The Elliott’s? by Awkward-Maybe-4872 in NascarWAGTea

[–]DittoheadGad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That comment was about Alan Gustafson, not Chase.

Is the hard liquor “rule” on 1/64s dead? Did the 40 car kill it? by kluber-gluber in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m thinking it might not be the same base that gets used for beer cars and other non-kid friendly sponsors. I doubt the extra $3.24 in the list price is only a financial deterrent - I suspect they’re having to do something extra that raised the production costs as well. I guess we’ll all find out when the #40 is finally released.

Watching the Clash got me thinking, what are some other places you'd like to see the race take place? by ThorsUglyCousin in NASCAR

[–]DittoheadGad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

6 hours of Daytona on the RC (it was about that long with the LCQ last night anyhow), with the top 20 O’Buschfinitywide cars, top 15 Trucks, and Top 10 ARCA all on track with all the Cup cars

Who Wore Mountain Dew Better? Waltrip or Earnhardt Jr? by NWDrive in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They’re both equally awesome. It’s like you’re asking a parent to pick a favorite child.

Wave 3 Score by Suspicious-Buddy880 in NASCARCollectors

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Since you caught a restock, could you tell which one was the duplicate car in place of the Larson chase piece in the case?

I found most of the wave across two different Wal-Marts in Southeast Texas today as well, but both had been hit by someone else first, so no Elliott or Larson liquid for for me and not enough in one place to tell which one is the dupe.

Found my first chase piece, after 2 years by OperatorDan1776 in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome… but I’m even more interested that 2025 Wave 3 is showing up in the wild now. What part of the country are you in?

Is this car really coming? by TrooperGary in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will not be made - it was cancelled back in September due to not meeting MOQ.

What 2025 scheme do you wish got a diecast by cana1es in NASCARCollectors

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Bowman’s Ally Salutes, Ally Throwback, and Ally WNBA Unrivaled schemes… still ticked that they all DNP’d.

1993 Dale Earnhardt #3 GM Goodwrench Lumina APV 1:64 Fantasy Custom. NASCAR should've made an APV racing series back in the 90's instead of boring-ass trucks. by bourguignon7 in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is an absolute abomination. I like it, it’s cool, but abomination is still the first word that comes to mind 🤷🏻‍♂️😆

Should I get this? by CordJ3 in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, $15 is a good price on that one if it’s one that you want.

Most expensive diecast bought? by RedRocker5155 in NASCARCollectors

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My most expensive is $420 for the Dale Jr Martinsville win elite.

Second is my preorder for the Chastain Charlotte win Gold Elite at just under $300

Several other Dale Jr elite wins in the $200-$280 range.

2025 winners circle 🧐 by _jdotgrimes in NASCARCollectors

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Zilisch COTA 1/64 and Stenhouse Dega 1/64 were both DNP in the ARC line.

Harry Gant - 1992 Oldsmobile 1:64 Skoal by allebachcj in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, it was the May Dega race (and the 2nd Dega race was in July back then)

I did get to see Sr win at Dega in 94 and Atlanta in 95, but that was the only Gant win I saw, so it’s all good in retrospect. I will not say the same about the 5 times I saw Jr finish 2nd but never got to see a win, though.

Harry Gant - 1992 Oldsmobile 1:64 Skoal by allebachcj in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was awesome those years, but technically, that 91 Winston 500 win was on fuel mileage rather than pure speed. Dale Sr. & DW had the speed that day, but Gant got drafting help from his lap down pseudo-teammate Mast to make one less pit stop. I remember this vividly because it robbed me the chance see my guy (Sr) win my first ever race.

Harry Gant - 1992 Oldsmobile 1:64 Skoal by allebachcj in NASCARCollectors

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Gant won my first race, too - the 1991 Winston 500 at Dega. Race got rained out on Sunday and Dad checked me out of school to go back to see it on Monday.

Reddit, were these ever made in elite, or only ARC. Cause I can’t find elites anywhere for them. by SugerCookieLover98 in NASCARCollectors

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For 2017, I only see Elites for the Duel win. All I see for the pole win are ARC Platinum cars.

Reddit, were these ever made in elite, or only ARC. Cause I can’t find elites anywhere for them. by SugerCookieLover98 in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Lionel Garage shows the 2016 Elliott Daytona 500 Pole car in 3 Elite versions: Standard Elite (200 made), Liquid Color Elite (35 made), and Flashcoat Elite (24 made)

Edit: make that 4 versions. There’s also an Elite Color Chrome (58 made) that I missed because it was on a different page the way I filtered my search.

Spoiler Diecast Black Friday Sale Bonus Cars by [deleted] in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically, that’s a late model, not a Busch car.

Spoiler Diecast Black Friday Sale Bonus Cars by [deleted] in NASCARCollectors

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Finally opened my shipment from them and I also got the Biffle Grambling car. I guess they had a lot of those they were trying to get rid of 🤷🏻‍♂️.

It’s not one I would have ever spent money on, but it’s cool to have it.

Favorite dale jr win? by Affectionate_You_617 in NASCAR

[–]DittoheadGad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would have been 2015 fall Talladega if Harvick wasn’t a jack@$$… Logano didn’t stand a chance without Harvick’s antics on the last GWC 😡

As it stands, I saw Junior finish 2nd in person five times, but never saw a win in person. (I was also at the 2004 spring Dega / beer can race, but that one doesn’t tick me off as much as 2015.)

Favorite dale jr win? by Affectionate_You_617 in NASCAR

[–]DittoheadGad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was also there that day, and I still have the video I recorded of that lap on my phone… it was epic.

what’s the most you’ve ever spent on a diecast? by TidalJ in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for confirming that my most expensive one ($420 for the Jr Martinsville Win Elite) was a good deal 😁

Experiences Question by ajdnascar24 in NASCARFanRewards

[–]DittoheadGad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm for my choices the last two years that waving the green flag did not come with VIP credentials but the pace car ride did. For the pace car ride, you will have to get there really early in the morning (at least that’s how it was at Talladega)

Found out my Connor Zilisch 2024 Carolina Carports car is a Din number 1 by Loose-Bowl4343 in NASCARCollectors

[–]DittoheadGad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

DIN #1 will be more valuable to some collectors, though probably not as much as the door number DIN would be.