The newest Matchbox Ambassadors Report came out today. The new Mack CF Puumper was shown in it, as well as the new Aston Martin DBS.
But the real news was a new project from Matchbox reaching out to the collecting community. From the report:
A message from Matchbox’s Gerry Cody…..
Hey Larry,
I wanted to let you know that we are a few weeks away from kicking off our design lists for vehicles that we (as the design team) would like to have in our diecast line. We usually commit to around 25 or so new tools. Approximately half are licensed and half are what we internally call MBX “originals.” I thought this could be a fun opportunity to engage you and the collector community in coming up with the Collector’s Picks if you will. For 2017 we are drawn to the idea of “Exploration” and “Explore your World” as an overarching brand attribute (or theme). I was wondering if this was something that you and the collector community might be interested in participating with. I know that you usually include models that you’d like to see at the end of the newsletters, but maybe you might want to put all of them on to one master list and then rank them in priority? Again, let me know if this is something that interests you, and how we might be able to put something like this together.
Thanks,
G.
Okay, I have given this idea a lot of thought and I’ve decided to run with this challenge from Gerry. The chance for us collectors to pick models for the 2017 line is an outstanding idea and an opportunity that has never been offered before!!!! In my reports I’ve listed a wide variety of vehicles for consideration. I’ve compiled the list of models (below) along with what report they were in just in case you wish to look at the pictures before deciding. Here is your chance to make a real difference!!!! Now rather than ranking the models according to your favorite, I have decided that anyone who wishes to participate look over the candidates and pick up to 20 models you would love to see made and e-mail them to me at matchboxamb10@outlook.com I will keep track of everyone’s picks, total them up and release the results in my final report after the Gathering. I will place a cutoff date of July 12th at midnight for your lists. So…… now it is up to the collector’s community to get to work. I’m assuming that there are no guarantees that any of our picks will make it to production, but in the same breath, there’s no reason to believe they won’t someday. I look forward to receiving your lists. Thank you for participating. Larry
2017 Model Ideas List
August 19th Report:
Polaris 700 Twin 1975 AMC Pacer 2014 Honda Crosstour 1948 Tucker Torpedo
1971 Buick Riviera
September 2nd Report
Ford Capri II Turbo Bombardier B-12 Snowmobile Bedford TK-1 Fire Vehicle
Toyota Land Cruiser F-70 Troopy 1968 Chevy Impala 1967 Ford Galaxie Fastback
Austin FX4 Taxi 1967 MGB GT
September 18th Report
1970 Chevy Nova SS350 Asphalt Spreader Prius Taxi The Schwimmwagen
2015 Kai Soul EV 2015 Ford Mustang Speed Trap Trailer
October 10th Report
1986 Mitsubishi Mills-Tui Pumper 1993 Chevy Caprice Police Car 2008 Nissan GT-R
2015 Dodge Viper Asphalt Grinder Paymaster Semi Tractor BMW i8 2016 Audi RS7
October 22nd Report
1962 Divco Delivery Van 1961 Ferrari Ford Tri-Motor Deepflight Submersible
VW XL Sport 1992 Fiat Tipo Toyota FJ Airstream Trailer
November 5th Report
1968 Oldsmobile Delta 88 1990 Honda NSX 2010 Lancia New Stratos 2013 Jaguar F-Type
Airport Luggage Vehicle BMW R-75 w/sidecar Site Dumper 2011 Nissan Juke
November 25th Report
Oshkosh Cement Mixer Hino Cement Truck International Paystar Cement Truck
