Designing a Hot Wheels

Hey everyone, I am a newbie, but have watched this site for quite some time. I guess I was just waiting to have something good to post!

I recently was one of the winners of the Hot Wheels 40th Anniversary Design Challenge. I won't go into all the details, but there were 6 companies, Ford, GM, Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Honda, and Lotus that had winning designs. I just thought I'd show you mine.

My car is called the Ford Gangster Grin. Some of the influences for the car were the 49 Ford, custom Mercurys, and a little Linclon in there too! The model is 1/5 scale as you can see by the photo with me.

It was a blast to do this project, and even better that Ford allowed me to participate and take so much time out of my work days to do it!

-Steve

 

That is FANTASTIC. Now you have to build a real one.

 

Now THAT is cool. Very nice work.

 

That's pretty cool. Is it made outta clay??

Where in Redford are you? I'm at Middlebelt and Schoolcraft. In the summer months there are a group of HAMB folks that hang out at the cruz night on Schoolcraft at Inkster on Tuesday nights. You'll have to join us one night.

 

cool! thanks for posting!

 

any pics of how you made it?

 

I saw the article on all those entries. They looked pretty cool!

Here is my Hot wheels design. Ha Ha Ha

 

I also saw an article on those, and your's is the only one I liked. It's pretty damn bitchin.

Now SOMEONE needs to make a 60 Buick HotWheel and I'll be in heaven.

 

Very cool, my new wallpaper.........

 

glad it passed the loop test. Its a cooool design!

 

Very slick!

 

WOW! impressive.
When I look at the 3/4 rear view, I envision a 49' Buick Sedanette as the basis for this.....

Although I did bang my head this morning.

 

Looks fast just sitting there...

 

Nice sled!

 

well, we know atleast ONE designer has a sense of style these days...

 

Wow, I love the grille! I wish Hot Wheels would sell cars this big. Beautiful.

 

I dig it! When do we get to see the life size version??

 

Every Kids' dream come true, you lucky SOB!

 

that thing is kickass! when will the actual small cars be released? and when it does, i want to send you mine and get it signed by the orginal maker! kickass design!

 

WOW That is beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree that there should be a full size one built.

BB

 

We need more Hot Wheels designers working for the big 3!!!!!!!

 

very cool, i always feel like a big kid when i go into a store and start searching through all the hotwheels looking for that one i just got to have, any idea when yours is coming out?, heres a couple of pics of a hotwheels track-t i have been working on, it started out looking like the yellow one, have more to do like add a duvel windshield. maybe the HAMB should have a hotwheels contest with the top 5 being made into hotwheels.?

 

One of the designers at Hot Wheels is a member here. I've just forgotten his screen name.

 

here is a Hot wheels i made from the 40 ford pickup gasser/dragster.

 

Very kool.

 

We like it, but what does Tony Miller think?! ha


Nice job.

 

kool ,now go build it.

 

I can't remember where I saw the pictures, but I'm pretty sure it already is fullscale. I believe it was at SEMA this year...

 

Sweet! A Merc/streamliner. I love it.

 

There are a couple of lurkers here who do custom hot wheels and they are amazing. "Hingeman" is one of them and the other guys name is Matt, but I don't remember his screen name.

I dabble in some customs... but not too much lately and nothing to write home about... just a time waster