That's Die-Cast - with emphasis on DIE!
This 1963 Cadillac Hearse was first released in black (naturally) and has been released a couple times since. The second release is this pearl white number, and I believe you may be able to find a grey version on the pegs now - if you're lucky.
They tend to be very popular and sell quickly.
The detail is beautiful, and it's quite a surprising selection for a toy car.
Then again, what kid isn't a fan of the macabre in some form or another?
This is what I call going out in style!
There's also a fun little bonus, if you have really good eyes that is - on the inside is a coffin with a hand reaching out of the lid!
As if the Hearse wasn't cool enough!
Okay, those are officially awesome. I'd never seen them before. Thanks for posting them!
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ReplyDeleteWere they advertised with some sort of horror reference?
It would have been just the thing to play with after the massive, Blues Brothers-esque MVAs we all staged as kids.
verification word: Mings. Hi, I'm Ming the Merciless and this is my little brother Ming the Apathetic
Thanks Reis, glad to be of service :)
ReplyDeleteArkonbey, these just hang with all the other general $1 Matchbox cars. Matchbox did release a Scooby Doo themed set of cars with one of these Hearses in brown and covered in Scooby Doo detailing or something, however.
PS - don't forget their much hated cousin, Ming the Sarcastic. No one wanted to invite him to Thanksgiving dinner.
Just looking for some confirmation on this, but I heard people put up such a squawk about the hearse model that it got cancelled - never to be released again. Have you heard this? Gotta get that Scooby hearse! The third one was in metalflake silver, I believe. Or maybe just silver. For those curious, here's a link to see it:
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Kenny
Kenny, I haven't heard that about the Hearse. I'll have to look into that - what a shame if true!
ReplyDeleteJust an update: I found the Scooby Doo version:
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