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24/10/2015 7:09 pm
(Pics) Cadillac XLR
This is Hot Wheels very cool silver rendition of the fast and powerful Cadillac XLR, a cousin of the Corvette from 2004 -2009.
Mike
24/10/2015 7:51 pm
A softer C5 Corvette. My buddy has one.
24/10/2015 8:08 pm
The craziest convertible hardtop configuration I've seen to date. The new 2016 Buick (soft top)....
...'vert might surpass it though.
25/10/2015 1:30 am
Fantastic photos. I see very few of these around. The car never did anything for me.
Looks like a nice model, although I never knew it existed.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
25/10/2015 6:58 am
Nice pics Mike. I've got the black one and have wondered why HW made them with non-steering wheels.
25/10/2015 7:00 am
Chris, I saw the Buick last week. IMO it looks better with the top up.
25/10/2015 7:11 am
Yeah, but now that Chrysler no longer offers a 200 convertible it's the only game in town. The...
...only other domestic options for a 'vert are Camaro, Corvette and Mustang.
25/10/2015 8:41 am
I talked to the rep and found out the Buick Cascada is on an Opel platform and built in Poland
25/10/2015 8:59 am
Great pics as always Mike.
Topic starter
25/10/2015 9:32 am
Thanks. Cadillac didn't build a lot of these, so you don't see them very often. They were pretty expensive, too. HW also did a red and a black edition, too.
Topic starter
25/10/2015 9:37 am
Actually, the wheels on this silver one do steer, although not too much of an arc. This Hot Wheels 1/18 dates from 2004 or so. Perhaps HW made other or later versions that had a simpler, non-steering chassis ?
Topic starter
25/10/2015 9:37 am
Thanks, Bob.
25/10/2015 9:40 am
Now that's interesting Mike.
25/10/2015 11:02 am
Yup, I saw one in August by my house...
...it had MFR plates on it & was being by an (female)
engineer from GM. She didn't seem too impressed with it.
The top was in the down position.
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
26/10/2015 2:51 am
Right, it's an Opel. GM badge engeering again but with a MUCH IMPROVED vehicle.
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