So where are the miniature wing cars?

[held1823]

found the latest daytona from m2 today, which is an auto zone exclusive

[pettybird]

Fyi there are two different packs,this one and another with a white chevelle and a white mustang.  Ask for them by color!  Part number is 33002 and apparently they've been out for 2-3 weeks.

[held1823]

they had one of each release at the local store, but i just collect wings. the white cars do look good, though.

im already looking to ditch the camaro from this pack. it made me feel dirty, just touching it to take a photo.

[moparstuart]

  41husk allen needs one of those black ones 

[held1823]

let's go racin', in 1/18th scale....







   

[held1823]

no idea how the stray charger 500 got in with the wings, but it wound up staying.







   

[held1823]

while the bigger scales offer more detail, there are some cool options in 1/64th scale. this pair is from greenlight, who i personally think makes the most accurately scaled daytona of any 1/64 diecast manufacturer. these two are greenlight's collector club exclusives. in a case of near irony, there were 504 made. i bought a full case, should anyone want to trade something wing-car related that i'm missing.

[nascarxx29]

I had some but not all of the winged warrior special daytonas .I got the Cal Anderson hemi daytona. The peachstate 1 of 5000 certain color etc etc.Still got Racing champs 1/24 superbird set.Sold of some but not all to make room for the new

[CornDogsCharger]

I bought this one from my Matco Tool Dealer.  He normally gets 2-3 of each diecast they come out with but he said this was the only one he got.  It was a limited run of only 750.

Justin
"CornDog"

[Aero426]

These are new.    You can get the Daytona shiny or as a barn find. 

[nvrbdn]

where they at aero

[nascarxx29]

Ive seen some M2 daytonas at Walmart

[nascarxx29]

http://www.toywonders.com/productcart/pc/Castline-M2-Machines-Auto-Haulers-Tractor-Trailers-Release-1-1-64-Asstd-36000-1-102p11666.htm

[held1823]

those m2's are pretty sweet. i semi-regularly hang out on hobbytalk in the diecast section. The lead designer at m2 (sean72) is a regular poster there, and does a great job of communicating with collectors. sean has been know to show off pre-production pieces. the early prototypes of these trucks is one example. He often gathers feedback on what people would like to see produced. these trucks were high on that list, and it looks like they've done a fantastic job on them. no one else has a comparable product anywhere near this price point.

entering "daytona" in the search box on m2's website should bring up the different releases they have made of the car.
http://m2machines.com/index.php

[69_500]

I just picked up one of the haulers last night as well as one that was v2 orange with a 1970 super bee on it. I plan on taking the bee off of it and mounting a v2 daytona on it instead.

[Aero426]

where they at aero

I got mine at a local model car swap, but as mentioned, they are out.    Also, Hot Wheels has a new vintage race series with about 30 classic race cars.    A whole pile of Petty cars.   68 RR,  69 Talladega, 70 RR, Superbird, 71 RR.    There's a #11 AJ Foyt Talladega.   Both Bud Moore Boss 302s, the #48 Gurney AAR and the #77 Posey T/A Challenger. 

[nascarxx29]

Saw them on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-M2-Auto-Haulers-1957-Dodge-700-COE-1969-Charger-tractor-trailer-1-64-S-scale-/380348081670

[Aero426]

1/24 custom painted diecast of a Racing Champions car.    This is the only scale that the #7 car has not been mass produced.

[Aero426]

The Brickhouse car is another custom job.    Roof decal got dinged up in shipping.

[held1823]

those are awesome, doug. it's sad that no manufacturer took advantage of the availability of that casting to make a series of different race versions in 1/24 scale.

while on the subject of 1/24 scales, has anyone seen this dark blue car for sale anywhere? one website mentioned the program was put on hold, so this could be just a pre-production photo and the car may not have been produced. 2011 would be the 4th annual release in this "toolbox treasures" series.

the photo of the first three cars in the series is reposted from page two of this thread, seeing as it is once again the season...



 

[held1823]

im not sure of the release year, but i added this model kit to the collection a while back. no idea what all "sets" they offered like this, but i've also seen "stock cars" and "firebirds" in the same packaging.

[Oldtimer]

I'm new here, but thought I'd add in some of my 1/18 scale versions of the Winged Warriors.  One of the over the counter versions that I didn't see in the previous posts (but I really didn't go back that far) was this Bobby Allison Charger 500:



I have it displayed next to this Ertl "street" version:



I've also had some custom versions of both Daytona Chargers and Superbirds commissioned (using the MIC Winged Warrior Series as donors):

Ray Elder:



Neil "Soapy" Castles:



Marty Robbins:



Dan Gurney



Working an a few more custom versions, including James Hylton's #48.

Hope you appreciate the customs.

[held1823]

welcome aboard, oldtimer!

those customs are awesome. is 1/18 the only scale you collect? hopefully there are lots of photos yet to come.

[Oldtimer]

welcome aboard, oldtimer!

those customs are awesome. is 1/18 the only scale you collect? hopefully there are lots of photos yet to come.

Thanks!

Yes, 1/18 scale is the only scale I collect.  I have approximately 500 models on display in a dedicated room in my house (obviously they are not all Winged Cars, or even Mopars, but most are Nascar).

I originally came to this message board looking for pics for my future customs, and have already found several ideas.  Some of them take a little while to create, but I will certainly share them as they arrive.

[nvrbdn]

that is fantastic work on those customs