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7th Annual Hot Wheels Convention Purple Passion designed by Larry Wood is for sale at https://collectiblesandmoreinstore.com/shop/1993-7th-convention-hot-wheels/

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Another great Mega Hot Wheels build. A solid build with some great printed elements make this car stand out. That metallic army green makes this car look pretty unique and is a fair match to an actual die-cast Hot Wheels car I’ve got.

Mega Brands HHL99

Hot Wheels

Muscle Bound

662pcs

2021 (box 2021, available 3rd quarter 2022)

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Dumb luck found this on the shelf at Toys R US Vaughn/Hwy 7 location. Was looking for something else when I found this. one of the first in Canada when I found it.

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Casting Call: Vector WX-3

Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve written one of these, and now, here comes the second installment of probably my favorite saga to date: the Vector Saga. Thanks to the current situation, the delivery of my car was delayed, but it’s here now, and here we are.

Remember the W8? That wedge-shaped car which I felt was more extreme than the already extreme Lamborghini Countach? It’ll need a worthy successor... and this’ll be it. This... is the Vector WX-3.

First, as usual, a bit of background. The Vector WX-3 was a prototype American sports car manufactured by a company known as Vector Motors, then known as Vector Aeromotive. The car was designed by Gerald “Jerry” Wiegert, founder of Vector Aeromotive. The car was officially known as the AWX-3, standing for Avtech Wiegert Experimental Model 3; the “3” signified that the WX-3 was the third model Vector had made, after the W2 and W8.

The WX-3 was intended to be the successor to the W8, conceived by Wiegert in 1992. The WX-3 was more extreme than the W8 was, featuring three engine configurations, allowing for some ludicrous power that would be even on par with modern hypercar standards.

The beating heart of the WX-3 was intended to be a 7.0L V8 with variable boost for the twin-turbochargers. Yes, this thing had variable boost, just like the W8. This allowed for settings between 600 BHP to a staggering 1,200 BHP, on par with many modern hypercars. The prototypes used the same highly-modified 6.0L Rodeck twin-turbo V8 as seen on the W8.

The car’s interior was also very similar to that of the W8’s, featuring a screen as opposed to analog gauges. The car also featured the same Sony CDX-A2001 ten-disc CD changer gracing the right side of the cockpit as the W8, as well as the same 3-speed Turbo-HydraMatic 425 automatic transmission mated to that beast of an engine; the transmission also had the same fighter aircraft throttle-like device. Vector employees had stated that while the prototypes used the three-across seating arrangement found on certain W8s, it would be more likely that the production WX-3 would use two bucket seats.

The car also featured the same scissor door setup as the W8.

Rear visibility on the WX-3 still wasn’t too great, although it was a marked improvement over the practically non-existent rear visibility of the W8. The rear of the car looks a lot more subdued compared to the front. As usual, it appears the location of the license plate holder was likely an afterthought.

The WX-3 also incorporates what I guess could be considered a very early version of active aero systems, featuring two movable flaps which lifted up when the car was braking, acting as an airbrake.

The WX-3 was first shown off at the 1992 Geneva Motor Show, although at first, strictly a design study, sans engine. The car was originally painted silver. After the car returned from Geneva, a related car joined it: the WX-3R.

The WX-3R was essentially the roadster version of the WX-3, with both sharing mechanical components and similar styling. However, the WX-3R featured dual bucket seats as opposed to the three-abreast seating of the WX-3 and was painted purple.

The WX-3 and WX-3R were then both displayed at the 1993 Geneva Motor Show, with the WX-3 having been repainted into aquamarine; this was done to promote another of Wiegert’s companies, Aquajet, a manufacturer of personal watercrafts, as the Aquajet logo featured aquamarine and purple as its primary colors. In fact, both the WX-3 and WX-3R appeared on the Aquajet website; however it appears the website is currently broken and will require an archival tool such as the Wayback Machine to access.

The WX-3 was intended to be put into production in 1993; however, problems began to surface. 

In 1993, as Wiegert was preparing for production of the WX-3, a rather shady Indonesian company with Bermudan ties named MegaTech forced a hostile takeover of Vector Aeromotive; this ultimately led to the firing of Wiegert from his own company. MegaTech then attempted to produce the WX-3, but Wiegert sued the company and copyrighted his own design, so MegaTech could not produce the WX-3. Ironically, this would also spell the end of the WX-3; only two were produced.

Wiegert eventually regained control of the company and has been working on a new car known as the WX-8 for numerous years now; in fact, it’s been so long we may as well call it developmental hell. The WX-3 and WX-3R also came back under Wiegert’s ownership. However, in order to fund development of the WX-8, Wiegert decided to auction off both the WX-3 and WX-3R at a Sotheby’s auction in 2019; both cars were ultimately auctioned off in mid-January 2019, with the WX-3 fetching $617,500 and the WX-3R fetching $500,000. Both are now in the hands of private collectors.

