Python

Python
Debut series	1968 Hot Wheels
Produced	1968
Designer	Bill Cushenberry (1:1) Dean Jeffries (1:64)

The Python was one of the cars released in the original 1968 Hot Wheels series. It was based on the "Cheetah" show car built by Bill Cushenberry. It was originally advertised as the "Cheetah" in Mattel's advertisements for the "New California Custom styled Hot Wheels," (seen in an original magazine advertisement from 1968.)

The Python 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	Notes / Variations	Photo
	1968	1968 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Green		Unpainted / Metal			RL
	1968	1968 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue		Unpainted / Metal			RL

The Full Size Python

• The Car Craft Dream Rod named "Cheetah" is now more commonly known to Hot Wheels collectors as Python. This car was commissioned to Bill Cushenberry by Promotions Incorporated for the 1963-64 ICAS tour. The car is based on a drawing that appeared on the cover of Car Craft magazine in October 1961. It was built on a high performance sports car chassis which utilized a 289 Ford engine. The asymmetrical body was built using fiberglass and individual sheet metal panels from Pontiac and Studebaker. Note that for the Hot Wheels car, Mattel designers decided to omit the headlight pod protruding out of the front grille.

• The Photo and information for the full size Python is sourced from the book "Showtime" by Michael Sheridan and Sam Bushala

Galery

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