'Origins of Speed' Roadsters

[Jive-Bomber]

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...

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[garth slater]

Ebay here I come

[Tudor]

I have all of those Would love to build a real one. They are bad ass.

[hudsoncustom]

Originally Posted by garth slater

Ebay here I come

ha ha! My thought exactly.

[garth slater]

just bought one for twenty bucks!

[SUHRsc]

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 )

[millersgarage]

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....

[Tudor]

Originally Posted by SUHRsc

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 )

That is too cool - there is truth in hop up!

[Bud]

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.

[kustomriv]

I have all the V8 one's there is alot of detail for the money.


Tim

[jguff]

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.

Jerome

[flamingokid]

Originally Posted by millersgarage

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.

Good Diecast is like good Kustom,it'll all come back.

[SUHRsc]

Originally Posted by jguff

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.

Jerome

yep, they're way off... they had to make them go around the steering box, which actually works...

[Payne]

Cool post, but where's the 1:18 scale version of a '29 street roadster with a green passenger side door?

[redlinetoys]

I really love these cars and have several of them. Been watching ebay to finish my collection at a reasonable price. Thanks to your post, the prices will probably go higher now... Damn it!

[Jive-Bomber]

Originally Posted by Payne

Cool post, but where's the 1:18 scale version of a '29 street roadster with a green passenger side door?

Looks like I better start "customizing" my cars like SUHRsc.
Where's that 'crap green' Testors paint??

[tommy]

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.

[345window]

Tommy's right...not enough $$ to do all the stuff we want. I have 4 of them, they are badass.

[weez]

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)

[redlinetoys]

Actually I have been able to find each of mine at various swap meets for less than $25 to $35 each. Seems die cast has gotten a little tougher to sell maybe, or maybe some guys were regionally overstocked. Regardless, these are great little cars.