The first ones came out in the late 80s and they were current castings made to smaller scale. Usually they were packaged in multi pack formats of some sort. Be careful when purchasing cars without having them in your hand. Hot Wheels Mini and Micro cars are part of Mattels attempts to try to market and sell smaller scale models, typically around 1:100. In the whole Heavyweights line, all castings have some runs of poor quality metal that crumbles away. A couple of the ones below were put together that way! Also, be aware of crumbler bases. This does help create nice cars, when you can find a clean base with a missing back and combine it with a good canopy from a chipped up base. Watch out for broken clips and loose backs. Also, crumblers do exist in all colors, but particularly in white, and both base and body work are found as crumblers, though not usually together.įor new collectors, the back piece clips onto the metal base.
Hold out for shiny bases, they can be found. The pink looking one below might be rose or pink, hard to say even if you are holding it! When collecting, watch for broken back door areas, where the door hits the bottom, the bottom piece is cleanly broken away. It came in either dark or white interior versions and many. The back can be easily switched from one chassis to another, so there are many more white enamel ones now than there were back in the day loose. The Hot Wheels redline Heavyweights Ambulance was a part of the lineup for about three years. White enamel versions of this truck exist in packaging, but are rare. It came in either dark or white interior versions and many different colors. The Hot Wheels redline Heavyweights Ambulance was a part of the lineup for about three years.
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