Hot Wheels cars are a gateway to car fandom. How many people played with 1:64-scale diecasts as kids and dreamed about getting behind the wheel of the real thing? One grown-up enthusiast did things the other way around, taking a rare opportunity to immortalize their full-size 1967.5 Datsun 2000 Roadster in miniature form. Matt Gabe, owner of the diecast-inspiring Datsun, works for Hot Wheels parent company Mattel. He told The Drive that he bought the car in 2013 because he wanted a “fun, old convertible” that also “stood out in the Mattel parking lot.” Mission accomplished. This second-generation Datsun Roadster was introduced in 1963 and produced through 1970, but never…
How This Guy Scored the Ultimate Accessory to His Datsun Roadster: A Factory Hot Wheels
