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Woodsy,

Thanx to Paul Adams in NZ for putting me on to this Flintstones Hot Wheels Monster Truck. 

At first, I wasn't going to get one but then figured it would be a nice companion piece to my Hot Wheels Batman Monster Truck.

 This one comes with a crushed car which can be combined to make obstacles with other crushed cars in the series.

From Viva Rock Vegas

Ed

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THE MEYERS MANX MONSTER

The Meyers Manx was a highly successful 1960s Dune Buggy design. It was based on a shortened Volkswagen chassis, and had a fibreglass body.

It appeared in many movies, and inspired plenty of copy-cat designs. It has also proven popular with model companies.

This example from Hot Wheels is a Monster Truck version. It is part of the 2023 Monster Trucks range, and this is the first colour scheme.

The vehicle has an orange metal body, with a raised plastic top, and a clear-blue windscreen. The Meyers Manx name appears on the front, along with the number 10.

There are plenty of other tampo printed markings all around the model. Most Monster Trucks are pretty weird, but this one is really nice.

Do you have one?

Paul Adams from New Zealand

Back to the Future Iced Monster Truck

Here is another Hot Wheels Monster Truck with a Star Car connection. 

The Back to the Future Iced Time Machine. The DeLorean from the 1980s movie trilogy, mounted on a Monster Truck chassis. It has been given an iced-up look, with a patchy frozen white finish over the body and the windows (but not over the chassis).

Also included is an orange plastic car, called a Connect Car, for the Monster Truck to drive over. This already looks pretty battered, and has connectors so it can be joined to other wrecked cars.

The card says New for 2023. There is a picture of the vehicle in the upper right-hand corner. Other 2023 models are shown on the back of the card.

Paul Adams from New Zealand

I CAME, I SAW, I NEARLY CONQUERED

I saw one of the The Conqueror monster trucks at a boot sale loose.

From 1991 I was sorely tempted, especially with its straight lines and rear lever.

Did you have a Conqueror or similar readers?