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Diecast Cars: Sometimes Lady Luck Smiles on You


Sometimes I get lucky.

I was at the mall this morning, just killing time. I wasn't hunting for anything. No toy. No shoes. No stuff. Just planned to walk around.

So I walk in Toys R Us. Checked out the G.I. Joes first. Then moved to the Lego section. Then to the boardgames. Nonchalantly walked up to the diecast cars section. Then Kaboom.There, hanging on a peg was this.

A Shelby Collectibles '66 Shelby GT350! I rummaged thru the other items on the pegs and found only two of these babies there. I inadvertently dropped one so I bent to pick it up. Something on the bottommost peg caught my eye. The peg was loaded with Volkswagens but there was something different at the farthest, innermost length of the peg. A Johnny Lightning '65 Ford Mustang was peeking behind an array of VDubs and Maisto Fresh Pairs!



Some one must've hid it behind some other brands, planning to come back for it. Maybe he had exceeded his budget. Maybe he was at the ATM making a withdrawal to buy this sucker. Whatever the reason, Luck smiled on me that morning. I picked it up together with the '66 Shelby and went to the Johnny Lightning display. True enough, the only Ford Mustang was the one I was already holding in my hands.

I couldn't believe my luck! And Lady Luck smiled on me a third time. I walked towards the cashier with the two models in my hands and passed by the Matchbox display. Right at my eye-level, all in its white-striped and blue glory was the Matchbox '65 Ford Mustang GT! I couldn't believe my eyes!



Since it was released, I haven't been able to buy this specific model from the Matchbox lineup. Every previous trip to the toy store searching for this specific model was a bust. Until today. And there it was right in front of me. Needless to say I snapped it up and bought all three.


Sometimes I do get lucky.
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