Hi Woodsy,
I saw your recent post on the Baby Ruth chocolate bar.
This is a very famous chocolate bar in America, and the Baby Ruth logo has appeared on at least three Hot Wheels models.
The bar was first made in 1920, by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago, so it is over a hundred years old. Officially, it is not related to the baseball player Babe Ruth, but it did appear while he was playing for the New York Yankees team.
Hot Wheels released their first Baby Ruth model in 1999, as part of Sugar Rush Series II – a set of four cars devoted to chocolate bars. This was a Dodge Concept Car.
Then came the Chevy Pro Stock Truck, a racing pick-up truck, in 2002. This was part of the Sweet Rides series.
In 2016 there was a '64 Ford Falcon Sprint, in one of the Hot Wheels premium lines. This had a metal body, metal baseplate, and Real Rider wheels.
Three photographs from Worthpoint
Paul Adams
New Zealand
Anyone got any Babe Ruth or baseball collectables?
And now I've officially seen everything! SFZ
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty of other die-cast models that carry the name and logo of various chocolate or lolly brands. Most of which I have never heard of, except for the models.
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