From the Lamley Tomica Limited Vintage Collection: The Isuzu 117...

Japan plus Italy.  We haven't shown the TLV Isuzu 117 here on Lamley for some reason, and we should.  The Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed Isuzu (Giugiaro also designed the Lotus Esprit and BMW M1 - You can see the resemblance.) doesn't look like a lot of other nostalgic Japanese cars, but to us it fits in nicely.

TLV released three versions, and here are all the photos we took, including them riding on a Transporter.  Just because.

And yes, all are available at Japan Booster, including the Transporter...


Tomica Limited Vintage Isuzu 117:

From the Lamley Tomica Limited Vintage Collection: Nissan 3.5t Coca-Cola Truck...

We are car guys.  Our readers are too.  But there is something that Tomica Limited Vintage does to the minicar collector.  They make you start thinking about trucks.  It starts with, "Well, I have this awesome TLV Datsun 510, and it seems that a flat bed truck would be cool to sit it on.  I will get that as a nice accessory to my awesome 510 collection."  

Soon, it becomes, "Time to box up the 510 collection so I can make room for all these trucks."

As great as the TLV cars are, and they are fantastic, the trucks are truly (bloggy superlative alert) mind-boggling.  So it's all about the trucks, and we plan on showing a few.  We even have the other Hino Transporter coming.  Happy Joy.

So let's take a wonderfully detailed TLV truck, mix in an iconic brand (red and white, makes soda), and then show it off.  TLV pairing with Coca-Cola has produced some fantastic models, including several trucks, a Skyline Van, and yes, the Bluebird Super Silhouettes:

It's the Nissan 3.5t, complete with a driver, cart, and a load of bottles to deliver. As cool a model as TLV has done.

And yes, it is available at Japan Booster, along with a few other Coca-Cola cars...

Tomica Limited Vintage LV-92a Nissan 3.5t Delivery Truck:

From the Lamley Tomica Limited Vintage Collection: 1983 Autobacs Bluebird Super Silhouette...

Another from our "From the Lamley Collection", this time a selection from what is one my favorite TLV series, the Super Silhouettes.

I have already sung the praises of the DR30 Skylines, and I think I have shown the Coca-Cola Bluebirds, but now the Autobacs gets its day.  It looks lovely in its early 80's orange cream design.

Remember, in this series, little words and many pics is the rule, so I will move on.  But it does seem that this is a good place to remind our friends at TLV that there is one more Super Silhouette that is a must to add to the line:

Yeah, that's the Nissan Silvia, and it is probably the clearest example of how the Super Silhouettes influenced the bosozoku scene.  We figure this has a good chance of being done, especially with the upcoming racing series TLV is working on.  How great would this model be, especially with those wheels?

Anyway, back to the Autobacs, which you can get at Japan Booster along with the other Silhouettes:

Tomica Limited Vintage Neo Bluebird Super Silhouette 1983 (Autobacs):