'40 Willys

'40 Willys
Debut series	Legends: Vintage Record Holders 4-Car Set
Produced	1998 - 2005
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	18621

Description

The '40 Willys is a Hot Wheels casting which debuted in the collector aimed (100% Hot Wheels) Legends: Vintage Record Holders 4-Car Set.  

Its first released is based on the Willys Gasser named 'Swindler II' driven by Doug 'Cookie' Cooke for the Stone & Woods team. The front of the box boasts that the car ran a quater-mile in 11.22 Seconds @ 126.93mp/h in 1965.  

The Hot Wheels version featured an opening hood which revealed a detailed engine. It only saw seven releases before being discontinued. 

Versions

The '40 Willys has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
1998	Legends: Vintage Record Holders 4-Car Set	Metalflake Light Blue	'Fred Stone, Leonard Woods, Doug Cook' and Engle Equip Olds' on sides	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	18621	China	Named Willys Gasser
2001	100% Hot Wheels	Black	White & Yellow Flames on front	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	29702	China	Named 1941 Willys
2001	Willys Gassers 2-Car Set	Dark Red	'Big John Mazmanian', '36' and Racing deco on sides	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	29784	China
2002	American Racing Equipped 2-Car Set	White	USA Flag on sides and front, 'American Racing' on sides	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	56052	China
2003	100% Hot Wheels 14/32	Black	'Fred Stone, Leonard Woods, Doug Cook' on sides	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	54552	China	Named 1940 Willys Coupe
2005	Showcase Hot Wheels: Street Rod 2/4	White	Yellow flames on front and sides	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	G7414	China
2005	Showcase Hot Wheels: Street Rod 2/4	Purple	Yellow Flames on front and sides	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	H2267	China	Hobby exclusive

Gallery

Custom 41 Willys Gasser 100%

💞 when 2 WILLYS line up at "The christmas TREE"