Changes: Ferrari 308 GTS

Revision as of 20:14, 30 May 2020

Description

Although Mattel aquired Corgi in 1989, models never mixed until 1996 when there were several corgi casting found in the Hot Wheels line-up. This was quite short lived though. Although similar in appearence to Ferrari 308 GTS QV, this model is a former Corgi casting, and they are in fact 2 different cars.

The Corgi Ferrari 308 GTS was originally released in the early '80s. Released during the airing of the classic U.S. TV series "Magnum P.I." the Corgi Ferrari actually was sold in some Corgi releases as the Magnum PI Ferrari 308. However, the Real TV car and the casting do have one minor difference, due to the Magnum PI car being a 1979 model sold originally in the U.S, it had the larger U.S.-regulation bumpers from the era. The Corgi version lacked this, as it replicated the European model.

Versions

The Ferrari 308 GTS has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country
496	1996	1996 Hot Wheels #496	Red	Yellow HW logo on front windshield	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	16303	China
496	1996	1996 Hot Wheels #496	Red	Yellow HW logo on front windshield	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	WSP	16303	China
16020	1996	FAO Schwarz Series III Set	Black	Yellow HW logo on front windshield	Black / Plastic	Clear	Yellow	Gold 5SP	16020	China
604	1997	1997 Hot Wheels #604	Yellow	Yellow HW logo on front windshield	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	WSP	95604	China
604	1997	1997 Hot Wheels #604	Yellow	Yellow HW logo on front windshield	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	95604	China

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-{{casting|name=Ferrari 308 GTS|series=1996 Hot Wheels #496|number=|years=1996-1997|designer=|image=SA400113.JPG}}
+{{casting|name=Ferrari 308 GTS|series=1996 Hot Wheels #496|number=16303|years=[[1996]] - [[1997]]|designer=Unknown|image=Ferrari 308 GTS 02.JPG}}
+==Description==
+Although Mattel aquired Corgi in 1989, models never mixed until 1996 when there were several corgi casting found in the Hot Wheels line-up. This was quite short lived though. Although similar in appearence to [[Ferrari 308 GTS QV]], this model is a former Corgi casting, and they are in fact 2 different cars.
+The Corgi Ferrari 308 GTS was originally released in the early '80s. Released during the airing of the classic U.S. TV series "Magnum P.I." the Corgi Ferrari actually was sold in some Corgi releases as the Magnum PI Ferrari 308. However, the Real TV car and the casting do have one minor difference, due to the Magnum PI car being a 1979 model sold originally in the U.S, it had the larger U.S.-regulation bumpers from the era. The Corgi version lacked this, as it replicated the European model.
-<br clear="all">
 ==Versions==
-This Hot Wheels vehicle has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
+The '''Ferrari 308 GTS''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
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+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" width="100%"
-|-
 !style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Col #'''
 !style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Year'''
@@ Line 23: / Line 26: @@
 |496
 |1996
-|1996 Hot Wheels #496
+|[[List of 1996 Hot Wheels|1996 Hot Wheels]] #496
 |Red
 |Yellow HW logo on front windshield
+|Black / Plastic
+|Clear
 |Black
+|[[5SP]]
-|
+| style="text-align: center;"|16303
-|Black
-|5SP
-|
 |China
 |
-|[[Image:SA400113.JPG|75px]]
+|[[File:Ferrari_308_GTS_01.JPG|75px]]
 |-
 |496
 |1996
-|1996 Hot Wheels #496
+|[[List of 1996 Hot Wheels|1996 Hot Wheels]] #496
 |Red
 |Yellow HW logo on front windshield
-|Black
+|Black / Plastic
+|Clear
-|
 |Black
 |WSP
+|16303
-|
 |China
 |
+|[[File:Ferrari_308_GTS_02.JPG|75px]]
-|
 |-
 |16020
 |1996
-|1996 FAO Schwarz Gold Series III Set
+|[[FAO Schwarz Series III Set]]
 |Black
+|Yellow HW logo on front windshield
+|Black / Plastic
+|Clear
+|Yellow
+|Gold [[5SP]]
+|16020
+|China
 |
+|[[File:HOT-WHEELS-FAO-SCHWARZ-GOLD-SERIES-III.jpg|75px]]
-|
-|
-|
-|G5SP
-|
-|
-|
-|
 |-
 |604
 |1997
-|1997 Hot Wheels #604
+|[[List of 1997 Hot Wheels|1997 Hot Wheels]] #604
 |Yellow
 |Yellow HW logo on front windshield
+|Black / Plastic
+|Clear
 |Black
+|[[WSP]]
-|
+|95604
-|Black
-|WSP
-|
 |China
 |
+|[[File:Ferrari_308_GTS_04.JPG|75px]]
-|
 |-
 |604
 |1997
-|1997 Hot Wheels #604
+|[[List of 1997 Hot Wheels|1997 Hot Wheels]] #604
 |Yellow
 |Yellow HW logo on front windshield
+|Black / Plastic
+|Clear
 |Black
+|[[5SP]]
-|
+|95604
-|Black
-|5SP
-|
 |China
 |
+|[[File:Ferrari_308_GTS_03.JPG|75px]]
-|
-|-
 |}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+IMG 0282.JPG
+MX010.jpg|'''Angkaselatan'''
+73032898_3136400979720389_1964494036618182656_n.jpg
+Black windscreen variation .jpg|Black windscreen variation
+</gallery>
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferrari 308 GTS}}
+==See also==
+*[[Ferrari 308 GTS Quattrovalvole]]: The original Hot Wheels casting produced in 2009.
+*[[Race Bait 308|Ferrari 308]]: The coupe variant.
 [[Category:1996 Hot Wheels]]
 [[Category:1997 Hot Wheels]]
 [[Category:Ferrari Cars]]
+[[Category:Ex-Corgi]]
+[[Category:1996 First Released]]
+[[Category:Licensed Hot Wheels]]
+[[Category:Italian Cars]]
+[[Category:20-Pack]]
+[[Category:Convertibles]]
+[[Category:Discontinued Vehicles]]
+[[Category:FAO Schwarz Exclusive]]
+[[Category:Designer Unknown]]
+[[Category:Euro-Spec Cars]]