Hot Wheels has really upped their game.
Especially with the Premium cars.
Cool "car" of the day
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MSwiss
, Aug 06 2026 07:27 PM
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Posted 06 August 2026 - 07:27 PM
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Mike Swiss
Inventor of the Low CG guide flag 4/20/18
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Posted 06 August 2026 - 10:38 PM
Lancia Stratos.
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Posted 06 August 2026 - 10:59 PM
I got to sit in one in about 1978.
It was a friend of a coworker.
We were stocking the shelves at the wholesale distributor we both worked for,
and John said, "My friend has one of these".
He wasn't a car guy so I told him was mistaken, and added that they weren't imported into the U.S.
He arranged a visit and lo and behold, the guy had a Fly Yellow Stratos.
The owner said he paid $25K, purchasing it from a German doctor.
He said it cost him another $10K to have it federalized.
The 5 mph bumpers were 1 1/2"(?) square steel tubing, the width of the car, mounted
on 2 Fiat 131 shocks.
One sort of interesting feature was you sat so far inboard, there was room
for a triangular tray, between you and the door panel.
At the rear/wide end of the tray, it was big enough for the driver's helmet.
The front/narrow end was for driver's gloves.
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Mike Swiss
Inventor of the Low CG guide flag 4/20/18
Former IRRA® Components Committee Chairman
Five-time USRA National Champion (two G7, one G27, two G7 Senior)
Two-time G7 World Champion (1988, 1990), eight G7 main appearances
Eight-time G7 King track single lap world record holder
17B West Ogden Ave., Westmont, IL 60559, (708) 203-8003, mikeswiss86@hotmail.com (also my PayPal address)
Note: Send all USPS packages and mail to: 692 Citadel Drive, Westmont, Illinois 60559
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Posted 07 August 2026 - 08:43 AM
This was my wallpaper for many years:
IIRC, I scanned this from a Road & Track article on the car.
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