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In the early 1970s Corgi Toys issued a range of dragsters in response not only to the increased interest in this form of motorsport in the UK, focused on the Santa Pod Raceway in Northamptonshire, but also the attention brought to these vehicles by Mattel's Hot Wheels. The first to be released was the 'Quartermaster' Dragster (162) in April ...
The drag set remained the same. Then, Hot Wheels made rail-type dragster versions of them, based on the actual funny cars and was featured in the Wild Wheelie Set. Later in Hot Wheels' lifespan, the normal drag set with Snake and Mongoose were still being produced. The latest set with the Snake and Mongoose is in the Drag-Strip Demons lineup.
As filming would begin in a few weeks, there was not enough time to create a new design from scratch. Instead, Barris used the Futura as the base for the Batmobile. Barris hired Bill Cushenbery to modify the car, which was ready in three weeks. The show's popularity added to Barris's fame. Barris owned the Batmobile until he sold it at a 2013 ...
Street Legal TV's list of the top three rarest Hot Wheels in the world values the second and third most expensive toys at $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. But in the end, shop owner Rick Harrison ...
Tiger Wheels - American manufacturer of 1:64 scale vehicles similar to Hot Wheels and Matchbox. Time Model – Tin Wizard – High quality 1:43 scale metal models made in Germany. TK.company – Same as Ignition_Model & IG-Model. Tokyo Marui – Japanese manufacturer who briefly made plastic model car kits.
A Matchbox sized Corgi Jr. Mercedes-Benz 240 Diesel Taxi. The Husky name was rebranded "Corgi Jr." about 1970. By 1970 the exclusive marketing contract with Woolworth had come to an end and realising that the Husky range could now be sold alongside Matchbox in a variety of outlets the series was re-launched as Corgi Juniors to integrate it into the Corgi Toys family, and the existing Husky ...
(The Center Square) – Homeschool groups have concerns about President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tax credit as Illinois lawmakers look at regulating the practice. Trump, in a video posted ...
Toy shelves also reserved space for a 1980s comic book styled Batmobile and a Batcopter that would later be reproduced in black & gold for The Dark Knight Collection of 1990 (see Kenner Film Figures). Production of all Super Powers Collection figures ended before romored Batman character figures such as Catwoman and Man-Bat could be produced.