Back in 1969, if you had a bunch of orange track and you wanted to go drag racing, the easiest way to do it was to get the Competition Pak.
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The Competition Pak comes with universal clamp, start gate, finish gate and elimination merger.
With this drag set up I’m running 4 world cars.
l to r: orange ’73 Ford Falcon XB, silver 1963 Aston Martin DB5, yellow ’74 Brazilian Dodge Charger and black Toyota 2000 GT.
These 4 cars are from South America, Australia, Europe and Asia.
The 1974 Brazilian Dodge Charger was actually a Dodge Dart with a modified Charger front clip and swept back roof pillars. But it came with a 318 cubic inch V8 and was considered “the fastest car in Brazil”.
The Ford Falcon XB, built from 1973 to 1976, was a performance car made by Ford Australia. Under the hood was a 351 cubic inch V8. A modified version of the 1973 car was driven by Mel Gibson in the 1976 movie “Mad Max”.
The Aston Martin DB5 was released in England during 1963. It came with a magnesium alloy body and an all aluminium engine. This car is famously featured in the 1964 James Bond movie “Goldfinger”.
351 Toyota 2000GT’s were built between 1967 and 1970. It was Japan’s first supercar and a convertible version was used in the 1967 James Bond movie “You Only Live Twice”.
Enough about the cars…time to go racing.
So there you have it. The Hot Wheels 1969 Competition Pak.
It’s still fast. Still fun.
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1969 Hot Wheels Collectors’ Catalogue. Copyright Mattel, Inc.
1969 Hot Wheels Collectors’ Catalogue. Close-up of Competition Pak. Copyright Mattel, Inc.
Hot Wheels Race Tracks 68-71 