[REVIEW] Tomica Lamborghini Cheetah

Tomica time again, this one isn’t a Land of the Rising Sun-day. It’s been awhile since we have seen an Italian Tomica, and this one should find some interest. Today we examine Tomica F65-1, the Lamborghini Cheetah - the concept car predecessor to the Lamborghini LM002 that still fascinates people to this day. This casting entered the range in March, 1979, and remained in the lineup for several years. This is an excellent example of Tomica quality of the mid 70s through the mid 80s:

Detail is abundant from all sides. Scale is a claimed 1:62, and this is likely accurate, as normal for Tomica. This model has no shortage of fine detail. The simulated cloth top texture is a nice touch. The wheels work well for this model - they appear to be shared with the Tomica Unimog, and maybe some other trucks. There’s no snappy door action as there are no doors,but the glazing is crisp as usual, and the suspension is springy:

Of course, there’s a nicely modeled interior and likely accurate steering wheel:

Front and rear have similar high detail. The cast-in guard and winch on front and shovel with jerry cans on back are excellent touches. The cast-in Cheetah logo on the rear deck, and matching tampo on the front, are very high quality:

The underside has similar nice detail with a visible front skid plate, and is metal, for a hefty quality feel:

This one is lucky enough to live in a nice original box. Note the box is labeled F28 - my Japanese reference book mentions something about this, but I can’t read it. As F28-2 is a Cheetah with different wheels and no other apparent differences, they could have shared boxes from new:

Definitely a model I am happy to have in my collection, as it is so well done, and is such an 80s looking piece. It’s not common, but not especially rare or expensive, likely within reach of many vintage collectors.:

A 1:1 from techeblog.com,