe with international hit; 1:64 Motor World

 

Indianapolis, IN (January 19, 2011) Need a vacation? Take a trip with GreenLight as we travel the world with the successful series, 1:64 Motor World.  First released in the summ er of 2009, GreenLight was looking to offer a toy product line to complement their assortment of high-end collectibles. Behold! Motor World was created to fulfill this division of the die cast industry.  Two years and four series later 1:64 Motor World is still as hot and fresh as ever, featuring vehicles from global car manufacturers headquartered in the United States, Japan and in several European nations.  Well known domestic brands such as Ford and Chevrolet are paired with some of the most popular global car brands such as Volkswagen, Lamborghini and Porsche, creating an eclectic mix appealing to die-cast collectors from every corner of the globe.

1:64 Motor World Series 4 is sectioned into three different sub-series- Classics, All-American, and Speed.  Segmenting this large 12 car series into smaller groups allows collectors to acquire miniature sets and as the most economical product offered by GreenLight, collecting all twelve is absolutely achievable.

1:64th Motor World Series 4 includes the following twelve vehicles:

Classics – Volkswagen Samba Bus

C lassics – Mini Cooper

Classics – Mercedes Sprinter Van

Classics – Volkswagen Beetle

Classics – Volkswagen VW30

All American – 1956 Ford F-150

All American – 1969 Camaro Convertible SS

All American – 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

Speed – Volkswagen RSi

Speed – 1958 Porsche 356A

Speed – 2003 Dodge Viper SRT/10

Speed – Lamborghini Gallardo

Quantities are limited to 2,250 units of each car and will be available at Toys ‘R’ Us and Meijer throughout the United States and through GreenLight Hobby Distributors/Wholesalers and Online Dealers around the world beginning in February 2011.

1:64 Motor World die-cast model cars f eature 100% authentic metal bodies, plastic chassis, authentic detailed wheels and are officially licensed by the respective automobile companies.  As with GreenLight Collectibles offerings, the “Green Machine” chase car program carries over into the Motor World line with 2% of the production run manufactured in alternate schemes to provide the marketplace with the rare vehicles the collector craves.

GreenLight® Collectibles is a premier manufacturer and marketer of officially licensed, authentic die-cast replica vehicles. GreenLight die-cast replicas are available in 1:18, 1:24 and 1:64 scale and are officially licensed by General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Group LLC, Carroll Shelby Licensing, Warner Bros® Entertainment Inc and the Chadwick McQueen and The Terry McQueen Testamentary Trust, CBS, Universal Studios, Mecum Auto Auction, IZOD IndyCar Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Grand-Am Road Racing Association, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Bridgestone Americas and more!

 

GreenLight releases new Muscle Car Series 1

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1:64 GreenLight Muscle waves the checkered flag on the

Muscle Car Garage and Hobby Series

GreenLight introduces a new product line that will breathe new life into GreenLight’s approach on Die Cast Muscle Car Collecting.

Indianapolis, IN (December 15, 2010) Hold onto your seats diecast collectors because GreenLight is about to rock your world with a brand new product line for Winter 2010. GreenLight Muscle will be replacing the Muscle Car Garage and Hobby series with a fresh face that encompasses every aspect of what it means to be a muscle car and really bring what GreenLight offers in a Muscle Car Series back to basics. Your qui ntessential powerful engine, attention grabbing paint scheme and sound effects on a car so hot the road literally melts around it.

GL Muscle will be offered in alternating series themes and this very first edition will focus on a fundamental factor, the tires. Each car will sport factory correct wheels, but aftermarket extras will be included that can be interchanged to upgrade the car from stock to blow your socks off! “T his will give skilled collectors added value as well as provide the ability to customize vehicles for model and hobby enthusiasts” said Russell Hughes, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

As if the pure impressive nature of GL Muscle was not enough to make you run to the store immediately, GreenLight is going to push the collectible element to the limit with each car being accompanied with an unique trading card. These trading cards are going to be traditional size so the fill nicely in the plastic preserving sheets as well as being Gold Stamped with auth enticity and individual serial numbers. The trading cards will also accompany any Green Machine vehicles with their own chase variation sceme.

