Who’s Got A Hot Wheels of Their Car?

[flyingn]

They made a 1/18th and 1/64th of our Judge. They are making one now of our Torino due out in April.

[PeteLeathersac]

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Not my car but I did pick up this '64 'Velle at the Dollar store today.
Goofy Shelby looking graphics but cool for the dough, still hooked on Ht-Wheels for 5+ years.

~ Pete

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[Burd]

I remember my first Hot Wheels, I never stopped likin them. Cleaning out my moms house, I found my hit wheels case in the attic, it was empty. I was bummed. Luckily they repop a few, I got the faves again, chaparral, splitting image, and silhouette, I haven’t found the Deora yet, it’s a ‘Camino with 2 surf boards on the back, I picked up a COPO, who doesn’t like a COPO. lol

[169indy]

A Tacoma Chevelle friend has a Mini even with His Name on it.
Cool

[Burd]

That’s cool how do you do that

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Burd

That’s cool how do you do that

I think you are asking 169Indy, but in my case Jeff Koch (the guy writing the article on our car) also worked for Johnny Lightning and made the connection.

To be completely honest I was disappointed he didn't call Dad out by name when I first saw the packaging. I'm not sure why they didn't, but still kinda cool (I think).

K

[169indy]

Originally Posted by Burd

That’s cool how do you do that

I got a message from Chris (Owner of the Green Chevelle & Jonny Lighting Likeness)

"Johnny Lightning had a contest called “your car is the star” series. You sent in a pick of your car and if you were picked as a winner they made your car. There were 6 cars in the series. That’s pretty much it."


Jim

[Burd]

A bud Jim, RIP, always put a model of his 62 GP on his Aircleaner, one day I forget where we were but he shuts his hood.

[markinnaples]

Kind of

[Keith Seymore]

This is a little random but too good to pass up.

We got these little 1/64 scale Ertl '65 GTOs, which are kind of generic, but for some reason have an obvious gray tool box in the trunk.

The connection is that we would flat tow the GTO with the towbar and with Dad's gray Craftsman tool box in the trunk of the car, for ballast (it drops the tail of the towed vehicle, improving the caster, thereby making it tow better).

When we got to the track we would weigh in for our class with the towbar and these huge logging safety chains still installed, full of fuel, the toolbox in the trunk and me (all 45 lbs or so) standing on the scale. Then when we got back to the pits all that extra weight would come flying out of the car for eliminations.

This little Ertl GTO has always reminded me of that.

K