Great Getaway Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Great Getaway
The 1971 Great Getaway Set was only released in Canada and Australia. It comes with 2 cars: a Paddy Wagon and a Demon. The idea behind this set is to have the Paddy Wagon police car hide behind a billboard. When the offending car speeds through the stop sign, the Paddy Wagon is released down a ramp in “hot pursuit”. Now it’s a “lap after lap” chase, powered by a dual-lane Rod Runner. Swift justice is brought to bear when the Paddy Wagon catches up to the speeding car in the Danger-Changer criss cross and produces…
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The current catalog tracks it across 1970. Check Description, Car(s) included before trusting a vague seller title.
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- Match the title to Great Getaway before reading price claims.
- Use 1970 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Car(s) included before calling the variation exact.
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