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Photos are NOT stock and I am actually taking the time to describe the ACTUAL BOOK YOU WILL RECEIVE below. Imagine that! Crazy huh? 

Almost as if I care about the buyer!

I do not know how to grade Hot Wheels or Matchbox or whether to consider are in the grade as some collectibles do, others don't.  I've been in antiques and collectibles since the 80's running Beckett Sports Card shows locally so doing  this a long time so bear with me as I improve listing all these '60's Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars.  I've tons more in storage but these were a recent pickup and all are so clean, well, got to dive in sometime! 

What you'd call a "mechanic's car" This is the 1969 original,not  modern repro.

This would be in the donate bin because it is missing one of the engine blocks, looks like it came off its mount neatly.  It is not though because someone could use this car as the body and paint are exceptional! Wheels show no age.  Maybe wants to move engine over to this one? Beautiful body.

What I can tell you which camera may not convey :

1. This thing scoots! Wheels are completely straight and the thing flies (more than a modern Hot Wheel anyway)

3. All the tailpipes are there

More vintage Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Tonka, Buddy-L, cast iron cars, SP, Simpsons, Marvel, EVIL Dead, Star Wars, Halloween, Tin Robots, Transformers etc and similar lines on my other listings. Please save me as a seller and be the first to know when new stuff like this comes along and receive coupons shortly as well!

See my other listing for more collectible toys, cards, comics and figures both new and pre-owned from long ago and today.  I'll be uploading my 4 storage units full daily over next many weeks.  Thanks!

Grading

Mint  you will not see a strait out mint listing on any of my cars.  Mint condition implies perfection and no old toy cars even in the package are perfect.  I simply do not use Mint as a rating.

Mint - yes the line next to mint means mint minus. I use this rating for any car that approaches perfection or looks factory fresh.  Cars that come from childhood collections rarely can be rated

Mint -, even blister pack cars have flaws.  But a tiny factory flaw is passable under Mint - .  Typically all collectors prefer to keep anything that is this fine.  When I started collecting in the 1980's through about 1997 I kept all of the Mint - cars for my collection and sold the others.  Most come from opening packages.  In a collection of 48 cars you may get one or two.  Few collectors can display as many Mint - cars as I do here on the Toy Car Collector and they are for sale!

Near Mint  is a car that may have been in a collection but survived with little contact with hands.  Usually the best you can find because Mint - is so much more scarce. 

Excellent  this is usually a real nice car you find in a childhood collection.  Some paint nicks or rubs but a nice looking car overall.  This is the condition that I see the most of and can be acquired easily.  Better condition is hard to find, and lesser condition cars are still prized by the original owners who most often value them like mint cars so I can't buy them.

Good  a played with car showing wear

Fair  a played with car that shows lots of wear, still displayable