Looks almost exactly like mine did...in 1986 when I bought it!
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but $100 is too much for a model... Boy, do I wish I could get another *NEW* (real) one!!!I WANT ONE!!!!
Jun 14, 2007
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That is a really intricate model; I was expecting something more along the line of the MatchBox car collection my sister had when she was little, in the 60's.
And, unless they reversed the images, it's a British/left-side-of-the-road deal.
Cahty
Dude, thats a bad ass model. Now I just need to trim down to 1:18 my size, I'll be in business.
Well, close...it's actually the Home Market Japanese model. In the US they had Left Hand Drive and didn't have the 'Panda' paint job, but had a gawdy sticker on the lower door panels that said "GT-S Twin Cam 16"
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"Cathy F." ...
Still avoiding spell-check, huh, Cah-ty - um Cathy?
I don't like those frog lights; never have.
Natalie
Oh, jeez - more like *forgot* to use it. ;-)
Cathy (Cahty, or Cayth...)
The detail is incredible! It even has the latch for the hood!
The color scheme and interior are home-market. They got the cloth, we got some plasticy carbon-fiber looking inserts. Of course, I have an '85, I think the 83-84 had the cloth inserts. It also has the JDM sport steering wheel; the US model got the two spoke, same as in other Corollas and Camrys.
Hmmm...
this is a model:
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This is the Real Deal:
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This is a Levin. The model we got in the US was the Trueno (as in my 'e-mail address' I use in this group.
The home-market Trueno front end had cornering lams and could have integral driving lights:
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They don't often send the best stuff to the US...
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