OUT OF THE BOX Above: e gull-wing doors nose and THE DRIVETRAIN reduce the additional weight of increasing tire adhesion, and act engine covers lift to reveal gobs of high- e heart of the Huayra is the the associated plumbing. Dry as aerodynamic speed brakes. tech detail. Proprietary fitted luggage sump lubrication is used to better takes advantage of the chassis’ nooks twin-turbocharged, intercooled, cool the lubricants and allow is is all done without any and crannies. Below: With the nose cover 5980cc Mercedes/AMG V12 the engine to be placed as low intervention by the driver. raised, you get a clear view of the front engine that produces 720bhp. as possible in the chassis. e suspension, radiators, and carbon-fiber Much work has been done to engine is fitted with a welded THE CHASSIS chassis and underbody ducting. locate engine components to titanium exhaust system. e e chassis is built of V12’s power is passed through a single-disc clutch to a seven- Carbotanium, a carbon-fiber/ speed sequential transaxle. titanium composite that is Stopping is accomplished by stronger than either of the two four-pot proprietary Brembo elements used independently. calipers clamping carbon- ceramic, cross-drilled discs. e car is fitted with gull-wing doors, and the mid-engine, THE AERODYNAMICS cab-forward layout allow the e aerodynamics on the Huayra ballistic racing fuel cell to be placed between the engine and are amazing and go well beyond the seats. increasing downforce and reducing drag. Four small flaps, THE MODEL two in the nose and two in the Let’s cut to the chase: AUTOart rear, that are computer controlled has been producing some and work independently, are absolutely amazing models individually fed information from recently. is is definitely one of the ABS and ECU computers. the best. e flaps then raise or lower From a few feet out, the AA to affect the car’s tire loading, Huayra looks pleasant — almost asymmetrical drag in corners, subdued. e silver paint looks chassis roll, chassis height, like a very light gray until you and overall vehicle stability. In get close enough to see how hard braking they all pop up, it sparkles — and boy, does it! Smooth and faultless, the paint is highlighted by the little badges, THE ENGINE, TRANSAXLE, AND REAR SUSPENSION FOUND UNDER THE ENGINE COVER IS A BEEHIVE OF ACTIVITY ... THE SUSPENSION IS MADE OF CAST AND PHOTO ETCHED PIECES DELICATELY PAINTED AND CHROMED, AND FULLY FUNCTIONAL 50 DCXmag.com
lights, and chrome or black Opening the gull-wing doors gives access to the beautiful, but purposeful, interior. Leather-upholstered, carbon-fiber bucket seats, a accent pieces that are part of steering wheel with paddle shifters, and the instrument binnacle are all nicely executed. e model also sports fabric seat belts. the presentation. In front of the rear wheels there is a very subtle chassis stiff and the engine has done cockpit. It is here that the car. e steering wheel is “Horacio Pagani” badge that is so covers that somewhat dilute the AUTOart has done a superb equipped with paddle shifters light and delicate, I thought it was raw mechanical feel of what lies job of rendering the small and the console between the a decal, but really is a photo-etch beneath. Delicate screens and details and utilizing the many seats also has a sequential appliqué. grilles abound, and in front of the finishes and textures from their shifter in case you feel like rear wheels on both sides of the palette. Done in shades of gray “banging off a couple of shifts” e nose and engine cover car are hinged doors that open to with a lot of carbon-fiber and on the way to the grocery store. hinge up with the tiniest of gas reveal custom-shaped luggage titanium detailing, the cockpit cylinder springs. And these for an overnight trip. really comes alive. e steering As mentioned previously, the are not clumsy dog-leg hinges, wheel and the binnacle behind underside of the car is covered they’re articulated, screwed e Huayra is equipped with it provide the driver with the by a full-length simulated together, and made of scale gull-wing doors that open information and controls of carbon-fiber undertray that but robust photo-etch pieces. laterally to reveal the nicely blocks any view of the car’s Because of the full-length running gear. Five years ago, this undertray, lifting the nose was the industry standard, and provides the only view of the to many collectors, the industry simulated carbon-fiber body needs to go no further in detail panels and the front suspension because, north of here, things and radiators. e suspension get fragile and prone to breakage. is a mixture of cast and photo- etched pieces with functional is is a magnificent model coilover shocks with real springs. that should thrill any collector. AUTOart’s execution of the Compared to the front end, Huayra is above reproach, and the engine, transaxle, and if there is a hypercar in the rear suspension found under future of your model collection, the engine cover is a beehive this should be it. Highly of activity. Once again, the recommended. suspension is made of cast and photo-etched pieces delicately SOURCES painted and chromed, and fully functional. A cruciform brace AUTOart autoartmodels.com/en sits above the engine with real machine screws holding it in place. e simulated titanium headers are plated and blued. Additional bracing keeps the Lifting the engine cover exposes a sea of wonderful engine and transaxle detail. e cast, machined, and photo-etched suspension bits are fully functional and a delight to behold. FALL 2014 51
