Hepcat Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) Mattel's Hot Wheels division has also been actively involved in race and racecar sponsorship: In 1970 Mattel Hot Wheels sponsored the Funny Cars of both Tom "Mongoose" McEwen: And Don "The Snake" Prudhomme: To coattail with the launch of this wildly successful Mongoose & Snake Drag Race Set: (Not mine.) Here's a magazine ad for the above set: Edited April 25 by Hepcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave2739 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 On 4/23/2024 at 11:38 PM, Hepcat said: Mattel's Hot Wheels division has also been actively involved in race and racecar sponsorship: In 1970 Mattel Hot Wheels sponsored the Funny Cars of both Tom "Mongoose" McEwen: And Don "The Snake" Prudhomme: To coattail with the launch of this wildly successful Mongoose & Snake Drag Race Set: Here's a magazine ad for the above set: She got a lotta meat in her seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 Hit a couple of unopened F case boxes yesterday. Got a couple Treasure Hunt Mustangs and this beautiful ‘71 El Camino purple Super! A whole lotta fun for a few bucks. Krydel4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 https://youtu.be/Poo3KgHSYDg?si=mvv9slFh7GrMog1B Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 Here's the 1/18 scale "Limited Edition" Hot Wheels Beatnik Bandit: And here's Ed "Big Daddy" Roth with the original: Robot Man and Senormac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krydel4 Posted April 25 Share Posted April 25 https://youtu.be/7UwbMvjd590?si=86yh0ntC4SHXD2dK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 28 Author Share Posted April 28 Found these at Target yesterday. Older D case restock. The custom 53 Chevy is the Treasure Hunt. And the 2nd Godzilla Nissan recast. Missed out on them first time around. ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...