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Special features are pretty rare on Hot Wheels nowadays; they’re now mainly reserved for anything in the Experimotors series, and that’s a shame. But a few years ago... that was a completely different story. Today, I’m going to go through as many special features there are on Hot Wheels cars as possible. I may have missed some.
Opening hoods
This was a bit of a no-brainer. The Hare Splitter acting as the header image kind of gave it away. Opening hoods have been with the Hot Wheels lineup since 1968.
Examples '67 Camaro (1982 — Present, removed in 2017) ‘69 Dodge Charger (2004 — Present, removed in 2010) Classic Cobra (1982 — Present, removed in 2020) ‘80s Corvette (1983 — 2016, removed in 1996) Countless others
Hidden headlamps
Something not a lot of people know is that there was a Hot Wheels car with hidden headlamps. I have handled one of these before, courtesy of a friend.
Examples Peeping Bomb (1970 — 1973, Redline)
Sliding doors
And now we get some ridiculous features such as side-sliding doors. Two Hot Wheels cars have had this feature, and both were activated through pulling something on the rear.
Examples Side Kick (1972, 1998 — 2012) Slide Kick (2019 — Present)
Opening rear hatches
These have also been a staple of the Hot Wheels lineup. The first car with one of these rear opening hatches came out in 1969 I believe; the Chaparral 2G.
Examples Chaparral 2G (1969 only) Porsche 917 (1971 — 2011) Ferrari 512M (2006 — 2013) Ferrari F40 (1988 — 2014, removed in 2014)
Opening doors
This feature was fairly standard from the mid-’80s until the early ‘90s; it is now very uncommon for castings to have opening doors.
Examples Nissan Custom “Z” (1990 — 1997) Nissan 300ZX (1984 — 1996) Blazer 4×4 (1984 — 1996) Split Decision (2006
Opening tonneau covers
I’m pretty sure only one casting has this feature.
Examples Dodge Ram 1500 (2007 — Present, removed in 2017)
Flip-out wheelie bars
These are often made of either hard plastic or a flexible plastic. Most of these have been removed.
Examples Nitro Doorslammer (2007 — 2011, removed in 2012) ‘49 Drag Merc (2010 — 2015) ‘41 Willys (2000 — 2014) Torpedoes Willys Coupe (2006 only)
Tip-up bodies
Found mainly on funny cars. Some may flip open in other directions, like Lakester.
Examples ‘97 Firebird Funny Car (1997 — 2014) Probe Funny Car (1990 — 2004) ‘04 Mustang Funny Car (2004 — 2011, retooled into ‘10 Mustang Funny Car) ‘71 Mustang Funny Car (2004 — Present, removed in 2019)
Detachable bodies
These are usually attached through tabs through the front and back. These castings don’t appear too often, and most castings with this feature have since had their bodies nailed down.
Examples Mini Cooper (2000 — Present, removed in 2015) Hyperliner (2002 — 2013, removed in 2014) Volkswagen New Beetle Cup (2002 — 2016, removed in 2009) Scion xB (2006 — 2016, feature still on Color Shifters car)
Suspension
What may be surprising to some is that suspension for Hot Wheels cars has been around for a long time. Since 1968, in fact.
Examples Most Redlines from 1968 — 1977 ‘70 Dodge Charger (2017 — Present) Dune-A-Saur (2018 — Present) Hyper Rocker (2019 — Present)
Adjustable suspension
This one though... only came recently.
Examples 1969 Chevy C10 (2019 — Present)
Opening trunks
Another highly uncommon feature. Opening rear doors will also be included in this section.
Examples ‘55 Chevy Panel (2006 — Present, removed in 2016) Armored Truck (1996 — Present, removed in 2013) Ambulance (1989 — 2003)
Functioning tow hooks
Another thing to increase playability for kids, too. These usually work pretty well. There are two types I can think of: the “rivet” type (hooks onto the rivet) and the “fender” type (hooks onto the bottom of the fender).