hot wheels highway by mike zarnock Crack-Ups Crack-Ups “Fire Smasher” Prototype One of the more interesting Hot Wheels series to come made of polypropylene. out in the 1980s was the “Crack-Ups.” The preliminary design (Photo courtesy of Bob group at Mattel was looking for something new to add to its higher price point line, like the Scene Machines, which would add “play value” Rosas) to the Hot Wheels line. Making their debut in 1984 and running until 1988, originally called “Crash and Fix Cars,“ the Crack-Ups were quite unique 1984 (white) because of their dual play role. The idea was to manufacture vehicles that 2-07065 Crash Patrol could not only be raced by kids, but also mimic an accident upon impact with one another. The secondary involvement would also incorporate play sets 2-07066 Smak Bak (white) and other vehicles from the Mainline. 2-07067 Stocker Smasher (red) With the help of now-legendary Hot Wheels designers Bob Rosas and Larry Wood, these cars soon had body panels that would spin and reveal a 2-07068 Fire Smasher (red) dented section when it came in contact with another vehicle. Here we have kids trying to keep their toys nice and scratch-free, and Mattel comes out with 2-07069 Hatch Popper (yellow) a car that you’re supposed to smash together and dent up. 2-07070 Sport Crasher (black) Bob and Larry took bodies of Hot Wheels cars that were already in 2-07572 Crunch Chief (light blue) 2-07573 Basher (yellow) 2-07577 Blind Sider (white) 2-07578 Back Biter (red metallic) 2-07579 Bang-Up Job (red) 2-07580 Sidebanger (yellow) 2-07581 Bumper Thumper (metallic blue) 2-07582 Top Bopper (metallic gray) 2-07821 Smash Hit (magenta) 2-07821 Smash Hit (green) 2-07823 Smash Mobile (blue) 2-07824 Speed Crasher (maroon metallic) 2-07827 Super Blaster (yellow) 2-07820 Crack-Ups Wipeout Set 2-07066 Smak Bak (white) & 2-07070 Sport Crusher (black) Packaged Production Crack-Ups “Back Biter” — one of the more popular castings. Crack-Ups “Fire Smasher” production release made of diecast metal. production and modified them so they could use the rotating parts. Bob 1985 Front Ender (red) recalls the Hiway Patrol being the first casting that he pulled apart. As with many prototypes at that time, testing required them to make brass models 2-09038 Hood Basher (magenta) before the production tools were ready so they could make sure that what 2-09155 they were doing would actually work before investing in costly tooling. 2-09329 Blind Sider (bare metal) Duplicating the castings was done with the “lost-wax process.” 2-09330 2-09330 Blind Sider (gold) After all was said and done, there were nine different castings released 2-09331 with three separate countries of origin: Hong Kong, Malaysia, and France, 2-09331 Basher II (gold tint metal) with the French cars being released in the Mexican and European packages. 2-09332 The packaging for the U.S. market received the Hong Kong and Malaysia 2-09332 Crash Patrol (red) cars. As for the packaging itself, there were many different card styles 2-09333 rendered for worldwide distribution, with the U.S. having three of its own. 2-09333 Exploder (black) 2-09340 There are nine different castings that make up a total of 36 different 2-09659 Rear Ender (metallic blue) names and colors within the total run, with 11 of them being front-crashers, 2-07196 10 side-crashers, 10 rear-crashers, and five top-crashers. The odd front- 2-07572 Back Biter (blue) crasher is the Crash Master Car from the Crack-Ups Crash Course play set. 2-09637 All of the vehicles can be found carded separately except for the six cars 2-09659 Back Biter (black) released on the “Crack-Ups Special Pack with Stamper” two-pack cards and the Crash Master Car that came in a baggie in the set. Ringer (metallic red) Including the colors, tampo variations, and country of origin bases, it’s Bash Up (green) been said that there are a total of 73 different variations of the Crack-Ups vehicles. Here is a list of the names, production numbers, and colors of the Crash Master Car (white) from test center (9637) vehicles including special packs and play sets that have been released for the Hot Wheels Crack-Ups. Bash ‘n Smash Set Crunch Chief (light blue) & 2-07573 Basher (yellow) Crack-Ups Crash Course Set Crash Master Car (white) fall 2014 53
HOT WHEELS HIGHWAY WCRITAHCKSTUAPMSPSEPRECIAL PACK Carded two-pack that came with an ink stamp that made an imprint of a Hot Wheels car: 2-09255-0910 Crack-Ups Stamper 2-Pack – red stamper 2-09329 Sock ‘N Roll (bare metal) & 2-09340 Bash Up (green) 2-09256-0910 Crack-Ups Stamper 2-Pack - green stamper 2-09330 Basher II (gold tint metal) & 2-09332 Rear Ender (blue) 2-09257-0910 Crack-Ups Stamper 2-Pack - blue stamper 2-09331 Exploder (black) & 2-09333 Ringer (red) 1986 Deformula I (red) Hard -to-find Crack-Ups Special Pack with Free Stamper, one of three different packs. 2-01731 Wreckin’ Rig (yellow) Crack-Ups “Wreckin' Rig,” one of the hardest Crack-Ups vehicles to find packaged. 2-01730 Super Blaster (yellow) 3-01153 Slammer (black) 2-02555 Super Denter (blue flake) 2-02556 Knocker Stocker (white) 2-02557 Sidegrinder (black) 2-02558 Bangster (light green) 2-02559 Smash Mobile (maroon) 2-02561 1987 (white) 2-01803 Indenter 2-01802 Cab Cruncher (green) 2-07066 Smak Bak (white) 2-07070 Sport Crasher (black) 2-02817 Smash & Tow Gift Pack Set included three Crack-Ups vehicles and the Ramblin’ Wrecker from the Mainline release: Bangster (gold), Back Biter (blue), Fire Smasher (red), Ramblin’ Wrecker (yellow) 1988 3-04415 Hot Wheels Crack-Ups Crash Pak Free car! Buy two, get one free! 3-pack of two carded Crack-Ups & one carded Flip Outs FLASHBACK 2011 LIKE MANY OF THE PAST YEARS IN HOT WHEELS HISTORY, 2011 had a Pass’n Gasser number of hard to find variations, along with a number of different store Toys \"R\" Us exclusives making it a bit of challenge to find everything in the Mainline Exclusive Color series releases. Walmart was the leader with four separate releases that included 24 exclusive color variations, eight Redline 5-spoke wheel were two “Car Bands” included in the bottom of each package. variations, 10 Hot Wheels windshield banner variations, and 15 different Probably the hardest-to-find variation for the year is the #4 New packages with Hot Wheels license plates included. Next was Kmart with 13 of their Kmart Day exclusive color variations, Toys \"R\" Us with three Models ice blue pearl ‘69 COPO Corvette with white plastic base, exclusive color cars, and Target with the addition of 38 different packages interior, and front bumper. ey came out in the first wave of release with “Car Bands,” their version of “Silly Bandz.” Remember the little car- and then quickly changed to the gray interior and front bumper. Not too shaped rubber bands that all the kids were wearing on their wrist? ere many of them have been found for sale either, so it makes it quite hard to add one to your collection, even if you had the money! Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Kmart Exclusive Color A car that I think is much rarer and harder to find than the white- `71 Maverick Grabber interior COPO Vette is the #237 Barbaric of the Hot Wheels Video Game Kmart Exclusive Color Heroes series with orange chrome OH5 wheels. ere aren’t too many people that have seen any — let alone seen any for sale. Something that I haven’t seen before were three cars that had their black plastic parts painted brown. ey weren’t well painted either — it was more like a little kid grabbed a bunch of cars and painted random black plastic parts brown. e paint didn’t stick well and looked very blotchy. Some packages even have brown paint flakes bouncing around in the blister too. 54 DCXmag.com
