[DMCForum] Re: Cool Ebay Thing...
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[DMCForum] Re: Cool Ebay Thing...
- From: "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:22:04 -0000
"Thank you!"
Of course I'm not able to buy it right now. A new engine has a
priority...
-Robert
--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Avi Sarfaraz" <asarfaraz@xxxx>
wrote:
> You can say thank you now.... :P
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "therealdmcvegas" <dmcvegas@xxxx>
> To: <DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 1:50 AM
> Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Cool Ebay Thing...
>
>
> > Totally, and utterly sweet! For anyone who doesn't know what this
is,
> > it's a casting of the Hotwheels toy, model "Turismo", as the sale
> > says. These are the Hotwheels cars that were based off of the
DeLorean
> > prototype. Here is a picture of the final product:
> >
> > http://mybronco2.com/hotwheels/images/turismo.JPG
> >
> > There are 3 paint schemes. The red racing version above, a yellow
one
> > with purple and orange side graphics, and a maroon car (the rare
one I
> > don't have). And they come with 1 of 3 interior colors of Black,
Tan,
> > or Purple. The toy differs from the car, because it has the rear
> > quarter glass, and vents deleted, as well as 2 arrows embossed
over
> > the rear tail lights. The front hood was changed to be elevated
where
> > the relief lines in the hood are, as well as a forced induction
hood.
> > On the front, the grille has been deleted, and covered with the
hood
> > extending down in a clam shell design, covering the highbeams of
the
> > headlights.
> >
> > The underside design of this toy car is an exact of the final
> > production toy. And the interior of the production toy is a carbon
> > copy of Proto 1, down to the knee/crash pad that extends across
the
> > dash, to the exact same pattern on the seats.
> >
> > Not bad as a collector's item for Hot Wheels people. But
potentially a
> > rather historical piece for DeLorean people. I always assumed that
> > Mattel didn't want to pay licensing fees to manufacture a toy
DeLorean
> > car. But unless this thing is a good forgery, then there is no
> > question that Mattel pulled the plug on the project, and modified
the
> > body, to avoid making a DeLorean. The casting dates on the toys
are
> > all 1979, and come from either the Malaysia, or Hong Kong plants.
1979
> > was years before production, let alone 10-20-82, so what gives?
> >
> > Yet another DeLorean mystery...
> >
> > -Robert
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Avi Sarfaraz" <asarfaraz@xxxx>
wrote:
> >> I thought you'd enjoy it....
> >>
> >>
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/HOTWHEELS-PROTOTYPE-MOLD-
CAST_W0QQitemZ6975229887QQcategoryZ36496QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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