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Scale model of an automobile, the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray , made by Tomica . This example is reference F21, included in the "Tomica Foreign" series. It is made in Japan, possibly in 1977. Metal body painted in white, with printed details on the sides. Decorative adhesive on the hood. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in black plastic. Plastic wheels with "chrome" details simulating the rims (2F). With suspension. Opening doors. License plate "GM". The nominal scale is 1:64 and the overall length is approximately 2.8 in. About 1.2 oz. This model represents an automobile, possibly a 1975 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe, equipped with the 350 cu in (5.7 L), 205 hp (153 kW) Chevrolet RPO L-82 "V8" engine. When I saw this Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in the window of one of the toy stores in downtown Lisboa at the end of the seventies, I couldn't resist. At ...

Scale model of an automobile, the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ¹ , made by Welly. This example is reference 101B ² , included in the "Racers" series. It is made in Hong Kong, possibly in the 1990s. Metal body painted in metallic blue, with printed details on the hood and top. Number "4" on the hood. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in transparent plastic with details molded in the windshield. Interior details in red plastic. Plastic wheels with "chrome" details simulating the rims. With suspension. Opening doors. The nominal scale is 1:64 and the overall length is approximately 2.8 in. About 0.9 oz. This model represents an automobile, possibly a 1975 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe, equipped with the 350 cu in (5.7 L), 205 hp (153 kW) Chevrolet RPO L-82 "V8" engine. When your starting point is a Tomica model from the seventies, there's not much that can go wrong. It's true that some details, such as the "Stingray" and...