| When you talk of the car brand Volkswagen there’s more to the history and where it all began. But if you’re not into cars you won’t bother to know about it, but when it becomes a miniature diecast car there’s anecdotes and stories behind it. There’s a story behind everything out there and if you are into collecting diecast cars conversations are born from it and stories are told.
These days interest in diecast cars personally is more about the details and how the casting tries to be accurate from the real car itself. In the past, I’ve shared a story about on Hot Wheels random cars that keep me interested because growing up driving one had become part of me. Its rare collecting the same casting with a different livery would get you coming for more in this case the VW Käfer Racer. |
The VW Käfer Racer is half fiction licensed car meaning the design is not based on a real car, but collaboration between Hot Wheels and Volkswagen to come up with an existing car that was heavily modified and turned into something radical that would actually work in the real world as a race car. The classic Volkswagen Beetle has been turned into so many things from a Baja Bug to a sophisticated racing car.
But this car is no common bug it was based on a previous VW casting as explained back exactly three years ago when the Käfer Racer first released for the 2017 range. I’ve owned a single casting with one or two liveries or color, but never like this one when I got the first year’s release in MOMO livery. This one for 2019 its MOONEYES USA, which have been used to other licensed cars for Hot Wheels.
It was unexpected that I acquired two of this due to a story how I got it at the Landmark department store. I’m particular with the card art of some of the cars, but this one had the price tag got markings by the staff and eventually bought a second one to keep along with the previous releases.
This is not the first time it was painted in black, but in matte finish really stands out with a toned grey chassis and bright yellow interior wtih mufflers coming out at the back for the engine. It’s using a more realistic type of wheels that you can only find in the premium editions. The trims and stripes compliment the yellow exhaust to match the color combinations of the signature colors of MOONEYES USA.
For those unware what is MOONEYES USA, it’s an automobile equipment company that supplies engine blocks to aluminum disc brakes. It has partnered with Hot Wheels dating back to the company’s rising popularity.
The colors definitely work with this one as the second color to the yellow version that was released late 2018/early 2019. The side-by-side comparisons to the debut year in 2017 clearly see the difference with the matte finish versus the shiny appearance improves not to forget a set of wheels.
Overall if you’re not into collecting the same casting all over again as I have and you already have the first ones then there’s no need to add this to your collection. But if you are into it you’ll definitely pick this up. There has no news if it will be included for 2021, but its good enough to have this version that’s worth acquiring it.
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