Stock# 20810
CB's Die Cast Review: September 15, 1998
Collectors Club
Motorcycle
This is a quick review to put
to rest rumors that The Official Hot Wheels Collectors Club is defunct.
The Club Kits have begun to ship, and they include the Collectors Club Motorcycle,
which is the 1997 Scorchin' Scooter in an exclusive decorative scheme.
The Club kit contents are packaged in a sturdy cardboard box decorated with the front of
the `59 Mercury with the custom grill on the top, sporting a Collectors Club license
plate. The bottom of the box features the nose of Kyle Petty's Grand Prix.
Included with the kit, along with the motorcycle, are a membership card, a 30th
anniversary pin (similiar to the one included with the 30th anniversary Twin Mill), a
T-shirt neatly printed with Collectors Club graphics, a license plate frame, a keychain
and a bumper sticker. Included in a welcome letter that also promises future
exclusive vehicle offerings.
Overall, the bike looks good, but time will tell if future club vehicles and
merchandise will justify the cost of membership.
This rendition of the Scooter is actually the nicest to come out of the factory
to date. The body is painted in a black pearl metallic and has flame tampos that
blend from yellow to red to blue. The Collectors Club lettering is printed
in black and white across the top of the bike, while the ever-present HW logo is printed
on either side above the exhaust pipes in red, yellow and white. For the first
time, the front forks / headlight plastic piece is plated in chrome, improving the
appearance tremendously. The motor / chassis section is metal and plated in the
blue-tint zinc that started appearing earlier this year. Some nice extra detailing
is present such as the painting of the exhaust pipe openings in black to give the
appearance of open ends. The wheels are the standard black plastic with chrome
rims. The Mayaysian-made motorcycle is packaged wheels-down in a form-fitting
blister on the European-style half-height card.
