Saturday, January 28, 2023

I'd Drive That

 


21 comments:

  1. I had that one in my Hot-Wheel collection when I was a kid. Long years ago.

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    1. There are at least 3 custom rides out there that resemble this pik.
      Beatnik Bandit
      Mysterion
      Iron Lung
      Look em up.
      You'll see right away that this one is the Iron Lung.

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    2. Yes, the name of the actual rod is the Iron Lung, yes.

      But Hot Wheels never made a model of it, per several searches, which return zero results, except for the full-size version.
      It was never an actual Hot Wheels™ toy car.
      But it shoulda been.

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  2. I would pay to have the opportunity, that looks like maximum fun.

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  3. Heh !!
    I had that Hot Wheel when I was a kid !!

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  4. I had that Hot Wheels car too and I know it at a glance - The Beatnik Bandit.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatnik_Bandit

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    1. definitely not the Beatnik Bandit.......Eric Goodrich's Iron Lung

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    2. Winner! Winner! Beatnik Bandit™ 1968.

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    3. The Bandit was made in '68. The real-deal rod is new-built a few years ago. Hot Wheels was the inspiration, not the other way around.
      But this one shoulda been made as an actual Hot Wheel.

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    1. T-Bird taillights had five elements, Cougar taillights had three.

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  6. definitely not the Beatnik Bandit.......Eric Goodrich's Iron Lung.

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  7. And this? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yUW8YLU9frE

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  8. Had the hot wheels as well as the hot rod mag it was in. Would be a terror to handle. Light with a big motor.

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  9. I like it but you wouldnt drive it far under the hot Texas sun. We need shade, not living in a fishbowl.

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  10. Not a good ride for long trips (like to the end of the driveway.) That glass dome would make you think you were in a microwave. The sun would cook you.

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    1. There are IR-blocking coatings for glass. We've got that on our windows.

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  11. High performance easy bake oven...

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  12. I’m curious where that is those are current NY plates?

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