Heavy Metal

WHIP CREAMER

  To follow my recent Hot Wheels post, a few older shots of some of my favourite HW exotics, including some classic Redlines! The Whip Creamer is possibly my favourite of the later Redlines, super futuristic with a sliding canopy and spinning turbine. A classic example of the heavyweight models, the body is large and solidly molded with a deep metal chassis. A smooth and long distance runner.

SPLITTIN IMAGE

 One of the early models and a classic Hot Wheels design, totally unlike the staid and conventional hot rods of the era.

SWINGIN WING

Another unique style, with a flip out rear engine, solid metal body and big wheels, with a large plastic spoiler overhead.

WHIP CREAMER

So good, I bought it twice! another hot pink spectraflame version of my favourite, showing the spinning turbine at the rear.

ROCKET BYE BABY

One of the last Redlines, Rocket By Baby is an aerodynamic beast with opening air scoops and big mag wheels.

HAIRY HAULERS

   Taking the idea of the pickup one step further, the Hairy Hauler has a front tipping cab and a huge multi cylinder engine out back.

TWINMILL RE-RELEASE

One of the first HW designs was the Twinmill, re-released in a new moulding decades later by Mattel and still looking as sweet as ever.

TWINMILL II

Ever one to update a good thing, comes the Twinmill II with bigger engines and more radical styling,

SPLITTIN IMAGE RE-RELEASE

HW SILHOUETTE AND ZYLEMEX VERSION

If I remember correctly, the Silhouette was my second ever Hot Wheels. Looking a bit battered these days, it was based on an Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth design and has featured in many guises, including this restyled large Zylemex model and a smaller similar scale purple model below.

ZYLEMEX SILHOUETTES

LOTUS TURBINE, SHELBY TURBINE AND INDY EAGLE

The Lotus and Shelby Turbines were among the lightest models in the range and based on real life cars. The Shelby Turbine is a rare example of one I bought twice, as my original blue verdion had the front wheels replaced by my dad with some spare Corgi Rocket ones.

PYTHON

The Python is a great example of a recent rarity that I picked up at Doncaster Toy Fair, a little time worn, but for 50p, it had 'Bill' written all over it!

ORIGINAL DEORA AND MODERN EDITION

The one that started it all, originally purple, its been repainted in black, red, gold and most re ently back to purple. Sporting one of the surf boards from its cousin, the Beach Bomb. Re-imagined more recently in the more chunky version and since released in a more aerodynamic guise as Deora II - a little too far from the original for my tastes though.

CONTEMPORARY HOT WHEELS

And at last to more contemporary models, a cursory cruise along Tesco's toy aisle will often reveal a modern model which catches the eye, such as these three examples.