They used to be all metal too. Its time for a revolution

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• Default_Defect@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I had one of these that had actual rubber tires on the wheels. Pretty sure they were a choking hazard.

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• Preflight_Tomato@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Amazing to see Hot Wheels change from gas to hybrid to EV over the years.

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• Worx@lemmynsfw.com ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “Wait, why is the middle car circled?”

  Guys, I think I may be stupid

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  • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Not stupid, just too many years on the internet. I thought the same thing at first glance.

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  • FauxPseudo@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Alexa, set an eye exam appointment for Worx.

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  • FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who thought that at first

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• mtdyson_01@lemmynsfw.com ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Well now wait a minute, the Corvette on top may be correct. The car manufacturer puts so many covers on the bottom of cars now the hot wheels might be accurate.

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Making all my toy cars out of plastic not because I’m cheap but because I’m authentic.

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  • ilovededyoupiggy@sh.itjust.works ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Looks like it would be pretty much correct for a C8 but not the C7.

    Pics

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  • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And here I’m wondering where a 2012 Toyota Supra came from

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• kerrigan778@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This seems accurate to what modern car underbodies look like, a smooth underbody is very important for aerodynamics and therefore fuel efficiency. For race cars it is often even more important not only for fuel efficiency but for downforce.

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  • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Also rust protection. Northern cars just having the floor fall out is less of a thing.

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    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      why northern? I thought the Southeast was more prone to rusting as the Mexico Gulf is right there?

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• Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I had a jeep that changed colours from army green to bright yellow. Also an old school caddy that went from purple to pink. All metal; great toys

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  • ouRKaoS@lemmy.today ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I had a couple with spring loaded “crash damage”, one on the side and one on the rear. When it got hit hard enough, the panel would flip around and the car would be “dented”.

    Was awesome.

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    • Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think my brother still has one of those kicking around somewhere. I’m pretty sure his kids are playing with it now.

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    • theangryseal@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Awww man you just unlocked a memory of mine. I had several of those.

      Also, like the other person who replied to you, I had He-Man toys that did that. I’m like 90% sure it was Skeletor and He-Man.

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    • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I had a He-Man figure like that.

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  • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Like when you put them under hot water? I had those too.

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    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      when I was little I’d take them in the bath with me lol

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    • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yep those ones.

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  • ColonelPanic@lemm.ee ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    They still make them. Still metal too. My 3 year old has a few and loves them. I have some old ones and they still work, albeit not as fast as they used to.

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• simplejack@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Apparently, in order keep the “die cast” label, either the base or the top are die cast.

  Some cars are plastic on top and metal on the bottom, and others are metal on top and plastic on the bottom.

  As I recall, the wheels are also no longer 4 separate axel pins. They’re just two long pins. One in the front, one in the back.

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  • Cort@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Lol hotwheels have a locked diff

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    • Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      With free spinning hubs though!

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• ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Hot wheels from the 70s and 80s were deadly weapons … you stepped on one it was like stepping on a roller skate, you broke one it turned into knife and if you threw one, you could cause a concussion. Even just opening up one of those damned things when you were kid usually meant you severely cut yourself (I know from experience).

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  • Zombiepirate@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Right? They were awesome.

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    • ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I have one or two hot wheels shaped wounds somewhere on my skull from when my brothers tossed these things at me in a fight … and I returned the favor as well.

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• A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  For anyone looking for a fun way to play with your toy cars, I highly recommend the free tabletop game GASLANDS. Glue some guns to them and blow them up with your friends!

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• not_that_guy05@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Not just that what if these are electric cars and don’t need all that stuff in the bottom. Hmmm

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• abfarid@startrek.website ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Some hypercars actually have a flat undercarriage to maximize aerodynamics. Also not all HotWheels are depicting real cars, so they might not have realistic underbody. This could be one of those 2 cases.

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  • Crafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Since not everyone is a car enthusiast, I doubt slight chance of them think of aero stuffs.

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