Real Cars with Hotwheels wheels..
Am I the only one who notices the wheels on real cars and relate them to Hotwheels variants? Someone at my work has a white Mitsubishi evolution with bronze wheels which look almost EXACTLY like FTE's. It has a few more spokes then normal, but everytime i see it I can't help but think that the car is an FTE. haha. Another one I saw today had wheels which looked like PR5's.
I've clearly been collecting hotwheels too long... Also, I really want to put FTE looking wheels on my own car now. haha
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haha, yeah me two! I love looking at cars but I also know nothing about how they work and couldn't fix one to save my life. But yeah, after looking at so many hotwheels, I've been able to identify a lot of cars on the road too. I always take notice to a Chrysler 300c that goes to work around the same time that I do. That isn't a car that I would ever have known or cared about if not for redline derby!
I think that's a side effect of collecting and racing. I'm not a "car guy" my definition...I can't even change my own oil...but I LOVE looking at cars. They're all style if you ask me. I don't know horsepowers or torques but I know a good looking car when I see one.....whole point being, I can now identify A LOT of cars know simply because I stare at the Hot Wheels versions every week.
There was a Vet's Day parade downtown where I work during lunch and I was able to pick out a 74 Charger, much to my amazement. Prior to all the racing I wouldn't have been able to do that...they were all just muscle cars to me.
But to your point, I have noticed a lot of wheels on cars that remind me of HW. I keep seeing variations of the new FTE style and it bugs the crap out of me.