'70 Dodge Charger R/T (Fast n Furious)

This Hot Wheels is a special one from the Fast and Furious series.  Yes, it's Dominic' 70 Dodge Charger R/T.  :D

I bought it along with the Daytona and Supra.

The '70 Dodge Charger R/T was designed by Brendon Vetuskey, made the debut at Hot Wheels as 2011 New Models number 42/50.   Mine is a part of 2013 Hot Wheels Fast and Furious Series.

In 1970, the Charger was changed slightly. This would be the last year of the 2nd generation Charger and featured a large wraparound chrome bumper and the grille was no longer divided in the middle. New electric headlight doors replaced the old vacuum style. The taillights were similar to those used in 69, but 500 and R/T models came with a new more attractive taillight panel. On the R/T, new rear-facing scoops with the R/T logo were mounted on the front doors, over the door scallops. A new 440 or HEMI hood cutout made the option list for this year only. 

Dodge painted the hood scallop inserts black and put the silver engine callouts on top. New "High Impact" colors were given names, such as Top Banana, Panther Pink, Sublime, Burnt Orange, Go Mango and Plum Crazy (sometimes nicknamed "Statutory Grape"). The 500 returned for another year, but as a regular production Charger.

Interior changes included new high-back bucket seats, the door panels were also revised and the map pockets were now optional instead of standard. The ignition was moved from the dash to the steering column (as with all Chrysler products this year), and the glove box was now hinged at the bottom instead of the top as in 1968-69. The SE "Special Edition" trim option added luxury features and was available in as the 500 SE and R/T SE models. The all new pistol grip shifter was introduced, along with a bench seat, a first for the Charger since its debut.

A new engine option made the Charger's list for the first time, the 440 Six Pack. With three two-barrel carburetors and a rating of 390 hp (290 kW), it was one of the most exotic setups since the cross-ram Max Wedge engines of the early 1960s. The Six Pack was previously used on the mid-year 1969 Dodge Super Bee and Plymouth Road Runner. Despite this new engine, production slipped again to 46,576 mainly due to the new E-body Dodge Challenger pony car, as well as rapidly increasing automobile insurance rates. In the 1970 NASCAR season, the 1970 Charger had ten wins, more than any other car, including the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytonas and Plymouth Superbirds, thus giving Bobby Isaac the Grand National Championship.

The Dodge Charger R/T made many appearances in the Fast and Furious Movie. It is the main car that Dominic Toretto drives in the series. It has been destroyed and rebuilt and then destroyed again. The Charger made a return in the fifth film. The classic and the newer version appeared. A Charger Daytona appeared in the sixth installment of the series. It will reappear in Furious 7 as a hero car driven by Dom.

The Fast And The Furious

Dom has a 1970 Classic Dodge Charger that used to belong to his father. Dom says that he and his father built it together when he was young. The car is famed for its incredible power at 900hp and holding a record 1/4 mile time at just nine seconds flat, set by Dom's father. Years ago Dom's Father was forced into a wall at 120mph and killed in an accident caused by a man named Kenny Linder on a Stock Car race, it was apparently the last race of the season.  

However, after he finds out Brian's a cop he gets up the nerve to drive it, but is interrupted when Brian shows up. When Johnny Tran does a drive by and kills Jesse, a pursuit starts with Brian and Dom chasing after him. When Johnny is killed Brian and Dom meet up at a red light ready to race. They race a quarter mile nearly being wrecked by a train; after everything looks fine Dom accidentally runs into a semi truck. This sends him and his car airborne and totals his charger. 

Fast & Furious

The 1970 Charger is partially rebuilt by Dom's girlfriend Letty before her presumed death. After mourning over her death, Dom finishes rebuilding the car. When they go to capture Braga a big chase starts when Braga's entire crew goes after Brian & Dom. During the chase they enter a tunnel; Dom is then boxed in and is about to crash into a wall; he then jumps into the car next to him and the Charger crashes into the wall, violently bursting into flames. Towards the end of the film, the Charger R/T is revealed again in mint condition with Brian behind the wheel as he, Mia, Tego and Rico make an attempt to rescue Dom off of a bus en route to a penitentiary.

Fast Five

At the start of the film (in continuation of the last film), Brian drives the R/T in front of a prison bus with Dom on board and suddenly brakes; causing the bus to crash into the rear of the Charger and violently flipping the bus, in what aids and abets Dom's escape. Dom uses the Charger to drive to Rio. The Charger R/T is seen again on the Rio racing scene and was used to win an off-screen pink slip race for a Porsche 996 GT3 RS. Dom's Classic Charger is later destroyed by Hobb's armored car, quoting "You just made a big mistake".

Fast & Furious 6

The Charger R/T returns in Fast & Furious 6, in the form of a scale model, which is given to Jack. The scale model is an exact replication of the original Charger R/T that was used in the films series' first film.

Furious 7

There are two version of 70 Charger in the movie.  You'll see it. :)

Toyota Supra (Fast n Furious)

The next Hot Wheels is Brian's Toyota Supra.  I bought it along with the Daytona.

The 1995 Toyota Supra was Brian's second car in The Fast and the Furious. He had his Eclipse destroyed and he needed to give Dom a ten second car. When he first brings it in it's just a old rusted Supra that he got from a junk yard, but they spent about $15,000-$20,000 on restoring it. In reality, they actually spent over $100,000 on upgrading it. When they're done the car is so fast it's able to smoke a Ferrari in a street race.

