Volkswagen Drag Truck and Shelby Cobra 427 S/C



Originaly signed by Phil Rheilman

Volkswagen Drag Bus little brother

 

Opening feature to reveal engine

        Volkswagen Drag Truck

The Volkswagen Drag Truck was first time released in 2004, under the series "First Editions". This casting is a modified version of the much more popular Volkswagen Drag Bus. It was released under many color variations, from white yellow to blue and red. In has been part of many special series, Classics series 2, Since '68, 2007 Red Line Club Membership, 7^th Annual Hot Wheels Nationals Convention, Garage, Red Line Club (HWC membership), with the last one being released in 2010 under the Happy New Year 2011 serie. The model in the pictures is a metallic white/black, with "Phils Aircooled Performance", unpainted base, chrome rims RR5SP. It is the only casting i have and it was given to me by a friend on YouTube, it is originaly signed by Phil Rheilman and it was sent all over from USA. I still dont have it's big brother, but i hope i can find one in the future.



One of Larry Wood's creations

 


One of the oldest casting still produced

 


Opening hood to reveal engine

       Shelby Cobra 427 S/C

The Shelby Cobra is a very old model, it was released for the first time in 1983 under the "1983 Hot Wheels – Hot Ones" series. It is based on the original car, also known as "Classic Cobra" and it was designed by Carol Shelby and Larry Wood. It has also been released in all the color variations since then. Some of the special series that has been part of are : Treasure Hunts in 1995, General Mills mail-in, Hall of Fame, Ultra Hots, Garage series. The model in the pictures is a 2010 release, under the serie "Hot Auction", metallic burgundy with white rally stripes, chrome base, chrome 10 SP wheels. I also have a grey variation of it from 2011, but i have none of the special series models. I also like it for the opening hood feature, revealing the engine.

Hope you enjoy reading and the models pictures, leave your comment down below and tell me your opinion, happy hunting and have fun collecting.

Latest Hot Wheels & Matchbox Finds and Trade

 Welcome back collectors. In this post i want to show you my latest trade and finds from the stores. The same as in every year during the summer season here the stores are almost empty of Hot Wheels, they don't restock often and the stocks they have are three – four months old, so not high hopes of finding something new and also no reason to rush when they bring something new, because i know i will have time to find what i want, what i am looking for.

On my way to the stores i could only find a Matchbox casting , the blue variation of the Batmobile , which i was looking for and i am still looking for the grey variation also. I don't collect Matchbox cars, but from time to time i like to pick some castings. I didn't found anything from the Hot Wheels that i was looking for or that i needed.

Batmobile



1969 Chevelle



1992 Bmw M3

I was in the stores with another collector and we also made a trade. Now those doubles that i had extra, from my previous hunts came in handy, because he was interested in some of them. He has been hunting more than me lately so he grabbed some castings i was looking for from the mainlines and a Treasure Hunt, which is one of my favorites castings as you probably know from my previous posts.



Prototype H-24

These are my latest finds and trades. *What are your latest finds ?*

Let me know in the comments section below. Thanks for reading and have fun collecting.

Ferrari 512 M and Ford GT 40



Perfect aerodynamics



Back removes to reveal the engine

     Ferrari 512 M

  The Ferrari 512 M was first time released in 2006 , under the "First Editions" serie and it was based on the actual production car with the same name. This model also has a moving part (besides wheels) and it's the back , that reveals the engine. It has been released in a few colour variations so far , silver , red , blue , orange , yellow and it has also been part of the special serie , Hot Wheels Garage in 2011 and also a couple of 5 packs. The casting in the pictures is the first one released , with the number "6" on the side , black/white Ferrari logo on the spoiler , chrome plastic base , clear window and 5SP gold wheels. In my collection this casting is in the same place as all other Ferraris and i only have it loose , i only got it out of the package because the package was damaged.



Blue and white , perfect combination



Strong straight rear

 

Small but powerfull

     Ford GT 40

  The Ford GT 40 is one of the older casting , released for the first time in 1999 and it is based on the actual prodution model with the same name , which was a high performance car , under the serie named "First Editions". It has been released in many colour variations since then , blue , white , red , purple , black and also in a few special series , like Hall of Fame , Hot Wheels Classics , 4^th of July cars , Hot Wheels Garage and the Hot Ones. This particular model in the pictures is the 2008 release , in the "Web Trading Cars" segment , pearl white colour , white/light blue and red tampos , number "40" on the hood , white plastic base , dark blue window tint and blue chrome 5SP wheels. It is the only one also that i have in my collection and it is even more special because it's the white variation and as you may know i like white cars alot and one day i hope i can have my entire collection composed only of white cars.

Hope you enjoy the reading and you can leave a comment and let me know which one of these two you like more. Have fun and enjoy the hobby.

Ferrari 250 LM and 1969 Ford Mustang

Detailed shape and interior

Impressive chrome wheels

Big number 21 on the hood

     Ferrari 250 LM

  The Ferrari 250 LM was released for the first time in 2007 , under the serie "New Models" and it is based on the real race car of the same name. Since then it has been released in a few other colour variations , yellow , dark red , silver blue. The model in the pictures is the first release with the black number "21" on doors and hood and the Ferrari badge on sides , base colour is chrome plastic , clear windows and the wheels type is lace chrome. I find it one of the best Ferrari cars in my collection , with its beautiful shape , nice wheels and decals and it's the only version i have so far.





Blue/white Hot Wheels decals



Big wheels and detailed back

      1969 Ford Mustang

  The '69 Ford Mustang was released for the first time in the same year of 2007 , under the serie "New Models" and it is a "G-Machine" styled model based on the production car of the same name. It has been released in many colour variations , the first ones were yellow , black , pearl white , red.

This model has been part of many special series , like Ultra Hots , Larry's Garage , the Larry's Garage 21-car Set , Treasure Hunt and Super Treasure Hunt  , Cars of the Decades series and the 24^th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention in 2010. The model in the pictures is a 2011 release , in the "HW Racing" serie , with the Hot Wheels Team deco , white and blue colour , chrome plastic base , blue tint windows and OH5 wheels. It is a very nice model , with a strong shape , big wheels and a powerfull impression overall. In my collection i also have the Cars of the Decades variation from 2011.

*What variation of these models you have and from which serie ?*

Thank you for reading and happy collecting.