r/nostalgia • u/GPUfollowr77 • 1d ago

Nostalgia If it doesn’t say Micro Machines, it’s not the real thing!

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Love the detail on original Micro Machines. Newer versions aren’t even close in the quality department

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u/bigalindahouse Knowing is half the battle 1d ago

Had all of these

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u/thehakujin82 1d ago

Same. And now in real life I have… a sufficient but uninspiring mid-sized pickup. Haha

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u/ScrapmasterFlex 1d ago

An SR-71, a Ferrari, a Speedboat, and what looks like a Porsche ... seems like a pretty good fuckin time if you ask me.

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u/GPUfollowr77 1d ago

Lambo, not Ferrari, but yeah, a solid collection hah

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u/solesoulshard 1d ago

But you have to say it fast.

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u/MindHead78 1d ago

MicroMachinesComeInCollectionsOfFive

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u/rdubya3387 1d ago

The video game was fun too lol

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u/hmmgross 1d ago

I feel like the title should have had so spaces so it feels like its all said super fast. Miss them John Moschitta commercials.

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u/Thirsty_Comment88 1d ago

I had that Lambo in white like Don Johnson

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u/laserc4ts 8h ago

I hate to burst your bubble, but Johnson drove a Ferrari Testarossa on Miami Vice.

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u/two2teps 21h ago

They still make them, but the quality has fallen dramatically.

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u/kyleroptix 1d ago

I still have mine too!

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

This is one of my favorites

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u/Admirable_Proxy 1d ago

I had that plane for sure!

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u/Specialk961978 mid 80s 1d ago

I still have about 40 of the OGs and the Super City Van.

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u/humblymybrain 1d ago

I had this set of four Micro Machines at one time.

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u/WolvesandTigers45 1d ago

Was there even a rival brand?

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u/nixtarx I want my MTV 1d ago

Wait...was someone selling Micro Machine knockoffs?

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u/three-sense 23h ago

“If I didn’t pay 4x for the brand name, I’m not having real fun!” Thanks, fast talking guy

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u/Fun-Deal8815 21h ago

Loved my micro machines. Had some monster truck micros and was able to take others apart to make whatever monster micro car I wanted fun time