I want two sooo bad. (So I can have one original and make a GT version)
None up here in Canada. Anyone want to sell a couple???

When they start showing up here, I would be glad to hook you up.

There are tons of them on eBay. That's where I got mine for not more than they'd cost in the store.

I gotta stop going to the store to look for teeners....

My 3rd stop netted 2 at Wallymart, one of which I gave to AndrewPokrandt.

Went on another search recently and at the 4th store (Wallymart), I found another one and came to with a Ghia and a matte black Gallardo....

Next day I stalked another Wallymart and found another teener so now I have 3.

But, the Hot Wheels pegs called and I found this killer Ferrari 512.

This is the car that ran at Lemans in 1971. The top winners in that race were 3 Porsche 917's, three Ferrari 512's and the 914. That makes this car very 914 period correct and I actually have photo of a 914 and 512 at that race.

My 512 is yellow. Red or yellow are Lemans colors.

Stop me before I stalk cheap diecast cars again!!!!!

OK, I have some cars that I am supposed to ship to someone and I owe money for some of these cars that have arrived. I need to get these off of my table. Contact me. You know who you are!

The 512 is sweet. I'd like to find a 917 like that.

That might be me.
Local Walmart got a whole shipment of new Matchboxes in this week....no 914.
I'll PM you.
Tx

I must have a secret admirer or something. Look what appeared in my mailbox today!

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At 6.99 shipping, I think I will wait for my normal trips to Target and Walmart to look for the cars. Can't justify up to 9x the cost of retail. I'm a single father of two young sons, so yes, I visit these stores often.

Dang! Is your admirer on the East Coast? I'm still lookin'

She's an east coaster, but the package was shipped from Texas.

I've only ever found 2 in stores, one in Target and one in Walmart. The Kmart in Greenbelt doesn't even have any Matchbox cars on the rack.

the hunt is part of the fun... I did net a sweet purp...err aubergine ghia 'vert that I'm going to give to a friend of mine. he loves ghias the way I love 914s, and I can totally understand why.

True... I got my sister looking in Florida, while I make the rounds in the western MD / WV panhandle / Cumberland Valley PA area.

That Ghia is sweet... I got 2 of them myself. Now I'm thinking I might want to pick up the green Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser. It has 2 doggies sticking their heads out the back window.

great thing about those... you can literally cruise the vista...

sorry, made me think of "that 70's show" for a sec

I've been looking for weeks and I can't find one. Walmart, Target and Toysrus. None to be had on the SF Peninsula! Or are one of you guys buying them all?

I buy every one I see.

So that makes 2 that I have found in stores in my area.

I'm seeing alot of the Ghia's in my search for the elusive 914. How many Ghia's does your friend want?

dunno I'll probably find a few more on my journey

the target and walmart always seem to be bare... is there a day of the week that these get restocked?

Found one in the Merced Walmart Sunday. Bought it, of course.

I am very sure they haven't hit the Bay Area yet. I put my request into Lodi supply contact.

I agree with you Brent! Every place I go to, doesn't have them. in fact, the whole matchbox stuff is picked clean!

-- brett

Yup, matchbox stuff is very picked over. In fact, I found two 914's on the only peg of matchbox stuff in a Wallymart.

I have still found nada. The matchbox stuff seems to have been restocked at some locations, but it is still the same stuff for the most part.

Kenny, the 914s were all that was left? Rejected? So sad.

No Evil one.

I always seem to find 914's hanging with the same cars so that makes me think that they are unloaded from the same pack or selection.

Hey, remember the orange and sky blue VW Things I found for you? Hotwheels makes them in dark metallic blue and orange. The orange one one has a tan top that's raised.

Apparently they're not a real Matchbox either.

Ken, I have all the hot wheels Things (Tan, orange, blue). I would love to find another yellow one and a sky blue one like you found.

Nothing here in Dayton OH yet either...

Picked up some other goodies today though....

Remember that Ferrari 512m that I found?

Here is a pic of the 914 with the Ferrari 512. Note the same 2 cars racing at Lemans in 1971 in the background....

FINALLY !!!! Went to Target yesterday to get a shower curtain rod, decided to check there for the 3rd time and bingo. 2 fer me, 2 fer Doc, one thing fer me, one fer Doc, if anyone wants the 3rd Thing speak up.

Damn, that orange Thing is cool! Now I have something else to look for...

I was getting jealous of everyone's display cases...looked on CL this AM and bingo!

Oh, I did get these ... no 914's today again...


Mopar 5 pack:


I now have three chopped split windows:

Another FINALLY.....SCORE! .... same as scotty b found these at Fair Lakes before the Blizzard of '10
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You Bastards !!

i found a couple today at Target. These are a different shade of green than the other one I found. So there are at least 2 different colors available.

Any chance you can post a pic to compare? Thanks

Crappy cell phone pic. The one is more of a yellowish green.

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Extra lead in the paint?

Here is a better one:

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WTB: front and rear bumper for 1971 914

Notice anything different in the two cars?

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Wow.... Matchbox cars with Appearance Group Options! One in Rivenna Green and the other in Delphi Green

What do you guys think about the bumperless car? Trash or treasure?

Treasure

I see JB Weld and a 916 front end in its future.

Maybe the right thing to do is to sending back to the factory to be completed....

Does the one without bumpers have an interior? I've been on one of mine and the bumpers and interior is one piece.......Must have been made on a Fri. or Mon........

ok, it is missing the interior.

So what should I do with it? eBay? Or hold on for a bit?