Title:
HW Jet Threat
Description:
The Jet Threat is a Hot Wheels casting designed by Larry Wood which debuted in the 1971 Hot Wheels range of vehicles. In the pre-production stages of design it was named ’Jet Dragster’. It features an an enormous jet engine in the front with two large exhaust nozzles in the rear. The cockpit is located at the very back of the car under a small glass canopy.
1971 versions of the Jet Threat were painted in various Spectraflame colors and featured an opening compartment in the middle of the engine which reveals an orange turbine. It was manufactured in Hong Kong and has a blue tinted glass canopy. It was packaged with a decal sheet of a Yellow & Orange stripes,with ’15’ and an artist’s impression of the car. It was also packaged with a plastic ’Collector’s Button’.
The casting is characterized by the sweeping body lines and the large combustion turbine engine.
The Jet Threat came with a set of paper stickers which had to be applied by the buyer.
The Spectraflame era release has a hinged cover on the top of the engine which opens to reveal
the orange plastic turbine rotor. The casting was re-issued in the 1973 Shell Promo series
and released a third time in 1976 Flying Colors line as the Jet Threat II. On the later versions,
the engine was re-tooled to eliminate the hinged action of the engine cover.
1971 versions of the Jet Threat were painted in various Spectraflame colors and featured an opening compartment in the middle of the engine which reveals an orange turbine. It was manufactured in Hong Kong and has a blue tinted glass canopy. It was packaged with a decal sheet of a Yellow & Orange stripes,with ’15’ and an artist’s impression of the car. It was also packaged with a plastic ’Collector’s Button’.
The casting is characterized by the sweeping body lines and the large combustion turbine engine.
The Jet Threat came with a set of paper stickers which had to be applied by the buyer.
The Spectraflame era release has a hinged cover on the top of the engine which opens to reveal
the orange plastic turbine rotor. The casting was re-issued in the 1973 Shell Promo series
and released a third time in 1976 Flying Colors line as the Jet Threat II. On the later versions,
the engine was re-tooled to eliminate the hinged action of the engine cover.
Year:
1971
Brand:
Mattel (Hot Wheels)
Model:
Jet Threat
Color:
Various colors
Series:
1971 First Editions
Type of Vehicle:
Diecast
Type of Wheels:
Red Lines
Toy Number:
6179
Scale:
1:64
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:43:58
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$30.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-08-30
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:43:58
