Week 8: Lotus Evora '08

Zipping through the downtown streets in my orange Lotus, my custom-tailored Armani suit crisp and ready for adventure, is something that...

Has never happened.

While you so see the occasional family sedan Matchbox, for the most part, Hot Wheels and Matchbox  represent cars kids think look cool, and while great, it leaves a gap, especially for adult collectors, of unrepresented cars..the cars we actually drove as young adults. I'm talking about the rusty K Cars, AMC Hornets, and Pintos.

You know, a Hot Wheels AMC Pacer would be something.

My grandfather had a red Pacer, but he has been gone for many years, and that Pacer for even more.

In my memory, the Pacer looked something like this:

As you can see, I remember the Pacer as a bowler hat with wheels.

In reality, the Pacer didn't look so much like a hat or gumball machine with tires, but most of us who are even old enough to remember the Pacer must rely on memory, because you don't see the below car on the road anymore.

1975-76 AMC Pacer X Liftback Coupe*

The point is, there are some cars that might be fun to see in 1:64 die-cast form.

At least I would buy a Matchbox of a Pacer. Wouldn't you?

For the record: Johnny Lightning has made a diecast toy 1974 AMC Hornet.

 Photo of my Matchbox Lotus Evora courtesy of Andy Bindernagel.

*Image of the AMC Pacer X Liftback Coupe (1975/76) from WikiMedia Common, image by WikiMedia Common user Spantax, used under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. Image downloaded Oct. 30, 2010.