Dorifutography

Over the weekend was the annual Concours show held in Ellerslie! I had been going consecutively for the past few years, but because of COVID, it was cancelled during the last 2 years. Some hope finally returned when I heard that it would be happening during February just past. I was also incredibly excited that the MR2 club wanted me to be in the show for display! However, at the time, i had planned to be in Japan, and so I would miss out on said event. Unfortunately, due to the severe cyclones during December and January, my trip ended up being cancelled. I was both devastated but happy that I could attend Concours with my MR-S. Then bad luck struck again, when another cyclone arrived the week Concours was to be held... I had just spent a fortune getting my car detailed, and it was to no use... Truly the worst series of events... So when the organizers gave us the postponed rain date in April, I crossed my fingers and hoped it would really happen this time, and thank goodness it did! ...

  I've outdone myself this time and went ahead and got myself 25 more 1/64 diecast cars; so this time's Monthly Haul will be longer than usual.  To start, let's begin with the only Hot Wheels model out of the 25. The Cadillac Seville was a weird choice for me to pick up, but the main reason why I got it was because the 'Gucci'-collaboration version of it was featured in the Hot Wheels Unleashed video game! Despite its clunky shape, the car itself was quite fast, and its base stats were comparable to that of the Twin Mill, one of the fastest cars in the game! The casting was first featured back in 1982, designed by the famed Larry Wood, and lasted only a few years till the end of 1987. However, in 2012 it got a retool, which included updated wheels. Some real-world information of the Cadillac showed it as the second-generation of the Seville and was a full-size luxury car built on the K-Body Platform, a FWD General Motors platform which was also shared with the Cadil...