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{{casting|name=Red Baron|series=[[1970 Hot Wheels]]|number=6400|years=1970, 1973-1974-1977|designer=[[Tom Daniel]]<br>[[Howard Rees]]|image=redbaron.jpg}}
 
{{casting|name=Red Baron|series=[[1970 Hot Wheels]]|number=6400|years=1970, 1973-1974-1977|designer=[[Tom Daniel]]<br>[[Howard Rees]]|image=redbaron.jpg}}
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'''Red Baron''' was a car in the [[1970 Hot Wheels]] series.
 
'''Red Baron''' was a car in the [[1970 Hot Wheels]] series.
   
 
The story behind this casting is complex - in 1968 (possibly due to the popularity of the "Peanuts" cartoon character Snoopy's imaginary battles with the Red Baron) [[Monogram]] introduced a model kit of a stylized hot-rod incorporating a WWI German infantry helmet (''Pickelhaube'') and an Iron Cross motif on the radiator. In 1969, Chuck Miller built a working life-size version of the car, and the Hot Wheels casting appeared in 1970. Interestingly, although the Hot Wheels version has fenders (UK: mudguards), neither the Monogram kit nor Miller's car has them.
 
The story behind this casting is complex - in 1968 (possibly due to the popularity of the "Peanuts" cartoon character Snoopy's imaginary battles with the Red Baron) [[Monogram]] introduced a model kit of a stylized hot-rod incorporating a WWI German infantry helmet (''Pickelhaube'') and an Iron Cross motif on the radiator. In 1969, Chuck Miller built a working life-size version of the car, and the Hot Wheels casting appeared in 1970. Interestingly, although the Hot Wheels version has fenders (UK: mudguards), neither the Monogram kit nor Miller's car has them.
   
For a short time, Mattell owned Monogram, and the Hot Wheels "Red Baron" was included as a bonus in some model kit boxes.
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For a short time, Mattel owned Monogram, and the Hot Wheels "Red Baron" was included as a bonus in some model kit boxes.
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Col #'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Year'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Series'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Color / Tampo'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Base Color'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Window Color'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Interior Color'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Wheel Type'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Toy #'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Country'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes / Variations'''
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Photo'''
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|-
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|M3662
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|2008
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|[[Hot Wheels Classics]] Series 4 w/ Button
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|Spectraflame Red / Black and White Iron Cross on sides of helmet
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|Unpainted Metal
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|N/A
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|Gray
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|Red Line [[BW]]
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|8/15
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|Thailand
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|[[Image:Red_Baron_Classics.jpg|75px]]
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|-
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|}
   
 
[[Category:Licensed Hot Wheels]]
 
[[Category:Licensed Hot Wheels]]
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[[Category:1974 Hot Wheels]]
 
[[Category:1974 Hot Wheels]]
 
[[Category:1977 Hot Wheels]]
 
[[Category:1977 Hot Wheels]]
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[[Category:Hot Wheels Classics]]
 
[[Category:Tom Daniel Designs]]
 
[[Category:Tom Daniel Designs]]
 
[[Category:Howard Rees Designs]]
 
[[Category:Howard Rees Designs]]

Revision as of 10:02, 30 December 2008


Red Baron was a car in the 1970 Hot Wheels series.

The story behind this casting is complex - in 1968 (possibly due to the popularity of the "Peanuts" cartoon character Snoopy's imaginary battles with the Red Baron) Monogram introduced a model kit of a stylized hot-rod incorporating a WWI German infantry helmet (Pickelhaube) and an Iron Cross motif on the radiator. In 1969, Chuck Miller built a working life-size version of the car, and the Hot Wheels casting appeared in 1970. Interestingly, although the Hot Wheels version has fenders (UK: mudguards), neither the Monogram kit nor Miller's car has them.

For a short time, Mattel owned Monogram, and the Hot Wheels "Red Baron" was included as a bonus in some model kit boxes.

Col # Year Series Color / Tampo Base Color Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes / Variations Photo
M3662 2008 Hot Wheels Classics Series 4 w/ Button Spectraflame Red / Black and White Iron Cross on sides of helmet Unpainted Metal N/A Gray Red Line BW 8/15 Thailand Red Baron Classics