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| Car of The Day: April 23, 2010; Hot Wheels '01 Saleen S7 | |
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| craftymore | Apr 22 2010, 10:27 PM Post #1 |
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*Posted for Ivantt*![]() The race car for today is the 2001 Saleen S7 by Hot Wheels. ![]()
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![]() This is one of my favorite castings, having done over 20 customs with it. The shape and overall look is good. The casting was designed by Phil Riehlman of Mattel, well known for a number of his designs. At a Hot Wheels convention a number of yeras ago, I had him "autograph" one of my custom S7's and he remarked that the car was one of the hardest he had ever done. I think he did a good job. Motormax has also done a credible S7, and point for point against the HW version is quite good, but the Motormax has a blunt, squarish nose area, which is unlike the real vehicle, and keeps the HW version my favorite. |
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| Swifty | Apr 22 2010, 10:48 PM Post #2 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Great paint scheme on a nice casting.
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| WoloMan | Apr 23 2010, 07:42 AM Post #3 |
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Midsize
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I like the near Gulf-colors, too. The comold wheels and tailpipe detail really make this stand out against a regular mainline. For those who don't know, this is from the newer Speed Machines series. |
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| jedimario | Apr 23 2010, 08:52 AM Post #4 |
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RAWR
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Nice, is this from that new series with the other tampoed-up cars or a custom? Also one of my favorite HW castings, and a great American car. |
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| Dadvball | Apr 23 2010, 04:36 PM Post #5 |
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Dadvball
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Thanks for the pics and the history. This casting is also one of my favorites, especially if done in a racing theme such as this. |
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| ivantt | Apr 23 2010, 08:55 PM Post #6 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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When I bought the above car in the Speed Machines series by Hot Wheels, I found it odd that they used the original tooling without the large rear wing. The latter is featured on the black race car version in the mainline, so I assumed it would be on this release, as well. I don't know how y'all feel about the "wing" on the mainline, but I don't care for it, and was glad to see the above version with the standard "spoiler" on the rear deck. Either way, it's a Saleen S7 and one of my favorite cars! I was very impressed how well they did the decorations, especially the logotype, "Saleen" on the rear area. Niiiiice. |
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| jedimario | Apr 24 2010, 12:06 AM Post #7 |
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RAWR
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Ivan, the wing is correct, so I think it's just fine either way. If anything, when touted up in race colors, it should have the wing:
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| WoloMan | Apr 24 2010, 05:59 AM Post #8 |
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Midsize
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According to South Texas Diecast, all releases up to the most recent black mainline have been without the wing. Since HW is trying to simulate a race car, it would probably be more apropos with the wing, but it still looks great without it. |
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| 69Stang | Apr 24 2010, 10:26 AM Post #9 |
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And another great choice, I also like those "near" Gulf colors as well. I would love to see some of those customs based on this casting Crafty! |
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