Examples Tow Jam (1998 — 2012) Repo Duty (2013 — Present) Heavy Hitcher (2019 — Present)
Pivoting/rotating parts
Especially common on fire trucks. May be found on certain construction vehicles
Examples Flame Stopper (1988 — 2010, pivoting and rotating hose) 5 Alarm (2009 — Present, pivoting ladder) Volkswagen Drag Truck (2004 — 2015, flip-up panel) CAT Wheel Loader (1980 — 2014, operating bucket, removed in 2010)
Other spinning parts
These can range from propellers to cement drums and other things.
Examples Dogfighter (1996 — 2007, propeller) Oshkosh Cement Mixer (1992 — 2002, spinning cement drum) Fathom This (1998 — 2007, turbines)
Spinning fans
As far as I know there are only three castings with this feature. This feature has generally not been very common.
Examples Whip Creamer (1971 only) Whip Creamer II (2003 — 2011) Mega Thrust (2006 — Present)
Opening canopies
There are a number with this feature, though this feature has generally been somewhat uncommon.
Examples Road Rocket (1996 — 2015, removed in 2015) Power Rocket (1995 — Present, removed in 2015) Preying Menace (2006 — 2015, removed in 2015) Sky Dome (2017 — Present)
Removable roofs
Fairly common around the ‘70s and ‘80s but slowly fell in popularity soon after.
Examples ‘31 Doozie (1977 — 2003) Mercedes-Benz 540K (1982 — 1999)
Twisting bodies
As far as I’m aware, there’s only one casting with this feature. Later toolings have this feature removed.
Examples XS-IVE (2001 — 2009, removed in 2010)
Functioning ramps
These ramps often slide around and can be pretty easy to lose since they are snapped on.
Examples Cabbin’ Fever (2000 — 2012) Back Slider (2010 — 2014) Fast-Bed Hauler (2014 — Present) The Embosser (2017 — Present)
Adjustable splitters
These only came about rather recently to combat some issues that came about around 2014 or ‘15 when it came to realistic castings being made with front splitters that curved upwards to allow them to clear loops. This was rectivied starting from 2016. The splitter could be set downwards for a more realistic look or upwards to clear loops.
Examples 2005 Ford Mustang (2016 — Present) El Viento (2017 — Present) Track Ripper (2018 — Present) Gruppo x24 (2019 — Present)
Tipping beds
Currently somewhat uncommon.
Examples Ford Stake Bed Truck (1983 — 2001) Ford Dump Truck (1983, 2010) Peterbilt Dump Truck (1983 — 2003) Dumpin’ A (1979 — 2012)
Folding wings
Now this is where things start to get ridiculous.
Examples Jet Threat 4.0 (2007 — 2016)
Functioning clip
Yes, Hot Wheels cars do have some use too.
Examples Fast Cash (2011 — Present) Clip Rod (2020 — Present)
Multi-tool
Some of these may function as multi-tools, but I have not tested out the wrench function. I will also need to find a Speed Driver so I can confirm stuff.
Examples Tooligan (2010 — Present) Speed Driver (2020 — Present)
Extending body
I’m pretty sure only one casting has this feature.
Examples Spector (2007 — 2018, removed in 2015)
Stamping
Again, it’s likely that only one casting has this feature.
Examples The Embosser (2017 — Present)
Rolamatic
These castings have something that moves as it rolls. The concept has been around for a long time but Hot Wheels only adopted it fairly recently.
Examples Crate Racer (2016 — Present, engine shakes) Shark Bite (2016 — Present, mouth moves) Gotta Go (2017 — Present, toilet cover moves) Rockin’ Santa Sled (2020 — Present, rider bobs up and down)
LEGO-compatible
More shameless product placement is good... right? (other brands of interlocking building blocks are available and should also be compatible)
Examples Fig Rig (2013 — Present) Let’s GO (2015 — Present) Bogzilla (2018 — Present) Pixel Shaker (2020 — Present)
Rolling upside down
Okay, this was probably unintentional on Hot Wheels’ part.
Examples Nitro Scorcher (2007 — 2014)
...bottle opener?
Okay, I’m done. Nothing will ever top this.
