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| Car Of The Day: September 2, 2009; Hot Wheels '86 Volkswagen Golf GTI | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 2 2009, 04:45 AM (408 Views) | |
| Swifty | Sep 2 2009, 04:45 AM Post #1 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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![]() Today's car of the day is Hot Wheels' 1986 Volkswagen Golf GTI. ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Golf_Mk2 ![]() I bought the five pack this car came in specifically to get my hands on this one. I had no idea this casting was still around- a pleasant surprise! Unfortunately, this is not the best it's ever looked (a black base like the older versions had would make a huge difference...oh and clear windows would do a lot to help too). That said, I'm just thrilled that this little casting is still available! ![]()
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| robotCLASH | Sep 2 2009, 05:05 AM Post #2 |
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The Reflex
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I like it, but I'd like to see other versions of it. |
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| Swifty | Sep 2 2009, 05:21 AM Post #3 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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http://www.southtexasdiecast.com/hwguide/vwgolf.html Here are some of the other versions, but according to the site this is a retool, and not the original casting. If my old ones were handy I would take some comparison shots. Hopefully someone else can help out with that! |
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| jedimario | Sep 2 2009, 07:04 AM Post #4 |
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RAWR
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I don't think I have any old ones...might be a few laying around at home in not-so-great shape. |
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| diecastdingo | Sep 2 2009, 07:27 AM Post #5 |
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Minivan
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Oh, these babies handled beautifully and really flew as a GTI. I just never liked the way they looked. The casting looks too flat and wide, but, hey, for a HWs it is ok. No vote for Car of The Anything, though... Edited by diecastdingo, Sep 2 2009, 07:28 AM.
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| Swifty | Sep 2 2009, 01:20 PM Post #6 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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I always liked the Hot Wheels casting over the Matchbox. The MB looks gigantic (especially width) next to this one! My guess is Hot Wheels took liberty with the width of the car to help the Golf work on their track sets. |
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| Sak | Sep 2 2009, 03:56 PM Post #7 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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I'm sorry, but with the red glazing, it looks horrible! |
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| james_autos | Sep 2 2009, 05:07 PM Post #8 |
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Minivan
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The MB was a rubbish casting. It was too tall and too fat, and the Hotwheels is definately a better casting although it has looked better. The Majorette casting of the MK2 is the best, especially when customised. |
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| ivantt | Sep 2 2009, 08:02 PM Post #9 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Well, the good news, it is back. I bet they had to do a little work on it to bring it back up to full production again, like make a new base design or interior, etc. The bad news is the colored glass and overall look. But this is quite common in a five pack---the kiddie factor. The good news is that generally a casting that is old and reappears will show up again in another run somewhere, maybe in the mainline. It is not cost effective to reinstate an old tool and modify it only to run it once in a five-pack with red glass. The bad news is we don't know exactly what they plan to do with it. Fingers crossed. |
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