Magical Hot Wheels: Hot Wheels Altered Ego

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Welcome to HTBomb's Magical Hot Wheels. I played with Mattel Hot Wheels when I was a kid and began collecting them as an adult in 1996 shortly after leaving a 79 cent limited edition Treasure Hunt Passion on the pegs at KMart. That car is now worth $100! Several months later I found and bought three Treasure Hunts at Target. I was hooked.

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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Hot Wheels Altered Ego

Today I found a TH Surf Crate but opened the Altered Ego.

AA Fuel Altered (AA/FA) class of drag racers is the subject here. Mattel has done numerous dragsters and funny cars over the years including the latest Funny Side Up but this is the first custom fuel altered.

The controversial design element is the front wheel wells left open. Gives the car a somewhat odd yet unique look. Cool place for the driver to crawl in and out perhaps.

Altered Ego would be totally awesome if the body flipped open. I like the positive negative flame graphics and the name, too, especially in the retro font on the front spoiler.