Fast Gassin' (Treasure Hunt)

Just found another treasure hunt. :D  It's Fast Gassin', which is a part of 2015 HW City - City Works.  

The Fast Gassin' was designed by John Violette as 2009 HW New Models.
Maybe the real life of Fast Gassin' is like this.

Ford Mustang GT Concept (Treasure Hunt)

The next Hot Wheels is a Ford Mustang GT Concept.  It's a police car, and part of 2013 HW City Rides - Rescue, and also a treasure hunt.

Ford Mustang GT Concept has made long years history at Hot Wheels.  It has made the debut as 2004 HW First Editions, by Designer: Dave Weise.

Origin

Mustang is a free-roaming horse of the American west that first descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but there is debate over terminology. Because they are descended from once-domesticated horses, they can be classified as feral horses.  

 The first mustangs descended from Iberian horses brought to Mexico and Florida. Some of these horses were sold, escaped or were captured by Native Americans, and rapidly spread by trade and other means throughout western North America.  Native Americans quickly adopted the horse as a primary means of transportation. Horses replaced the dog as a travois puller and greatly improved success in battles, trade, and hunts, particularly bison hunts.

"Mustang runners" were usually cowboys in the U.S. and vaqueros or mesteñeros in Mexico who caught, broke and drove free-ranging horses to market in the Spanish and later Mexican, and still later American territories of what is now Northern Mexico, Texas, New Mexico and California. They caught the horses that roamed the Great Plains and the San Joaquin Valley of California, and later in the Great Basin, from the 18th century to the early 20th century.

Real Life.

The Ford Mustang is an American automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was originally based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. The original Ford Mustang I four-seater concept car had evolved into the 1963 Mustang II two-seater prototype, which Ford used to pretest how the public would take interest in the first production Mustang which was released as the 1964 1/2, with a slight variation on the frontend and a top that was 2.7 inches shorter than the 1963 Mustang II.  Introduced early on April 17, 1964, and thus dubbed as a "1964½" model by Mustang fans, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A. The Mustang has undergone several transformations to its current sixth generation.

The Mustang created the "pony car" class of American automobiles—sports-car like coupes with long hoods and short rear decks and gave rise to competitors such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, AMC Javelin, Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracuda and the first generation Dodge Challenger.  The Mustang is also credited for inspiring the designs of coupés such as the Toyota Celica and Ford Capri, which were imported to the United States.

The concept 2004 Mustang GT coupe and convertible were debuted at the 2003 North American International Auto Show. They were designed after the production 2004 Mustang was finalized to gauge public reaction to the design. The design of the Mustang was created from scratch, the first in 23 years. However, the latest version draws heavily on the design both the 1967–1968 Mustang and Shelby GT 350/GT500. Ironically, the original Mustang was an American interpretation of European design aimed at the youngest, fastest-growing segment of the market – Baby Boomers – while the latest version interprets American design through a European lens for aging Baby Boomers.

The 2-seater Mustang GT was powered by a 400 hp (300 kW) supercharged 4.6L V-8, mated to a 6-speed manual in the coupe and a 5-speed automatic transmission in the convertible. The hood has twin scoops sitting in a U-shaped channel, topped by separate body color panels. This elongates the hood section, creates tailored character lines that flow into the instrument panel's twin cowl upper section, and provides cold air ducting the supercharged V8.

In The Movie

Ford mustang is frequently used in movies, but when we talk about the GT Concept, i have not found it yet.

Beside that, there is a GT-R Concept in the xXx:State of the Union movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329774/

Mustang!!  I really like it.  :D

Fire Eater (Another Treasure Hunt)

Long time since the last post.. :p

This time i'll talk about Fire Eater.  It's one of my Treasure Hunt collection.  I bought it for a standard price at a Hot Wheels Event.  Mine is a part of 2013 HW City & 2013 Treasure Hunts Series.

