“I didn’t do many Japanese cars in my 50 years of Hot Wheels designs. Most Japanese cars weren’t very exciting at the time, but they have taken off in the past few years. So I figured a combination of two hot-selling themes would be cool: a Japanese body and engine plus a US tradition, a drag racing gasser I used the 2JZ turbocharged engine and a straight axle lifted front end with huge slicks and wheelie bars in the rear. Would sure be a wild-sounding car with a 10 grand red line!”
