Remember the days when to look intimidating, a police car only needed a single cherry on top and a badge on the door? Yeah, and it helped if the car happened to be a metallic green ’67 Biscayne. The two other variations of the Greenlight 1967 Chevrolet Police Pursuit already in my collection are the 2013 Louisiana State Police version and the 2014 Wisconsin State Patrol car.
2016 | Greenlight Hot Pursuit Series 18 | 1967 Chevrolet (Biscayne) Police Pursuit | metallic green with Glendale, Wisconsin Police trim
Month / July 2016
An Interesting Assortment
In the box of cars I got from RR, there was a large assortment of different brands. Some of these I was familiar with, and others I had never heard of.
Playart
I had a few Playart cars when I was a kid. Playart diecast cars were made in Hong Kong from 1965 until 1983 and were distributed through different retailers as Road Mates, Freewheelers and FASTWHEEL. At Woolworth stores – which is probably where I got my childhood Batmobile, Fire Truck, Toyota 2000 GT and ’65 Mustang Convertible – they were sold as Peelers.
Playart | Lamborghini Marzal | orange | flower wheels | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Yatming
This is another brand that I’m familiar with, having picked up a few Yatming models somewhere along the way. Also based in Hong Kong, the company was founded in 1970. These days, Yatming larger scale (1:43, 1:24, 1:18) models are distributed in the U.S. by the New Jersey-based company Toy Wonders.
Yatming | 1365 | Bulldozer | yellow | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Yatming | 1601 | Chevy Stepside Pickup | black | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Yatming | 1015B | Ford Station Wagon | blue | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Yatming | 1010 | Jaguar E-Type | blue | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Yatming | 817 | Lamborghini Miura | yellow | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Yatming | 1011 | Mercedes Benz 350 SL | silver | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
The Rolls Royce Phantom VI is almost identical to the Tomica version from my childhood.
Yatming | 1051 | Rolls Royce Phantom VI | silver | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Yatming | 1014 | Saab Sonnet | lime green | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Kidco
I haven’t been able to find much information about Kidco. The brand page on globaldiecastdirect.com mentions that the Illinois-based company was sold to Universal Toys in the mid 1980s. This ’57 Vette is made in Macao.
’57 Corvette | red | 1979 | made in Macao | 1:64
Summer
Summer is a Hong Kong-based company with a reputation for low price and low quality. I’ve noticed they decorate their cars with unusual and sometimes obnoxious graphics. Despite this, there is a certain fun-factor here.
#S676 Ferrari P4 | silver with red trim | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
#S691 Volvo 164E | off white with blue trim | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
Tintoys
Another Hong Kong-based company, Tintoys was started in 1965. Although they seem to have evolved away from 1:64 scale, the company claims more than 500 licensed products from international automotive brands.
W.T. 202 Chevrolet Racer | gold | made in Hong Kong | 1:64
The Race Case Etc. 