Comments on: Take A Look Under the Hood of Greenlight Collectible Toy Diecast Cars

By: david

david — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:43:52 +0000

i am trying to find motorworld3 i cant find it any where

(MET: It’s out there – not a lot but out there).

By: BMW

BMW — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:49:27 +0000

Just got the series 2 Bullitt crash scene diorama. Its the Green Machine chase version with the green wheels and greenbase on the Mustang. Both cars have race damage details. Windshield on the Mustang like in the movie with the bullet damage, and scrapes on the Charger and missing hubcaps.

There is another series 2 Green Machine version with the Charger having the green wheels and base.

there is a version of series 1 with the city buildings background (pictured in the blog) with a Green Machine mustang that I have not found. I want all three versions. Are there any more versions?

By: dodgebuzz

dodgebuzz — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:07:12 +0000

only the Motor World uses the plastic base and tires. all other greenlight uses the metal base and rubber tires on all other series

johnny lightning just started remaking the (2.0) toys with metal bases as there 40th Anniversary and forever 64
uses the plastic base

By: Tizmanian

Tizmanian — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:55:20 +0000

You got a nice little collection of cars going on there, Danrio! I was going to say that I will pass along your comments to Greenlight but know that they are aware of this post and are actively reading the comments section and discussing the points readers are making internally.

This is one of the things that Metro and I love to help make happen: connecting real world collectors with manufacturers and retailers to help make the hobby of all kinds of toy collecting more fun and enjoyable. Thanks for commenting and keep ‘em coming!

By: danrio

danrio — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:58:15 +0000

Met, Thanks for sharing the word on Greenlight. I’ve acquired quite a few of their cars during some of the lulls in Mattel’s Cars supply line. When things got very slow a couple of years ago, I started a “year” set (1 car for each year) of Corvettes in 1/64 scale. Many of the ones I have found were Greelights and detailed very nicely. I still, however, have quite a few gaps in the Corvette collection; miles to go! I also found a green 1954 Chevrolet which had some special meaning to me since the second car I ever owned was a green ’54 Chevy. I also continued the Chevrolet line (from 1954) as a year set and have gotten Impalas up to 1967, so far with the exception of 1966. While only the ’54 and ’57 in that set are Greenlights (I apparently missed the ’55 pictured above), they served as a benchmark when I was looking for and choosing the rest. In the rest of my collection, I also have nice Greenlight models of a ’55 and ’57 DeSoto, ’57 Ford and a beautiful red ’59 Caddie convertible (all cars I grew up with). Greenlight, while they do not have all models in all price ranges, have the “Drivers” series with no no frills or fancy stuff (other than fine scale and detailing)at $2.99; the M2 1/64 series usually priced between $4.99 and $5.49 with opening hood and doors; dioramas like the ones pictured above and a few larger 1/24 scale cars priced around $15.00. It’s often said that “the devil’s in the details”; these are loaded with nice little devils!

danrio(at)sbcglobal(dot)net

By: old hippie

old hippie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:02:50 +0000

If you want to see some pics of the Green Machine pickup versus the regular version; send your email address to me at redfirebird@suddenlink.net and I’ll email them to you. My above post should say ’70 instead of ’68.

By: old hippie

old hippie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:55:09 +0000

some of the Green Machines are still green. I have a ’68 Chevy pickup with camper in the regular blue version and the “GM” green version. Lots of times the rims and the base will be green. Do a search on ebay OR The Toy Peddler for Greenlight Green Machine and there should be a lot of them show up.

By: pixarlover

pixarlover — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:45:21 +0000

Can someone explain to me how to tell the difference or how to determine what is a hard to find or chase car in the world of Greenlight cars? I heard the chase cars were once green…is this true?

By: por356

por356 — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:32:43 +0000

Thanks for covering the cars from Greenlight. I have a small collection of these as well as some of their competitor’s products. I am amazed at the scale fidelity. In my early years of collecting I concentrated on 1/43rd scale metal and resin collectors pieces. I spent incredible amounts of money on models that are not worthy of being displayed on the same shelf as these $3.00 1/64th miniatures (and they truly ARE miniatures!)