#653 Hot Wheels! - Croak Heißesten Autos Der Welt Quartett (Around 1991)

At the outset of the 90s, David Hasselhoff was real pop for its TV appearances inwards Knight Rider (continuously beingness rebroadcasted) in addition to Baywatch. At or then betoken during those years, Hasselhoff signed a contract to endure the image of Hot Wheels inwards Germany. In that Earth he was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than pop than inwards the residue of the world.

I bring establish many pictures of Hot Wheels models inwards their blisterpacks amongst a sticker on exceed “das heißeste auf Räder!” (“the hottest on wheels!”), but fifty-fifty rarer than those blisterpacks is this promotional deck of cards. I establish it several months agone inwards unused status in addition to including its master copy case.

The deck has a pocket-sized size in addition to includes half dozen families (4 cards each), 24 cards inwards amount + 1 bill of fare amongst the instructions. It is a technical quartett, then you lot tin uncovering or then information on each card, similar speed, ability in addition to then on.

The models represented inwards those 24 cards are existent models (Mercedes, Porsche, Ferrari…) but equally good or then Hot Wheels prototypes that create non be inwards existent life.

UPDATE: I merely establish this commercial inwards German... in all probability from the same yr than this deck of cards

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: HOT WHEELS! DIE HEIßESTEN AUTOS DER WELT QUARTETT
• Year: Around 1991
• Company: Mattel (U.S.A.)

#748 Hot Wheels!/ Lionel Trains Inc – Iii Flippers/ Revolver Models (1990)

I was surprised to meet that at that topographic point is almost no information almost these toys on the internet. I receive got seen a few message boards were people await for them, and, althouhg many people think them, almost nobody seems to know what their refer was. They are called “Flippers”.

Flippers because you lot tin flip them in addition to thence you lot receive got a completely dissimilar model, sort of a machine alongside 2 sides.

You tin meet several characteristics that made this cars really recognisable: they are quite flat, the receive got big wheels, in addition to they are made of metallic except the fundamental part, which is made of plastic. This business office moves upwards or down, depending on which side of the machine is up. Another characteristics are the brilliant colours alongside appealing tampographies (very inwards the 90s fashion) in addition to beingness fictitious cars, or at least, no accurate reproductions of whatever known car. I approximate it is really hard to brand a machine await similar a existent i when you lot receive got such “flat” constraints.

They were sold inwards reversible blister packs (a blister pack that could live hang either upside-down or downside-up, alongside 2 "hooks") in addition to at that topographic point were fifty-fifty to a greater extent than or less sub-series inwards which the machine could too emit sounds "Flashmagic", similar Majorette´s Sonic Flashers. There are dissimilar cardbacks. In i of them, at that topographic point are 8 models/ references depicted (4 really, but alongside 2 ecorations each). I think at that topographic point were entirely 3 "flashmagic" made, in addition to they had references: 8862, 8870 in addition to 8871.

There were fifty-fifty to a greater extent than or less speed tracks peculiarly designed for the Flippers.

Interestingly enough, the carte is written inwards English, French, German, Italian, Dutch in addition to Spanish, in addition to the addresses are from Mattel inwards the U.K., France, Belgium, West-Germany, Italy, Switzerland in addition to Spain… researching a piddling bit, I constitute out, that these cars were never available inwards the U.S., but they somehow made their way to South in addition to Central America (at to the lowest degree to a greater extent than or less countries).

They are non marked at all alongside "Hot Wheels!", "Mattel", but alongside “© L.T.I.”, thence they are quite hard to seat if you lot did missy their issue inwards the early on 90s. The hint i time again is on the backcard, where nosotros tin read:
“Mattel, Inc. Manufactured in addition to sold nether license. © 1990 Lionel Trains, Inc.
Made inwards China. Produced past times Chief Industrial, Co. All rights reserved”

That means, that the existent designer in addition to maker of these toys is Lionel Trains Inc. (Hong-Kong), non Mattel. Therefore L.T.I. Mattel in all likelihood in addition to exactly constitute the models really practiced in addition to decided to operate a license for them for Europe.

The master copy cars past times Lionel trains were called “Revolvers”, in addition to were available inwards the the States (Note the address from Michigan inwards the carte front). They were too licensed to to a greater extent than or less other toy companionship named Irwin for (at least) the Canadian market. Since the production was already available inwards the U.S., nosotros receive got a argue why they were non sold nether the HotWheels! Brand.

The interesting matter is that Lionel Trains too had 8 models (actually iv inwards 2 decorations each), the same ones that after released Hot Wheels. Still at that topographic point are to a greater extent than or less cards which are non inwards whatever of the side past times side cardbacks, thence I approximate Hot Wheels mayhap made a minute batch of cars alongside novel decorations, or mayhap was it Lionel Trains?

