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BOX DATE: 2002
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
MISSING ITEMS: Dress, skirt, shirt, 2 pairs shoes
PERSONAL FUN FACT: I immediately fell in love with this retro dress when it popped up in the "Cali Guy Blaine Lot" of 2021. There was another early 2000s purple dress included in the same bin. At first I thought that perhaps the two outfits went to the same fashion gift pack. I was fairly certain that this dress was also part of a larger set of sorts, rather than sold by itself. It has a tag inside, which indicated that it was probably not marketed on a doll. Most of the time, original Barbie fashions (at least from this era) were not tagged. When I saw this dress, I couldn't help but think fondly of my childhood. I really loved the fashion packs from the early 2000s. The 90s clothes from my early childhood were often too dressy and gaudy for my taste. I liked my dolls to be more casual...more urban. While most of the time they wore sneakers and t-shirts with bottoms, I did like playing with simple dresses too. I HATED wearing dresses myself, so I liked to explore them on my dolls instead. I can't decide who I would have been more excited to see this dress on. My first thought was of it on Travel in Style Barbie, aka Heidi. This is so her style! But then again, Sparkling Jasmine's color was always purple, since it went so well with her factory makeup. I think Heidi's 1999 body mold would have looked more modest in this dress. Poor Jasmine was extra bosom-y with her 1966 body mold. She'd have been escaping from the low cut of this dress (not that it wouldn't have been beautiful on her). I cannot envision such a sweet and unique dress sitting around in storage for long. I have a feeling both Colleen and I will reach for it the next time we have a doll from this era who needs clothes! Alternatively, Jasmine and Heidi will probably get to wear this in photos or videos in the future!
A picture sent to me by a friend who saw this at the Goodwood Festival of Speed recently.
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BOX DATE: 2002
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
SPECIAL FEATURES: working shower; desk converts to bed; flip out table & toilet; bed light becomes flash light
PERSONAL FUN FACT: This was probably my favorite mini Barbie home of all time as a kid. As an adult collector, it still reigns supreme. I believe I only ever encountered it in the store the day I got this. We were visiting Auntie Kim and Uncle Ray (Mom's best friends) over night. I forget why we were even at Walmart, but Auntie Kim let me and Colleen look at the toys. I ended up getting this, even though Dad hadn't given me enough money to cover the cost (I think he paid her back when he picked us up later that weekend). I thought this house was absolutely magical. The colors, the design, the modern yet cozy feel...it was hard to beat. The fact that there was such a large and expansive bathroom was fun too. I especially appreciated the hidden toilet. You can see it pulls out from under the sink. That way when it isn't in use, you can hide the potty out of sight. The toilet seat does actually lift up, and it has a cute floral printed pattern on it. The shower was the showstopper though. I loved how this set had a tub and shower. You can actually put water in the green container, that's mounted on the wall. Then you can pump it out through the shower head so Barbie can bathe. I don't know that I ever actually used this feature. I did, however, utilize the flashlight that came with this set. It could be mounted on the wall as a nightlight for Barbie, or removed for a kid's use. I didn't turn it on for my dolls, but it was handy having this flashlight feature when I was searching for things in the dark basement. The kitchenette is super tiny. The stove can hardly fit anything inside, although it does open. The sink is equally dinky...the plates and cups that come with this set can barely fit. Barbie has to wash her dishes right away, otherwise there is nowhere to put the dirty ones. The fridge is just a molded feature--it doesn't open whatsoever. However there is a charming little water dispenser on the front of it. Underneath the flip out table is a fake washing machine. Again, it doesn't actually open, but at least it is the designated spot for dolls to do their laundry. I always wondered how Barbie watched television in this house. You can see the T.V. is molded to the wall on one of the shelves. It's in a super odd location, that is easily blocked off by the other features in this house. It's still a sweet touch, however. Two of my favorite components in the bedroom area were the shelves on the wall and the fold up desk. The shelves provided ample display space for all the accessories that came with this home. I often put other stuff here, like plants, since I didn't exclusively play with the accessories from this set with the house. As for the desk, it is so precious! The computer monitor is molded to the desk itself (which is the underneath of the bed). But the keyboard and mouse are separate pieces! The desk chair also duals as a kitchen seat. This same mold was first used in the 1998 Barbie Family House, if I'm not mistaken.
