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Also nay. You have gold trimmed PR5 wheels on that El Segundo Coupe
1st generation FTEs were based on the OH5 wheel and 2nd generation were based on the hideous-for-racing (how ironic) TRAP5 wheels
Edit, in any case real FTE wheels are more rare than hen's teeth. It has been so very long since even 2nd gen faded from the pegs. You will know them by their bronze or nearly copper colour highlights
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Also-Also the wheels themselves may never have been where the real benefit lay (grain of salt time, I am speaking outside my knowledge base). It may have been the nickel plated axles, or NPA, that did the heavy lifting to reduce friction and improve speed. You can source NPA through the Color Shifter series today. Nickel is used there to prevent axle rust since those cars were meant to be exposed repeatedly to water to affect the changing appearance
- I collect FTEs and shared with my son the color shifter had the same axle. He was shocked and said we should do a race with the color shifts against the FTEs. He may be on to something. — Midwest_Diecast_Raceway
Nope, those wheels are too heavy.
On FTE wheels you can see between the spokes.
- Yep, 1st gen using the OH5 style. Without looking at the wiki, OH5 could have entered mainline production prior to these wheels — Chris_Hood
- Ah. I have consulted the Wiki and it gives 2005 as the first year for both — Chris_Hood
- There’s also the FTE wheels that came out in 2012 but I rarely see them used, and your wheels are not those either — ConMan_Customs
I didn't think so either but before I mod a couple of cars I wanted to check. There is an amazing amount of Hot Wheels Legacy / lore out there. Feels like when I started to look at Fender Strats and Telecaster's in the '90s. A ton of history and product variations and special models.
Thanks for sharing info
I believe they are NOT.