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Today at the Garage…
After showcasing the regular wheels turquoise Matchbox Lincoln Continental (manufactured 1967-69) outside the showroom earlier in the week…
…here is the Superfast version (manufactured from 1970-71) for comparison.
As already mentioned, in my humble opinion, the regular wheels model is awesome – great details, perfect stance and pretty accurate to the real thing!
The thin wheels Superfast version (which I don’t have) used the same casting, I think…?
But when it came to fitting the full size, fat Superfast wheels, Matchbox BUTCHERED the wheel arches of that lovely casting!!
A new base plate was also used.
Again – this is just my view, but the updated Superfast Continental casting was all kindsa wrong, with a stance more akin to the AMC Eagle than a big, luxury vehicle.
Also, apologies for some of these photos being a bit out of focus. Damn phone camera had a mind of its own today – at least, the focusing did.
After showcasing the regular wheels turquoise Matchbox Lincoln Continental (manufactured 1967-69) outside the showroom earlier in the week…
…here is the Superfast version (manufactured from 1970-71) for comparison.
As already mentioned, in my humble opinion, the regular wheels model is awesome – great details, perfect stance and pretty accurate to the real thing!
The thin wheels Superfast version (which I don’t have) used the same casting, I think…?
But when it came to fitting the full size, fat Superfast wheels, Matchbox BUTCHERED the wheel arches of that lovely casting!!
A new base plate was also used.
Again – this is just my view, but the updated Superfast Continental casting was all kindsa wrong, with a stance more akin to the AMC Eagle than a big, luxury vehicle.
Also, apologies for some of these photos being a bit out of focus. Damn phone camera had a mind of its own today – at least, the focusing did.
I would agree that Matchbox really got it right with the regular wheels' version of the Continental. I have the blue version as well as the mint green one (that never had the fun of carrying a crayon in the trunk). Even though in those days I thought of myself as a completist, I passed on the superfast version - didn't like those wheels or the stance - or for that matter the color.
entertainment value were well done!!!
While I have a few of the Jam Pak era Tootsietoy models, my weakness is the three inch ones from the '50's and '60's! 
Here are a couple of the ones I have had in my collection for many years.
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