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| Car of the Day: February 10, 2016; Hot Wheels '49 Volkswagen Beetle Custom | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 9 2016, 11:28 PM (638 Views) | |
| 250 TR | Feb 9 2016, 11:28 PM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Hot Wheels' 1949 Volkswagen Beetle Custom ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures on the real car, please visit: Volkswagen Beetle ![]() ![]() This is from a new Hot Wheels Volkswagen 5 pack. While I love Volkswagen's, the Beetle has never really done much for me. Because of that, I have very few in my collection. But coming from someone relatively indifferent to Beetle's, this is the star of the 5 pack. I think this is the best version of this casting done so far. The flat grey paint job, Von Dutch looking graphics and brown interior suit this car perfectly. ![]() ![]()
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| zzziippyyy | Feb 10 2016, 02:43 AM Post #2 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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Personally for me I like all things VW diescast so I also like this. One question? Is that messed up paint on the rood over the driver door and the ridge of the hood and a small spot on the rear decklid? or is it the way the paint was meant to be kind of with a patina on it? |
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| 250 TR | Feb 10 2016, 03:02 AM Post #3 |
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It's messed up paint, definitely not supposed to be that way. I half way think it might have fallen out of the package in the store and that's why it looks like that, but it could just as easily be poor paint. But the package was sliced open and taped back. I haven't seen another of this 5 pack yet so I'm debating if I want to deal with it or spring for a replacement just for one car. |
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| zzziippyyy | Feb 10 2016, 08:44 AM Post #4 |
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Drive it like you stole it!
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Thanks, that explains the paint. |
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| pjedsel | Feb 10 2016, 09:32 AM Post #5 |
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Muscle Car
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I like VW Beetles but not this particular casting.
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| Hobie-wan | Feb 10 2016, 01:41 PM Post #6 |
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Nice color combination for the chopped Bug. |
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| craftymore | Feb 10 2016, 06:17 PM Post #7 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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Sorta surprised to see HW hasn't yet eliminated the metal base on this one for the $1 line. |
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| ivantt | Feb 10 2016, 07:16 PM Post #8 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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CRAFTY!! Shhhhhhhhh. Don't give HW any ideas!! |
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| corvairjim | Feb 13 2016, 02:09 AM Post #9 |
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I have to respectfully disagree with my friend PJ. There's something about the car's stance and the way they extended the front axle forward that is just "right". It sits right and has the right attitude for what it's supposed to be. It's not the sort of Beetle I'd like to someday own, but boy, is it (and similar 1:1 cars) fun to look at! Plus, being a VW Bug it has a proper horizontally opposed/pancake/boxer engine! Now all they need to do is polish out that darn flat paint. Or is it just blue primer. Finish the car and all will be well (I like 'em SHINY!). |
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I like VW Beetles but not this particular casting.

3:36 AM Jul 11