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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 7:30 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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2005 collectors convention. Motor looks the same as above?
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Fish Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 11:32 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Ok, this is where I'm going to learn something today. Well my knowledge of the V8 engine is very limited, but the air scoop does appear to be backwards and if that large round bump thing in the front center is the distributor, shouldn't that be back by the firewall? I realize that at 1/64 scale detail is limited, but what else is backwards?
Did Mattel get it wrong? Are they all like this? Or was it bad QC on the assembly line? I'm going to go and look at all my cars today.
Edit: I went and checked out all my red lines and the ones that have the same style motor they are opposite of the one pictured above. I don't have any newer releases with that set up to look at. Good eye Blue Baron. _________________ Prosit!
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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 12:21 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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I have the newer casting of the Evil Weevil and the motor is the right way. Not sure how they screwed those other ones up but I also don’t know if it was just a few of them or all of them.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 7:59 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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I'm pretty sure it's all of them, and it's not just an error car. (Or you could say they're all error cars.) _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2021 11:48 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Die cast Convention
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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 9:37 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Die cast Convention
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 10:22 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Here's an intesesting item. This is an Eldon Match Kit from 1969. They were small plastic model kits that came in replica
matchbooks, and were similar to Mini Lindys. The VW was a knockoff of the redline Custom Volkswagen. The kit included a
roofrack with an accurate copy of a Beach Bomb surfboard!
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Fish Samba Member
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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 9:19 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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2017 Mexico Convention
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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Same car different wheels
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Fish Samba Member
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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:35 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels |
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Mexico Convention
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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:54 am Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Same as above different wheels
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Fish Samba Member
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williams63 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2021 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Evil Weevil motor facing the right way
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Fish Samba Member
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Fish Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Seen today at Koby's Swap Meet VW Show. 1968 bug with a 2019 crate 350 Chevy motor on a Monza chassis. Tribute to Hot Wheels Custom VW red line.
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Fish wrote: |
Seen today at Koby's Swap Meet VW Show. 1968 bug with a 2019 crate 350 Chevy motor on a Monza chassis. Tribute to Hot Wheels Custom VW red line.
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I guess it's supposed to be a tribute to the rare no-sunroof version. _________________ We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.
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Fish Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: Dedicated Hot Wheels Thread |
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Blue Baron wrote: |
Fish wrote: |
Seen today at Koby's Swap Meet VW Show. 1968 bug with a 2019 crate 350 Chevy motor on a Monza chassis. Tribute to Hot Wheels Custom VW red line.
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I guess it's supposed to be a tribute to the rare no-sunroof version. |
It's also not a center seat drag set up inside. _________________ Prosit!
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