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Hot Wheels Pink Party Car: 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra R

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Will the upcoming release of the Hot Wheels RLC Exclusive Pink Edition 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra R be as hot as its color? This formally known “Pink Party Car” is set to release April 16, 2024 at 9am PT on the hot wheels website. The unique Hot Wheels casting has been catching the eye of every diecast collector with its vibrant pink color that Hot Wheels is calling Spectraflame Pink. You might recognize this color along with similar variations from earlier castings such as the famous pink Volkswagen ‘Beach Bomb’. Spectraflame pink made its debut as a part of the Hot Wheels Sweet Sixteen collection in 1969 on the Custom Mustang. Although the bright pink is what catches your attention, but don’t let it blind from its other intricate details such as the license plate and the Cobra logo. One over looked detail of many Hot Wheels cars is the license plate that adds a special touch to the car. In this case the plate reads “PNKSTNG”. Alongside the license plate are two white stripes and Cobra emblems that follow both sides of the car, key signature details that can’t be forgotten when replicating the legendary car.

One of the most loved details of the RLC collection line by many collectors is the engine bay. Although missing details from the life-sized car, it is still impressive. This 1:64 diecast might contain most of the details of the actual car including a 5.0 liter cobra engine but it definitely won’t push out 235 horsepower.

Moving from the engine bay to the interior comes complex details for a 1:64 scale model. The interior features two seats, a dashboard, a center console, and, of course, a shifter all in molded pearl white. From the body to the base is a fully metal chassis painted matte black. Finally you got to have wheels to roll, so this diecast sits on five spoke Real Rider wheels with a metal brush finish.

While we don’t have one on hand, Mattel provides numerous photos on their site for us to see each up-close detail. The Hot Wheels RLC Exclusive Pink Edition 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra R will be packaged on an illustrated card featuring the Hot Wheels logo at the top, the Red Line Club trademark, and a detailed life-like image of the car, just like most Red Line Club cars. It is said to be incased in a Kar Keepers clamshell case. Now the question remains, will you be going for this casting?

 

All images pulled from Mattel

Hot Wheels NFT Garage Series 8

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Mattel has released information on the upcoming NFT Garage release, and we will be giving you a quick rundown on how to participate and which cars you will be looking to grab in this exciting new drop.

The Mattel Hot Wheels NFT Garage Series 8 release will bring 60 new digital NFT collectibles to the program, but only six will give you a redeemable vehicle. We will take a look at each one individually later. There is still some confusion on how the NFT garage drops work so that we will go through a quick rundown. On the release day, you can purchase two different NFT packs just as you would any other item on the Mattel Creations site. The only requirement is having a Mattel Creations account (not an RLC membership). The basic pack will cost $25 per pack, giving you seven digital collectibles. In these packs, there is around a 30% chance of getting a redeemable Super Rare card and around a 4% chance of getting the Ultra Rare. The Premium Pack will cost $80 and is guaranteed to contain 1 Super Rare redeemable NFT while having around a 40% chance of containing the Premium Pack Exclusive ZAMAC NFT. Both packs should be limited to 8 per account. While the redeemable cars are amazing, the drop has one more important rarity type. The showroom rarity Lamborghini Countach LP 5000 QV looks great in all white, and while we’d love to see a real car released, however, that won’t be happening. The Showroom Exclusive will be needed to complete the Series 8 NFT set. The showroom car will only be available in Standard packs. Now that the formalities are out of the way let’s take a look at some redeemable vehicles.

The first Super Rare cars we will be looking at is the ’84 Audi Sport Quattro. The car looks to come in a Spectrflame Navy Blue and features white rims. The car also features Hot Wheels NFT Garage branding on the windshield, and Audi rings on the side. We expect this car to perform the best out of the Super Rare Cars. The next best car to look for is the black ’69 Chevy Camaro. The black-on-black aesthetic of this car is an easy sell, and we could see this also doing very well. The car also features Hot Wheels Radial Tire white lettering on the tires which give a bit of a classic look.

The next Super to look for will be the ’64 Lincoln Continental. This car comes in a nice Bronze paint with what looks like a tan top, although it is hard to tell. The car also features white wall tires with black rims and some black flame graphics on the paint. This car has a great mix of old-school luxury and hot rod aesthetics. The last of the Super Rares, possibly the least of the bunch, is the ’72 Plymouth Cuda FC. This car has a nice green paint scheme with a black tail section. The car appears to have a drag aesthetic with large back wheels and smaller front tires. The side exhaust on this car is a nice touch, and the HWNFTG across the front splitter adds some uniqueness. However, we expect this car to perform slightly worse than its Super brothers.

The final two cars of the set will be the more exclusive cars. The ZAMAC McLaren 720 S features a paintless body with McLaren graphics. The car also features black rims with an orange/red line around them. We expect this car to do fairly well mostly because it’ll cost you a minimum of $80 to obtain. The final car and hardest redeemable will be the Nissan Fairlady Z. This car comes in a dark red paint scheme with white and black graphics. An NFTH logo can be seen on the side. The grey rims also look very nice. We expect this car to perform very well, much like previous Treasure Hunt NFTs before it. The production limits for the NFT series are as follows: ’84 Audi Quattro 4300pcs, ’69 Chevy Camaro 4300pcs, ’64 Lincoln Continental 4300pcs, ’72 Plymouth Cuda FC 4300pcs, ZAMAC McLaren 720 S 3600pcs, Nissan Fairlady Z 1800pcs, Showroom Lamborghini 320pcs. That’s a wrap on the redeemable NFTs releasing on April 18th. Will you be going for any of these exclusive cars? Let us know which is your favorite!