HOT WHEELS - The 1971 El Camino in two colour ways, both for "Ed's Garage", a tidy looking model.

Usually American cars do nothing for me, they either have to be very special, or very brutish, currently i can only think of the Chrysler 300C, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger and possibly the 2017 Ford Raptor, and surprisingly, the first generation Edsel's, other than that they a bit meh! for me.

That said, i can appreciate something special, and different, the 1971 El Camino is one of those models that removes its self from the Meh! list to the Mmmm list, and last year Hot Wheels brought us two, the black and pink one, above, and the purple and pink one, below, the top two are long carded versions, and short card for the bottom one.

The card art is really nicely done too, HW's really has pushed out the boat where this is concerned, and i really hope they continue it, and not go all generic and have one design that fits all, as that will take away the overall goodness of the item.

Ed Pinks Garage livery is on both and the subtle yet brilliant way they have completed the tampo's both on the side and bonnet really bring these models out from the normal, over the top, street drag cars, the MC5 wheel are black with white rim on the bottom model and silver micro wheel on the top, both give the model a great stance.