Lamley Daily: 2004 Hot Wheels Maserati Quattroporte

October 20, 2017

#lamleydaily – October 21, 2017

Model: Hot Wheels Maserati Quattroporte

Line: 2004 Basic Range – First Editions

Where to get it: A legendary peg warmer at the time, now eBay is the only option.

Why it’s in the collection: This is one of the greatest one-and-done castings from Hot Wheels. This blue version is the only Maserati Quattroporte Hot Wheels ever did. I have no idea why that is. My guess is some licensing hiccup, although we did see the MC12 a couple of years later. But this is the one and only Quattroporte.

It isn’t the most detailed model, but it does capture the Maserati, at least silhouette-wise. It was a bit of a surprise back then to hit the mainline, and since it is the only release of the this casting, it is my opinion that most collection should house at least one. There are a lot of cool cars in the Hot Wheels range these days, and the Quattroporte fits in perfectly.

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8 responses to “Lamley Daily: 2004 Hot Wheels Maserati Quattroporte”

Samuel Ace
October 21, 2017
Nice one thumbs up. I have this one in my collection thumbs up.

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Jon Mower
October 21, 2017
I got two looes ones and two mint on card ones – NOT FOR SALE

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mario
October 21, 2017
I have a Maserati mc12 short card

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Fclass
October 21, 2017
How many one-and-done Hot Wheels castings are there? I only know of the Maserati Quattroporte, which I have in my collection, and the Prototipo Alfa Romeo BAT 9 (2005 First Edition).

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Glenn
October 21, 2017
I have this one, too. It’s details are actually on the mark, as the real car is somewhat devoid of ornamentation. I think the Alfa Romeo B.A.T. was another great (Italian) one-and-done.

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Victor
October 23, 2017
Therefore this maserati must be one of the rarest hot wheels models. Is this correct?

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Ben Addie
October 24, 2017
I’m lucky to have this one, as it’s from before I really started collecting. It caught my eye then, and still does now, though I wish Hot Wheels had made it less lonely and done at least a couple more releases. It does have some company in my collection in the form of the MC12, but still.

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Jeremy Zyszczynski
December 14, 2017
I have scored two some how. 😛

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