The 1995 Toyota Supra featured in the film featured a twin-turbocharged 2,997 cc (2.997 L; 182.9 cu in) Toyota 2JZ-GTE I6 capable of producing 330 bhp and 315 lb.ft backed by a 6 speed V16x manual transmission. After heavy modification it produced 544 bhp @ 6800 revolutions per minute.

Performance Statistics

Horsepower	544 bhp@6800rpm's
Maximum Engine Speed	7,770rpm's
0-60 mph	3.4 sec.
0-100	7 sec.
1/4 mile time	10 sec at 185 mph
Top Speed	210 mph
Skidpad	1.98 g's
Slalom Time	65 mph
Curb Weight	1220KG

Brian' (Paul Walker) Toyota Supra

'69 Dodge Charger Daytona (Fast n Furious)

With Furious 7 hitting theaters April 3rd, now we talk about a special Hot Wheels.  It's '69 Dodge Charger Daytona, a part of Fast and Furious Hot Wheels Edition. :)  I bought it from a reseller (also a collector) of Hot Wheels.  It's hard to find even one of the edition in the market.

It made the debut at 2013 HW Showroom - HW Garage.  This car was used with the same color in the 2013 movie Fast & Furious 6.

Dodge Charger Daytona was a modified version of Dodge Charger.  The name is taken from Daytona Beach, Florida, which was an early center for auto racing and still hosts the Daytona 500, one of NASCAR's premier events. The Daytona was the performance model of the compact Lark and it was produced from 1963–1966.

With the failure of the 1969 Dodge Charger 500 on the highbanks of the superspeedways (tracks of a mile, or more in length), the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona was created. It was intended to be a high-performance, limited-edition version of the Dodge Charger produced in the summer of 1969 for the sole purpose of winning high profile NASCAR races. 

 Body and Chassis :

Class	: Muscle car
Body style	: 2-door coupe

Powertrain

Engine            : 426 Hemi 426 cu in (7.0 L) V8, or 440 Magnum 440 cu in (7.2 L) V8

Transmission  : 4-speed manual, or 3-speed automatic Torqueflite 727

The Dodge Daytona is now a very rare and valuable collectible, with 440-powered Daytonas reaching into six-figure territory and 426 hemi-engined cars passing $300,000

Vin Diesel's Latest Charger Is a Daytona

In Fast & Furious 6,  Dominic Toretto (played by Vin Diesel) drives a 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona. It's the right car for the evolution of the Toretto character from a street racing punk in Los Angeles ripping off semis full of electronics in the first Fast & Furious movie, to the natural leader of a multiethnic family of highly competent international heist-meisters. It's a more sophisticated and sleeker machine for a character who has grown more sophisticated and sleek (in a Diesel-like way) over the 12 years since the series started.

The Non-Daytona Daytona

With its extremely long nose and ridiculously high rear wing, an original 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona would be ill suited to cinematic stunt work, and at more than six figures for a good example, way too expensive. So picture car coordinator Dennis McCarthy built a variation on the Daytona with a slightly shorter nose, a slightly less elevated rear wing and slammed it over a set of custom-made 18-inch wheels wearing 275/40R18 and 315/40R18 Nitto tires.

In fact, the entire front clip of Toretto's Daytona is one piece of fiberglass fabricated at McCarthy's 20,000-square-foot shop in Sun Valley, California. Compared to a production '69 Daytona, the Toretto Daytona's nose is almost 12 inches shorter overall and somewhat taller in profile. And the movie car's nose has fixed headlights under Plexiglas covers instead of the original's pop-up units.

 

And of course, you won't forget the outstanding stunt by Dom in the movie.  :)

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!!! :)

(Another) Lamborghini Veneno

I've got another Lamborghini Veneno.  This time, it's a red one.

This Lamborghini Veneno was found by me at a supermarket.  When i saw it, there was many of them.  But, i only took one because i just have the orange one.

It really looks like the original Veneno!!

Could you imagine of yourself behind the wheel ? :D

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".

69 Dodge Charger 500

The next hot wheels is a blue 69 Dodge Charger 500.  I bought it at a supermarket.  It's look like the Charger got a little interest of HW collector, because there are so many of it remained at the supermarket.  But, i took it because of the metalflake blue paint is so good.  And the other reason was it has HEMI 50 years logo on the side.  :) 

This Charger just made the debut at Hot Wheels as a part of 2015 HW City, with number 015/ 250.  It comes in 2 colors : metalflake blue & metalflake purple.

The Dodge Charger is an American automobile marketed by the Dodge division of Chrysler and manufactured in Canada by American manufacturer Chrysler Group LLC. First used on a show car in 1964, there have been several different production vehicles, built on three different platforms and sizes, all bearing the Charger nameplate. The Charger nameplate has been used with subcompact hatchbacks, full-sized sedans, and personal luxury coupes.

But the '69 Dodge Charger 500 is the second generation of Dodge Charger.  The original Charger 500 prototype was a 1968 Charger R/T with a 426 Hemi and automatic transmission. The prototype was painted in B5 Blue with a white stripe, as well as a white interior.  (So, i think my Hot Wheels is the prototipe:)  A total of 500 Charger 500s were made, of which only 67 had the 426 Hemi engine; 27 with a 4-speed and 40 with an automatic transmission.

Soo.. Classic with power.. :)