![]() Hot Wheels Hi-Po Hauler, a 2018 Gas Monkey Garage Red Line Club Exclusive with ’60s Ford Econoline Pickup (rear comparison)Īnother thing you may have noticed by looking at the base is the fact that you can see right through part of it. Check out the image of the base below and you’ll see the air intake built right into it. He fabricated several parts of the real #Hi-Po Hauler including the radiator mounts and the rear anti-sway bar mounting brackets, so he made sure to include them in this design. You may remember Brendon (if you saw the Fast N’ Loud Hi-Po Hauler episode) was seen in the episode actually going to Gas Monkey Garage and working on the real car with the GMG guys. But there are so many more details that often go unseen. The rear axle had been moved back to better align with the real truck. If you look at the photo above, you’ll notice two aspects: the rear engine (thanks Captain Obvious) and the noticeably raked-stance of the #Hi-Po Hauler. And, NO, that does not mean these are the same casting. Hot Wheels Designer, Brendon Vetuskey - who was tasked with bringing the #Hi-Po Hauler into Hot Wheels form - actually used the CAD files from this new ’60s Ford Econoline Pickup casting as a starting point for the Hi-Po Hauler. ![]() ![]() Oddly enough, with the Hot Wheels first #Econoline already in production back in late 2016 / early 2017, it was simply coincidence that the #Gas Monkey Garage guys chose a 1963 Ford Econoline as their “RLC Project Car”. The Hot Wheels #’60s Ford Econoline Pickup used at retail in the #Pop Culture, #HW 50th Favorites and #Car Culture lines is a #Mark Jones Design, and did come first. Hot Wheels Hi-Po Hauler, a 2018 Gas Monkey Garage Red Line Club Exclusive with ’60s Ford Econoline Pickup (head-to-head view) ![]()
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