Muscle Car (prototype)
Muscle Car is the name given by an ex-Mattel employee Dave Martis, who worked on the car but did not create it. The following is claimed by him. The Muscle car was suppose to appear in 2001 specifically for some track set, perhaps in a McDonald's Happy Meal set, during the time the Hot Wheels was making Happy Meal exclusive cars. It was a generic non licensed car based on muscle vehicles of the past with a modern twist. As you can see in the Gallery, a couple versions of this prototype have been archived. Though t…
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The production window shown here is 2001. Known designer credit: Dave Martis. Use the Description, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
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- Match the title to Muscle Car (prototype) before reading price claims.
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