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Mattel MEA Dinner

Events

by Carl Pomponio
by Carl Pomponio
This is an annual Holiday Party event by the Mattel Employee’s Associ-
ation (MEA). Starting in 2000 Mattel, as part of their ‘treat bag’ included
a special Hot Wheels model. All the castings used were Hot Wheels
cars except 2005 when it was a Matchbox London Taxi. It is believed
that the person in charge of the MEA vehicles move from Hot Wheels
to Matchbox division and this is the reason they used a Matchbox
model. Most of the cars had a theme associated with the event. The
following is a list of cars from these events.

windows, black, white and pink and white
design on hood, “MEA 2002” on windshield, 2005 MEA Taxi Dinner Dance
Hot Wheels logo “2002 MEA Dinner Dance” Matchbox London Taxi
on trunk, “MEA inner Dance 2002” on sides,
sp5, Mal. MEA Dinner Dance (2002) 30 - 60

2000 Hollywood Premier Dinner Dance
‘59 Chevy Impala – 76mm – 1997 - red, white
roof, gold chrome base, white int., tinted
windows, white, black and gold design on 2006 A Winter Wonderland
sides and top w/MEA’s Hollywood Premiere So Fine - 87mm – 2000 - pearl white and
Dinner Dance logo on roof, pc5gd, Mal. in silver, chrome base, white int., blue windows,
clear plastic box, MEA Dinner Dance LE1000 2003 Shaken Not Stirred met blue, silver, and white flames on hood,
(2000) 100 - 150 Golden Arrow – 67mm – 2003 - chrome roof and sides, MEA Dinner Dance 2006 on
and flat black, metal base, dk. chrome int., driver side and trunk, rrwl, Mal. MEA Dinner
tinted canopy, silver, white and green design Dance (2006) 40 - 90
w/“Shaken Not Stirred” on roof, “MEA 003”
on sides, cm5, Mal. Mattel Employees Associa-
tion Dinner Dance (2003) 20 - 40

2001 MEA dinner dance
Volkswagen 21-Window Microbus – 65mm 2007 Dancing with the Stars
– 2001 - dk. red and white, black int., clear 1963 Cadillac Coupe De Ville – 85mm – 2001
windows, yellow, orange, and gold flames on 2004 Oh What a Night - spec pink, chrome base, silver roof, tan int.,
sides and roof, “2001 MEA Dinner Dance De- Cadillac Escalade (Bling2) - 62mm - 2004 - tinted windows, white and pick flames, rr4sp-
cember 8, 2001” on roof, Mattel Dinner Dance chrome and red chrome, chrome base, black ww, Ch. MEA Dinner (2007) 100 - 170
(2001) 125 - 175 windows, black and white “O What A Night”
Same as above with “Operations Christmas on hood, silver stars and running boards on
Party on roof, (2001) 150 - 200 sides, black and white “MEA 2004 Dinner
Dance” on tailgate, “MEA” on license plate,
bl, Mal. MEA Dinner Dance (2004) 20 - 40

2008 Holiday Soiree
Classic Packard – 78mm – 1983 - lt blue, met-
al base, gold chrome int. and fenders, clear
2002 An Evening of Enchantment windows, silver and gold pinstripes on hood
Syd Mead’s Sentinel 400 Limo - 84mm - roof and sides, details, rrww, Mal. MEA Dinner
2002 - mf silver, chrome base, and int., purple Dance LE (2008) 75 - 150
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