❑ 001 Danicar 2011 New Models ❑ 068 Lotus Concept Track Stars ❑ 135 ’68 Mercury Cougar HW Performance 2011 Hot Wheels Checklist ❑ 069 Honda Racer Track Stars ❑ 136 Sandblaster HW Performance ❑ 002 ’72 Ford Gran Torino Sport 2011 New Models ❑ 070 Triumph TR6 Track Stars ❑ 137 AMC Greased Gremlin HW Performance ❑ 071 Formula Street Track Stars ❑ 138 Anglia Panel Truck HW Performance ❑ 003 ’10 Ford Shelby GT-500 Super Snake2011 New Models ❑ 072 Camaro Z28 Track Stars ❑ 139 Buick Grand National HW Performance ❑ 073 F1 Racer Track Stars ❑ 140 ’56 Flashsider HW Performance ❑ 004 ’69 COPO Corvette 2011 New Models ❑ 074 Fast FeLion Track Stars ❑ 141 ’81 DeLorean DMC-12 Faster an Ever ❑ 075 Morris MINI Track Stars ❑ 142 AMC Javelin AMX Faster an Ever ❑ 005 Custom ’11 Camaro 2011 New Models ❑ 076 ’69 Chevelle Track Stars ❑ 143 Nissan 370Z Faster an Ever ❑ 077 La Fasta Track Stars ❑ 144 ’10 Ford Mustang GT Faster an Ever ❑ 006 ’11 Dodge Challenger Drift Car 2011 New Models ❑ 078 1996 Chevy 1500 Track Stars ❑ 145 Ferrari California Faster an Ever ❑ 079 Sling Shot Track Stars ❑ 146 Ferrari 458 Italia Faster an Ever ❑ 007 Fast Cash 2011 New Models ❑ 080 Ultra Rage Track Stars ❑ 147 Bye Focal II Faster an Ever ❑ 081 ’71 Maverick Grabber Street Beasts ❑ 148 ’09 Corvette Stingray Concept Faster an Ever ❑ 008 Volkswagen Brasilia 2011 New Models ❑ 082 ’68 Chevy Nova Street Beasts ❑ 149 Camaro Convertible Concept Faster an Ever ❑ 083 ’70 Plymouth AAR Cuda Street Beasts ❑ 150 Volkswagen Type 181 Faster an Ever ❑ 009 LamborghiniGallardoLP5704Superleggera2011 New Models ❑ 084 ’71 Dodge Demon Street Beasts ❑ 151 ’67 Chevelle SS 396 ❑ 085 ’65 Pontiac GTO Street Beasts ❑ 152 ’41 Willys HW Racing ❑ 010 24 Ours 2011 New Models ❑ 086 ’67 Pontiac Firebird 400 Street Beasts ❑ 153 ’69 Pontiac GTO HW Racing ❑ 087 ’63 Corvette Street Beasts ❑ 154 ’66 Chevy Nova HW Racing ❑ 011 ’70 Pontiac GTO Judge 2011 New Models ❑ 088 ’69 Camaro Street Beasts ❑ 155 ’69 Ford Mustang HW Racing ❑ 089 ’65 Mustang Fastback Street Beasts ❑ 156 ’83 Chevy Silverado HW Racing ❑ 012 ’71 Dodge Challenger 2011 New Models ❑ 090 ’71 Mustang Boss 351 Street Beasts ❑ 157 ’69 Pontiac Firebird T/A HW Racing ❑ 091 Custom ’53 Chevy Heat Fleet ❑ 158 ’69 Corvette HW Racing ❑ 013 Retro-Active 2011 New Models ❑ 092 Customized C3500 Heat Fleet ❑ 159 ’92 Ford Mustang HW Racing ❑ 093 ’56 Ford F-100 Heat Fleet ❑ 160 ’57 Chevy HW Racing ❑ 014 ’63 Ford Mustang ll Concept 2011 New Models ❑ 094 Fish’d & Chip’d Heat Fleet ❑ 161 HUMMER H2 SUT HW Racing ❑ 095 ’97 Corvette Heat Fleet ❑ 162 Ford Mustang GT Concept HW Main Street ❑ 015 Speed Trap 2011 New Models ❑ 096 Custom ’77 Dodge Van Heat Fleet ❑ 163 Pontiac Firebird HW Main Street ❑ 097 Pass’n Gasser Heat Fleet ❑ 164 C6 Corvette HW Main Street ❑ 016 Megane Trophy 2011 New Models ❑ 098 Tail Dragger Heat Fleet ❑ 165 Dixie Challenger HW Main Street ❑ 099 Custom Volkswagen Beetle Heat Fleet ❑ 166 ’69 Dodge Charger HW Main Street ❑ 017 Super Blitzen 2011 New Models ❑ 100 ’65 Ford Mustang Heat Fleet ❑ 167 ’68 Chevy El Camino HW Main Street ❑ 101 ’67 Shelby GT-500 Muscle Mania ❑ 168 Boss Hoss Motorcycle HW Main Street ❑ 018 Back to the Future Time Machine 2011 New Models ❑ 102 ’70 Chevelle SS Muscle Mania ❑ 169 ’70 Ford Mustang Mach 1 HW Main Street ❑ 103 ’69 Ford Torino Talladega Muscle Mania ❑ 170 Dodge Charger Drift HW Main Street ❑ 019 Rennen Rig 2011 New Models ❑ 104 ’68 El Camino Muscle Mania ❑ 171 Bread Box HW Main Street ❑ 105 ’70 Pontiac GTO Muscle Mania ❑ 172 Tri & Stop Me HW City Works ❑ 020 Honda S2000 2011 New Models ❑ 106 ’70 Monte Carlo Muscle Mania ❑ 173 Back Slide HW City Works ❑ 107 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C Muscle Mania ❑ 174 Ice Cream Truck HW City Works ❑ 021 ’69 Shelby GT-500 2011 New Models ❑ 108 ’71 Dodge Charger Muscle Mania ❑ 175 Cool-One HW City Works ❑ 109 Olds 442 Muscle Mania ❑ 176 Low Flow HW City Works ❑ 022 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R 2011 New Models ❑ 110 ’69 Dodge Coronet Super Bee Muscle Mania ❑ 177 Rapid Response HW City Works ❑ 111 ’07 Ford Shelby GT-500 Nightburnerz ❑ 178 5 Alarm HW City Works ❑ 023 El Superfasto 2011 New Models ❑ 112 Nissan 350Z Nightburnerz ❑ 179 Sky Knife HW City Works ❑ 113 Chevy Camaro Concept Nightburnerz ❑ 180 H2GO HW City Works ❑ 024 Arkam Asylam Batmobile 2011 New Models ❑ 114 Infiniti G37 Nightburnerz ❑ 181 Off Track HW City Works ❑ 115 Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 Nightburnerz ❑ 182 Corvette Stingray rill Racers Desert ❑ 025 ’68 COPO Camaro 2011 New Models ❑ 116 Enzo Ferrari Nightburnerz ❑ 183 XS-IVE ❑ 117 Honda Civic Si Nightburnerz ❑ 184 Power Sander Desert ❑ 026 BMW M3 2011 New Models ❑ 118 Lamborghini Reventón Nightburnerz ❑ 185 Olds 442 W-30 Desert ❑ 119 Porsche 911 GT2 Nightburnerz ❑ 186 Power Panel Desert ❑ 027 Astro Funk 2011 New Models ❑ 120 Super Tsunami Nightburnerz ❑ 187 Nissan Silvia S15 Desert ❑ 121 ’10 Pro Stock Camaro HW Drag Racers ❑ 188 Mad Propz Desert ❑ 028 Buzzerk 2011 New Models ❑ 122 ’49 Drag Merc HW Drag Racers ❑ 189 Lotus Sport Elise Highway ❑ 123 Nitro Doorslammer HW Drag Racers ❑ 190 Ferrari F430 Spider Highway ❑ 029 ’63 Studebaker Champ 2011 New Models ❑ 124 Fright Bike HW Drag Racers ❑ 191 Nerve Hammer Highway ❑ 125 Dodge Neon HW Drag Racers ❑ 192 Tow Jam Highway ❑ 030 MINI Challenge 2011 New Models ❑ 126 Madfast HW Drag Racers ❑ 193 Snow Ride Highway ❑ 127 ’40 Ford HW Drag Racers ❑ 194 Rockster Highway ❑ 031 Aston Martin One-77 2011 New Models ❑ 128 Super Comp Dragster HW Drag Racers ❑ 195 Tread Air ❑ 129 Chevy Pro Stock Truck HW Drag Racers ❑ 196 Toyota RSC Ice ❑ 032 ’11 Corvette Grand Sport 2011 New Models ❑ 130 Mustang Funny Car HW Drag Racers ❑ 197 RD-04 Ice ❑ 131 Acura NSX HW Performance ❑ 198 Technetium Ice ❑ 033 Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-X 2011 New Models ❑ 132 Jaded HW Performance ❑ 199 Ducati 1098R Ice ❑ 133 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 HW Performance ❑ 200 Firestorm Ice ❑ 034 Blvd. Bruiser 2011 New Models ❑ 134 Plymouth Duster ruster HW Performance ❑ 201 Pikes Peak Tacoma Ice Volcano ❑ 035 Diesel Duty 2011 New Models Volcano Volcano ❑ 036 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 2011 New Models ❑ 037 Danica Patrick 2010 Chevy Impala 2011 New Models ❑ 038 Twinduction 2011 New Models ❑ 039 A Team Van 2011 New Models ❑ 040 ’12 Ford Fiesta 2011 New Models ❑ 041 ’65 Ford Ranchero 2011 New Models ❑ 042 ’70 Dodge Charger R/T 2011 New Models ❑ 043 ’11 Dodge Charger R/T 2011 New Models ❑ 044 Dirty Outlaw 2011 New Models ❑ 045 Ferrari FF 2011 New Models ❑ 046 Circle Trucker 2011 New Models ❑ 047 ’70 Camaro Road Race 2011 New Models ❑ 048 Lamborghini Estoque 2011 New Models ❑ 049 “Hammerhead” 2011 New Models ❑ 050 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 2011 New Models ❑ 051 Tucker Torpedo Treasure Hunts ❑ 052 ’57 Chevy Treasure Hunts ❑ 053 ’58 Impala Treasure Hunts ❑ 054 Custom ’62 Chevy Treasure Hunts ❑ 055 1963 Studebaker Avanti Treasure Hunts ❑ 056 ’63 T-Bird Treasure Hunts ❑ 057 ’64 Pontiac GTO Treasure Hunts ❑ 058 ’68 Olds 442 Treasure Hunts ❑ 059 Corvette Grand Sport Treasure Hunts ❑ 060 ’71 Mustang Funny Car Treasure Hunts ❑ 061 ’71 Buick Riviera Treasure Hunts ❑ 062 Datsun 240Z Treasure Hunts ❑ 063 ’80 El Camino Treasure Hunts ❑ 064 OCC Splitback Treasure Hunts ❑ 065 ’59 Chevy Treasure Hunts ❑ 066 e Batman Batmobile Track Stars ❑ 067 Tesla Roadster Track Stars
2011 Hot Wheels Checklist ❑ 202 RocketFire Volcano ❑ 221 Mitsubishi Eclipse Concept Raceway ❑ 240 Scorcher HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 203 Jet reat 3.0 Volcano ❑ 222 Fire-Eater Raceway ❑ 241 Amazoom HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 204 Subaru Impreza Volcano ❑ 223 Bone Shaker HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 242 Yur So Fast HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 205 Scorpedo ❑ 224 Hyper Mite HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 243 Badd Mudder 2 HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 206 Vampyra Cave ❑ 225 Surf Crate HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 244 Street Cleaver HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 207 Arachnorod Cave ❑ 226 Sting Rod HW Video Game Heroes ❑ 208 Eevil Weevil Cave ❑ 227 Jet reat 4.0 HW Video Game Heroes Michael Zarnock has been collecting Hot ❑ 209 Skull Crusher Cave ❑ 228 Fast Fish HW Video Game Heroes Wheels since 1968; he is considered by ❑ 210 Spider Rider Cave ❑ 229 Armored Truck HW Video Game Heroes many to be the ultimate variation historian. If ❑ 211 HW450F Cave ❑ 230 Circle Tracker HW Video Game Heroes you would like a complete ❑ 212 Da’Kar Jungle ❑ 231 Urban Agent HW Video Game Heroes checklist of all 2011 mainline ❑ 213 Croc Rod Jungle ❑ 232 Surfin’ School Bus HW Video Game Heroes variations, be sure to pick ❑ 214 Baja Beetle Jungle ❑ 233 HW40 HW Video Game Heroes up a copy of Michael’s book ❑ 215 Roll Cage Jungle ❑ 234 Fast Gassin HW Video Game Heroes Hot Wheels Variations, ❑ 216 RD-05 Jungle ❑ 235 Shell Shock HW Video Game Heroes 2000-2013 Identification ❑ 217 Prototype H-24 Jungle ❑ 236 Split Decision HW Video Game Heroes & Price Guide. Copies are ❑ 218 F-Racer Raceway ❑ 237 Barbaric HW Video Game Heroes available from his website, ❑ 219 Ford GT Raceway ❑ 238 Night Burner HW Video Game Heroes MikeZarnock.com. ❑ 220 Ferrari F333 SP Raceway ❑ 239 Synkro HW Video Game Heroes Raceway Zarnock’s Top 10 e three cars that were found painted are: Variation Picks of 39A Team Van - 2011 New Models 39/50 - brown-painted black plastic push-bar 2011 149Camaro Convertible Concept - Faster an Ever 9/10 - brown-painted black interior 216RD-05 - rill Racers 6/6 - brown-painted black plastic wing 1 #4 - ‘69 COPO Corvette 2011 New Models 4/50 A paint change that not too many noticed was the 2011 New Models 42/50 Plum Crazy Ice blue pearl metallic, white plastic Purple ‘70 Dodge Charger R/T with a full-painted black hood. As I’ve mentioned many times Malaysia base, white interior and front before, it’s always best to get cars when they first come out. is way, if something changes, you bumper, clear window, mc5 already have the hard one to find. e final design of this model has part of the hood around the Supercharger painted black. 2 #237 - Barbaric HW Video Game Heroes 15/22 We could be here for quite some time listing all of the variations found for 2011, but we just Flat brown, orange chrome OH5 don’t have the room. To find a list of all these variations and more, make sure to get my new collectors’ guide, Hot Wheels Variations, 2000-2013 Identification & Price Guide, available online 3 #42 - ‘70 Dodge Charger R/T at mikezarnock.com or at a bookstore near you! 2011 New Models 42/50 Plum Crazy purple, full painted black Dixie Challenger Walmart Redline 5 spoke hood Enzo Ferrari Walmart Exclusive Color 4 #37 - Danica Patrick 2010 Chevy Impala 2011 New Models 37/50 Tail Dragger Candy Lime Metallic Blue plastic body, OH5/yellow rim (international short card) 5 #39 - A Team Van 2011 new Models 39/50 Black enamel, brown-painted push-bar 6 #40 - ‘11 Ken black Ford Fiesta 2011 New Models 40/50 White pearl metallic, all-black plastic Malaysia base 7 #98 - Tail Dragger Heat Fleet 8/10 Candy lime metallic 8 #73 - F1 Racer Track Stars 8/15 Metallic gold, asw-red chrome OH5 9 #78 - Chevy 1500 Track Stars 13/15 White pearl plastic body, asw-mc5 10 #144 - 2010 Ford Mustang GT Faster an Ever 4/10 Burgundy metallic with six different interior colors: pink, light pink (Target Car Bands card), dark “Barbie Flesh,” “Barbie Flesh,” tan, light tan 56 DCXmag.com
