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Race Car Of The Day: October 26, 2010; Hot Wheels '94 Riley & Scott MK III
Topic Started: Oct 26 2010, 12:34 AM (439 Views)
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Today's car of the day is Hot Wheels' 1994 Riley & Scott MK III.

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Riley & Scott Cars Inc. was a racing constructor and racing team that primarily provided chassis for various forms of motorsport, but worked primarily in sports car racing. It was founded in 1990 by Bob Riley and Mark Scott.


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For more information and pictures of the real car please visit: Riley & Scott MK III

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I really love how the pictures of this car turned out. Considering the recent discussion here regarding the Hot Wheels Race Team series cars, I submit this one to the board. It's Hot Wheels blue (metalflake even!) and it has a big Hot Wheels logo on the front.

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Riley & Scott's first program was the development of a chassis for the Trans-Am Series, providing a customer car for numerous competitors. This chassis had much success in the series.

Soon, the company moved to the development of a World Sports Car for the IMSA GT Championship, becoming known as the Mk III. Debuting in 1995, the Mk III went on to win five races in just its debut season. The car eventually earned victories in races such as the 24 Hours of Daytona, and even received customers in Europe for the Sports Racing World Cup as a viable opponent to the Ferrari 333 SP.

At the turn of the century, Riley & Scott expanded their sports car program to include development of the Chevrolet Corvette C5-R for General Motors, then the Cadillac Northstar LMP program as well, using architecture based on their Mk III. The original Mk III itself was also refurbished in 2001, allowing it to continue competition up to 2005.

Reynard Motorsport acquired Riley & Scott in 1999 as part of Reynard's expansion. However, Reynard was not able to survive the expansion as the company went bankrupt in 2001. When Reynard was dissolved, Riley & Scott was dissolved along with it. Co-founder Bob Riley would found his own company, Riley Technologies, to continue construction of various projects in the same year.


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Whooohooo, nice selection. This casting was the topic of my "Real& Replica" series a few months ago. A very well done casting, and it does look good in this color.
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This is one of the models I have decided I no longer wish to keep (trying to narrow my collecting somehow, and racing cars have taken a hit), so the handful of variations I had went into a trade/wheel donor box. It's a realistic enough model, just not one I relate to personally.

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