These are the 8 Hot Wheels models, carrying references: 6001 to 6004 in addition to 6007 to 6010. I wonder if the 2 missing references 6005 in addition to 6006 are the 2 I have…

Picture taken from ebay.co.uk

This is to a greater extent than or less other film of a Hot Wheels Flashmagic cardback.

Picture taken from Swifty’s Garage (https://online-blackjack-games2bfree-1.blogspot.com//search?q=768-unknown-manufacturer-hot-wheels

UPDATE 1 (May/2017) New model acquired, same cast every bit yellow/purple car in the pictures above.

UPDATE2 (Dec/2018) Two to a greater extent than models, the yellow/grey i seems to receive got been sold every bit Hot Wheels, the grey/green every bit Lionel Trains.

UPDATE2 (Feb/2019): One to a greater extent than model.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: 3 HOT WHEELS! FLIPPERS/ LION'S TRAINS INC. REVOLVERS MODELS
• Scale: 1:64
• Year: 1990
• Company: Mattel/ Lionel Trains Inc. (U.S.A.)
• Size: approx. vii cm

#846 Toys From The By - Museum (Ix)

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#856 Hot Wheels - Planet Micro - Sports Cars Serial #1 (1997)

Another large build that tried to follow the Micro-trend started past times Galoob inwards 1987 was Mattel´s Hot Wheels!. I would tell this Planet Micro serial came also late, as well as would accept done much improve inwards price of sales as well as popularity if it had been released before, inwards the belatedly 80s.


HotWheels likely idea they could laid about their ain business of micro cars, inwards a larger scale than Micro Machines (see Mini AutoMagic / Micro Color Racers, #), but unfortunately, it didn´t worked, as well as at that spot were exclusively a few dozens of models made. Years later, Hot Wheels decided non to nowadays as well as unloosen cars inwards a compatible scale/size, inwards similar packaging, similar toll category, as well as grouping cars past times about mutual characteristica.

The effect are real overnice models amongst metallic base of operations as well as plastic bodies looking absolutely great. One divergence is that Mattel decided to nowadays the models inwards about sort of customized plastic base of operations (or "Micro Scape") related to the subject of the automobile series. In this case, all cars are attached to stands, similar it was a automobile fair or something similar that. This "feature" was exclusively available for the outset sets, later, the model were merely attached to the cardboard interior, precisely similar Micro Machines.

Among all collections, this was likely i of the bestsellers, since it has as well as thus cool cars, all inwards i package:

• Ferrari F50 (red)
• Jaguar XK Cabrio (green)
• Porsche Boxter Cabrio (white)
• Mercedes SLK Cabrio (orange)
• BMW Z3 Cabrio (silver)

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: PLANET MICRO - SPORTS CARS SERIES #1
• Scale: 1:150 aprox.
• Year: 1997
• Company: Hot Wheels! - Mattel (U.S.A.)
• Size: approx. ii cm

#890 Hot Wheels! – Assault Pack Sand Stinger In Addition To Slaughter Jaws (Mcdonald’S Promo) (1993)

Hot Wheels was in all probability the around innovative die-cast manufacturer during the 90s, launching a large let on of serial as well as subseries amongst real foreign as well as eye-catching features.

This is perchance i of those brusque lines that caused a greater surprise at the time, beingness fifty-fifty chosen past times McDonald’s to furnish them inwards their Happy Meal during a pair of months. Those were smaller as well as simplified versions of the ordinary, retail models, merely to relieve costs as well as gibe them to McDonald’s cost make for their Happy Meal giveaways.

The ones I acquaint are exactly those McDonald’s versions of ii of the around mutual as well as slow to honor models. These are the solely ones I have, I constitute them latterly as well as decided to lastly purchase them, I every bit good had about chances before, but for about reason, I never considered buying them.

The characteristic of these monster trucks is that they actually bring a monster inside. When pushing a piddling downward at the back, the automobile volition reveal about jaws, eyes, natural language as well as other monster parts inwards vivid colours as well as real cool designs. Great idea!

The trouble was discontinued real soon later its release, perchance the retail cost was quite high, or perchance it is something real weird that it never got to convince kids. It is non a car, the size is bigger (does non gibe tracks or parking lots) than the common iii inches as well as it is non an activeness figure, as well as then beingness something novel as well as non quite compatible amongst other toys inwards children´s playrooms in all probability played against itself.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: ATTACK PACK SAND STINGER as well as SLAUGHTER JAWS
• Scale: slightly smaller than iii inches, could live 1:87
• Year: 1993
• Company: Hot Wheels! (U.S.A.)
• Size: approx. 3’’ or vii cm