Hot Wheels Helicopter, Remote Control Shark Bite, RC 2 Channel with Gyro Control, Easy to Fly with lights, Crash Proof, Licensed Toy for kids by Bladez Toyz

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During the fledgling Hot Wheels era, Mattel wanted to make sure that each of the cars could be used with any of the play sets and stunt track sets. Other HW pesonalities joined Larry at stops in Bonneville, Watkins Glen, Detroit, Indianapolis and Speed, Kansas. As with the low-friction wheels in 1968, this innovation was revolutionary in the industry, and — although far less effective in terms of sales impact than in 1968 — was copied by the competition, who did not want to be outmaneuvered again by Mattel product strategists. It is based on a Bell 206 JetRanger helicopter; the original name Corgi gave the tooling was Stromberg's Jet Ranger.

However the axles were hard to install on the chassis while being assembled and would become detached from the lugs on the baseplate if very hard pressure was applied. It was largely ceremonial to have him reach the number 40 but Larry continues to be involved in the hobby and consult with the Designers. No one ever hears it coming, but the impact this copter makes will leave everyone waiting for a sequel! There is no longer a specific segment for New Models, new castings are interspersed throughout the mainline. Packaged along with the cars were metal badges showing an image of the car so fellow collectors could identify each other and compare collections.In 1999 Hot Wheels Racing signed a licensing deal with five Formula 1 teams to manufacture scale model Formula 1 cars. There are now only 5 main Series: 50 HW City Rides cars, 25 HW Imagination Cars, 25 HW Stunt cars, 50 HW Racing Cars, and 100 HW Showroom cars, for a total of 250 cars for the year. One was the 1995 Model Series, which included all of that year's new castings, 12 Models in the Model Series.

Hot Wheels introduces its first line of Character Cars with the launch of Toy Story Character Cars that year. CD singles featuring the song were given out in grab bags at the 35th Anniversary Convention in California.In 1996 Hot Wheels released one of the hottest surprise castings to ever come out of Mattel's factory. This fun 2 channel remote control helicopter has gyro control, making it easy to fly indoors or out. Specialty: On the cutting-edge of technology, the Sky Fi™ zooms over the modern metropolis: propelled by its futuristic side jets and silent rear tail rotor.