<p>Baseplate copyright 1974.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Baseplate copyright 1974. Packaging: Box (Japan)</p>

<p>Baseplate copyright 1974.</p>

Baseplate copyright 1974. Exposed metal engine, part of Super Plated series.

<p>Baseplate copyright 1974.</p>

<div><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Red Line Club sELECTIONs Series debuted in 2004 as was a first of its kind allowing collectors at HotWheelsCollectors.com the opportunity to vote for 4 cars in a series and essentially vote each element of the casting to create a production model based on the popular vote.</span></div> <div><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br />The second of four rounds in 2009 was <strong><em>A Redline Era Favorite</em></strong>. The final two cars were Gremlin Grinder and Beatnik Bandit.&nbsp; With 51% of the final vote Beatnik Bandit pulled it out. Members selected Spectraflame antifreeze for the finish and Neo-Classics Redlines in the wheel selection.&nbsp; This one was the clear winner ... right??? Wrong ....&nbsp; The Beatnik Bandit was unable to be produced for some technical reason. A replacement bracket with 2 cars (SS Express and Gremlin Grinder) was used to determine the replacement casting. The Gremlin Grinder got 52% of the vote &amp; the SS Express got 48% of the vote. However; the color and wheels selected by the members remained unchanged.</span></div>

<div><span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Iron your bell bottoms and bust out a Partridge Family eight-track &hellip; the Gremlin, that automotive symbol of the &lsquo;70s, was retooled for 2008 and rocked HotWheelsCollectors.com as the HWC Series Seven Neo-Classics Gremlin Grinder!</span></div> <div><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><br />When most people hear &ldquo;gremlin&rdquo; they think of Gizmo, the cute Chinese pet featured in the movie. But for automotive enthusiasts (and &lsquo;70s pop culture lovers), the Gremlin that matters is the one first released by AMC in 1970. You could own it for a measly $2,000 and the vehicle initially sold quite well. Then in 1975, Larry Wood worked his design magic on it and that year marked the first issue of the Hot Wheels Gremlin Grinder. Fast-forward to 2008 and HWC provided a fully updated Gremlin Grinder, complete with Spectraflame smoke finish, Neo-Classics Redline wheels, and a mischievous little gremlin hitching a roof ride. With features like these, it&rsquo;s a car that Gizmo&rsquo;s nemesis, Stripe, would be proud to drive (although he probably wouldn&rsquo;t appreciate the &ldquo;grinder&rdquo; reference).</span></div>

<p>Engine is missing</p>