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OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2017 F.A.O. Schwartz '67 Camaro

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Multi Car F.A.O. Schwartz Collector Sets 2006 Walmart Red Cards

Sets BY RUSS LOOKER

In the mid to late 1990’s Mattel partnered - the
F.A.O. Schwarz toy store in New York City to pro-
duce several multi-car sets of Hot Wheels vehicles.
The largest of the sets produced contained 16 OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2017
vehicles while the smallest contained 3 vehicles.
These 16 car multi-car sets were produced from Gold Series Collection I Mongoose Funny Car - gold - bwgdrl

1994 through 1996. The 16 car sets were known Splittin Image - gold - bwgdrl
F.A.O. Schwartz '67 Camaro
as the Gold Series Collections I, II, and III. This was (1994) - (Value - $120): Deora - gold - bwgdrl
because the “Gold” series collection’s had gold Red Baron - gold - bwgdrl
wheels, gold engines, where exposed, and some All exposed engines are gold chrome. 32 Vicky - gold - bwgdrl
bodies were gold chrome. Each set contained one Red Baron - metal flake dark aqua - Twinmill - gold - bwgdrl
vehicle that had the F.A.O. Schwarz logo and name bwgdrl Mutt Mobile - gold - bwgdrl
on it. Gold series Collections Sets I, II, and III had Demon - metal flake magenta - bwgdrl Classic Nomad - gold - bwgdrl
limited edition prints of that vehicle, the Purple Cobra - red - pc5gd Whip Creamer - gold - bwgdrl
Passion, ‘67 Camaro, and London Taxi respective- Street Beast - metal flake blue, white ‘67 Camaro (F.A.O. vehicle) - gold -
ly. Sets I and II included many “Vintage” castings sides - pc5gd bwgdrl
and set III was based on Corgi castings and all set Passion - gold (F.A.O. vehicle) - gold - S’cool Bus - gold - bwgdrl
III vehicles were black with gold 5 spoke wheels. bwgdww Silhouette Demon - gold - bwgdrl
Set vehicles are not very desirable - the exception Mercedes 540K - metal flake red -
of the Gold Series Collections II gold plated 67 pc6gd Gold Series Collection III
Camaro, which is valued at $40 - $50. The display Beatnik Bandit - metal flake purple - (1996) - (Value - $85):
cases containing the 16 vehicles were a recasting bwgdrl
of the 16 car “Collector’s Showcase” that was first Classic Nomad - metal flake turquoise London Taxi (F.A.O. vehicle) - black -
available in 1982 packaged with the 1982 lineup - bwgdrl sp5gd
catalogue. In the left upper corner of the F.A.O. set Twinmill - metal flake gray - bwgdrl Ford Mustang Cobra - black - sp5gd
case is the F.A.O. Logo and “F.A.O. Schwarz Fifth Paddy Wagon - metal flake aqua - Ford Sierra 23 Ghia XR4ti - black -
Avenue”. In the upper right of the case is “Gold bwgdrl sp5gd
Series Collection I, II or III”. Vehicles included in 37 Bugatti - yellow - pc6gd BMW 850 - black - sp5gd
each set are listed below: Talbot Lago - white - pc6gd
57 T-Bird - black - pc5gd Ferrari Testarossa - black - sp5gd
‘55 Chevy - metal flake plum - pc5gd Mercedes Benz 190 E - black - sp5gd
Silhouette - metal flake reddish brown Porsche Carrera - black - sp5gd
- bwgdrl Ferrari 308 GTS - black - sp5gd
Splittin Image - metal flake green - ‘57 Ford Thunderbird - black - sp5gd
bwgdrl Daimler Fleetline (Double Decker Bus)
- black - sp5gd 2006 Walmart Red Cards
Gold Series Collection II Mercedes Benz 500 SL - black - sp5gd
(1995) - (Value - $120): Porsche 911 SC Targa - black - sp5gd
Ferrari 348 - black - sp5gd F.A.O. Schwartz Collector Sets
BMW M3 - black - sp5gd
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Snake Funny Car - gold - bwgdrl Porsche 935 - black - sp5gd
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