User:Australiancarlover



Hello, Iam Australiancarlover (also known as 'JDM my Ride'). As my user name implies, I like Australian and JDM cars, but I have collected Hot wheels cars of various nationalities and Years. In my 100+ piece collection of Hot wheels I have placed a wide Variety of vehicles from The UK, South America, The US, Japan and of course, Australia. I like to collect castings that portray real vehicles from around the World. Many of the Castings I own, I try to keep in good condition, while I frequently neglect others. I also have collected Matchbox and Corgi Juniors cars. Mostly, I tend to only follow pages on the Castings I have already Collected or are planning to obtain.

Some of My favourite castings
The list below is of castings I have collected. (I mainly focus on what the car is, but sometimes the livery does catch my eye) It is organised based off the country of origin for the real car each casting portrays (or in the case of unlicensed castings) is based off of.

Australian Vehicles

 * Holden Commodore
 * Holden SS Commodore VT
 * '73 Ford Falcon XB
 * Ford Falcon Race Car
 * Custom '69 Volkswagen Variant

Japanese Vehicles

 * Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40
 * Toyota 2000 GT
 * '70 Toyota Celica
 * Toyota AE-86 Corolla
 * '87 Toyota Pickup
 * Toyota Supra
 * Pike's Peak Celica
 * Super Tsunami
 * Toyota Celica
 * HKS Altezza
 * The Vanster
 * Custom '72 Chevy LUV
 * Mitsubishi Eclipse Convertible
 * Seared Tuner
 * Honda Monkey Z50
 * '85 Honda CR-X
 * 1990 Honda Civic EF
 * '90 Acura NSX
 * Honda Civic Si (2001)
 * Custom '01 Acura Integra GSR
 * Honda Civic Si (2006)
 * Asphalt Assault
 * Honda S2000
 * Mazda RX-3
 * Mazda RX-7
 * Mazda MX-5 Miata
 * Mazda Furai
 * Fairlady 2000
 * Z Whiz
 * Custom Datsun 240Z
 * '71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon
 * Datsun Bluebird 510
 * Datsun 620
 * Nissan Fairlady Z
 * Nissan Skyline H/T 2000 GT-X
 * Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-R
 * Mad Manga
 * Nissan Hardbody
 * Nissan Custom "Z"
 * Nissan Skyline
 * '96 Nissan 180SX Type X
 * Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
 * Nissan Silvia S15
 * Subaru BRAT
 * Subaru Impreza
 * Suzuki GSX-R/4

Korean Vehicles

 * Hyundai Tiburon
 * Hyundai Spyder Concept
 * Hyundai Genesis Coupe

UK Vehicles

 * Aston Martin 1963 DB5
 * Aston Martin DB10
 * '81 DeLorean DMC-12
 * Bentley Continental Supersports
 * Morris Wagon
 * Morris Mini
 * Jaguar D-Type
 * Fish'd & Chip'd
 * Jaguar XJS
 * Jaguar XJR9
 * Jaguar XK8
 * '15 Jaguar F-Type Project 7
 * Austin-Healey
 * '67 Austin Mini Van
 * Triumph TR6
 * Refuse Truck (Corgi)
 * Lotus Esprit S1
 * Lotus Esprit
 * Anglia Panel Truck
 * '70 Ford Escort RS1600
 * Ford Escort
 * Ford Transit Van
 * Escort Rally
 * Cockney Cab II

German Vehicles

 * Custom Volkswagen Beetle
 * Volkswagen Kool Kombi
 * Volkswagen Käfer Racer
 * Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
 * Volkswagen T2 Pickup
 * Volkswagen Type 181
 * Volkswagen Caddy
 * Volkswagen New Beetle Cup
 * Scirocco GT 24
 * Volkswagen Golf Mk7
 * Mercedes-Benz Bus
 * '73 BMW 3.0 CSL Race Car
 * BMW 2002
 * BMW M1
 * BMW 850i
 * BMW E36 M3 Race
 * BMW M3 GT2
 * Porsche 356A Outlaw
 * Porsche 911 Carrera
 * Porsche 934 Turbo RSR
 * Porsche 934.5
 * Porsche 935/78
 * Porsche 911 Targa
 * P-928
 * Porsche 964
 * Porsche 911 GT3 Cup
 * Porsche 911 GT3 RS

Italian Vehicles

 * Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
 * Ferrari Testarossa
 * Ferrari F355 Challenge
 * Monoposto
 * Fiat 500C
 * Fiat 500
 * Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

French Vehicles

 * Talbot Lago
 * Phantastique
 * Renault 5 Turbo
 * Renault Megane Trophy
 * Renault Sport R.S. 01
 * Peugeot 405

Brazilian Vehicles

 * 1974 Brazilian Dodge Charger
 * Volkswagen SP2
 * Volkswagen Brasilia

Mexican Vehicles

 * Mastretta MXR

Corgi Castings later made By Hot Wheels
In my private collection are some old Corgi Juniors models that later were remade by Hot Wheels, but I only have acquired 7 Hot Wheels-made Corgi castings:
 * Refuse Truck (Corgi)
 * Ford Transit Van
 * Mercedes-Benz Bus
 * Porsche 911 Carrera
 * Jaguar XJR9
 * F1 Race Car
 * Hot Rod Custom Van

Pre Hot Wheels versions I have:

 * Mercedes-Benz Bus-Issued under same name by Corgi in approximately 1973)
 * London Bus-Originally Called 'Daimler Fleetline' by Corgi
 * Land Rover MkII-Originally called 'Land Rover Van'
 * City Police-Originally called 'Buick Regal' by Corgi
 * Fire-Eater II-Originally called 'ERF Fire Tender' by Corgi
 * Mustang Cobra (Corgi)-Originally called 'Ford Mustang Cobra'
 * Ford Transit Wrecker-Issued under same name as it's Corgi Counterpart.
 * Porsche Carrera I possess both the Civilian version and the Police version, the Police version being from the 1970s and my Civilian version is a 1982 release. I also possess a Hot Wheels version.

Pictures of my Corgi collection
WIN 20150702 204843.jpg|Corgi Juniors Original 1975 casting, made in Great Britain (left) And 1994 Auto City Casting, made in China (Right)

WIN_20150922_190129.jpg|Original 1976 Corgi Juniors Casting "Buick Regal Police", the 1970s predecessor to the "City Police" casting

Corgi_juniors_1972_ERF_Fire_Tender.jpg|Original Corgi version from the early 1970s, the single white light on the roof is actually formed out of glue as a replacement for the one that was missing when I acquired this particular casting.

2808-211351.jpg|Mercedes Benz Bus Side View 2102-115040.jpg|Australiancarlover's own Mercedes-Benz Bus number 2, bought a second one for the sake of having one on display that I hadn't played with as a kid.

Royal_Mail_Land_Rover_MKII_.jpg|Corgi Original Land Rover MKII Royal Mail Truck, the 1980s predecessor to the Hot Wheels Version

2102-114905.jpg|side view of the late '80s corgi UK Royal Mail version from before the Hot Wheels buyout, exact year unknown, Made in Great Britain -side quarter view

Jets_Carrera.jpg|1982 Pre-Hot Wheels Corgi Trading Cars series Winnipeg Jets Porsche Carrera- My favourite corgi livery yet, Go Jets Go!

Refuse_Truck_Corgi1.jpg|Corgi Auto City Recycling Truck, aka 'Refuse Truck'.

Base_Refuse_Truck.jpg|Base View, Australiancarlover's best 25-cent find yet.

BP_Transit.jpg|Ford Transit BP Van

BP_Base.jpg|Base View, Australiancarlover's own.