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Diecast Toys of F150 trucks 1967 to 1979. If you are interested
in
non-diecast items, from postcards to perfume bottles,
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This is a
1/64 1979 Harley Davidson F150 Ford pickup by Hotwheels.
Sent into
me by a visitor: "This is a 1/64 1979 Ford F150 pickup by
Hotwheels. It is a "Miller Hobbies" Hot Wheels 1979
F150 pickup.
I got it
from Target.It has the affixed camper top.It seems to be the Harley
Davidson pickup only with different paint and wheels. Its #217
of the 2003 series."
This is a
1/64 Hot Wheels 1979 Sam Walton Ford F150 pickup, which
I bought at Walmart of course.
The bed has
a dog kennel in the back, and a tool box. But they
can't be removed, they are molded in basically.
This is a
1970 Ford F150 Pickup Truck Matchbox.
(picture graciously provided from Shabbir.com)
This is a
1/64 1979 Ford F150 pickup.Hot Wheels Attack
Pack Series, First Editions. A friend of mine sent me this one.
It has a graphic down the side. This also is a Hot Wheels, so
it is probably the same die as the Walmart and Harley Davidson
one above.
This is a
Sam Waltons 1/24 1979 F150 Ford pickup by JTC Fine Collectibles.
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Alan
G. was kind enough to send me an email with more information
about diecast. Thanks Alan! (October 5, 2003)
I came
across your web-site and saw your die cast page and have
some information about various Ford die cast trucks (I am
an avid Ford truck fan and scale model collector).
A company called Liberty Classics produces
a1:24(?) scale 1979 F150; however, the
truck is for promotional sale only. They were to sell
the truck through Toys-R-Us, but for whatever reason the
deal didn’t go through. I e-mailed them and
they said there is a remote chance the truck could be sold
to the public in a couple of years.
Matchbox
also produced a 1:64 scale 1978 or 1979 F-150 Flareside,
I do not know much about this truck though. I don’t
even know if it is still in production. Matchbox also
made a 1968 F-100 in the late 60s or early
70s. These trucks are very desirable among collectors
and fetch a high price. I believe all were painted
red, but the colors of the grilles, bumpers and frames varied.
Aside from those and the trucks shown on your site, I have
yet to see another die cast Ford truck from 1967 to 1979.
In the 1980s more Ford truck models were produced.
Aside from Broncos, I do not know of any 1980-1986 style
F-150s or F-100s. Maisto did make a 1:64 scale 1987-1991
F-150 baja style truck that is still in production and Ertl
produced a nicely detailed 1987-1991 F-150 long bed that
is probably still in production.
When
the 1992 F-150 was introduced, the model truck market responded
with many die cast trucks. Maisto made 1993 F-150s
in many scales, Ertl made F-150s in many scales and the
promotional F-150 from Ertl/AMT was introduced. I
own one of the promotional models and it is a very nice
truck.
Road
Champs also produced a 1:43 scale F-150 Flareside and the
Franklin Mint produced an extremely well-detailed 1996
F-150 that I am currently searching for.
They are not cheap or easy to find. 1997 again brought another
boom in scale Ford truck production.
Maisto,
Mira, Ertl/AMT, Revell, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Golden Wheel
(a little known Korean company), Welly and many more companies
introduced scale F-150s most of which are still being sold.
Ertl was one of the first to make a replica of the truck
and they made a nicely detailed 1997 Ford F-150 that is
hard to find in stores now.
Just thought I would tell you what I know about F-100/F-150
die cast trucks.
Here
is a link to the 1979 F150 from LibertyClassics.
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