But if you really wanted to turn heads in front of the best cocaine-soaked clubs in Los Angeles or Miami, what you needed was a Vector W8 Twin Turbo. Think about the Ferrari Mythos concept, the Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary model, and myriad body-kitted tuner Porsches from the likes of Gemballa, RUF, and DP.
Based on what I have seen, collectors will buy it.The last two decades of the 20th century were no stranger to otherworldly cars. One that Hot Wheels needs to push back to the pegs. Truly a model any Boulevard collector really should have. It is currently a “one-and-done”, and a unique one at that. Whether Manson’s version of the story or mine, the Vector got done. You can pull what you want from our text thread: In fact, I even asked Manson about how the Vector was made. I mean we collectors had the audacity to vote his Super DeLorean Worst Super of the Year, so we owe him this. This casting, and Manson, the dear Hot Wheels soul that created it, needs more love.
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So yes, Mattel, get that license back, give us a couple more colors, and let’s create a Vector family. I’ve seen black, silver, white, and even purple! (RLC!) My first concern, with only 20 made, are there any other colors beside red? Yep. Well it is time to make a little noise and try and change that. And I in turn have asked the Hot Wheels Team about it. And be super happy that somehow someway Hot Wheels made one.Īnd now I am hearing more and more collectors ask about the Vector. Ultra car-nerd Doug DeMuro even dug unto one (it’s a long video, but nothing that a little fast-forwarding won’t fix) and you can’t help but smile when you see it. Especially one that only had 20 examples made, and is rarely seen now.īut 90’s-era cars are making big waves these days, and the Vector’s time has come. Like many Boulevard castings, the Vector was buried in oversized and too-frequent mixes, and collectors weren’t ready to appreciate an obscure 20-year-old American Supercar. Pegwarmer to start, but a late-bloomer as collector tastes change. It is an incredibly accurate casting, and he did an amazing job replicating the Vector’s quirky design, from its slant nose front to horizontal rear, to even its strangely placed license plate slot.Īnd the Hot Wheels Vector is following that same path that many recent Hot Wheels Legends have followed. But something struck a chord in Hot Wheels Designer Manson Cheung – he of DeLorean fame – 20 years later, and it was made for Boulevard, and made beautifully. I could see it hitting the Hot Wheels world when it was first made, back in the late ‘80’s/early ‘90’s. I have no idea how the Vector was originally greenlighted. The growing demand for the Agera was hard to ignore, and the decision was made to bring it back. Prices skyrocketed.Īt one point I asked the Hot Wheels team about a possible return of the Koenigsegg.
It didn’t take long for the demand for the Agera to grow, and as new, younger collectors jumped into the fray, one of the first models they wanted to fill in their collections was the Koenigsegg. The ugly wheels it sat on didn’t help, but watching this lack any buzz after Speed Machines died, the consensus became any non-Ferrari or non-Lamborghini supercar was not going to catch on. Some supercar enthusiasts were happy to see the Koenigsegg when it first appeared in HW Entertainment a few years ago, but it didn’t set the world on fire. And that is because times and tastes change. New Boulevard Mix 2 is where that is happening, and based on what I have seen the frenzy for it will be as strong as any model in recent memory. It finally happened with the Koenigsegg Agera. Skip basic, but bring this late 80’s/early 90’s jetcar back. Car Culture? Boulevard again? RLC? Wherever. I am not trying to make the only release of the Vector, in Boulevard, more expensive ( although that is already happening, #lamleyhype or not), I am trying to get my friends at Hot Wheels to make this model reappear.
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I mean look at this thing! I have covered it before, and I will cover it again, and I will even admit in this case to going into full #lamleyhype mode. It is time to bring back one of the most surprising castings Hot Wheels has ever done, the Vector W8 TwinTurbo.
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You can file this under the Lamley Series “Gems of the Original Boulevard”, but we have a lot more to talk about.
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