This Hot Wheel Redline – ‘The Demon’ – was produced by Mattel from 1970-71. It was based on the original show car ‘Lil Coffin’ . The original car was a ’32 Ford Sedan and when finished was painted an ‘Apple Red’. To read more about the original ‘Lil Coffin’ visit this link.
Mattel’s ‘Demon’ came in varying combinations of colors. The car produced during the 1970-71 period came in 10 different metallic colors: Aqua, Blue, Brown, Green, Lt. Green, Olive, Orange, Purple, Red, and Yellow. In addition to the 10 different body colors, the car also was produced with two (2) different interior colors: Black and White. While the black interior is the more common version, if you are lucky enough to have – or find – one with a white interior, you can expect to have the value of the car double.
Our ‘Demon’ feature here has the following features:
- Produced 1970-71
- Metal chassis
- Blue tinted windshield
- Redline tires (RSW)
- Black interior (plastic)
- Made in Hong Kong
- Black roof (painted)
- Exposed engine
- Metallic Aqua color
Mattel has often based their Hot Wheels on ‘real’ cars driven by ‘real’ people. If you would like to see some pictures of the Lil Coffin as it appeared at a car show in 2008, visit this link.
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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.
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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 7 months, 2 weeks ago at 10:53 pm. Add a comment
Thanks !