Examples Carbonator (2008 — Present)
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2019 Chevy Blazer Price, Concept, Release Date and Specs Rumor
2019 Chevy Blazer Price, Concept, Release Date and Specs Rumor
2019 Chevy Blazer Price, Concept, Release Date and Specs Rumor
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2019 Chevy Blazer Release Date, Color Changes, Engine, Redesign
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2019 Chevrolet Blazer Concept, Release Date, Interior
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2019 Chevy Blazer Rumors, Review, and Release Date
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the new chevy blazers are so ugly literally an exemplification of contemporary car design that i wish would go away so bad. there’s a fine line when it comes to “futuristic” automobile design that is too easy to cross and it’s something almost all car manufacturers are guilty of rn. some of them are already moving away from this design era which i feel is very 2019-2023 ish and will be dated as such in this time frame, but others aren’t really doing this such as ford. the new blazer is an amalgamation of all these awful design trends: overly aggressive sharp angles, oblique angles, overly random shapes of features that look like they had to be designed “around”. i used to think most of 80s and 90s common car design was some of the worst ever and put so many plain ugly boxy cars on the road but now more than ever i appreciate the simplicity and clean lines and shapes of those cars. i think some car companies are going back to this tho and incorporating these cleaner simpler lines into the contemporary car design like i see this in a lot of newer luxury EV concept designs.
but this i hate it cuz car companies will bring back these heritage models but do really nothing at all to link the heritage designs with the new ones like there’s nothing in this design that tells me this is a successor to the previous blazers... there’s no common link aside from being essentially just an suv. it could be a completely new model with a new name but the same design and no one would know or care that it’s supposed to be a blazer... i really dislike how every inch of the car is over designed lol there has to be a curve or a sharp angle or a something on every mf inch. all the indents and the bulbous parts. the shapes of head and tail lights... it’s all so overly designed... the sides lol. these designs aren’t pretty to me because they are SO unnecessarily aggressive and incorporate no simplicity whatsoever and i feel that incorporating simplicity into design is sort of like a majestic age old idea that is absolutely lost in modern car design it’s so sad to see. i hate driving around and seeing all these absolute polygons on the road they’re like balls of spikes with tires.
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Chevy Is Bringing Back the Blazer - Popular Mechanics
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Chevy Is Bringing Back the Blazer Popular Mechanics Chevrolet has officially announced the return of the Blazer name and released concept images of what the 2019 vehicle will look like. This revived Blazer will be a two-row crossover meant to compete with the likes of the Ford Edge and Nissan Murano. and more »
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2021 Chevy Blazer Price, Redesign, Concept, Interior
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2021 Chevy Blazer Concept, Interior, Review
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Chevy previews future SUV styling with FNR-Carryall concept
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A weekend trip in the new Chevy Blazer
The shapely and sporty 2019 Chevrolet Blazer RS handles like a dream on the winding mountain roads of the Hudson River Valley. (Talisman Photo)
Only a short drive away, the Hudson River Valley boasts beauty and fun all year long. On a recent sisters weekend away, I had the opportunity to spend time in Hyde Park, Stone Ridge, Rhinebeck and other towns in the area and can’t think of a better location for a leisurely getaway. I also had the opportunity to drive Chevy’s new Blazer and can’t think of a better car to explore the artsy, mountainous villages of the Hudson River Valley in.
Our trip began as most road trips do—by loading luggage into the car, or in this case, the stylish crossover SUV. The cargo area of the Blazer is equipped with a rail that slides forward and backward and locks in place. This ingenious feature is great for keeping a suitcase or two in place during a long drive and perfect for keeping grocery bags or sports equipment from rolling around during day-to-day activities.
The Culinary Institute of America’s American Bounty Restaurant serves up charred citrus salad with arugula and endive, turmeric Greek yogurt and an Aperol vinaigrette.
Welcome to the CIA
Hyde Park is known as the hometown of Franklin D. Roosevelt. His Springwood Estate, the FDR Presidential Library and Museum, as well as the Vanderbilt Mansion, are preserved as National Historic Sites just two hours away in Dutchess County. You know what else is just two hours away? The Culinary Institute of America.
The CIA, as it is affectionately known as, is a four-year college and culinary school where the top restaurateurs of the country graduate from. The Hyde Park campus operates four public restaurants, including American Bounty, a contemporary farm-to-table restaurant with a focus on regional ingredients.
