If the Sesto Elemento is considered
exclusive or rare then who here can tell me they have witnessed a Veneno in the
real world? The Lamborghini Venveo is one of the wildest prototypes to hit the
road in all its prototype glory and form. Only 14 Venenos exist. All wheel
drive, a naturally aspirated V12 and a body that looks like an automotive
Samurai, you cant hide from anybody when (if) you are in one of these cars. The
Veneno also started the launch of a new trend in the automotive highly exotic
world, spec cars. What this means is that if you have the cash to get one, you
can specify the color scheme and some other features. Several one-off type
automakers are going this direction and Lamborghini is in the game. The Veneno
is one beautiful example of what cars can be while retaining all the
Lamborghini cues.
HW Veneno
This one is about as rare in my
collection as the real car. The only example I have to take pictures of is this
one.
First edition 2014. Current casting.
If the Sesto Elemento was a grand slam, then the Veneno is the game winning
score for the championship title in Hot Wheels Lamborghini castings. The real
car is wild and has wings, and inlets everywhere and Hot Wheels got well most
of them – you can’t get that much finite detail in a 1:64th scale
diecast but there are enough details captured to make you forget some of those
minor details.
The Veneno casting has been around
for six years now and still, is fun to see on the pegs. The 2020 line had a
gold version in the 5 pack and a beautiful purple version in the exotics 5 pack.
There were no main line releases of this car in single blister in 2021. There
are several collectors’ gems with the Veneno. The 2015 Zamac version (Walmart
exclusive series), the 2019 Forza Horizon 4 release that captured the real-world
inaugural paint scheme and includes the Veneno name on the rear wing
support. There is also a 2017 Kroger
exclusive color (white) that is hard to find. Hot Wheels really put this one
together well and when it is usually fitted with the RA6 wheels which have a
direct connection to the real car!
Thank you,
Collector Quentin
I own the actual diecast pictured in
this post. However, all packaging artwork, Mattel or Hot Wheels logos, paint
descriptions and wheel descriptions in regard to the Hot Wheels versions are
copyrights of the Mattel toy company.
Lamborghini and model names are property of Audi AG, a
subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.
https://hotwheelscollectors.mattel.com/
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