1986 Isuzu JCS Rural Fire Engine 1960 Dennis Fire Truck Scania Bus Porsche Macon
Mazda Miata MX-5 2015 Chevy Corvette Z-06 2015 Toyota Highlander
2015 Dodge Charger Hellcat Segway
December 12th Report
2012 Ford Focus 2012 Mazda CX5 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat 2015 Mustang Rocket
Audi A9 2015 Chrysler 300 Hellcat 2012 Volvo S60 Polest Bedford Water Truck
Bentley SUV
December 22nd Report
2015 McLaren 650S Hyundai i20 2013 Ford Fiesta ST Volkswagen Atacama
1990 Jaguar XJR-1 Honda Pilot Volkswagen Vision Gran Turismo
January 8th Report
1958 Ford Edsel Corsair 1960 Chevy El Camino 1992 Aston Martin Vantage
2016 Ford Bronco 1963 Ford Thunderbird Volkswagen Tristar Sea Ray Cabin Cruiser
January 27th Report
1981 Checker Police Car 1981 Checker Fire Chief Car 2014 VW Golf 2016 Toyota Mirai
2016 Volkswagen Beetle Dune 2016 Ford GT 2016 Toyota Supra Infiniti Q60 Jaguar XJS
February 10th Report
1959 Aston-Martin DB4 2014 BMW i3 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder 1973 Lamborghini Jarma
1990 Scania G93M Fire Engine 2011 Opel Insignia opc Unlimited 2012 Volkswagen Up
2014 Jaguar xfr-s Sportbrake
February 27th Report
2014 Volkswagen Scirocco 2013 Subaru Lavorg 2015 Volvo XC90 2009 Alfa Romeo Brera
Dump Truck Trailer Shipping Container Trailer 2015 Nissan March Nismo
2014 Lamborghini Asterion Ford F-750 Super Duty Fire Truck 2016 Kia K900 2016 Mazda 3
Hyundai Santa Cruz Crossover Truck 2016 Ford Transit
March 16th Report
1953 Studebaker Starliner Kia Sportspace Concept Donkervoort D8 GTO
Audi RS3 Sportback 1974 Plymouth Duster Cement Mixer Trailer
2014 Porsche 918 Spyder-Weissac Flybridge Cabin Cruiser
March 30th Report
1976 Chevy Monte Carlo 2014 Maserati Gran Turismo BMW Alpina B4 Bi-Turbo Convertible
1994 Venturi 400GT Holden Special Vehicles / HSV Ge-F GTS Honda Civic R-Type
1971 Plymouth Duster Super Bee
April 13th Report
1967 Pontiac GTO 2015 Jeep Renegade Latitude Can-Am Spyder F3
Citroen Xsara Picasso Tunning 3 1959 Plymouth Fury 2015 Polaris Slingshot
2015 Volkswagen Crafter
May 4th Report
2015 Aston-Martin Vulcan 1973 BMW 3.0 CSL 1930 Cadillac Fleetwood
2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen 1990 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec Honda Civic Concept
2016 Volvo XC-90 1954 Hudson Hornet 2016 Porsche Boxster 2015 Chevy Tahoe
2016 Chevy Malibu
May 19th Report
1939 Dodge Sedan Police Car 1947 Series 62 Convertible 1991 BMW Nazca C2
2013 SAAB 9-3 2016 Nissan Maxima 2016 Ford Focus Volkswagen GT1 Roadster
1999 Lamborghini Diablo GT-5
June 4th Report
Toyota FT-1 Concept Subaru STI Performance Concept Chevrolet FNR Concept
Maserati Alfieri Concept Land Rover Defender Flying Huntsman Concept Nissan Sway
Lexus LF-C2 Concept Convertible Honda Concept C Bentley EXP10 Concept
June 15th Report
1979 Pontiac Tran Am 1980 Firebird Red Bird / Sky Bird / Yellow Bird Volvo 850 T-5R
Volkswagen Cross Coupe GTE 2014 Audi S8-4 2016 Chevy Camaro 2015 Kia Sorento
June 26th Report
Army Duck Bedford Army Personal Carrier GMC Canteen Lunch Wagon Aquada Car-Boat
2009 Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT Kia Tral’ster Concept 2016 Hyundai Tucson
Chevrolet Chaparral 2x Vision GT 1995 Ford GT90 Concept 2014 BMW M3
Aston-Martin DBX Ford Falcon GT HO Phase 3
July “?” Report
1971 Checker Marathon Wagon 1954 Willys Jeep Wagon & Sedan Delivery Austin Mini Pickup
Toyota FJ45
This is an interesting contest idea, but we’ll have to see if MBX carries through with it. But you can vote for which cars have the potential to be made. Your vote counts!