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quick LOOK True Scale Miniatures Lotus 78 1:18 | $195 byBillBennett . I n 1977, Lotus Cars of Great Britain introduced their Above: The model’s front nose pieces are removable allowing a clear revolutionary Lotus 78 Formula 1 racer that forever view of the nose-mounted oil cooler and fire extinguisher bottle. The “Launch Version” was only changed race car design and was the first contem- Below: The level of detail on the engine is exemplary and shows what a raced at the Argentina Grand porary race car to utilize aerodynamic “ground effects” in high standard True Scale Miniatures has set for themselves. Prix and substantially different order to blow by its competition. in shape and livery than the In 1976, Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus Cars, was executed it magnificently. For legal reasons, the John 78s that raced the rest of the unhappy with the performance of his Lotus 77 and the Player Special livery is not factory applied, but TSM season. previous Lotus 72 F1 cars and felt he needed to radically includes a decal sheet to get the job done. improve the Lotus’ performance. His goal was to reduce The car is amazingly detailed with a removable nose aerodynamic drag while increasing the road-holding piece, a driver’s forward fairing, and an injector plenum to downforce. Two things inspired him: 18th century scientist allow a better look at the running gear and engine. The Daniel Bernoulli’s experiments with fluid dynamics and engine and transaxle act as stressed chassis members the de Havilland Mosquito light bomber from World War II. and provide the attachment points for the rear sus- Chapman challenged Tony Rudd, his head of engineering, pension and wing. Viewed from the top or the bottom to develop a car using Bernoulli’s principles and some of of the car, the engine/transaxle and all of the detail is the concepts that had made the Mosquito so successful. just breathtaking. Plumbing is done with stainless steel Rudd’s early wind tunnel models placed an inverted wing braided hoses and the other wiring and plumbing looks section on each side of the central tub and used end plates to be complete. The wheels are removable with a special to keep the low-pressure air underneath the car, separate tool that’s included with the model. Brush skirts seal the from the rest of the airflow. This allowed them to rely less end plates to the road surface and the cockpit is nicely on the external wings mounted to the nose and rear of finished and completely visible. This is a beautiful, well-ex- the chassis, reducing drag and increasing downforce. ecuted model and an important addition to a F1 collection. The Lotus 78 was introduced at the first race of the Highly recommended. 1977 season in Argentina and won five Grands Prix in ‘77. It Sources then raced in the first five races in 1978, after which it was True Scale Miniatures tsm-models.com replaced by the further-enhanced Lotus 79. The Lotus 78’s wins helped Lotus become the 1978 Constructors’ Champion and earned valuable points that allowed Mario Andretti to win the 1978 F1 World Championship. True Scale Miniatures is really going all-out to cover the Lotus 78. They will start with the “launch vehicle,” which was raced by Mario Andretti at the first GP of the ’77 F1 season in Argentina. This car was substantially different in shape and livery from the Lotus 78s raced by Andretti, Gunnar Nilsson, and Ronnie Peterson later in the season and into 1978. This is really commendable because this was a one-race, one-driver car. Nonetheless, TSM has 58 DCXmag.com
More aerodynamically sophisti- cated with its swoopy nose and Kamm tail than the 250GTO, the Breadvan was a formidable competitor and drew attention for its “never to be forgotten” shape. FUJIMI 1962 FERRARI 250 GT BREADVAN 1:18 | $265 by Paul Normand | Photos by Bill Bennett I t was right out of a Shakespeare play: the embattled e blue fabric seats, rumored to have been covered Above: e undercarriage has king was forced to choose between his most trusted with the same material as Ferrari production line workers’ a high level of detail not com- knights and the woman he loved, complicated by the overalls, are just the right color and contrast with the monly seen on comparable 1:18- perceived betrayal of an ally and their ultimate reconcilia- black-crackle dash and stark aluminium of the cabin. scale resin models. tion. All of this resulted in a unique and iconic racing car. Below: e iconic Kamm tail ere is no speedometer of course, just a rev counter and brought Bizzarini’s creation its e Ferrari 250 GT “Breadvan,” built to compete a well-represented Nardi wood-rimmed steering wheel. It fame at a time when race car against the new 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, began life as a 1961 looks spartan and spot-on. aerodynamics were still consid- Ferrari 250 GT SWB. It evolved from the infamous Ferrari ered a “black art.” “Palace Revolt.” Key personnel were ousted, following is model is beautifully executed and represents a car their dispute with Ferrari’s wife, Laura. Italian nobleman, that, until the advent of large-scale resin models, would Count Giovanni Volpi, the owner of Scuderia Serenissima probably not have been made. We definitely approve. SSS Republica di Venezia, hired Giotto Bizzarrini, Ferrari’s sacked development engineer, provoking Ferrari into re- SOURCES fusing to sell the Count any GTOs. In retaliation, the Count charged Bizzarrini with modifying the Scuderia’s 1961 Replicarz replicarz.com 250GT SWB to make it a GTO-beater. Bizzarrini moved the engine back five inches farther than the GTO, setting it as low as possible in order to obtain the optimum center of gravity. Like the GTO, the V12, now fitted with six, twin-choke Webers, belted-out 300bhp. Although the new GTO had a five-speed gear- box, Volpi’s car had to use the four-speed from his 250 GT. e body was designed by Bizzarrini, and not by Piero Drogo, who, according to Volpi, only made it. Bizzarrini uti- lized the aerodynamic theories of Dr. Wunibald Kamm and a swoopy aerodynamic nose to give the car its enduring fame. Its panel truck/shooting brake image prompted the British press to call it “the Breadvan.” It raced five times in Volpi’s ownership, winning its class at Brands Hatch, but sadly retiring at Le Mans. e Breadvan is the Fujimi Resin Collection’s second 1:18 Ferrari. e stance and clearance of the model are excellent, and externally the car just looks right – nothing forgotten, but nothing overstated. Park it next to CMC’s 250 GT and it appears utterly comfortable. e paintwork has the right patina for a 60s racing car, the windows are faultlessly clear, the front halves of both door windows are slid marginally open, and there is even a rear window demister – all nice touches. e rivets on the headlight covers and transparent carburetor bulge are precise and add finesse. It has a detailed base plate, depicting the dry sump V12, gearbox, back axle, fuel tank, and exhaust pipes.
