My New '85 4Runner

[zidaro]

Thats the exact paint/decal of my runner......MUST HAVE!!!

 

[Toyotero]

Very gratifying to see that I'm not the only one who looks for these things! Now if only I could find a matchbox version of a 3rd gen! Anybody know of one?

Majorette "4X4 Runner"
http://www.worldoftoycars.com/product/majorette-toyota-4x4-runner-mip

And then there is this one:

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[Martinjmpr]

Majorette "4X4 Runner"
http://www.worldoftoycars.com/product/majorette-toyota-4x4-runner-mip

And then there is this one:

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Nice finds but those are both 2nd gens.

Clues: * Slightly more "pointed" front end
* Gas filler on right side, not left
* rear side windows "wrap around" to the roof

 

[austintaco]

I picked up two of these last weekend at a Walmart (not my photo).... $0.78 each.

BTW, have y'all seen the 'props' they give it on the back of the package? :-D

I'm keeping my eyes open for one of those blue ones... and one of these!

That makes me miss my old '88 SR5 4R :-D



The best thing about these was the look in my wife's face when I put them in the shopping backet

I bought 3 of the blue ones on Amazon after I read the original post, but now I have to find the red one! I want to paint the blue one the same color as my truck and the reseal it in the package...I am even shaking my head at myself.

 

[Ruined Adventures]

I bought 3 of the blue ones on Amazon after I read the original post, but now I have to find the red one! I want to paint the blue one the same color as my truck and the reseal it in the package...I am even shaking my head at myself.

Is the red one for me? :ylsmoke:
i wonder if you could fade it to match your paint?

 

[Martinjmpr]

Last year while walking through the Buckley AFB Base Exchange I happened to pass through the toy aisle and saw a "desert adventure pack" or something similar - 5 matchbox cars for about $5.

They were:

- A dune buggy of some type
- An off-road racing pickup or tow truck of some type
- A LWB Land Rover Defender with no top and a military-style full roll cage
- A pristine orange and white FJ40
- What appears to be a Jeep Wrangler TJ (round headlights, not square.)

For $5 it was too good a deal to pass up. I didn't care about the first two but the last three were what got me. I also saw a "jungle crawler" which was a WWII-era Dodge WC53 Carryall with some fancy graphics, so I got that too as the WC-53 is one of my favorite vehicles of all time (it's actually the "granddaddy" of all enclosed-body 4wd SUVs.)

I'll try to post up pics tomorrow or this weekend. They're all still in the packages.

They're interesting collectibles, I like the rather mundane ones, to be honest. They seem more "genuine." Of course, you have to wonder who they're making them for. It's easy to understand why a kid might want a race car, but a plain-jane Volve XC-90? (yes, I saw one in a different kind of "multi-pack" yesterday at Wal Mart.) What kid wants an XC-90? Might as well have a toy mini van.

 

[Martinjmpr]

Here's a nice 3rd gen but it's 1:38 scale, not 1:64 like matchbox cars:

http://www.phoenixtoys.com/Update Site/MT/18021.htm

Hey, it's even a "sport" model! :sombrero:

 

[mr_lemons]

New 4runner color option...

 

[Ruined Adventures]

Nice, I like that one! We were able to pick up a special edition one :sombrero:, sorry I think they're all sold out of them.

 

[marksbonneville]

I must find one of these, paint it white to match the one I drive, oh and put 6 bolt wheels on it.