Custom Datsun 240z Hotwheels

The Custom Datsun 240Z is an customized version of the Datsun 240Z with Rocket Bunny-branded widebody kits applied and engine and structural work by GReddy.

Known as the Fugu Z, its real-life version is owned by Sung Kang, the actor who portrayed Han in the Fast and Furious series, who is a serious auto enthusiast. In Fall of 2015, the Fugu Z made its debut at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas where it won the coveted 2015 Gran Turismo Best in Show Award.

This casting is the latest version of the Datsun 240Z as of 2017, Hot wheels having produced the US-Spec model first in 1978 as the Z Whiz, and another casting the Datsun 240Z in 2006. In 2016 the Nissan Fairlady Z was launched by Hot wheels, portraying a JDM version.

 

'63 Studebacker Champ Hotwheels

 

The '63 Studebaker Champ is a casting replicating a racing version of the classic early '60s light truck manufactured by Studebaker for the North American market. The Hot Wheels casting takes the basic truck and has it lowered and fitted with a tonneau cover. This tonneau cover is made from the same material as the interior piece and on versions with a plastic interior, a person can use their fingernail to lift it and reveal that this piece has the brackets molded to hold the rear wheels in place.

The base of the casting reads '63 Studebaker. The casting was retooled in 2022; the wing is no longer part of the tonneau cover, instead being part of the body. There is a protrusion from the wing which acts as one of the rivet posts.

Volkswagen T2 Pickup Hotwheels

 

The Volkswagen T2 Pickup is one of many Volkswagen Transporter castings released by Hot Wheels, and is a replication of the 1968 Volkswagen Type 2 Transporter truck as can be seen by the lack of the beetle-inspired V-shaped centerpiece on the front.

This casting is a modified single-cab truck, featuring custom bumpers, sideskirts, and the look of lowered suspension. It is configured as a flatbed, as it is missing the rear and side gates that surround the bed on the real vehicle. The engine cover is also excluded from this casting, leaving the detailed engine exposed at the rear.

'95 Mazda RX-7 Hotwheels

 

The Mazda RX-7 is a rotary-engined sports car manufactured by Mazda from 1978 to 2002. This casting replicates the third generation, internally designated the FD3S (shortened to FD). Featuring an updated design penned by Tom Matano, Yōichi Satō and Wu-Huang Chin, the RX-7's 1.3L 13B-REW engine featured the first-ever mass-produced sequential twin turbo system exported from Japan, developed with the aid of Hitachi. Production ended in 2002 with 68,589 produced, making this the least common of the three generations of the RX-7.

'78 Dodge Li'l Red Express Pickup

 

The '78 Dodge Li'l Red Express Pickup is a special variant of the 1978 Dodge D-series pickup. The Li'l Red Express truck version was only used for the 1978 and 1979 model years and was part of the third generation of the Dodge D-series from 1972-1980. The Hot wheels casting portrays the model with a semi-style exhaust stack instead of exhaust pipes along the chassis to the end of the cargo deck. The casting was modified in 2018, with a modified exhaust system.

Chevy Silverado (2007) Hotwheels

 

Este modelo incluía uma motocicleta esportiva de plástico removível na carroceria do caminhão. O recurso de motocicleta foi removido das linhas principais em 2012. Este Chevy Silverado rebaixado também tem uma contraparte 4x4 off-road. Em 2015, como parte da Hot Wheels Heritage Series, o Chevy Silverado 4x4 foi lançado. Como uma versão visivelmente mais curta e menos larga deste cast, ele também apresentava um 4x4 off-road alongado junto com uma grade protetora frontal.

This model included a removable plastic sport bike in the truck bed. The motorcycle feature was removed from mainlines in 2012. This lowered Chevy Silverado also has an off-road 4x4 counterpart. In 2015, as part of the Hot Wheels Heritage Series, the Chevy Silverado 4x4 was released. As a noticeably shorter and less wide version of this casting, it also featured an off-road 4x4 lift along with front brush guard.

'81 DeLorean DMC-12 Hotwheels

 

O DeLorean DMC-12 foi originalmente projetado por Giorgetto Giugiaro da ItalDesign em Torino, Itália. Para o lançamento do Mattel Hot Wheels, o carro foi recriado por Manson Cheung; apesar de ter esculpido muitos Hot Wheels em modelos 3D no passado, este foi seu primeiro design de Hot Wheels.

O texto na parte de trás da embalagem diz "Design italiano e engenharia britânica, este carro dos sonhos americanos com portas em forma de asa de gaivota, motor traseiro e carroceria de aço inoxidável era um carro esportivo diferente de qualquer outro nas estradas na década de 1980 - ou hoje!"

Em 1985, Steven Spielberg e Robert Zemeckis fizeram do carro um ícone da cultura pop no clássico de ficção científica "De Volta Para o Futuro", no qual ele é retratado como uma máquina do tempo.

 

The DeLorean DMC-12 was originally designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign in Turin, Italy. For the Mattel Hot Wheels release, the car was re-created by Manson Cheung; despite having sculpted many Hot Wheels into 3D models in the past this was his first Hot Wheels design.

Text on the back of the packaging reads "Italian designed and British engineered, this American dream car with gull-wing doors, rear engine and stainless steel body was a sports car unlike anything else on the roads in the 1980s - or today!"

In 1985, Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis made the car a pop-culture icon in the sci-fi classic "Back To The Future," in which it's portrayed as a time machine.