Patch Offer Cards 1978-1979
My favorite blister packs to collect! An easy to figure out set with a checklist on the back of the cards, what's not to like! Also, some great castings are included. These are the first cars after the Flying Colors/Super Chromes era, so many of the models are ones that came with redlines in the past. A subset of cars made at the same time where the Super Heroes line, of which we own zero carded cars unfortunately! The 1979 cars are a bit less expensive as there weren't as many cool ones, but all are going up up up in value it seems. I am always looking for more, let me know if you have any that I don't that you are interested in letting go of!
So, to be clear: there were two runs, 1978 right after the conversion away from redlines, and 1979, which has no transitional cars. The 78 cars had a lot of hold overs from the redline era, such as the Porsche 917 and the Mercedes C-111. As far as rarity goes, none are completely rare, but the 1978 cards have more valuable castings associated with them.
So, to be clear: there were two runs, 1978 right after the conversion away from redlines, and 1979, which has no transitional cars. The 78 cars had a lot of hold overs from the redline era, such as the Porsche 917 and the Mercedes C-111. As far as rarity goes, none are completely rare, but the 1978 cards have more valuable castings associated with them.