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Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
The Buick Rendezvous, introduced in the spring of 2001 as a 2002 model year vehicle, is a Midsize crossover SUV that was sold by Buick for the 2002–2007 model years. The Buick Rendezvous and its corporate cousin the Pontiac Aztek were GM's entry into the crossover SUV segment. As a four-door crossover with a front engine and optional all-wheel drive (Versatrak), the Rendezvous featured a four-speed automatic transmission with a V-6 engine. The SUV used the same platform as GM's short version minivan, Pontiac Montana and Chevrolet Venture.
UP 2002, one half of the torch twins, heads in the direction of Mojave and Los Angeles. I was hoping that we'd see at least one heritage unit on the trip, which we didn't, but catching this on the first full day of the 'traincation', was brilliant luck. Seen here, 2002, heads a manifest.
BMW 2002 Tì
Visita ai Box della &2 Edizione TRENTO - BONDONE
Visit to the Box 62 edition TRENTO - BONDONE .... some photographs for historic cars
TRENTO 29.06.2012
The BMW 2002 Coupe is an iconic model that built the marque's reputation, particularly in the US. A model that wasn't seen Stateside was the 2002 Touring.
The Touring was released in 1971, through to 1974, so receiving the newer BMW engines available at this time. The car is notionally a 3-door hatchback, though the intent was perhaps more of a Sport Break (shooting brake).
There was not a similar car in the BMW lineup until the late mid 1990s, when a version of the E36 BMW 3-Series was configured much in this manner. By this time though, the appellation 'Touring' had been shifted to the 5-door wagon form of the 3 and 5-series models.
Right hand drive import from Japan
Velocity Cars Burnaby BC Canada
The Nissan Silvia is the name given to the company's long-running line of sport coupes based on the Nissan S platform. Although recent models have shared this chassis with other vehicles produced by Nissan (most notably the European 200SX and North American 240SX in the S13 and S14 generations, and 180SX in the Japanese market), the name Silvia is interchangeable with the chassis codes. The Nissan Silvia's main competitors worldwide were the Honda Prelude, Mazda MX-6, Toyota Celica, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Honda Integra.
Japan saw a new version of the Silvia (S15) in 1999, now boasting 250 hp (184 kW) from its SR20DET engine, thanks to a ball-bearing turbocharger upgrade, as well as improved engine management. The SR20DE (non-turbo motor) featured 165 hp (121 kW).
BOX DATE: 2002
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
VARIATIONS: Blonde; African American
BODY TYPE: 1999; bend & snap legs
HEAD MOLD: 1998 "Generation Girl"
IMPORTANT NOTES: A very similar Happy Birthday Barbie was released with a box date of 2001. However, this doll uses the 1991 body mold.
***My doll is wearing 1998 Barbie 6 Fashion Gift Pack #68073-75.
PERSONAL FUN FACT: I distinctly recall seeing these Happy Birthday Barbies in stores. What I didn't realize as a kid was that there were actually two versions. The 2001 dated dolls use the old 1991 body mold. For whatever reason, Mattel reissued the dolls with 2002 box dates, but on the 1999 body molds. Other than the body mold and box date differences, their outfits and facial screenings are identical! I love learning about fascinating variations such as this. Interestingly, I own the African American Barbie who is dated 2001, and then this blonde gal who is the 2002 variation. What's even more fascinating is that I got both in the same lot! This lady and her 2001 counterpart were both included in the "60 Doll Bin" of 2013. As the name would suggest, Colleen and I scored a rather massive lot of dolls on opening day of the flea market that year. The main attraction was the inclusion of a diversity of dolls. It's not everyday you find a cluster of African American Barbies and their Caucasian counterparts. For this reason, we suspect that the lot was originally owned by siblings. We don't believe that they were owned by one sole child because the condition of the variations/duplicates varied so much. One doll was almost always in superior condition to the other. I guess one of the siblings preferred African American variations (they shared the same taste in Barbies as myself). I wonder if they each got these Happy Birthday Barbies on the same day, but the store in question had a mix of the 2001 and 2002 dolls. I'll never know for sure, but I love how the two sister dolls could stay together!