quick LOOK The interior is complete with the Hurst Super Shifter with Line-Loc. The engine bay shows the 390 cu. in. wedge engine with Edelbrock manifold and Holley carburetors. Detail- ing with wiring would make a fun project for the collector. Auto World 1969 Super Stock AMC AMX 1:18 | $90 byBillBennett I n the late 1960s, American Motors Corporation/AMC, the number-four car manufacturer in the United the NHRA wised up after a few weekends and they were States, was desperately seeking to find its niche. After re-classified to SS/C — and were still dominating. Super seeing the enthusiasm that Ford and Chrysler were build- Stock AMXs turned times in the high-10s/low-11s at ing with performance cars and purpose-built race cars, around 130mph. AMC decided to try drag racing with their AMX two-seat Kim Nagel from Independence, MO, bought his AMX in sport coupe. They hoped to win the hearts of the youth late 1969 and campaigned it for over 10 years. Kim’s 1:18 market, and what happened next was truly amazing. AMX is the second in the series of Super Stock AMXs AMC had the Hurst Corporation and drag racing me- from Auto World. A modified version of Ertl’s original AMX, chanic H.L. Shahan turn the little two-seater AMX into a they’ve done a nice job of taking a mold originally tooled fire-breathing drag racer and boy, did they. Shahan built a in 2000 and extending its life into 2014. Comparing the prototype car, and when approved, Hurst created 52 non- model with pictures of the 1:1, they did an admirable job street-legal race cars, where the emphasis was kicking of getting the paint, graphics, and contingency decals some major “Big Three” butt. spot-on. The hood opens on dogleg hinges, revealing the These cars started as basic AMXs equipped with a 390 390 with cross-ram-mounting Holleys. There is no wiring, cu. in. V8 and a Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed. The car had but this would be a fun project for a lazy weekend evening. delete-optioned the clock, heater, and radio, and even Model Cragar S/Ss mount the front tires and maximum- the wiring harness for these items. Anything not neces- width scuffed slicks in the rear. The cockpit gets the job sary for drag racing was also removed. Hurst took this done with a stock steering wheel and “Line-Loc” Hurst setup and added one of their Super Shifters to the T-10 shifter. Underneath, Auto World has nicely replicated the and an AMC 20 Twin-Grip rear end with 4.44 gears. The overspray found between the body panels and floor pan. engine was fitted with 12.4:1 compression ratio heads, an The Doug Thorley headers are painted white to simulate Edelbrock cross-ram manifold fitted with two 650 CFM the VHT paint finish of the day. Holley Double Pumpers, Headers by Doug, a Mallory Rev- This is great model, with a nice level of detail at a Pol ignition, Lakewood bellhousing, and a hood scoop. The reasonable price. If you are an AMC fan or a drag racing battery was relocated to the trunk and the suspension history buff, this will be a nice addition to your collection. was modified and simplified for quarter-mile trips. These cars were initially classified SS/D or SS/E, but Sources Auto World autoworldstore.com 60 DCXmag.com
Over the past five years, few 1:64-scale diecast The iconic Pennzoil logo brands have been on as fast a collectible track as dominates the exterior. But GreenLight. The company has done an excel- its the subtle use of colors and lent job of identifying what makes, models, and variants stripping that sets off the paint enthusiasts want and then filling that pipeline. Two of the selections from the 10th release of GreenLight’s County scheme. Road Series warrant a closer look. There are six new selections in the series, albeit none are new castings. GreenLight County Roads But the two truck platforms in the group are especially Series 10 Pennzoil Cheyenne desirable. The first is a Pennzoil-clad 1972 Chevrolet & Custom Bronco 1:64 | $6 each byAlanParadise Cheyenne pickup. The long bed version features a tri-tone paint scheme featuring a bright yellow base with a white rear bench seats in black with red inserts. The suspension roof and black lower panels. There is a magenta beltline is outstanding with molded 4x4 extensions secured over with silver borders that adds to the custom look. The the cast chassis. Aggressive off-road tread and deep-set Pennzoil logo adores the doors. The exterior detail is chrome modular wheels really set off the lifted stance and excellent and includes ID badges, a gas cap, door handles, overall attitude of the classic Bronco. While most of the and side marker lights. Rubber tires house chrome-plated GreenLight releases are well worth the price, these two Halibrand-style wheels. The undercarriage is cast with trucks should be standouts in any display case. nice detail as well and there is a full interior in black. Its off-road mate is a 1967 Ford Bronco with customized Sources touches. Covered in pearl white with a hint of metallic, the door-delete exterior features a laid-back windshield, GreenLight Collectibles greenlightcollectibles.com raised silver Ford lettering on the tailgate, and Bronco emblems on the sides. The grille offers detail that’s not GreenLight’s ’67 Bronco in pearl usually found at this scale. Under the opening hood is white is one of the best-looking a detailed 289-cid V-8 engine. The interior features a four-point roll bar and sharp-looking front bucket and 1:64 diecasts of the year — it looks as good from the bottom as it does from the top! summer 2014 61
