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Donc1965
Senior Member
Post Number: 104
Registered: 1-2006
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 4:59 pm     |
What's available in diecast for the 1965 Barracuda? I haven't been able to find anything. A friend of mine brought a catalog of diecast cars into work last week and it's amazing all the obscure diecast cars that are made (a friend of his was contacted by a manufacturer to make a diecast model of his 1949 Cadillac hearse), but no early A-bodies? I might try contacting some of the manufacturers and see if they're interested in making something like a 1965 Barracuda Formula S.
Don |
1965 Barracuda Commando V8 (non Formula S)
Rocky Hill, CT
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Neilb
Administrator
Post Number: 341
Registered: 12-2001
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:28 pm |
There was a website with a bunch of them shown, but I can't find it now.
There's the Racing Champions Richard Petty version which is really small (1:64) It's supposed to be a '65, but it's a '66 instead..someone messed up. I have one, I opened it and I've thought about taking my Dremel to try and make it a '65, but I don't think it'll work.
Erik has a page about these, showing 3 different ones, but not the one I have, so I guess there's 4 different versions.
http://www.earlycuda.org/photos/models/small.htm
Then there's the one Becca has, the one made by Cragstan/Sabra that's 1:43, made in Brazil I think it is.
There's the larger Hemi under Glass ones (1:18 I think) and the plastic dealer demos, some with friction motors and some without.
Then there's the AMT plastic model kits too, 1:24 scale and a red 1:32 scale.
There's the Ideal Motorific, some green and lately someone found an NOS case of red/black ones that have flooded ebay.
Did I miss anything? |
'65 Barracuda Formula S
Ottawa, Ontario
http://cuda.enbcom.com
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Neilb
Administrator
Post Number: 342
Registered: 12-2001
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:31 pm |
Here is Becca's Sabra cuda and another one.
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'65 Barracuda Formula S
Ottawa, Ontario
http://cuda.enbcom.com
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Neilb
Administrator
Post Number: 343
Registered: 12-2001
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:35 pm |
Just for reference, here's the other 1:64 Racing Champions versions.
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'65 Barracuda Formula S
Ottawa, Ontario
http://cuda.enbcom.com
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Neilb
Administrator
Post Number: 344
Registered: 12-2001
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:42 pm |
Oh ya, while we're at it, how about the '66 Barracuda pedal car? It was on ebay a few years ago.
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'65 Barracuda Formula S
Ottawa, Ontario
http://cuda.enbcom.com
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Neilb
Administrator
Post Number: 345
Registered: 12-2001
| Friday, March 24, 2006 - 7:49 pm |
Here's the green motorific.
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'65 Barracuda Formula S
Ottawa, Ontario
http://cuda.enbcom.com
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Donc1965
Senior Member
Post Number: 106
Registered: 1-2006
| Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 5:15 am |
Thanks for the info and pictures Neil. Is the Hemi Under Glass a 1966?
Don |
1965 Barracuda Commando V8 (non Formula S)
Rocky Hill, CT
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Njcudanut
Advanced Member
Post Number: 39
Registered: 2-2002
| Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 5:17 am |
| Yes it is. |
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Neilb
Administrator
Post Number: 351
Registered: 12-2001
| Saturday, March 25, 2006 - 9:59 am |
| I guess we never really answered the original question - Is there a '65 Barracuda Die Cast and I guess the answer is NO. |
'65 Barracuda Formula S
Ottawa, Ontario
http://cuda.enbcom.com
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Neilb
Administrator
Post Number: 361
Registered: 12-2001
| Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 8:45 pm |
Oh ya, there's also this dark blue version of the promo (baby blue one pictured above). The baby blue one and this one both have a Valiant script on the back.
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'65 Barracuda Formula S
Ottawa, Ontario
http://cuda.enbcom.com
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Neilb
Administrator
Post Number: 372
Registered: 12-2001
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 8:09 pm |
I finally found that website with the toys.
http://members.tripod.com/cuda383s/toys.htm
Beware though: lots of popups on this site! |
'65 Barracuda Formula S
Ottawa, Ontario
http://cuda.enbcom.com
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