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Matchbox Beaters: Peugeot 205 Turbo and 1980 Audi Quattro

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When it comes to finding the vehicles that you're looking for you have a few options: you can find a mint one on a mint card that would be a challenge to find and not for the amount of money that you'd expect.  Then there's a raw beater that needs a good restoration, so you bring it home, take it apart, clean it up, paint it, fix any missing parts, and either it can be a full restoration or a custom restoration.  Or how about just leaving them as-is as beaters.  In this case and famed streaming programs like Motor Trend's Overkill this is where you leave them in the rough shape but make modifications to make them special again.  In my case it was these two Matchbox 1980's castings that needed some help yet they were fine as they are with a little touch up here and there. Click for Photo Gallery Audi Quattro If it wasn't for Quattro Audi would be just another German car maker.  The idea behind the Quattro started in the 1980's

Comparison: Tomica 4-car Off-Road set (Drive to the Mountain)

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If there's one thing that Tomica does is that it does not create special multi-packs designed for the kids with wacky colors and models like a current U.S. brand diecast manufacturer does; instead Tomica prefers to create special edition sets that usually come with four vehicles and all of them are related to a specific model or category.  In the case for my first Tomica 4-pack review it's off-road vehicles in a set called Drive To The Mountain.  The set includes four SUV's (one actually is a pickup in the rear) and all four are modern and available across the world (one would be an exception to the U.S.).  The most Iconic is the latest Jeep Wrangler Unlimited now with four doors and in a flashy orange paint job.  Next would be the modern Toyota FJ Cruiser in green with blacked-out wheels and ready for the rough stuff.  A very unique model and one that garners attention despite being rather dated is the Toyota Land Cruiser pickup that still chuggs along and has a picku