Real car designers go Hot Wheels

Mattel invited car designers who usually work on big cars to try their hand at the tiny one-buck-each variety. See the results here, then in toy stores soon.

Honda Racer
Hot Wheels Design Challenge
Honda Racer
Designer: Guillermo Gonzalez

The Honda "H" emblem formed the basis of this twin-hulled design. Each half of the car resembles one of Honda's 1960s Formula 1 race cars. The tiny V10 replica engine is, likewise, modeled on a 1960s Honda racing engine with the added impact of exaggerated exhaust pipes.

This car doesn't have two toy drivers, though. The little plastic man in the right cockpit is sitting in front of a navigation screen in what is supposed to be a high-speed road rally car.


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