Live Wire (Sizzlers)
The Live Wire is a sports car model with dual canopies designed by Howard Rees and George Soulakis introduced in 1971; it is of a fictional design. The casting was subsequently reintroduced in the Sizzlers II line in 1976 as the Live Wire II and used until 1978 when the Sizzlers II line was discontinued. The Live Wire has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
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Live Wire (Sizzlers) is listed with Sizzlers as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1971 – 1978. Known designer credit: Howard Rees and George Soulakis. Use the Description, Versions, Retooled versions notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
- Sizzlers
- George Soulakis Designs
- Howard Rees Designs
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Unlicensed Hot Wheels
- Hot Wheels Original Designs
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- Match the title to Live Wire (Sizzlers) before reading price claims.
- Use 1971 – 1978 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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