The Mattel Die Cast Group Promo Lightning McQueen

The strangest promo from Mattel's die cast group. The 2021 Lightning McQueen Mattel Hot Wheels Matchbox CARS Group Promo ...

While the Hot Wheels group designed the first batch of CARS in 2004-2005 for the CARS "Desert Art" releases in 2006 - when it became a raging success, Mattel started a CARS design team ...

In the last few years, Mattel might've used Matchbox employees/resources for CARS so they decided to issue a promo CAR for the group. I have heard numbers as low as 70 which might be true, no one really knows a promo die cast production number unless they tell us ... but the Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Disney Pixar CARS design team and marketing group is not that large so 70-100 plus a few for Mattel and Pixar employees might be about right.

And since it's basically just a bare Lightning McQueen with water labels on a paper box with a plastic shell, not that costly just to produce under 100.

Thanks "Francesco" for the nice photos.

Here is the full presentation of the CAR wrapped and on its stand so if you're collecting this, be sure and get the authentic wrap and stand.