Tooned Chrysler 300
The tooned series can go several ways. This one is part of a
sub segment called “Blings”. Blings originally and typically throughout the
release life have big exotic chrome rims. There are 2 subseries to the tooned
series, Blings, cars with augmented bodies and big wheels and Tooned, slightly
augmented bodies, big engines and big wings. The 300 casting floats in between
these sub series.
This particular release is from the 2017 Tooned series. It
features the PR5 Wheels and a sinister dark metallic grey tone, implying that
this one is more ready to rumble on the strip than at the car shows. There is a
“regular” casting for the Chrysler 300 but it too is a little augmented and
usually features big bling wheels. The toned can be fun to collect and they are
easy to find. There are some really fun releases out there and a toned
collection would be a large collection on its own.
All in all, this casting is just that, a really fun casting
but it serves little purpose beyond collecting. It has really low stance and
snags on the track dividers. It is metal body but plastic base and doesn’t have
much weight, so it is horrible through boosters and fails at loops. One upside
to this toned casting is that it actually has better body lines and features
than the “regular” casting. The grill and headlights look great, the rear
section look spot on, and the body lines are all there albeit a little
augmented. I personally started collecting this casting as something fun to add
to my collection.
Thank you,
Collector Quentin
I now own the actual diecast pictured in this post.
However, all packaging artwork, Mattel or Hot Wheels logos, paint descriptions
and wheel descriptions are copyrights of the Mattel toy company.
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