HAWL: New Hobby Store Discovery Edition

All this time, I've been looking for an antique store of some kind wherein I can indulge in some classic diecast hawlage. Thanks to yelp, I found an actual toy store that specializes in classic toys, so I went there today. I was not disappointed.

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Granted, the pricing is not on the same level as the flea markets, (he buys and sells the toys), but the place is close to me, and the store proprietor has a facebook page where he updates daily, posting any new stock he might have. So here are some of the highlights, and please pardon the dust.

Right to left: Siku Mclaren M8F and Porsche 917/10.

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Johnny Lightning 1978 Indy Car, JL 1991 GMC Syclone, Siku Porsche 911 Cabrio

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Bandai BMW 320i (that's what the markings at the bottom said), Matchbox Fiat Abarth 131 (I think)

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Matchbox Lesney-era Lamborghini Marzal and Ford Transit

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Matchbox Ford RS200 and Hot Wheels Ford Escort Rally

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MBX Vauxhall Astra GTE in police garb, Hot Wheels Highway Patrol (I can't tell the real car which this is based of, my initial guess was a Chevy Caprice: on the underside, it's marked with 1977 and "Made In Hong Kong")

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Porsche 928s. The red one is the P-928 by Hot Wheels, while the other is the MBX flavor.

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Matchbox Datsun 280ZX

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I need help ID'ing these two. Both are Hot Wheels, the red one has a Malaysia metal base and marked 1979, the yellow has a plastic base and 1973 mark on it.

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Hot Wheels Sol-Aire CX4 and MBX Rolls Royce Silver Cloud

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All in all, pretty great hawl for me, and apparently today is a great day for diecast collecting, because a lot of people scored some cool stuff.

BTW, for those in the IL/Chicago area, the store is called Quake Collectibles, it has three stores two in the suburbs, and the other one is in Chicago.