Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Hot Wheels comes out with an AMC this year

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

These are already all over the place. My only beef? On back these idiots at 
Mattel never get it right.
Born: 1971 (actually it was born in early 1970 according to the late Chuck 
Mashigan, who gave a stunning and fixiating photo/slide show at the aMO 
nationals in Kenosha at the Italian American club where 300+ people sat in 
stunned silence as this legend spoke)
Birthplace: Auburn Hills, Michigan. Aarrgh! Someone please buy the people at 
Mattel a $2.95 Wal Mart map.
Designer: Chrysler LLC. You read that right, more revisionist history since 
someone too lazy to figure out AMC was independent car company. If Mopar 
goes belly up (seeing their sales were down a whopping 55% in January 2009) 
will one day Hot Wheels make little Mopars that say on back "Designer: 
Nissan or Renault" or whoever buys up their mess of company? I simply can't 
believe that someone at Mattel didn't do homework on this. AGAIN.
Speciality: "With a big rear spoiler, fender bulges and optional denim 
interior, the muscle car was made for straight line performance." This is 
what happens when someone uses Wikipedia or Allpar for their 'research'. 
Denim interior, yikes. Courderoy in 1971, yes though.

It is a good overall design, however, the"T" stripe on front never saw 
production in this form. Not sure what rims those are but not AMC but look 
good anyhows. The roofline is incorrect as 71-72 had indented t-top 
rooflines.

Good points? Eh, throw the AMC dogs a bone and they usually bite, I have 
already been finding these things at Wal Marts for 99 cents or less. The 401 
emblem I was impressed with, lucky for us Mattel didn't put 402 on there. 
Chrome front spoiler. Hmmm.....I have a 71-74 fiberglass front spoiler 
currently on ebay, but a chrome end to end like earlier 68-70 stainless ones 
is intriguing......The back lights are also solid chrome end to end so no 
lenses, but good detail, you can paint them in if you have not had any cans 
of Red Bull. I like the dash, and interesting to see that they didn't use 
the earlier 68-70 dashes found in earlier Hot Wheels offerings, would have 
been easy to do. I have already sanded off with small file the 'Chrysler 
LLC' on the bottom of the opened one I have.

Overall a nice little car if you can forgive them for rewriting history or 
not doing homework on who actually made this and those that had zero 
influence on the "AMC" 71 AMX......
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "lumina333" <lumina333@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 2:30 PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Hot Wheels comes out with an AMC this year


> The 2009 mainline of Hot Wheel models features an AMC Javelin AMX. It
> is the splitting image of a Mark Donohue orange Jav with black T-
> stripes. On Feb. 21st, K-Marts will hold a Hot Wheels event (known as K-
> Days) and feature 3 cars with exclusive color variations. The Javelin
> will be one of them - Black w/white T-stripe. The tampos on this car
> are pretty cool - has a 401 badge on the front fender and RWB AMX decal
> on the rear spoiler! Start looking on those pegs in WalMart, Target,
> and Toys R Us for the new Javelin!
>
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