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− | In the 1970s Howard Rees was tired of designing cars. He wanted to work on the Major Matt Mason action figure toy line-up. Rees had a good friend by the name of Larry Wood. They had worked together at Ford designing cars. When Wood found out about Hot Wheels at a party Rees was holding, Rees offered Wood the job of designing Hot Wheels. Wood agreed, and by the end of the week, Larry Wood was working at Mattel. His first design would be the Tri-Baby. After 40 years, Larry still |
+ | In the 1970s Howard Rees was tired of designing cars. He wanted to work on the Major Matt Mason action figure toy line-up. Rees had a good friend by the name of Larry Wood. They had worked together at Ford designing cars. When Wood found out about Hot Wheels at a party Rees was holding, Rees offered Wood the job of designing Hot Wheels. Wood agreed, and by the end of the week, Larry Wood was working at Mattel. His first design would be the Tri-Baby. After 40 years, Larry retired to his garage but still consults for the brand today. He was inducted in the Diecast Hall of Fame's inaugural class of 2009 and is widely known as Mr. Hot Wheels. |
==Some Trivia== |
==Some Trivia== |
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− | Larry Wood has created some of the most well-known and unique [[Hot Wheels]] cars, including the [['49 Merc]], the [[Boyd Coddington collector set]] and the [[Ramblin' Wrecker]] '''(which originally featured Wood's phone number on its license plate)''' |
+ | Larry Wood has created some of the most well-known and unique [[Hot Wheels]] cars, including the [['49 Merc]], the [[Boyd Coddington collector set]] and the [[Ramblin' Wrecker]] '''(which originally featured Wood's phone number on its license plate)'''. He has been with Mattel/Hot Wheels team since 1967. He's originally from General Motors. |
− | His nickname is Mr. Hot Wheels, and he is said to be retiring in a few years. |
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His initials have been featured on some 2009 cars, such as the '41 Pickup and Hiway Hauler. Each one bears the name "Elwood". Elwood is identical to L.Wood in pronunciation. |
His initials have been featured on some 2009 cars, such as the '41 Pickup and Hiway Hauler. Each one bears the name "Elwood". Elwood is identical to L.Wood in pronunciation. |
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Larry Wood has made a new car series, Larry's Garage. This series features many of his popular designs, such as Dairy Delivery, Metrorail Nash Metropolitan and the infamous Bone Shaker. |
Larry Wood has made a new car series, Larry's Garage. This series features many of his popular designs, such as Dairy Delivery, Metrorail Nash Metropolitan and the infamous Bone Shaker. |
Revision as of 03:58, 4 January 2011
In the 1970s Howard Rees was tired of designing cars. He wanted to work on the Major Matt Mason action figure toy line-up. Rees had a good friend by the name of Larry Wood. They had worked together at Ford designing cars. When Wood found out about Hot Wheels at a party Rees was holding, Rees offered Wood the job of designing Hot Wheels. Wood agreed, and by the end of the week, Larry Wood was working at Mattel. His first design would be the Tri-Baby. After 40 years, Larry retired to his garage but still consults for the brand today. He was inducted in the Diecast Hall of Fame's inaugural class of 2009 and is widely known as Mr. Hot Wheels.
Some Trivia
Larry Wood has created some of the most well-known and unique Hot Wheels cars, including the '49 Merc, the Boyd Coddington collector set and the Ramblin' Wrecker (which originally featured Wood's phone number on its license plate). He has been with Mattel/Hot Wheels team since 1967. He's originally from General Motors. His initials have been featured on some 2009 cars, such as the '41 Pickup and Hiway Hauler. Each one bears the name "Elwood". Elwood is identical to L.Wood in pronunciation. Larry Wood has made a new car series, Larry's Garage. This series features many of his popular designs, such as Dairy Delivery, Metrorail Nash Metropolitan and the infamous Bone Shaker. The car, Cabbin' Fever, bears a close resemblance to Larry Wood's truck.
1970-1979 1/64 Scale
1980-1989 1/64 Scale
Year | Casting Name | Debut Series | Collector # | Toy Number | Photo |
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1980 | 3-Window '34 | ||||
1980 | '63 Split Window Corvette | Hi-Rakers | |||
1981 | '37 Bugatti | 1981 Hot Wheels | 1696 | ||
1981 | Airport Rescue | Workhorses | 1699 | ||
1983 | Long Shot | 1983 Hot Wheels | 3768 | ||
1983 | Fiat Ritmo | 1983 Hot Wheels | 3287 | ||
1988 | Alien | Speed Fleet | 5026 | ||
1989 | '32 Ford Delivery | 1989 Hot Wheels | 7672 |
1990-1999 1/64 Scale
2000-2009 1/64 Scale
Year | Casting Name | Debut Series | First Edition # | Toy Number | Photo |
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2006 | Bone Shaker | 2006 First Editions | |||
2007 | '66 Batmobile | 2007 New Models | 15/36 | ||
2007 | Straight Pipes | 2007 New Models | 12/36 | ||
2008 | Corvette Grand Sport | 2008 New Models | 8/40 | ||
2008 | H2Go | 2008 New Models | 35/40 |
OTHER DESIGNS
Year | Casting Name | Debut Series | First Edition # | Toy Number | Photo |
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1975 | Motocross 1 | 1975 Hot Wheels | 7668 |