The Hot Wheels White Whale? Jun Imai just dropped a pic of a CARDED Hot Wheels Modern Classics antifreeze Silverado

May 29, 2020

This is literally the second photo I have ever seen of the infamous Modern Classics Antifreeze ‘82 Silverado. And it came from possibly the most reputable source it could: the dude who designed it.

Jun Imai, previously of the Hot Wheels Design Team, dropped this on Instagram today:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAyCDyGJZBk/?igshid=kpc5ruuseb6b

He is asking for the story, and I have told some of it here on Lamley. The Silverado was designed by Jun for the Modern Classics line, and antifreeze was to be the second color. Sadly the line was cancelled before it was released, and if it wasn’t for a photo in a toy magazine at the time, no one would have known about it. But that photo and a lucky ebay lot confirmed it was slated to be released, and now we get the first image of a carded model from Jun’s mouthwatering archive.

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6 responses to “The Hot Wheels White Whale? Jun Imai just dropped a pic of a CARDED Hot Wheels Modern Classics antifreeze Silverado”

Blackwind
May 29, 2020
So the question now is this: how many of these actually exist in the world, carded or otherwise?

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John P Nilsson
May 29, 2020
Almost positive I have one. I don’t have many of the line but I remember the lime green and it was the first Silverado I have.

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John
May 29, 2020
Just amazing. I had the RLC issue. The police rods issue. And the Modern Classics. I have since sold them all for my own reasons. I try not to have regrets but I do wish I still had them.

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Gerald Richmond
May 31, 2020
I am all ways looking for some error wheels on hot wheels cars.

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Glenn
May 31, 2020
The Military Rods version goes for stupid money, but I don’t think as much as this one would.

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HotWheelsAndFriedChicken !
July 3, 2020
! Wow!!!

Btw-huge lamley fan.

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