VSoalkmswbagaEn From the factory, Sunscreen not included Maisto’s radio-control BY SCOTT BAILEY toy Samba is tricked out Growing up a car nut as a big-wheeled custom— in Southern California, my favorite far from weathered survivor vehicle was the beach-going VW look I wanted to recreate. Samba van of the 1960s. If you ask me, there’s arguably no cooler a car made. As a radio-control enthusiast, I just had to have an RC version of my own. Maisto makes a 1:10 scale model that’s well proportioned, but it’s modern “dub” styling was far from the look I was going for. I wanted my Samba to have as much detail as I could think of and fully capture the essence of those vans I saw in my youth. It had to look real, have rust and dents, and look used and lived in. I wanted it to be the most unique vehicle I’ve ever built, and I wasn’t afraid to try anything to achieve it. is is my journey through the most epic build of my life! BODY MODS e Maisto VW Samba body is an almost perfect starting point. I say almost because half the windows are just molded black plastic. But the body as a whole is an awesome recreation of the original so it made a great jump-off point for the project. Unfortunately, it was nowhere near as worn, rusted, and junky as I needed it to be, so I had to create a plan of attack. First, I pulled the body off the chassis and disassembled all the parts down to the shell. I removed all the fake black plastic windows, and figured the best way to do this was to drill and cut them out with a Dremel. After a lot of noise and cutting, I had a ready-to-work-on shell. I then filed and smoothed all the window openings, and added dents and rust holes. I used a Dremel sanding wheel on the inside of the body to make it thinner, and then poked holes in it with a sewing pin. Dents were done by heating and pressing the plastic body. is was by far the most labor-intensive part of the build, cutting and filing all the window openings was quite tough! I “rusted” the body, using a three-step painting process that utilized Rust primer, gray primer, the color coat, water, and common kitchen salt. is technique has been used by modelers for years, and I thought this 62 DCXmag.com
Dawn patrol on the beach, in sunny Santa Cruz, CA. This Samba looks as real as it gets. Louvered windows and rusted screens add another personal touch of scale realism. Safari windows for the front, just like the real thing. Interior There were five must-haves I wanted to construct for the interior: flooring, dashboard, seat, sink/stove, and a bed. Everything was hand-created by cutting styrene, sanding, shaping and washing with diluted black paint, and finished with ground pastels as dirt. The flooring is from a placemat and the bed is made of cardboard, foam and fabric. Referring to 1:1 photos of various VWs, I got creative and started building what I would want if I could crawl inside and live there. I experimented with various painting techniques, and of course, more stickers! would be the best way to achieve the look I was going for. Basically, the process goes like this: paint rust primer, mist with water, apply salt, let dry. Paint gray primer, mist with water, apply salt, let dry. Paint top coat color, mist with water, and apply salt, let dry. The great thing about this is you really can’t mess it up. Once all coats are dry, then you simply scrub the body under hot water to remove the painted salt, leaving a realistic simulation of rust. The end result is fantastic! adding the details No camper van is complete without a sink, stove, bed and lots of stickers. This is the stage where I decided to just start building stuff out of styrene and making the VW Samba I pictured in my head. Each part became a little project of its own. The longest one was cutting up scraps of Lexan to create all the windows. I remember old VWs having the homemade oil coolers attached to the side, bumper stickers, louvered windows, funky old exhausts hanging out the bottom rear of the vans. There were also surfboards and racks, yellow dim lights, and opening front Safari windows so I just started building all of them out of styrene. If they weren’t perfect, I didn’t care, nor did the owner of this particular van. At this point, I was the 1:10 scale owner, and I wanted my van to be just the way I wanted, rusty and funky. FALL 2014 63
VW SAMBARUSTTREATMENT e Maisto VW Van body has mostly blacked-out Six sheets of styrene glued and shaped to No West Coast windows that needed to be removed before I could get fabricate a 1:10 surfboard. beach bum’s VW started. Removing the windows was most labor intensive. would be complete I got them out by drilling holes and then Dremel tooling THE SURFBOARD without a vintage them out of the frame carefully. e Samba had to have a surfboard Ron Jon Surfboard to go on top so I decided I would and racks. e rack Here’s the body post-surgery and sprayed in rust-colored make my own. I glued six slices of primer, ready for salt application. styrene together and then carved is made to look out a basic shape with my Dremel. like it was made of A spray bottle of water and kitchen salt working their Once I had the basic outline, I had magic. I added more to each paint layer. to really shape this board. So I got plumbing pipe. my belt sander out, and shaped up a 1:10 scale surfboard just like I Cutting into the body had seen so many times. Dipping was tough to do at times, it in boiling water, I was able to put especially when you’re a curve in it to finish it off. A very dealing with finished simple rack was made to look as if it surfaces. were made of metal plumbing pipe to store the board on the roof. I needed a sliding fabric roof to go under it, so I installed a piece of fabric from a BBQ cover that had been sitting in the sun for years. Nothing beats actual weathering for an authentic weathered look. LIGHTING Because the Samba is supposed to look like an old vehicle, I needed a solution to make the lights look realistic. LEDs just wouldn’t look the part so I ran 12V incandescent bulbs off a 6V battery pack to generate a low-wattage glow appropriate to the model.. All of this work was a pretty big gamble, but I think it paid off big time in the end! Looking rusty! A “dirty wash” will further accent the With the incandescent bulbs installed, the VW is starting to get the right scale look. faux-corrosion.
