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Rare Rides- 1973 Hot Wheels

            In 1973, the economy was bad and Hot Wheels started getting a cheaper, plain enamel paint job instead of the "Spectra Flame" paints they had in years prior. Sales slipped because of these two reasons (slow economy and cheaper paint with no stickers or designs) and make 1973s extra hard to find today. In addition, Hot Wheels will typically release anywhere from a dozen or so to a hundred or more new castings each year. They will then repaint and redecorate and maybe even rename those castings and sell them over and over again for decades. In 1973,  Hot Wheels only made 3 new cars, never to reuse the molds*. Therefore, these 3 cars are the rarest of the Hot Wheels castings in the 45 year history of the line. I got majorly lucky and acquired all three rare castings in one score back in about 1996. Pictured are "Double Header" in dark blue, "Sweet Sixteen" in yellow, and my favorite, the "Superfine Turbine" in red. 

*the Sweet Sixteen eventually was reproduced in about 1998 for Hot Wheels 30th anniversary if I remember right.  

Photographed with my new desktop studio setup!

Taken on: January 8, 2010

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1973

Hot Wheels

Sweet Sixteen

Superfine Turbine

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Sets appears in: • Hot Wheels

Groups appears in: • !Catchy Colors • Americana more » • Hot Wheels • All Things Kick Ass • Artifacts and Holdovers • Nikon D5000 CLUB • Nikon D5000 User Group « less

Camera: Nikon D5000, f/16.0, 1/100 sec, 44mm (=66mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D5000
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	44mm (35mm equivalent: 66mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Return detected
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	picnik.com
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