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Old 01-22-2014, 07:28 PM
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Mini Lindy models.




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Hi bk,
I remember Lindberg models but not the minis.
Quite a nice list of cars available...actually a great selection when you consider which of them have become very valuable cars.
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Remember? I sure do!
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At least two-thirds of the 32 choices are cool cars.
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I remember something similar to that. I also had some models that were snap fit to build.

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Does anybody know the history of these models? Example shown is unbuilt - new in box. Copyright on the box is 1968.
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Originally Posted by bkvette3
...Does anyone remember these when they were a kid?...Copyright on the box is 1968...
I was not a kid in 1968. At that time, my only concerns were keeping gas in the car, my 12-string tuned, and a little blue-eyed blonde whose company I enjoyed almost as much as playing in the band.

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Hi BK,

These may have been a bit before my time, but there's a few for sale on E-bay as we speak.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MINI-LINDY-1...-/251419115167
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I'm probably a lil too young?.... born in 1962.
But Aurora slot cars were the rave when I was young.
Hobby shops and Kiddie City ruled
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I was a little too old to play with cars by then,but I think it's funny that they list a corvette stingray and then show a 68 which was not a stingray ,69's were stingrays.
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Sure do! I was spending my allowance on models back in the day. I couldn't build them fast enough.

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