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| Truck of the Day: April 29, 2015; Hot Wheels '80 White Semi Tractor | |
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| juantoo3 | Apr 29 2015, 08:05 AM Post #1 |
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![]() For more info see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Motor_Company ![]() Steering Rigs are a fun little side collection in the Hot Wheels range. I've developed a minor fascination with the White Motor Company trucks of late, they are a very underappreciated brand that used to be seen commonly on the roads and now are but a distant memory, sort of the Studebaker of heavy vehicles.
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| pjedsel | Apr 29 2015, 10:23 AM Post #2 |
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Muscle Car
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The steering rigs were rather fun models from Hot Wheels even with the oversized and unsightly steering wheel on the trailers. I am glad the cabs were left untouched and also sold separate. I really wasn't into the trailers that much but did like the truck cabs and picked up most of them at a toy store in the Richmond, CA area in the early '80's - back in the days when there were nice toy stores with lots and lots of diecast to be tempted with.
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| cody6268 | Apr 29 2015, 10:53 AM Post #3 |
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I'm probably a little partial towards this, as I live less than an hour from the current Volvo plant in Dublin, which was a former White plant. I've only got one of Hot Wheels' semi trucks, an '80s issue of the Kenworth K100 (aka Thunder Roller) which doesn't have a trailer fifth wheel hole, meaning it can't exactly hook to a trailer. Looks great! I know Steering Rigs trucks are fairly rare, and thus pricey, but I have to get this one especially. Edited by cody6268, Apr 29 2015, 10:57 AM.
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| ivantt | Apr 30 2015, 04:34 PM Post #4 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Nice truck, I have none. Good info and comments from all of you who posted. |
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| W Gee | Apr 30 2015, 06:01 PM Post #5 |
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I remember seeing the Steering Rigs in store and thinking how awful they looked, big steering wheel and all....today have yet to find one and they are on my most wanted list
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The steering rigs were rather fun models from Hot Wheels even with the oversized and unsightly steering wheel on the trailers.
I am glad the cabs were left untouched and also sold separate. I really wasn't into the trailers that much but did like the truck cabs and picked up most of them at a toy store in the Richmond, CA area in the early '80's - back in the days when there were nice toy stores with lots and lots of diecast to be tempted with.

9:49 AM Jul 11