Hot Wheels 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 (16452)

The July meeting for the Indy Hot Wheels Club includes a diecast show and is well-attended by a fair number of vendors. I was able to add to my burgeoning collection and picked up this loose version of a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 (16452) that was part of a 4 car set "40th Anniversary of Signature '57s Legends" that was released in 1997. Haven't seen the other cars up close, but this model is very well done and shows how good Hot Wheels can be on their premium models. It was a bargain at $2.00.

Hot Wheels 1997 Police Force 5-Pack (17461)

Cracked open this 1997 5-Pack from Hot Wheels. Big fan of Police Vehicles, so these had to come out of the box. Paint looks a little funky in some of the photos, and I'm not sure what's up with that.

Hot Wheels Prisoner Transport Bus (1795) - from 1997 Mainline

Here is Hot Wheels Bus (1795), as decorated here as Prisoner Transport Bus. It is the 1997 version. The windows have bars over them, which is a nice touch. Much needed addition to my fleet of police vehicles.

Matchbox Formula Racer (MB246) - 1997 Regular Series

A flashback to an older Matchbox - the Formula Racer (MB246) from the 1997 series (74 of 75). Also sold as "Williams-Renault FW 14 B".

Matchbox Volkswagen Concept 1 from 1997 Regular Series (49 of 75)

Hard to belief that this is 18 years old. Here is Matchbox's VW Concept 1 (MB267), reported at 1:61 scale. Looks good for its age. I have 3 variants of these in my collection.