Showing posts with label Hot Wheels. Show all posts
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Saturday, September 14, 2024

1966 Land Rover Series II Hot Wheels 1:64










From Fandom:
The Land Rover is a series of compact British off-road vehicles, produced from 1948 to 1985 in a number of different series iterations. The Land Rover was the first mass-produced four-wheel drive vehicle with doors on it and uses a sturdy full box-welded frame.
The Series IIA was the third iteration of the Land Rover series models and is considered by many as the most hardy of the series. It was produced from 1961 to 1971.
This casting depicts a restored Land Rover Series II pickup with the windshield folded down and a surfboard over the passenger seat; it will always feature a multispoked spare tire no matter what the main wheel type is. The windshield is part of the dashboard. In the rear a pair of flip-flops and a wrench can be found. In development this casting was named the 1966 Land Rover Series IIA 88.
From the back of the 2023 card:
Born: 1966, England
Designer: Rover Company
Cruise along the coast or drive through some sand dunes in this iconic vehicle. Featuring a Range Rover 3.5-liter V8 motor squeezed under the hood and exposed side exhausts, it's a total head turner.

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Jeep Scrambler 1983 Hot Wheels 1:64










From Fandom:
For the 1997 release, the Jeep Scrambler was renamed Trailbuster. The "Jeep Scrambler" was at the time of the original Casting's release, the Long-wheelbase version of the conventional Jeep CJ-7 series (called 'CJ8' inside Chrysler). Produced from 1981 until 1986, the Scrambler embodied much of the style of 1980s American trucks- high ground clearance, large wheels and roll bars. The casting enjoyed a 14-year original run as a Hot Wheels casting, before being revived in 2009.
Hot Wheels has released in recent years the '67 Jeepster Commando, a prior Jeep pickup truck model from the '60s.
From the back of the 2009 card:
Born: 1980
Birthplace: Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA
Designer: Chrysler LLC
Specialty: With off-road tires, 4-wheel drive, and a toolbox and axe in the bed, this trail blaster was made to welcome you to the jungle.

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

1987 Dodge D100 Pick Up Baja Blazeers Mopar Hot Wheels 1:64











The D/W series is a line of pickup trucks that was sold by Dodge from October 1960 to September 30, 1993. The same basic design was retained until the October 1993 introduction of a completely redesigned Ram. The D/W series shared its AD platform with the Dodge Ramcharger/Plymouth Trail Duster twins. 4x2 models were designated D, while 4x4 models were designated W.

This final generation received a facelift in October 1980 when the D series was rebadged as the Dodge Ram pickup around when Lee Iacocca took charge of the ailing Chrysler Corporation. Such things including an embossed "DODGE RAM" name on the tailgate along with other obvious changes like the grille and hood, the taillights, and the entire interior. More subtle was the addition of a "shoulder" line reminiscent of the GM competition. Beginning in 1982, even more corrosion-resistant steel was used in the construction of the trucks. This body style continued until 1993 and many of these vehicles are still on the road. Many body panels are interchangeable for all models from 1971 to 1993, so it is not uncommon to see a "hybrid" with, as an example, a 1978 grille mounted with a 1974 hood and a 1991 cab. Sometimes the bed is swapped with a moving truck style box for models like these. In most jurisdictions, the year is dictated by the year of the truck's chassis regardless of the body which has been bolted to it. Also kept was the narrow Utiline bed that dated back to the 1940s; this was dropped in 1985. Throttle-body injection was introduced in 1988.

A narrower range of engines was offered: the base power plant was the 225 cu in (3.7 L) slant-6, now with top-fed hydraulic tappets, and the 318 cu in (5.2 L) and 360 cu in (5.9 L) LA-series V8s. The slant-6 was supplanted by the 3.9 L (237 cu in) V6 for 1988; in 1992 it and the V8s became Magnum engines. The 6BT 5.9 L (360 cu in) 12-Valve Cummins B-series diesel engine became an option in 1989.

Sales were good during the Sweptline era and into the late 1970s. A combination of stagnant styling that was nearly two decades old plus brand loyalty primarily to Chevrolet and Ford during the 1980s and 1990s reduced sales volume for the first-generation Dodge Ram. A wholly new Dodge Ram was released for the 1994 model year.

Thursday, September 28, 2023

1993 Volvo 850 ESTATE Hot Wheels 1:64










The Volvo 850 Estate is loosely based on the race winning Estate that was entered into the 1994 British Touring Car Championship Car (BTCC). It only ran for 1 year due to regulation changes which caused Volvo to switch the vehicle to the saloon version in 1995. 

From the back of the 2020 card: 

Born: 1993, Torslanda, Sweden
Designer: Volvo Cars
This award-winning five door 850 came with a 5-cylinder in-line engine, all-wheel-drive, and was an immediate sensation.

Friday, July 14, 2023

Road Bandit Hot Wheels 1:64 Philippine Islands Transit










The Road Bandit is based on the Jeepney, a public transit bus that is ubiquitous in the Philippine Islands, a cultural icon in itself. It's origins can be traced back to repurposed Jeeps left by American forces from World War II. They are often decorated with stickers and bright colors. It has been turned into a hot rod, and a blown motor in the front.