Volkswagen T1 GTR – id
Volkswagen T1 vans have been a hot item for Hot Wheels. It
is no surprise considering that the most valuable Hot Wheels is a T1 van! (Pink
Beach Bomb side loader) There are a lot of versions of the T1 in the Hot Wheels
line up and I really like that they branched out with another version for the
id series.
The T1 GTR is
not released in any other part of the Hot Wheels line up. I am confident that
most collectors will like this version. Hot Wheels captures all the looks for
this one, including a racing placard on the side, a carbon look to the roof and
all the lights are highly detailed. The chrome smaller id wheels give the
casting a lower center of gravity, but the lower stance and long wheel base are huge disadvantages on the orange track.
Interestingly, this model represents a recent fad in Europe
where they actually put a high-end engine in the back of one of these –
typically a Porsche engine – and race them. There are several videos on Youtube
of vans similar to this one frustrating high-performance cars!
This casting is great in the app. I raced it a couple
times. The T1 handles great for a bulky car and has great speed.
Thank you,
Collector Quentin
I own the actual diecast pictured in this post. However,
all packaging artwork, Mattel logos, Hot Wheels logos, paint descriptions, wheel
descriptions and id are all copyrights of the Mattel toy company.
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