Fire Eater has a long story at Hot Wheels.  It made the debut at 1977 Flying Colors, by Designer: Larry Wood.  It's a well-loved staple of every kid's toybox repertoire for almost 40 years, this is a classic that never seems to die!

 

Fire eating is the act of putting a flaming object into the mouth and extinguishing it. A fire eater is most commonly an entertainer, often a street performer, part of a sideshow or a circus act. Fire eating torches are generally made of metal with a wrapped kevlar or cotton wick.

 

The Fire Eater usually can do fire breathing too.

Just don't try this at home!!! :)

Jeep CJ-7 (another Treasure Hunt)

The next Hot Wheels is an orange Jeep CJ-7.  It's a part of HW Off-Road, and also the 2015 Treasure Hunt set.  I'm lucky to got this, because it has a low production symbol on it.

But, i think i am double lucky, because i got it twice. So, i have two of them.  :D

The vehicle made its debut at Hot Wheels in 1982 and has been released as the Jeep CJ-7 and the Roll Patrol Jeep CJ. It was re-tooled in 1991, but the casting is almost identical to the original. The new version has been released as the Trailbuster and the Roll Patrol.

When we talk about the real car,  The Willys Jeep (later Kaiser Jeep or AMC Jeep) (or "Civilian Jeep") is a public version of the famous Willys Military Jeep from World War II.  The first CJ prototype (the Willys CJ-2) was introduced in 1944 by Willys, and the same basic vehicle stayed in production through seven variants and three corporate parents until 1986 when production of the Jeep model was officially ended.
Wherefore, the terms 'M(J)' = 'Military Jeep', 'CJ' = 'Civilian Jeep' and 'DJ' = 'Delivery Jeep' (generally those Jeeps made by AMC's AM General Division for USPS which feature steel hard top and right hand drive).

The Jeep CJ-7 featured a wheelbase 10 inches longer than that of the CJ-5 and lacked its trademark rear curve of the door cutouts.  It was introduced in 1976, and 379,299 were built during 11 years of production.  The CJ-7 featured an optional new automatic all-wheel drive system called Quadra-Trac, as well as a part-time two-speed transfer case; an automatic transmission was also an option. Other features included an optional molded hardtop, and steel doors.

The CJ-7 continues to be used in the sport of mud racing, with either the stock body or a fiberglass replica. CJ-7 has been successfully and widely used as a favorite for rock crawling, through simple and complex modification. These last Jeeps produced were also highlighted with a dash plaque that read, "Last of a Great Breed - This collectors edition CJ ends an era that began with the legendary Jeep of World War II".

Chicane (1st Treasure Hunt)

Chicane comes from the French verb chicaner, which means "to quibble" or "to prevent justice".  

A chicane is an artificial feature creating extra turns in a road, used in motor racing and on streets to slow traffic for safety. For example, one form of chicane is a short, shallow S-shaped turn, requiring the driver to turn slightly left and then right again to stay on the road, which slows them down.

 A chicane on the Suzuka Circuit.

In Hot Wheels term, Chicane (designed by: Jun Imai) first appeared in 2005 AcceleRacers Series driven by Karma Eiss. Chicane is powered by a 400HP aluminium and chromium turbocharged DOHC 6.5 liter V6. The V6 is mounted in the center of the racecar. The carbon fiber body is built apon a magnesium chassis with foamed frame,coilovers made a high stability allowing Chicane to be able to drive easily through chicanes. 16"chromium plated front/22"rear wheels on 14"8 piston carbon ceramic brakes. This car is a Teku car with underglow neon. Unlike most AcceleRacers, this car and Bassline have leds. This car is very rare, compared to other AcceleRacers cars. 

My Chicane (162/250) is part of the HW Race series and the 2015 Treasure Hunt set. The chrome car boasts black, red & white graphics and the low production symbol  on the sides. It has red tinted windows, a black interior, chrome Open-Hole 5-spoke wheels with red tires, and a black plastic Malaysia base.

I'm lucky, because i got it at supermarket, standard price.  :)