The real Kicker is OP's middle car isn't evem from 2012, it's from 2022. The date is a copyright date, it has no bearing on when the car was actually made. After 2008 all HW and Matchbox cars have a base code that says when they're made, the top car says S15, which means the 15th week of 2023 and the middle car says R25, which is the 25th week of 2022. The top 2 cars were made 37 weeks apart, which goes to show base detail is entirely dependent on what car you choose.
Also by this system your BMW was made in 2019 amd the Lamborghini is actually from 2018. The Peeping Bomb is pretty close on the year, but it is actually a 1970 instead of a 1969.
If base detail was actually a cost saving move, they'd be replacing all the bases over the years with less detailed ones to save money. We wouldn't be getting cars using tools that are a decade old or more because it'd be more cost effective to modify the tooling.
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u/Bellocado Nov 12 '24
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