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Show Us Your Hot Wheels!!!
After seeing a few Hot Wheels in the "Random Transportation" thread, I thought I would start a bespoke thread for those little custom machines we all grew up with!!! If ya raced them, wrecked them, polished on them, collected them, or customized them, let's see them!!!
Here are a few loose ones I have hoarded over the years. Custom Car Designer kit, factory sealed with the VW Drag Bus. I then found a loose Drag Bus from the kit and painted some detail into it.          Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Snake and Mongoose!!!
S'Cool Bus!!!        Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Some other loose ones.
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My eyes are bad. I thought that one behind the red baron said Muff Mobile.
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Haha, that's the Mutt Mobile, it has 2 dogs in the cage.
Here it is along with the Custom Mustang, Red Baron, Paddy Wagon, and Deora.        Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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My brother had the Snake. I had the Mongoose. We beat the crap out of them- with love.
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08-30-2021, 09:12 PM
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I’ll post pix later today, but mine are worn out from use.
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Back in the saddle again
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I probably had 200-300. My mom saved them and shipped them all over the world (in the military). When my dad passed away and she moved and downsized, I brought them home. We then moved and downsized so I sold almost all of them for pennies on the dollar at a garage sale. Then within 3-4 years we got our first grandson who loves em. I wish I'd kept them for him, but he wouldn't understand or care. He's got a million of em, and I've provided a bunch of those. He's got a little brother now that also loves em.
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Here is one that survived my childhood, it is called Turbofire from 1968 and it has the redline removable wheels.
A few other favorites.        Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Here's a little homage I once made to der vaterland und her wunderbare maschinen using some hotwheels.
The cars are a 356, a few GT2's and a 917 representing Gmünd, Stuttgart and The Nürburgring. I've yet to find a decent 356 cab to represent the first Porsche car, so the 356 coupe is a cheap non-hotwheels placeholder until I can find something more appropriate. . . The little placecards were created in photoshop. (The map is from 1959, because that's when I was born!)     
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^^^ That's pretty cool!!!
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I see the 917 is a long tail!!! Really nice!!!
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We have about 80 in the shop. We try to match them up with a clients car. Put them on the passenger seat when they pick up their car.
Sometimes a perfect match model/color wise. Sometimes model only matches. They all seem to appreciate it. Cheers
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Turn3 Autosport- Full Service and Race Prep www.turn3autosport.com 997 S 4.0, Cayman S 3.8, Cayenne Turbo, Macan Turbo, 69 911, Mini R53 JCW , RADICAL SR3 |
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I have all of these sets from the 60's and a few newer ones from the 90's. Will sell all for $325. Most sets are complete minus cars. Have many more photos
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Von http://vonsmog.com 73' 911T Coupe, 76' 911S Targa 73'& 80' Mercedes Unimog DoKa 59' Austin Healey 100-6 |
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Cool sets!!! I always loved how they called the power station "Super Charger"!!! I always thought it was really cool how they worked with the rubber rollers spinning and would catch the side of the car to shoot it down the track.
I had some Sizzlers once, 2 cars, track set with really deep banked turns and the charger was a big gas pump that used 4 D sized batteries. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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Porsche 914 in it's natural state:
 Custom Hot Wheels:  Loose Porsche Hot Wheels:  Wall of Porsche Hot wheels and friends: 
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Not vintage but decent wall decoration...
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i shot all mine up with a bb gun. the army men, used them as safety barriers..they had no idea i was a sniper. but i did miss a lot and punched out a few tiny windshields.
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I have no idea how this one survived BB guns and flame throwers, Custom Firebird 1967!
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1978 Porsche 911sc 3.0 CIS
1983 Porsche 911sc Cabriolet 3.0