The lunch menu features dishes Roasted Sage Kobocha Gnocchi, Charred Citrus Salad and Grilled American Beef Wagyu Culotte, which are as beautiful to the eyes as they are delicious to the taste buds. The desserts—Warm Caramelized Apple, Chocolate Mousse Cake and Tres Leches Panna Cotta—are miniature works of art on a plate.
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Students at the CIA get hands-on experience at the restaurants and are constantly making connections between different areas of study. A student with a background in engineering named Joe sagely related the MAYA principle—Most Advanced, Yet Acceptable—to food design and car design. The father of industrial design Raymond Loewy developed this blueprint for delivering the future gradually and palatably to the masses.
“It’s this idea that the newest best thing that’s going to appeal to the most people is a balance between the furthest you can go without scaring people away,” Joe said. “I’m sure it’s a lot with car design too, the balance between aesthetics and use.”
The Chevy Blazer fits this principle perfectly. Designer Steve McCabe and his team endeavored to edge Chevy design into the future with sporty styling choices not typically seen on SUVs. The design turns heads—in a good way.
Chef Bruce Mattel, senior associate dean of culinary arts at the CIA, also added to the concept of how far one can go with food design.
“If you’re too avant garde with food, some people are going to be intimidated,” he said, and this principle is reflected in the dishes he serves with innovative flavor combinations, a focus on texture interplay and artful plating that enhances the dining experience.
American Bounty changes its menu seasonally. There’s no excuse not to journey there quarterly to check out what new flavors they have in store.
Chill out with a good book or play board games with the other guests at Hasbrouck House in the warm and inviting Club Room. (Photo by Emma Tuccillo/Hasbrouck House)
Home Away From Home
Hasbrouck House has everything you could want in a weekend getaway. Established in 1757, the Dutch Colonial stone mansion is hidden among the trees of Stone Ridge, NY, and offers modern, luxury accommodations in a historic setting.
Guest rooms, lofts and suites are dispersed between the main building, the Stable House and the Carriage House, in addition to a private house called The Cottage. Though featuring the same soothing color palette, rich furnishings, large windows, Frette linens and goose down pillows, no two rooms are alike.
My favorite touches are the in-room Nespresso machines, Aesop toiletries and heated marble floors in the bathroom.
During your stay, I recommend booking an appointment with one of Hasbrouck House’s massage therapists or yoga instructors in the Wellness Room. A yoga session with Pepper will give you the opportunity to check in with yourself and feel more relaxed and renewed than you may have thought possible.
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The 50-acre property contains walking trails down to a private lake. It’s a lovely walk even with snow on the ground to get some fresh air and quietude.
For dining, you need look no further than Butterfield, the in-house restaurant and bar. Ingredients are locally sourced and the dishes epitomize farm-to-table cuisine. Simplicity is key and no more evident than in the shishito peppers appetizer. The tender peppers when blistered and sprinkled with coarse mustard salt are perfection.
After dinner, you can spend some time with a drink by the fireplace in the Club Room, or play a round of pool or darts in the Game Room downstairs. The arcade game machine, loaded with classics like Pac-Man and Asteroids, is a fun bonus. These are the best spaces to interact with other guests of the house.
Every guest is treated like a VIP at Hasbrouck House, a true gem of the Hudson River Valley.
McCabe relates pottery design to car design. (Talisman Photo)
Make your mark
Nearby Rhinebeck has a flourishing arts and culture scene. Dive right in at Hudson Valley Pottery and Ceramics School.
Most of us have worked with clay in elementary school, whether it was making pinch pots or small sculptures. It’s easy to forget how much fun it is unless you’ve gone back to it as an adult and realize that ceramics is as much an art as a craft.
At a class at the pottery studio, we were given a tutorial on hand-building a mug, then unleashed on the clay and tools to bring our individual visions to life. Hand-building is good for beginners, while using the wheel requires more practice and skill. Everyone in the class enjoyed the time spent the studio and look forward to seeing our finished projects post-firing and glazing.
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Though it may seem unexpected, clay is an integral part of the car-design process. Following the initial sketches, clay sculptors make small models of the car. Changes in the surfacing are made and rendered back into a digital form. Later, a scale model is made with clay where designers can see if those lines and curves that looked great on the small model still look great life-sized.
