the manager assured me new inventory was to arrive, but it was just a case or maybe two on the pegs which didn’t last too long. If you're a serious Hot Wheels collector, you know the promotional materials can be desirable and difficult to find. To celebrate our 50th anniversary let’s make a set of cars with no history or uniqueness in a very unusual color scheme.

When you pick an iconic HW model to highlight, a model that up until not to long ago had an all metal construction and an opening hood, remove a lot of the great features, then showcase it, it just feels like a big swing and a miss. Being that this model has to be composed of plastic and the ‘Vette actually contains a non-metallic body. This special anniversary series of premium 1:64 scale cars - is a must-have for collectors and fans around the world.If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal. Hot Wheels also held the ' Hot Wheels Legends 50th Anniversary Tour' where the Hot Wheels team travelled to several states in the USA to hold real-life car shows to find the next car to be 'immortalized as a Hot Wheels Die Cast'.

why the hell would WM give a shit if they can’t properly supply product to my son who enjoys playing with HW’s and myself who likes to collect? Some of the most sought after collector models ever produced, such as the Bone Shaker, the Twin Mill. I don’t get it, it’s too small and utterly pathetic in terms of detail, but plenty of collectors go nuts for the ’67 Camaro over and above any other HW.

And if the technical side of things came into the decision (in terms of the paint finish) they CAN do a chrome finish on metal…they did it years ago with the Shelby GR-1 concept car and it looked stunning…I can’t imagine doing the same finish in gold would be a problem. Plastic above the base has been used as compliments to the diecast metal, such as the plastic camper on the Backwoods Bomb. The only time I can see using a plastic body/metal base is with loop tracks due to the car’s lower COG. PLUS an added BONUS: The original tear-off ad sheet showing the special 50th Anniversary Collections including the Black and Gold Collection! I mean, hell, they could have just said “screw the cost differential” JUST this once, just for this occasion!

HW picked it because they’d have a jihad against them declared by fans of old school Hot Wheels cars if they didn’t. Of course Mattel won’t care it’s all about sales and the mindless masses will go nuts over the chase and speculate on future values for a limited series. This 6-car series of premium 1:64 scale models with a seventh special chase car - all gold '67 Camaro. It would make a statement if it was left hanging on the pegs, but I don’t really see that happening.Cards are in excellent shape and may have minor irregularities from factory packaging - no major damage. As I’ve said so many times before, I understand the constraints Mattel has to work within, but you’d think for this specific instance they could make the sacrifice. I also really liked the special 7th model – unofficially a Chase based on the small numbers in cases – an iconic 67 Camaro in gold. If they refuse to carry Hot Wheels if they can’t be sold for a dollar Mattel isn’t going to ‘please the fans’ if it means losing over half of their distribution.

Oxford Dictionary definition of Diecast: Adjective- (of a metal object) formed by pouring molten metal into a reusable mould. I would pay more if it were metal, but I’ll agree that this cost cutting crap is getting ridiculous. It is a challenging way to collect but fun as well, because I am forced to prioritize and there is nothing in the collection that I won’t absolutely love. That’s funny considering how there were WM’s which were behind in keeping up with the dump bins or skipping certain releases entirely. Featuring iconic Hot Wheels originals and American Classics from the sixties, each car carries a stunning livery and comes showcased in a beautiful matching package that commemorates Hot Wheels Golden Anniversary.Suddenly I wish I had the last release of the Camaro, so I could put together an all plastic Camaro to go with my all plastic Amazoom. I think they are most certainly “testing the waters” with this plastic junk as a 50th Anniversary model. If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review. If they were going to go plastic with this model for the mainline, it would be unfortunate, but fine. Besides, don’t get me wrong since I do like it, but the Camaro seems to have been used quite a bit as of late in recent lines… change it up a bit.