GL Muscle Series 1 makes quite the impressive entrance with three new castings: Challenger, ’87 GT and Camaro. Great variety of nostalgic top dollar collector vehicles from the ‘60s/70s, as well as all of the hottest late-model vehicles will be the GL Muscle point of interest and when paired with the additional features, give birth to a Series that will perform at a champion status.

Entire 6 car Assortment of 1:64 GreenLight Muscle Performance Wheels Series 1 includes:

-1968 Buick GS 350

-1969 Chevy Chevelle SS

-1970 Dodge Challenger R/T*

– 1987 Ford Mustang GT*

-2010 Chevy Camaro RS*

-2010 Ford Mustang GT

These die-cast replicas will be posit ioned in their packaging with opened hoods so you can get a glimpse at the detailed engines. All materials used are authentic with real rubber tires and complete metal body and chassis. Detailed graphics, custom license plates and official licensing by the respective automobile companies make each of these cars correct and credible replicas. Quantities are limited to 4,000 units each, open to the mass market and hobby accounts and will be available in Winter 2011.

*New Castings

GreenLight® Collectibles is a premier manufacturer and marketer of officially licensed, authentic die-cast replica vehicles. GreenLight die-cast replicas are available in 1:18, 1:24 and 1:64 scale and are officially licensed by General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Group LLC, Carroll Shelby Licensing, Warner Bros® Entertainment Inc and the Chadwick McQueen and The Terry McQu een Testamentary Trust, CBS, Universal Studios, Mecum Auto Auction, IZOD IndyCar Series, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Grand-Am Road Racing Association, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Bridgestone Americas and more!

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Travel the GreenLight way, Get your kicks on 1:64 Route 66

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Indianapolis, IN (October 19, 2010) Pack your bags, GreenLight is taking collectors on a cross country road trip down the infamous Route 66 U.S.A.  The 15 car set will be packaged in a display Collector case with a road map packaging that marks out the “Mother Road” as it journeys through each of the eight states from Chicago to L.A.  The cars chosen for this highly collectible item all belong, like the route itself, to the Golden age of motoring.

Route 66 U.S.A was constructed many years before the superhighways of today, used as the primary means of travel for people motoring westward.  It is a part of American motorist evolution and is as hard to define as it is to forget.  The Route pulls its nostalgia from those travelers of yester-year that took to the pavement with a sense of adventure and GreenLight translates this period of history through a mix of retro and modern-day cars.  Many of the cars also are first uses, the 1964 Chrysler Convertible, 1978 Plymouth Trail Duster, 1988 Ford Mustang GT Stock and 2011 Ford Shelby GT 500 Convertible all debut behind the first-ever 15 pack premier packaging.

The collector packaging highlights eight of the most popular sights and scenes on the west bound journey, from the Launch Pad in Illinois to the Cadillac Ranch in Texas to the Wigwan Hotel in California.  The extraordinary and eccentric stops offered, affirm the saying that “it’s not the destination, but the journey”.  These quirky stomping grounds acted as rest areas for the hungry and tired travelers, oasis’s of entertainment on the lengthy stretch of road, marking fun and unique memories of the highway that’s the best, Route 66. 

1:64 Route 66’s 15 Car Assortment:

1959 Chevy Corvette                                         1964 Chrysler 300K

1965 Ford Galaxie 500                                       1965 Ford Mustang GT

1967 Dodge D-100                                            1968 Chevy Impala SS

1969 Buick GS California                                   1969 Plymouth Road Runner 440

1970 Ford Mustang Conv.                                  1971 Dodge Challenger R/T

1971 Pontiac GTO                                             1978 Plymouth Duster

1988 Ford Mustang GT                                      2010 Chevy Camaro SS

2011 Shelby GT-500 Convertible

All materials used are authentic with real rubber tires and 100% die-cast metal body and chassis.  Detailed graphics, custom license plates, serialized and official licensing by the respective automobile companies make each of these cars correct and credible replicas.  Quantities are limited to 4,260 15-car sets open to the public mid-November 2010 and will be available exclusively at Toys ‘R’ Us, Toysrus.com and Toys ‘R’ Us Australia.