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04-28-2010, 09:11 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Moraga, Ca
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'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
 I'm not one to post about modern toy cars, but looking at the bookshelf last night, I was admiring this modest lineup of 1:18 scale '29 A Roadsters, all angled in a row. The Origins of Speed hot rod series was introduced by Highway 61 Collectibles (E... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here. |
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04-28-2010, 09:26 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Melbourne
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
Ebay here I come
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04-28-2010, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Mt. Vernon, WA
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
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04-28-2010, 07:35 PM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Tweed, Australia
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
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04-28-2010, 09:26 AM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: GA
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
I have all of those
 Would love to build a real one. They are bad ass.
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04-28-2010, 09:34 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Melbourne
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
just bought one for twenty bucks!
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04-28-2010, 09:47 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Grantville, PA
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
I've got them all... and then some.... repainted a few....
I actually sort of copied them to build my roadster, then repainted one like my car... they did a great job (except that the transmission is stuck in reverse )  
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04-28-2010, 10:06 AM
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Old School HAMBer
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Location: GA
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
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That is too cool - there is truth in hop up! |
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04-28-2010, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Claremont, CA
Posts: 574
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
Nice to see I am not the only one who appreciated these when they came out. I have the whole "lakes" set and the street set. GREAT detail.
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04-28-2010, 08:21 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Irvine, CA
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
[quote=suhrsc;5178470]i've got them all... And then some.... Repainted a few....
I actually sort of copied them to build my roadster, then repainted one like my car... They did a great job (except that the transmission is stuck in reverse )SAH WEET! |
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04-28-2010, 10:03 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Lansing, MI
Posts: 1,447
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
I have many of them, and others I like. Sadly the whole die-cast scene died off, there hasn't been anything cool in many years.
I was angered when they came out with a line of cars from the movie Grease, that weren't the correct cars. The graphics for the Greased Lightning were on a 57 Chevy for craps sakes.... |
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04-28-2010, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Olathe,Kansas
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
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Good Diecast is like good Kustom,it'll all come back. |
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04-28-2010, 10:19 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Savannah, Ga
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
I have all the V8 one's there is alot of detail for the money.
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04-28-2010, 11:21 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Cal
Posts: 118
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
Is it just me or do the left bank headers look wrong on the yellow and the orange car? They are not the same as the right bank and they don't look right for the flathead.
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04-28-2010, 11:45 AM
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Location: Grantville, PA
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
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04-28-2010, 12:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: At the track, in the garage, or on the road somewhere on the West Coast
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
Cool post, but where's the 1:18 scale version of a '29 street roadster with a green passenger side door?
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04-28-2010, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Moraga, Ca
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
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Looks like I better start "customizing" my cars like SUHRsc. Where's that 'crap green' Testors paint?? |
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04-28-2010, 02:28 PM
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Old School HAMBer
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Davidsonville, Md.
Posts: 14,040
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
I wanted to make a diorama of a B'ville parking area using them but no place to put it. They are the best representations of my dream cars. I have a few of the first ones but not all of them. Toys or parts? Not enough cash for everything.
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04-28-2010, 03:13 PM
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Alliance Member
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Stevensville, Maryland, USA
Posts: 593
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
Tommy's right...not enough $$ to do all the stuff we want. I have 4 of them, they are badass.
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04-28-2010, 03:29 PM
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Burbank, Ca, USA
Posts: 836
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Re: 'Origins of Speed' Roadsters
I have the tan lakes one. Took me a couple years to buy one, $50 is kinda steep. I wanted to do my car out of one, but I would have had to buy 3 to get all the parts! Shit, why am I not driving my roadster right now? Excuse me... (Flintstone running noise)
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