Old Flame Rekindled

From the long weekend recently, I got a chance to shoot them with my 1:18 scales and as I promised yesterday that I'll share to you  the reason what eats up my diecast collecting funds.


Well here they are...my Vintage Seiko Chronographs!!! :D

I'll be posting some of my watch collection with diecast as background as soon as I shoot them.

So, stay tuned.

Thanks for lookin'. ;)

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WDIBT? Ferrari 5-pack

I was watching the replay of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix and thought of taking a picture of what I got yesterday. This Hot Wheels 5-pack contains the white variant of the Ferrari 288 GTO,  a line I posted yesterday. ;)

Thanks for lookin'. ;)

WDIOT? Ferrari 288 GTO

The Ferrari GTO (often referred to as Ferrari 288 GTO) is an exotic homologation of the Ferrari 308 GTB produced from 1984 through 1986, designated GT for Gran Turismo and O for Omologato (homologation in Italian). 

Background 

The Ferrari GTO was built to compete in the new Group B Race series and a minimum of 200 cars were required for homologation. However as only Ferrari and Porsche, with their 959, entered, the series was soon abandoned leaving just Group B Rally championship. The Porsche 959 (as the Porsche 961) only raced three times in Group B, but the 288 GTO never raced and all 272 cars built remained purely road cars.

Some of the 288 GTO's styling features were first displayed on a 308 GTB design exercise by Pininfarina shown at the 1977 Geneva Salon. This included the deep front spoiler, fender flares, rear lip spoiler, front lid radiator cooling louvers and quadruple driving lights.

Engine 

The GTO was based on the  mid-engined, rear wheel drive 308 GTB (which has a 3.0 litre V8 engine). The "288" refers to the GTO's 2.8 litre V8 engine as it used a de-bored (by 1 mm) V8 with twin IHI turbochargers, intercoolers, and Weber-Marelli fuel injection. The 2855 cc engine capacity was dictated by the FIA's requirement for a Turbocharged engine's capacity to be multiplied by 1.4. This gave the GTO a theoretical engine capacity of 3997 cc, just under the Group B limit of 4.0 litres. 

Unlike the 308's 2926 cc engine, the GTO's 2855 cc engine was mounted longitudinally, using the 308's rear boot space. This was necessary to make room for the twin turbochargers and intercoolers. The racing transmission was mounted to the rear of the longitudinal engine moving the rear differential and wheels aft. As a result the wheelbase was110 mm (4.3 in) longer at 2,450 mm (96 in). The track was also widened to accommodate wider wheels and tires (Goodyear NCT 225/50VR16 tires mounted on 8 x 16" Speedline wheels at the front and 255/50VR16 mounted on 10 x 16" wheels at the rear) to provide increased cornering and braking performance and the ability to apply 400 hp (298 kW) and 366 lb·ft (496 N·m) of torque to the ground. The GTO was an impressive performer with 0-60 mph times in the upper 4 second range. Ferrari claimed 0-125 mph (201 km/h) in 15 seconds flat. Top speed was 189 mph (304 km/h), making it the first street-legal production car to reach 300 km/h (186 mph).^[1]

 
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From my mainline Ferrari. This is one my most favorite and the best Ferrari casting Hot Wheels have ever made. Just look at the 4 color variants (one chase car) from the Phil's Garage series.

It is just simply Beautiful! ;)

Before

 

After

 

 

All together

 

 

Thanks for lookin'. ;)

WDIBT? Ferrari

Here's what I picked up yesterday at Mega. A Hot Wheels Speed Machine Ferrari Enzo red and Ferrari 288GTO silver (last of the 4 color variants) from Larry's Garage 30 car chase set. ;)

Thanks for lookin'. ;)

WDIBT? Swapmeet Hauls

Yesterday was our 2nd swapmeet of the year.

 Photos borrowed from my friend Marc

It is nice to see collector friends again, especially Martin who came all the way from New York. Welcome home bro and many thanks for the pasalubong (RAOK)! ;)

RAOK Ferrari 308 Racebait

Now here are my hauls, a third copy of the Matchbox 5-pack with an orange Toyota Land Cruiser. Then finally, I have my Tomica Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X APITA after 3 months of waiting. :D Then another set of Hot Wheels...some Ferrari.. Enzo yellow, the latest color variation, 288 GTO, 308 GTS and 458 Italia. Then Hot Wheels Mini Cooper another new variant and the Datsun Bluebird 510. Then Matchbox Cliff Hanger red and a loose Mitsubishi L200 (aka Triton in the US) from the latest 5-pack. ;)

I should have gotten more but sad to say some items are in limited quantities. Better luck next time, I am sure glad that saved my wallet from further damage. Hehehehehe! :D :D :D

Thanks for lookin'. ;)

WDIBT? Assorted Items

Some assorted items arrived last weekend. A Matchbox 5-pack that is a second copy and may end up for sale to friends who don't have it. Finally have the 5th & 6th of Toyota Land Cruiser by Johnny Lightning and only one remains and is very elusive...the blue pickup type. Got some 2011 Hot Wheels Ferraris and additional Ford GT LMs. :)

Johnny Lightning Toyota Land Cruisers

 

Hot Wheels Speed Machine Ford GT LMs

  

Hot Wheels Ferrari 288 GTO, 458 Italia, 360 Modena Spyder and 308 GTS

 

Matchbox Desert Adventure No. 9 - second copy

 

Thanks for lookin'. ;)

WDIBT? 9/11 Anniversary Hauls

Nine years ago there was a dreadful event that happened in United States of America. And in commemorating the ninth anniversary of 911, I got a few awesome hauls to forget the horrors of that fateful day. :)

I got the missing link to my Ferrari 288 GTO line, the maroon variant from series one release Hot Wheels Ferrari Racer. It is one of my favorite Ferrari casting and will be subject to another interesting post.

Then these much anticipated Matchbox Lesney edition Toyota Land Cruisers finally arrived of which I got two. One's for keep and other one for loose. :D

The Hot Wheels Mini Cooper Super Chromes is a second copy for me. It will be set loose too. ;)

Then the Toys R Us exclusive color blue Hot Wheels Ferrari F430 Challenge which is very elusive to catch. I already have the first two colors, red and yellow. Hmmm...come to think of it...red, blue and yellow...those are colors of the Philippine flag! Alright! A little bit patriotic I might say. :D ;)

And lastly, a loose Hot Wheels Volkswagen Drag Bus. It will serve as a specimen for an upcoming custom graphic designs. I hope to share my own version of custom drag bus graphic designs soon. ;)

So, what did you buy today?

Thanks for lookin'. ;)

WDIBT? Ferrari Weekend Hauls

I got some new additions for my Ferrari F40, Ferrari 288 GTO, Ford F-150 SVT Lightning and Quick Sander lines. Still hunting a few more with this pieces for me to complete them. ;)

So, what did you buy today?

Thanks for lookin'. ;)

WDIBT? Assorted Hot Wheels & Matchboxes

WDIBT = what did i buy today***

I just want to share some recent hauls from our club's weekly exchange.

So how about you, what did you buy today?

Thanks for lookin'. ;)