McCabe credits the clay sculptors he works with with making him look good. Curves that read to the consumer’s eye as simple and sleek are actually the result of a complex collaborative process between artists.
McCabe also notes that clay is easy to work with, relatively inexpensive and recyclable, which makes it the perfect material for auto design as well as good choice for a hobby.
Make an appointment at Hudson Valley Pottery for a private lesson, or open studio time if you’ve got some experience under your belt. Judi Esmond and her wonderful staff will help you tap into your creative side.
Lead Creative Designer Steve McCabe highlights unique design features of the Blazer. (Talisman Photo)
Form and Function
‘Form follows function,’ the foundational principle associated with architecture and industrial design that states the shape of a building should primarily related to its intended purpose, can also be applied beyond those fields. In food, the form is the visual and the function is the taste. No chef wants to sacrifice good flavor solely to improve the look of the meal. In pottery, a beautiful-looking mug with an uncomfortable-to-hold handle is not functional for its intended purpose. Examples can be found all around.
The Chevy Blazer sports this principle perfectly in its interior with round vents. According to McCabe, there was a big debate during the design process whether to do a rectangular or a trapezoidal shape, or a round shape reminiscent of the Camaro, which the Blazer was modeled after.
In order to justify using an older vent style, the design team decided to make it functional. The round rim acts as the temperature control, making for an intuitive and slightly futuristic design feature. It was the first thing I noticed when I sat in the driver’s seat—my hand went straight for the vent instinctively.
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“From a styling standpoint, we’ve reached ahead a little,” McCabe said.
The Blazer is offered in the signature model, the sporty RS and, for the more formal buyer, the Premiere.
“The RS captures that sports car personality. We injected that Camaro DNA into it,” McCabe said.
As a young father, he feels he’s created an exciting loophole in the market—a bold, dynamic, responsive sports car with the spaciousness and features of a family-oriented SUV that he’s not ashamed to put a car seat and stroller in.
“I can get the best of both worlds with this vehicle,” he said, another place where form meets function.
Drive around and take in the scenery of the Hudson River Valley. (Talisman Photo)
Exploring The Hudson River Valley
Each hamlet of the Hudson River Valley has a personality all its own. Woodstock’s bohemian spirit is fun to explore. The friendly staff at Hasbrouck House can show you the route that takes you over the Ashokan Reservoir, where you can park the car and take pictures of the scenery.
Fruition Chocolate, which is available at Hasbrouck House, has its storefront on Tinker Street in Woodstock, where you can sample the small batch, handcrafted, bean-to-bar chocolates and bring a few bars home as souvenirs.
Also stop into the Garden Café, a vegan restaurant and juice bar on Old Forge Road, and try the Indian chickpea blinis with cashew date chutney—little savory pancakes packed with flavor that redefine what a pancake can be.
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To get away from it all or get some of that adventure you’ve been craving, spend a day hiking, biking or climbing at Mohonk Preserve. The mission of the sprawling nature preserve is to protect the Shawangunk Mountains region and inspire people to care for, explore and enjoy their natural world.
The Chevy Blazer handles amazingly well on windy, snowy mountain roads and has a tighter than expected turning radius, which stands up to the test on New Paltz’s angular, often one-way, streets.
New Paltz is another fun destination while you’re in the area. Lagusta’s Luscious offers artisanal chocolates in flavors like tahini cream and thyme preserved lemon sea salt caramel, while its sister cafe, Commissary, makes a mean cheese plate.
To cap off the weekend, visit the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art on the SUNY New Paltz campus. In addition to its permanent collection, works by Angela Dufresne and an exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Mohonk Mountain House are on display through mid-July.
Spend a leisurely weekend away in the Hudson River Valley. Learn more about the Culinary Institute of America, Hasbrouck House, Hudson River Pottery and the new Chevrolet Blazer, an SUV with the DNA of the Camaro. A weekend trip in the new Chevy Blazer Only a short drive away, the Hudson River Valley boasts beauty and fun all year long.
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2020 Chevy Blazer Specifications, Electric Range, Release Date
2020 Chevy Blazer Specifications, Electric Range, Release Date
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