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Hot Wheels, 1977 Ford Torino Stocker

This Ford Torino Stocker was made in Hong Kong in 1977. Mattel manufactured this Ford Torino Hot Wheel with the following features:

• Red in color
• Blue windshield
• Black plastic interior
• Basic wheels or redlines (1975)

The Ford Torino Hot Wheel came in similar castings with the following:

• Black in color
• Yellow orange and stripes
• “3″ and racing decals on the sides
• Arrow on the hood
• Manufactured in Hong Kong, Malaysia or Mexico
• Various wheel types

If you would like to find more information on Hot Wheels I recommend and use the Tomart’s Price Guide to Hot Wheels

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Hot Wheels – Mustang Boss Hoss ‘302′ Redline

The ‘Boss Hoss’ is a customized chrome Ford Mustang produced by Hot Wheels in both 1970 and 1971. 

The ‘Boss Hoss’ was one of the three models given away with the ‘Hot Wheel Club Kit’.  Unlike other Club Kit cars that were issued,  the Boss Hoss was issued a year earlier than the regular line car.    The complete Club Kit is very hard to find and as such is becoming quite pricey.

This customized Mustang 302 came with the following:

• Metal base
• Blue windshield
• Louvered rear window
• Brown plastic interior
• Two black stripes on the back and top
• RSW (Red stripe wheels)
• Made in Hong Kong

For additional information on this and other Hot Wheels – I recommend Tomart’s Price Guide to Hot Wheels (see  left side bar for link to Amazon)

Matchbox Lesney Volkswagen Camper

1968 Volkswagen Camper

The Matchbox, Lesney – Volkswagen Camper was issued in the years1967, 1968 and 1970 .

The camper first issued in 1967 was a 34-C VW Camper. This silver colored camper came with

• Raised sun-roof with 6 windows
• Orange windows
• Opening doors
• Length of 2-5/8 inches

The second VW camper – issued in 1968 – was the a 34-D. It too was silver and came with the following features:

• Low sun-roof (windowless)
• Orange Windows
• Opening doors
• Length of 2-5/8 inches

The 1970 Volkswagens came in several different versions:

• 20 3-D v1 – Blue with orange interior and orange opening roof
• 20 3-D v2 – Orange with orange interior and orange opening roof
• 20 3-D v3 – Orange with white interior and orange opening roof
• 20 3D v4 – Olive with no interior; opening roof
• 20 3-D v5 – White with no interior; “Pizza Van” logo; opening roof

My favorite reference book for Matchbox is by Dana Johnson, Matchbox Toys Price Guide. It has very good descriptions with excellent photographs for comparison purposes.

Lesney Matchbox 1956 Yesteryear ‘B’ Type Bus, No. 2

The Lesney Matchbox Models of Yesteryear series produced in England, 1956 are replicas of antique and vintage vehicles. These models were slightly larger than the original 1-75 series of Matchbox models previously produced.

Today these models are among the most sought after in the Matchbox collector market with this London 1912-1920 Class Double-decker Bus advertising Dewar’s being one of the most highly sought after in the 1976 series of Yesteryears. This bus is made of metal right down to the axel spoke wheels, upper level seats and bus driver with steering wheel. The advertising billboards on the sides, front and back spiral stair are enamel paint and very detailed.

Although this series has been discontinued it remains a favorite with collectors. If you’re looking for information and value guide on Matchbox and the Matchbox Models of Yesteryear series, I use and recommend Matchbox Toys 1947-2007: Identification & Value Guide (Matchbox Toys)  – available through Amazon.   It has very good pictures and excellent descriptions with an index.

If you have any questions or comments please send an email or comment.

Hot Wheels Mystery Indy Eagle with Antenna

Hot Wheels Red Classic Cobra

 

The original Blue Classic Cobra was first issued in 1983, made in Hong Kong. After that time, the others issued came in different colors with almost every wheel variation available for sports cars.

The Classic Cobra pictured was made in Malaysia in 1986 by Mattel Hot Wheels.

The red Cobra came with:

• Two broad stripes on the hood and trunk with cobra printed twice on the hood
• Some had 427 twice on the hood
• A black interior
• Clear windshield
• Metal base.
• Open lift hood

If you’re looking for more information on Hot Wheels, I would recommend “Tomart’s Price Guide on Hot Wheels”

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Hot Wheels Maserati Mistral

 

The Maserati Mistral manufactured in Hong Kong was issued in 1969.

Maserati came with the following:

• Redline wheels
• Lift up hood
• Metal base and engine
• Blue windshield
• Sometimes with painted with black roof **

**The black roof models are valued at a higher price, due to the limited amount originally issued.

The Maserati came in nine different colors. Each color also came in a variation with a black roof. In both cases, the interior was made of plastic.

1.  Aqua

2.  Blue

3.  Light Brown

4.  Dark Brown

5.  Green

6.  Olive

7.  Orange

8.  Purple

9.  Red

If you’re looking for current values, I recommend “Tomart’s Price Guide to Hot Wheels” (available in the left sidebar).

I welcome your comments and for more information on Hot Wheels you can visit my site at www.TexasAntiqueMall.com

The $500 Wheel- HOT WHEELS GMC Motor Home

If you thought wheels for your car were expensive – you should look up the Hot Wheels GMC Motor Home #9645 in your nearest Tomart’s Price Guide to Hot Wheels: Volume 1: 1968 – 1996  This seemingly common vehicle produced by Mattel in 1977 could be a real find IF you find one with RSW (red line wheels) and the seller doesn’t know that the wheels make all the difference.

The orange ‘Palm Beach’ version of the GMC Motor Home with RSW is listed at $500.00. But, if it has the more common Basic Wheel, you can pick one up for around $10.00. The ‘Palm Beach’ variation in the orange color also comes with:

1.  Blue tinted windshield

2.  Metal chassis

3.  Manufactured in Hong Kong (only)

If you are lucky enough to find one of these ‘Palm Beach’ Hot Wheels with RSW, be very careful and check the wheels. Make sure they have not been ‘added on’ to increase the value of what would ordinarily be a common find.

Hot Wheels-Tank Truck, Unocal #2076 – 1992

Hot Wheels made several versions of this ‘tank truck’. They also made different versions of the truck cabs as well using different name company identifications.

Several names used were:

• Unocal
• Golf
• Helium and Gas
• Toxic Waste
• Mount Rushmore
• Water
• Final Fluid Technologies Transport

The truck cabs came in different colors such as red, green, blue, silver, black, orange and gold. The wheel types came in many variations some of which were basic ,seven spoke, five spoke, real riders gold and three spoke.

If you’re looking for updated values to price your collection or find a value for a specific car, I recommend “Tomart’s Price Guide to Hot Wheels”. It would be a excellent choice.

I have several Treasure Hunt and Limited Editions Hot Wheels – as well as Vintage Redlines – for sale on my site……txantiquemall.com (See – David’s Hot Wheels).

Coming soon – look for Texas Toy Mans Weekly Buys where you can purchase Hot Wheels and other vintage toys below book value – but only for a limited time!!

Thanks for visiting my blog and I welcome all comments.