Reading through all of the posts in this thread so far, I have to agree about the "Tooned" cars. Never bought one, never will. For me, it's certain details on certain castings that sometimes drive me up a wall. I was really looking forward to Auto World's '69 Chevy Kingswood Estate a few years ago, but they got the hood all wrong. It's supposed to go all the way back to the windshield, like on their '70 Impala. The A-W model has a separate cowl air intake grille between the hood and the windshield... Wrong-O! We had a '69 Kingswood Estate when I was a kid, so I know that car pretty well.

Matchbox's recent "Working Parts" Buick Riviera would have been much better if the top convertible top boot were molded as a part of the interior instead of part of the body casting. Those things are never body color; the color of the interior is much more likely.

I'm often disappointed with M2's cars, with tampo'ed trim that isn't adequately tampo'ed, or maybe it doesn't line up from fender to door or door to quarter panel. Or doors and hoods that just don't line up, period. I like their Drivers series better than the regular line of theirs for just that reason - if the hood and doors don't open, they pretty much have to line up! Then there's their "Pounders" series. As with the HW "Tooned" cars I mentioned above, never bought one, never will. They just look clownish to me. At least the tampos on M2's cars with the big sponsorship decals on the doors/hoods/roofs are easily removed with a few minutes work with dry erase markers. Their black Chrysler 300 really looks great without the advertisements all over it!

I can't wait to get Greenlight's upcoming Greenbrier! Preferably in several different colors. Maybe they can change up the dies to produce Corvans and Rampside pickups, too - wouldn't that be great?

I did actually buy one of these... and JUST one! When it comes to Corvair toys and collectibles, I tend to buy at least one of every example that comes down the pike (I have about 80 of their "Vairy-8's, for example, and about 20 "Vairious" Johnny Lightnings, but only one of each of the new ones so far... ), but I was sorely tempted to pass on this monstrosity. I fully agree, Matchbox would have done a much better job on a Greenbrier, or any Corvair 95 truck, for that matter. Yeah, this thing is just AWFUL!

What's especially odd about that is how HW and MBX use the same CAD files for a lot of the newer castings, use the Alfa GTA, Jag E-Type and BMW 2002 for examples.

Interesting. Matchbox somehow slipped on the recent Mustang Convertible, too. It was too wide and stubby looking. Ironically, Hot Wheels did a much better job with its mainline casting of the current Mustang.

This horrific disaster.....



At least it does represent a motorcycle that was never before die-casted. But man....compared to the one I have had since childhood......oy vey.

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any of the ones I DON'T have but do want!

I agree with Wes. If done right, tooned cars can be a lot of fun. When I was a kid the Matchbox "Big Banger" Charger was one of my favorite toys.

Years later I think the Hot Wheels designers were influenced by it when they launched the tooned series (and probably the Muscle Machines group as well).



You can't convince me the grown-up who designed the car on the right wasn't a kid who played with the car on the left.

Yeah...it's not even close. Good to see someone ran with my old idea though. Should have used a Ma Bell 6 door, a Crown V8 conversion with no more than a mild 350 and stock ride height, but a serious roof chop. Now if Hot Wheels had done something like that I would be onboard.

I accept "'Tooned" cars are a bit of an acquired taste, but when you grow up with the likes of Ed Roth, Tom Daniel, BJ Taylor and the likes, they can be kind of neat. One of my all time favorite Matchbox models is the Cosmic Blues and iterations...and apparently I'm not alone. The 'Tooned models were the only decent in-house designs out of Mattel for the 2004 year, and other than the "stock" models the only others to have relatively decent runs are the Tooned models. So I can deal with those.

I agree with Douglas though, I was so looking forward to the Corvair Greenbriar only to have them release this travesty. About the only one worse in recent memory is the pinched loaf on wheels.

Generally though, I don't bother with the "pick apart" game, either I like a model or I don't. If I don't, I move on to something else, I don't waste time ragging on something because I don't like it.

Consequently there are some makers that I essentially ignore, because I haven't seen anything by them that appeals to my sense of decorum. And that's saying something, because I can find something to like from most makers, and I try to find something to like on most models.

LOL, we need to get Toyotafreak in his destructive mode in on the Tooned cars, and have him smash them with hammers and set fire to them (see the Christmas Memories post for reference....."Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Let's Set Fire to this Cobra King")

LOL!!! I don't get ANY tooned cars.....at the time i was still doing the collector numbered blisters so i was compelled to pick this one up...ugggggggggggggggg

LOL!!! I don't get ANY tooned cars. The original FoMoCo designer must be rolling over in his grave after the design killed him of a broken heart.

why did they make that monstrity called 1968 mustang tooned.

Hey Doug, I seem to recall that Greenlight had a Greenbriar in the pipeline, but that was listed at the end of last year for 2019. I suspect one might come along to satisfy your need. I can wholeheartedly agree that I wouldn't want the HW version to fill the niche for the Greenbriar. I also would love to see the Corvair Lakewood. There is one in my area that is around during the summer, and in absolutely magnificent condition with its white over blue paint.

I would imagine because Hot Wheels did the one they wanted to do and believed would be successful.

It's not as though it's not a realistic take on a certain genre of customized van.