Two Lane Desktop

One of my favorite Camaro models is this 30th Anniversary edition model, also a pace car to the Brickyard 400.  Why not Indy?  Well in 1996 that was reserved for the Dodge Viper GTS coupe, so GM instead used the Brickyard 400 as the new 1997 30th Anniversary Camaro's pacing grounds.  I love the white with orange stripes, which are a callback to the 1969 Indy 500 pace car Camaro's.  Not only that I have the 1997 Camaro brochure from Chevrolet and it's an incredible pamphlet of various colors (dark green, blue, purple, red, etc...) Camaro's, with the topper going to the 30th Anniversary page where a man and a woman meet at the classic gas pumps; the 1997 convertible in front with the 1969 in back.  Next to the awe-struck service man in the back is a 1967 RS convertible in red.  How classy is that!  I have a few of these 30th Anniversary Camaro's in replica (or say-so since most never classify being based on this trim package even though it's close t...

In the past Mattel has released many various colors and wheel designs for certain models, but when it comes to two different toolings or related designs to switch mid-year it was impossible.  Not anymore!  In 2011 Hot Wheels released two different Nissan Skyline GT-R toolings split by half a year, and in 2010 Hot Wheels released two different pace cars from the same Indy 500 race and the same 2010 Camaro. The Indinanapolis 500 is an endurance race of 500 miles that started as a dirt road in 1911 leading up to the paved track of today.  Over the years as cars created dangerous and fatal crashes that left other drivers without a clue what was going on until the last minute, Pace Cars were designed to remedy that situation.  The pace cars were designed to lead the pack of race cars from pit lane onto the track to warm up the tires and prepare for racing, to move cars off the track if rain starts, and most importantly to guide the fi...