Prior to the auction, the WX-3 appeared in an episode of the Burke’s Law reboot and was also spotted at various car shows.

Okay, now that we’ve gotten all that out of the way, let’s get to the reason why you’re here.

This… is the Hot Wheels version of the Vector WX-3. Named the Vector “Avtech” WX-3 in the Hot Wheels lineup, this casting was first introduced in 1993 as a Vector employee exclusive, as shown above; the car was painted in the silver color that was originally on the actual car. Only 500 of this version was produced. This casting, like many other castings designed throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, was designed by Larry Wood.

A more common version, painted in the purple as seen on the real WX-3R, was released the same year. A version exists of the purple version with normal 5SP wheels.

The WX-3 has a plastic roof which is riveted onto the rear. No back window is present. This casting features notably very few tampos, apart from the Vector logo on the wing and the black semicircle on the door intended to represent the lower window. The side vents are noticeable open and one can peer through them.

For the record, there isn’t very much going on in the rear of this casting either. Just the rear mesh grill, taillamps and triangular exhaust pipes.

The WX-3 has one of the least releases of any supercar or hypercar concept made by Hot Wheels around this period, with only five known releases. The casting was retooled slightly in 1997, with the prominent side vents closed off. This would ironically be the casting’s last release to date, in the Super Show Cars 5-Pack in 1997 (a version exists with open side vents, shown below), alongside the Dodge Viper RT/10, Jaguar XJ220, Avus quattro and Zender Fact 4. A few other combinations of the 5-Pack exist but this is the only one containing the Vector.

As mentioned above, this casting has not been seen since 1997; it has not been featured in any edition of the Final Run Series, but is assumed to have been retired since the casting has not appeared in the mainline for over 20 years and is unlikely to return.

I hope this long writeup has given you a better idea on this turbocharged thrasher, and what is quite possibly my new favorite supercar from the ‘90s; step aside, Ferrari F50. As usual, I’d do something like this any day.

This article is the second in a three-part series I will call The Vector Saga. The series will document the W8, the WX-3, and the history of Vector Motors as a whole.

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1991’s Hot Wheels VW Bug The VW Bug is a Hot Wheels casting based on a 1953 - 1957 VW Bug and was created by Hot Wheels designer Larry Wood. It was released into the line-up in 1989. This is not the first Bug to be in the Hot Wheels line-up; the Original Bugs or Beetles were released as part of the 1968 "Sweet Sixteen". Although the Custom Volkswagen was issued in two different countries back then and were very different from each other, this resembles the Hong Kong casting. There was it’s other famous striped cousin the Volkswagen (1974) which more resembles the US version of the Custom Volkswagen. Thanks for following @RegosRadRides Ride Over To My Site www.RegosRadicalRides.wordpress.com #VwBug #HotWheels #Volkswagen #Bug #LarryWood #VolkswagenBug #VwBeetle #VolkswagenBeetle #RadBug #VwRide #Rides #VwLove #RadRide #RetroRide #RadRides #HotWheelsCollector #RegoTek #RegosRadRides #DiecastCollector #ExultantIndustries #ShawnsSnapshots https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpUpxspdeS/?igshid=1wx5hk2pa2ltn

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By far one of the better Mega Builds I’ve done.. prints look amazing and the build is solid. Modern day Mega bricks are really good quality and no stickers!!!

Mega Construx HDJ97

Hot Wheels

Street Rodder

507pcs

2021

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That Time Forgot: Pontiac Banshee

Gosh, I honestly want to rename this segment to “Ahead Of Its Time”, but I’m keeping the That Time Forgot moniker to keep it consistent with the other few posts I’ve been doing. But anyway, back to our point.

Concept cars have cool names, like Rageous, Wildcat and UltraLite. But I feel this one is probably the coolest of them all. Today, I’ll take you back in time to discuss about what, in my opinion, is one of the coolest concept cars of the ‘80s, both in appearance and name.

The Pontiac Banshee nameplate has been used for a line of concept cars designed by General Motors, the nameplate having been used since 1964. Before we talk about this Banshee, let’s take a trip back to 1964, with the 1964 Banshee I.

The Banshee was Pontiac’s newest concept car in 1964, dubbed the XP-833 internally. This was a small sports car with a sweeping front end and short rear deck, conceived by head of Pontiac John DeLorean (yes, that DeLorean). The appearance is highly reminiscent of the third-generation Chevrolet Corvettes. A few were built, but only two were functional prototypes; these were a silver coupe with an inline-6 and a white convertible with a V8.

Described by DeLorean as the “Mustang Killer”, the Banshee was rumored to be slated for production; however, the extremely high performance of the Banshee ultimately did not sit well with the higher-ups at GM, who thought the performance of the Banshee would ultimately prove as a threat to the Corvette and the Banshee was ultimately canned as a result.

In 1968, a new version of the Banshee was made, internally known as the Banshee II. This was essentially a Pontiac Firebird with a new fiberglass body shell sitting on Firebird body panels and a near-stock Firebird interior.

