Not just for the kids anymore, this First Edition “1998 Collector’s Edition” was designed to appeal to the adult NASCAR enthusiast. And, with attendance records like last Saturday’s race in Kentucky attracting over 107,000 attendees, you can understand why Mattel is seriously eyeing this market.
If an effort to target this market with realistic collectibles, the Hot Wheels Pro Racing diecast scale 1/64 th is being produced by Mattel. Interestingly, Mattel makes an effort to copy as many of the details of each one of the NASCAR race cars as possible. This particular collectible is the McDonand’s sponsored race car driven by Bill Elliott.
Some of the unique features of this Hot Wheel are the following:
- McDonald’s logo on the rear quarter panel
- #94 on both doors and top
- Goodyear Eagle “rubber tires”
- Red in color
- Bill Elliott signature on both sides of the roof
- Ford Taurus emblem on front
- Bill Elliott “Upper Deck” card included in blister pack
- 50th anniversary emblem on blister packaging
- Car comes with red interior with black role bar
- Reeses logo on trunk
- Red medal chassis “diecast”
This is only one of the many ‘collectible’ race cars NASCAR has licensed Mattel to produce and offer on the market. With the ever growing popularity of NASCAR plus the fact that these replicas are very affordable, this is a good hobby for the adult collector – particulary those on a limnited budget.
Posted 10 months, 1 week ago at 4:09 pm. Add a comment
The Collector’s Edition 1st Editions 1998 of the 50th Anniversary of NASCAR ’1948-1998″
In an effort to attract more ‘adult’ collectors, Mattel developed the ‘Pro Racing’ series specially designed for the adult collector. These cars were designed with a die-cast body and chassis, detailed interior, and deluxe ‘rubber’ tires.
The car pictured is from the 1998 1st Edition and features Todd Bodine. In addition to the car, a collector card also came in the blister pack. The back of the car was printed with not only the NASCAR race schedule for the year but also with Pro-Racing information relevant to the driver… in this case Todd Bodine. Other information you’ll find on the back of the blister pack is:
- Team: Team TABASCO Racing
- Sponsor: TABASCO
- Car: #35 Pontiac Grand Prix
- Date of Birth: February 27, 1964
- Hometown: Chemung, New York
This die-cast collector car features:
- Orange/black colors
- #35 (yellow)
- TABASCO and race decals on sides, rear and hood
- Green splitter
- Goodyear Eagle tires
- Facsimilie of driver’s signature on roof (very difficult to see)
- Collector card (Upper Deck – Exclusive 1998 Editions
Happy Collecting!
Posted 10 months, 3 weeks ago at 10:53 pm. Add a comment
If you are a collector of NASCAR Hot Wheels, you may want to consider the Hot Wheels Racing ‘Select’ vehicles as a good place to start. These vehicles are very authentic models that show a lot of attention to details to the engines, chassis and interiors. One might say, these 2001 models (1:64 scale) are for the person that wants the best in MASCAR Hot Wheel collectibles.
Today’s car is the ‘Rookie of the Year, Matt Kenseth – 2001. It is a “NASCAR” model which has highly detailed diecast chassis, multi-piece engine and very realistic racing tires. Some of the other notable features are as follows:
DeWalt logo on top and sides
Yellow body, black top
“Rookie of the Year” sticker on blister package
No. ’17′ on top and sides
Sponsor ads on all sides
Goodyear Eagle Tires
Black racing wheels
Mirror stand for display
Driver signature on roof sides
Clear windshield
Opening/closing hood
Ford Taurus on the front
Ford logo on rear bumper
HotWheels.com on rear bumper
Package size is 5″ x 7″ (blister pack)
This car is one of several variations I found out there of this one car. For the diecast NACCAR (Hot Wheels) collector, there are unlimited opportunities to collect different variations of the cars based on:
Car manufacturer
Driver
Size
Color
Wheels
Collect one or collect them all !
Posted 11 months, 4 weeks ago at 10:17 pm. Add a comment
Thanks !