What better way to finish off a aset ryvoicuer 40-year-old VW bus than some bumper stickers and a California license plate? TO THE BEACH! In the Build: Subscription questions? ere were so many techniques, materials, and ideas Maisto VW Samba Body in this build, that it’s almost impossible to list them all. Tamiya M04 chassis For print and digital subscriptions, At the same time, this build was probably one my least Tamiya Alfa Romeo M go to DCXmag.com or call us at expensive builds, and came in at around $200 total. I knew wheels (866) 298-5652. Outside the U.S. what I needed to do next, so I headed to the beach for early Tamiya M-Rally tires call +(386)246-3323 morning photo shoot. e little van did quite well driving Evergreen styrene on the sand. It was everything I expected and more. I had sheets rods and tubes. New Address? successfully created the beach VW Samba that I have seen RC4WD 35T for so many years here in California. And now I have my brushed motor Go to DCXmag.com, or to change by own, personalized, rusty, beat-up, dirty version of one … mail, attach the address label from your only in 1:10 scale. Awesome! magazine to this form and mail to: DieCast X P.O. Box 420134 Palm Coast, FL 32142-0235 e rusty old exhaust actually flows air, ___________________________________ in case I want to add a smoke unit later. Name ___________________________________ New addreSS ___________________________________ ___________________________________ city, State, zip ___________________________________ Want a digital GIrGdeieaftat! edition, back issues, special issues, books, or DVDs? Go to AirAgeStore.com 100% satifaction guaranteed if you are ever dissatisfied, you may cancel your subscription at any time and receive a full refund for all unmailed issues.
REAR VIEW AN EVENING WITH CHRIS PARKER Celebrating one of Mattel’s biggest Hot Wheels promoters BY MIKE ZARNOCK Left: Chris and Loretta Parker of “Rodger Dodger” or “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner” and a Photos by Jonathan Robles, Sarah Kottke & Loretta Parker gave the evening an enthusiastic fresh can of Silly String in hand, anyone who’s ever been around thumbs up. Above: Exclusive Chris knows to run for cover. Unfortunately, it’s the newcomers A pril 2-6, 2014 marked the 14th Annual Hot Limited Edition “Roger Dodger” who are almost always on the receiving end of his wrath — an Wheels Collectors Nationals in Oak Brook, IL, Dinner Car labeled “Celebrating initiation or “right of passage” one might say. Chris has always and more than 1,000 diecast enthusiasts paid with Chris Parker.” reminded me of Foghorn Leghorn’s college buddy, Rhode tribute to Mattel’s own Chris Parker, who was Above right: e large-scale Island Red. the guest of honor at ursday night’s “An “Rodger Dodger” presented to Evening with Chris Parker” dinner. Anyone who’s ever been to Chris Parker. e model was de- Two of Chris’ obsessions are the Rodger Dodger casting a Hot Wheels Convention, or any of the larger diecast events, signed by Steve Vandervate and and any apparel with the Hot Wheels logo on it. So, it was knows of Chris and his Silly String antics. Also known as HWC overseen by Phil Riehlman, both only fitting that included with the price of the dinner ticket, Chris — the HWC standing for HotWheelsCollectors.com, of Mattel’s design department. collectors received an exclusive packaged Rodger Dodger where Chris has been the producer for the past 10 years — dinner car, a “Celebrating with Chris Parker” sticker, and an Chris has earned the love and admiration of tens of thousands, exclusive pin and “An Evening With Chris Parker” T-shirt. Chris if not so many more, collectors from around the world. It was a was presented with a jacket embroidered with “ ank You no-brainer that he be honored at such an event. HWC Chris From Hot Wheels Collectors Everywhere” and a large-scale Rodger Dodger designed by Steve Vandervate and Chris and his wife Loretta have traveled all over the country, overseen by Phil Riehlman, both of Mattel’s design department. and even out of the country to Canada and as far away as Brazil, to add his brand of fun to diecast events. With his loud banter It’s always a wonderful thing when people like Chris are recognized and honored for their efforts. Kudos to Mark and Jennifer Millhollin of Collectors Events Unlimited for making this awesome night happen! Congratulations, Chris, from all of us at Die Cast X Magazine! 66 DCXmag.com
tLHhiogethlTatosnwtUanp! Join us June 26 -29 2014 at the Hilton Rooms are just $80 Atlanta airport, the same site of a night and include the popular convention back in 2009, for free parking and another awesome event! For tickets and Internet. vendor spaces, visit toycarconventions.com Call to book your or call 1-877-832-2779 room today and be sure to mention group n Legends Dinner with Chris n Charity auction to benefit the code HOTLANTA 2 “Night Stalker” Walker and Diecast Hall of Fame to get this exclusive event car “Highway Hauler” trading room floor rate. n Sunday Toy Show n Diecast Spinner Wheel n Custom Diecast Car contest Hilton Atlanta Airport Sessions sponsored by n Private screening of Snake and 1031 Virginia Ave. milezone.com Atlanta, GA 30354 Mongoose with exclusive car Phone (404) 767-9000 n Vendor area Swap and Sell giveaway – limited to just 25! n Souvenir cars n Money Downhill Race n Diecast Bingo with exclusive n Autograph sessions with diecast designers, historians, and diecast car prizes automotive legends n In-room Trading for diecast n And more to come! collectors SPECIAL APPEARANCES Mike Zarnock is an author and contributing editor at Die Cast Chris Walker is an artist and designer who X Magazine. Inducted into the has worked with some of the biggest Diecast Hall of Fame in 2009 as a names in the industry including Shelby Hot Wheels Historian, he writes America and Johnny Lightning among collector guides and articles others. Inducted into the Diecast Hall of about Hot Wheels toy cars and Fame in 2009, Night Stalker Customs is accessories. mikezarnock.com one of the most sought-after brands for events worldwide from the USA to Japan. nightstalkercustoms.com CALtLoy1c-a8r7c7o-n8v3e2n-ti2o7n7s9.coormvisit
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