Originally red, this wedge-shaped car was given a new white paintjob with red accents and a hood decal in 1969. It was powered by a 400 ci (6.6L) Pontiac V8.

The third Banshee, internally known as the Banshee III, was introduced in 1974 and painted in a chrome red. The car itself was based on the Firebird with an appearance influencing that of the later Trans Ams. It featured covered headlamps blended with a streamlined hood for better aerodynamics. The triple headlamps had three modes: low, freeway and high-beam. The car had a soft face bumper system with body-colored urethane over an energy-absorbing foam base.

The Banshee III originally had four slit-type taillamps, but these were changed to twenty “high tech round hole” taillamps in 1976. The car was powered by a 455 ci (7.5L) Super Duty V8. And now, we move on to quite possibly the most iconic one of the bunch.

The newest version of the Banshee, also known as the Banshee IV, was also one of the most futuristic sports cars of the period. Powered by an experimental SOHC V8 with 230 horsepower, the car had sleek lines and a futuristic appearance.

With buttons everywhere on the steering wheel along with a heads-up display projected information about speed and other things. The car also featured dual adjustable rear wheels and appears to be fully functional. The car was intended to preview the exterior design for new cars to come, which it did; the Banshee helped to preview the design of the next-generation Pontiac Firebird and by extension the next-generation Chevrolet Camaro.

The Banshee got its big break on the big screen when it appeared in Back To The Future Part II, although very briefly.

The Banshee also appeared very briefly in the 1993 movie Demolition Man; here, it can be seen next to the Corvette Stingray III and an Oldsmobile Aurora. The car is currently located at the GM Heritage Center, along with the Banshee II and III; both Banshee Is are in the hands of private owners.

Okay, now that we’ve gotten all the history out of the way, let’s get to the reason why you’re here: the history of the Hot Wheels casting.

The Banshee was first introduced in 1989 as part of the Speed Fleet series. One notable difference between the real-life Banshee and the model Banshee is the non-covered rear fender flare. This casting was designed by Larry Wood.

The base is metal and features few markings apart from the logo and copyright information. I can honestly see people not being able to identify this car, but this was at a time where little other information other than copyright and the Hot Wheels logo was placed on the base; this lasted from about the mid-’80s to the mid-to-late-’90s, at which point it was presumably mandated to put the name of the casting on the base unless it couldn’t fit.

Even on modern releases it appears that the name of the casting is not printed. Something interesting I noticed was that the base graphics are actually identical to that of the Corvette Stingray III. Of note is that the interior piece of the car makes up a part of the distinctive “triangle” front fascia of the Banshee.

This casting received a total of twenty-seven releases, and was last seen in the 2011 Hot Ones series with retro-style decals and pastel colors.

In my honest opinion, the Banshee would be a perfect addition to a Hot Wheels series showcasing forgotten concept cars like these from the ‘80s to aid these concept cars on their road to getting remembered. I hope you have gotten a better idea about the history of the Banshee and the cars that preceded it, and like I always say, I’d do it again any day.

- Grunty

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #WorkingVehicleThursday - Thursday,  February 1, 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is our Working Vehicle Thursday…. Manufacturer: Hot Wheels Series: Retro Style Series Release:  1986 - Present (2017) Model:  Combat Medic Toy Number: FJP12 Designer:  Larry Wood This Working Vehicle - the Combat Medic - has been around a very long time and love the all metal body.  This Larry’s Mobile Tune Up vehicle is on the road and ready to tune up your Hot Rod.  Designed by Larry Wood, the Combat Medic is a reissue of the 1977 Letter Getter.  In 1986It was reissued as part of the “Action Command” series as the Combat Medic.   Some of the cool graphics on this casting are the tampos on the box truck!  Painted in a metallic white, the tampos literally pop off the truck.  Blazened on both sides is the “Hot Wheels Larry’s” logo along with “Mobile Tune-Up.”  In the smaller writing, you will read; “For Speed, Power and Performance” on upper left.  “On Board Dynamometer, Engine Tune-Ups, Brakes, Guaranteed” is printed on the lower panel of the truck.  The stars, red and metallic blue stripes look really nice.  But on the front hood of the truck is the “Hot Wheels Larry’s” logo.  It is a really classic paint and stripes that reflect the Racing Team series in Hot Wheels. Enjoy our “Working Vehicle Thursday’.  Check out the close ups.   #HotWheels #RetroStyleSeries #CombatMedic #LetterGetter #LarryWood #Diecast #DustyAtticToyShow #DATS2018 #ToysInTheDustyAttic #NorthTexasDiecastCollectorsClub #NTDCC2018 #NorthTexasFunkoHunters #NTXFH2018 #TexasHotWheels #TWHW2018 #CastleMediaStudios #Collectibles #ToyShowfamily #HotWheelsfamily #FunkoFamily #DiecastFamily #WorkingVehicleThursday

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