Tag: Redlines

Salvaged!: Mongoose Funny Car

By Brad on June 4, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Every-so-often, a relic is salvaged by way of a non-collector finding what is known as a “beater” or a vehicle in “played-with” condition. This relic happens to be Tom McEwen’s Mongoose Funny Car from 1970. This found its way to me via a co-worker who had found this in a […]

HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 5: RODGER DODGER

By Brad on June 3, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

The Rodger Dodger had a 5-year stint from 1974 to 1979 until it was recast in 1998 as part of Hot Wheels 30th Anniversary. Its second stint has proven more bountiful with over 39 releases. In 2006, it was given the “RLC Treatment” as part of HotWheelsCollectors.com’s Series 5 […]