 '35 Ford Pickup
Moon Eyes
Matchbox Basic Cars - 2023 #47 (also 2020 #71)
Item No.: Asst. 30782 No. HYC07
Manufacturer: Mattel
Includes: n/a
Action Feature: n/a
Retail: $1.00
Availability: 2023
Other: Moon Eyes is a real car parts company
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A lot of my car toy purchases boil down to "hey, that's neat." The '35 Ford Pickup reminded me a lot of my yellow Gotta Go [FOTD #2,847] and at a dollar, that was reason enough for me to bring it home and compare the two. They're pretty similar! But not identical. There are no toilet elements in Matchbox, it would seem.
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Available in various colorways from 2019 until last year, where it was a Super Chase I'll never see, there are a lot of cheap versions of this car. You can't go wrong with a really gonzo color, and the Moon Eyes aspect was appealingly nifty. It's not something I see on cars on the road very much, and on toys, even less. My car know-how isn't terribly extensive, so I just appreciate it superficially with its painted, sculpted door handles and chrome wheel covers. There's no chrome on the engine, but it still looks pretty nice.
You can see a tool chest in the truck bed, which itself is sculpted fairly well. I love the striping along the doors and the absolutely tiny lettering on the sides - the paint quality on the 1:64 toy car space is nothing if not impressive. The yellow paint is mostly evenly applied, but you can see spots where it's a little thinner than might be ideal. That's not atypical when you're looking at cheaper toys with a brightly colored paint over a dark plastic or metal material - they'd need another coat to prevent hints of the metal from peering through. At this price (in this economy) that's just not likely.
A truck like this isn't going to change the world of toys, but it's a nifty custom retro truck that was appealing because it did look like another toy in my toybox. It's still pretty novel - it's the kind of thing I might see at a local car show, but not driving around very often - and you might still be able to find it in a grocery store. If not, it's cheap on eBay.
--Adam Pawlus
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