'Vette Van
The 'Vette Van is a Hot Wheels casting designed by Larry Wood. The name implies that Larry Wood took the Corvette as a source of inspiration, but Mattel/he has stated that the casting is based on an MPC 1/25th scale model kit called the Vette Van. The model kit was most likely inspired by the conversion kits available from Ecklers for the later era C3 Corvette body style with a fixed rear window. Later on Greenwood worked with Ecklers to develop a modified conversion kit for the earlier C3 models with removable re…
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'Vette Van is listed with HiRakers as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1980 - 1983. Known designer credit: Larry Wood. Use the Description, Versions, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
- Hi-Rakers
- Larry Wood Designs
- The Heroes
- Vans
- 1980 First Released
- Corvette Cars
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- Match the title to 'Vette Van before reading price claims.
- Use 1980 - 1983 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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