----- Original Message -----
From: <MOWOGMAN@aol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 10:53 PM
Subject: New toy models "British Invasion" series!
>
> To those of you who care about little LBC's, I ran into a new series of
die
> cast cars today. They are "Johnny Lightning" brand, "British Invasion"
> series, called "Limited Edition" "First Shot" There is a '60 Austin
Healey
> Sprite, a '61 MGA, a '62 E-Type, a '61 TR3A, a '63 MGB, and a '67 Alpine.
>
> In each box you get two cars, a gold one (why?) and a raw metal one
(again,
> why?), cost was around $9.
>
> I got mine at Shopko, although Walmart carries this brand, I just wasn't
> there yet.
>
> The Sprite is pretty nice, althought the tail is a little square, but all
in
> all the proportions are good. The TR3 is nicely done as well but the
wheels
> look a little small, especially at the front. I did not closely inspect
the
> other cars. The box also says: "1 of 7500" I suppose if all those sell,
> they release them again in another color, another limited edition!
>
> any way, happy shopping!
>
>
>
> John
> Oostburg, WI
> '60 BT7
> '60 Mini
> '80 TR7 (freshly repainted Carmine red!)
> '69 AA
> '57 Isetta
> Etc.
>
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