Welly Die-cast 1/24 scale Mercedes 300SL

If you ever need a Mercedes 300SL for a trip to the beach, one of our area RiteAid stores had one conveniently located on the seasonal aisle with all the sandcastle building buckets and pales.

Welly 1/24 scale Mercedes 300SL

Available as a production car from 1954 through 1963, the Mercedes 300SL made reputation as a high performance marque.

The original Mercedes 300SL was powered by a 3.0 liter straight 6.  While there were a host of mechanical eccentricities--such as 1000 mile oil change intervals--the Mercedes 300SL was capable of 160 miles per hour back in 1954.  It was the fastest production car of its era.

A peek through the gullwing door reveals that the Welly rendition shows a vintage interior and the gear shift for the 4-speed manual transmission.

This is a fun little model for the collector who likes his toys to be toys.

Diecast 1963 Ford Thunderbird and King Kong

Sometimes I'll find interesting die-cast cars in a local thrift store.  Most of them are beat up and have been played with by lots of kids.  I generally leave them so that someone can enjoy a toy.  However, sometimes, you just have to take a photograph of an interesting combination of what I believe is a 1:18 scale 1963 Ford Thunderbird and King Kong.

King Kong and a die-cast 1963 Ford Thunderbird

 They are just two little pieces of Americana waiting to be found.  Here is a diecast version from Amazon.