Post by ferrari512s on Dec 23, 2013 16:24:18 GMT -5
So what is this strange looking Hot Heap in this black enamel color? Never heard of this Dark Knight or Gotham redline series before?
Image is courtesy of Sid Belzberg
The reason I've never heard of this Black whole enamel series of redlines is because it never existed.
So what we have here is a rare Hot Heap painted in a black enamel color.
But why you ask?
Well, from time to time Mattel designers and engineers tested the redline body or frame for imperfections. Some paints that were unforgiven and showed all anomalies in the castings were black and white enamel. Like who would have even known this? Obviously Mattel was quite serious and thorough before any Hot Wheels were released for final mass production.
Those spectraflame colors were an extremely thin layer of paint as I mentioned in a previous article and posting.
The final result of these spectraflame paints were in a word "spectacular".
See....
Image courtesy of Phil R.
What a stunning view of Tongotti's "T". Want another view of these in spectraflame? Sure, why not!
But there is more information to discover...
Hot Heap was one of the cars released in the original 1968 Hot Wheels series.
The Hot Heap was based on the real-life show car "King T", also known as "Tognotti's T".
This circa 1964 modified Model T Roadster was the brainchild of designer Don Tognotti. It was originally built with four wheel disc brakes, independent rear suspension, front coil springs and a fuel injected 283 Chevrolet engine.
This extremely popular show car won several First Place trophies in its day. Not the least of which were 1st in the Winternationals the first time entered, a 1st in the Oakland Roadster Show (Grand National Roadster Show is the true name), and many other shows in that era.
The Hot Heap came from 2 different plants (US and Hong Kong) there are several ways to tell the difference in the two castings. In the US casting, the engine was set forward with a round transmission hump at the beginning with the transmission hump becoming square towards the end of the run in 1971.
The base was fairly plain with no details other than the exhaust pipes and the logos on it (Hot Wheels logo, US patents pending, etc.) The trunk was shorter on the US version and the leaf spring on the back was shorter and less detailed. The wheels also had a duller finish to the chrome plating. It came with a clear windshield.
The Hong Kong casting had an engine that was set back against the firewall. The base was more detailed with the entire drive train molded into the base. The chrome on the wheels was shinier. The trunk was longer and the leaf spring on the back was longer and more detailed. It had a Blue-tinted windshield.
Redlines Fastest Metal Cars in the World!
Image is courtesy of Sid Belzberg
The reason I've never heard of this Black whole enamel series of redlines is because it never existed.
So what we have here is a rare Hot Heap painted in a black enamel color.
But why you ask?
Well, from time to time Mattel designers and engineers tested the redline body or frame for imperfections. Some paints that were unforgiven and showed all anomalies in the castings were black and white enamel. Like who would have even known this? Obviously Mattel was quite serious and thorough before any Hot Wheels were released for final mass production.
Those spectraflame colors were an extremely thin layer of paint as I mentioned in a previous article and posting.
The final result of these spectraflame paints were in a word "spectacular".
See....
Image courtesy of Phil R.
What a stunning view of Tongotti's "T". Want another view of these in spectraflame? Sure, why not!
But there is more information to discover...
Hot Heap was one of the cars released in the original 1968 Hot Wheels series.
The Hot Heap was based on the real-life show car "King T", also known as "Tognotti's T".
This circa 1964 modified Model T Roadster was the brainchild of designer Don Tognotti. It was originally built with four wheel disc brakes, independent rear suspension, front coil springs and a fuel injected 283 Chevrolet engine.
This extremely popular show car won several First Place trophies in its day. Not the least of which were 1st in the Winternationals the first time entered, a 1st in the Oakland Roadster Show (Grand National Roadster Show is the true name), and many other shows in that era.
The Hot Heap came from 2 different plants (US and Hong Kong) there are several ways to tell the difference in the two castings. In the US casting, the engine was set forward with a round transmission hump at the beginning with the transmission hump becoming square towards the end of the run in 1971.
The base was fairly plain with no details other than the exhaust pipes and the logos on it (Hot Wheels logo, US patents pending, etc.) The trunk was shorter on the US version and the leaf spring on the back was shorter and less detailed. The wheels also had a duller finish to the chrome plating. It came with a clear windshield.
The Hong Kong casting had an engine that was set back against the firewall. The base was more detailed with the entire drive train molded into the base. The chrome on the wheels was shinier. The trunk was longer and the leaf spring on the back was longer and more detailed. It had a Blue-tinted windshield.
Redlines Fastest Metal Cars in the World!
