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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, March 10, 2012

Target Motorin' Music Hot Wheels Set

As hobbies go I have two passions: music and toy cars.  In the '90s Target produced many exclusive limited edition Hot Wheels sets many in book-type boxes.  In 1997 they released this amazing set that I just couldn't resist as a huge fan of The Beach Boys and related beach and surf music from the 60s.  

The Target exclusive Motorin' Music set resembles a record player complete with record, tone arm and dust cover.  Four cars are attached to a rotatable record disc: red Shelby Cobra 427 S/C, yellow '57 Ford T-Bird, purple 40's Woodie and blue Pontiac GTO.


The top of the record lists the songs that inspired the set including The Beach Boys' Fun, Fun, Fun with its reference to taking Daddy's "T-Bird" away and Surfin' Safari for the Woody as well as The Rip Cords' Hey Little Cobra and Ronny & The Dakotas' G.T.O.  The bottom of the box has lyrics in case you need help with the song references. 

Music and cars just go together.  And this is one great set.

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