Hot Wheels From The 1970's

1970's Hot Wheels - Copyright ©2014 Kevin P. Johnson

1970's Hot Wheels 2 - Copyright ©2014 Kevin P. Johnson

Photo taken in Metairie, LA

Camera used Nikon D40

Photo taken in 2014
 

These photos are of my three surviving Hot Wheels cars from the 1970's which happen to also be my three favorite cars of all time.

1977 Hot Wheels Hot Bird
1974 Hot Wheels Mustang Stocker
1977 Hot Wheels ? (not sure what the name of this one is)

Interesting story about the 1974 Mustang Stocker, this was my favorite car as a child . . . it beat all other cars and everyone knew that I loved it. Well one day at my grandmothers house it was either lost or stolen by one of my cousins (we never found out) but it was gone and I cried as if my dog had died. I thought it was lost forever until my Aunt Janie came over one day and she had a brand new one . . . my young life had meaning once again. Eventually that one was lost as well at some point during my childhood and it was never replaced until about 7 years ago I had this urge to find some of the toys from my childhood and I went on eBay and found this one . . . beat up, scuffed and scratched and worth ever cent of the $35 that I paid for it. It lives on a shelf with other toys and junk now but it is my precious.

 

- Kevin P. Johnson

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