LITTLE RED WAGON 65 HEMI DODGE TR MAVERICK 1/24 DIECAST

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First A Little History On Bill "Maverick" Golden's Modified 1965 A100 Dodge Pickup Truck The Little Red Wagon It Became A Legend In Its Time As The First Wheel Stander Back In 1965. The Truck Was A Major Hit With The Fans What Made The Little Red Wagon Famous Was When Throttle Was Opened It Popped Its Front Wheels Into The Air, While Still Achieving Acceleration And With The Help Of An Independent Rear Braking System That Could Help Steer The Truck With The Front Wheels Off The GroundThe Truck Is A 1965 Dodge A-100 Compact Pickup With Its Short 90 Inch Wheelbase, Was Normally Powered By A Slant 6 But Installed In This Truck Was A Huge 426 Hemi Engine, And Rather Than Putting The Engine Under The Hood Were The Slant 6 Was The Hemi Engine Was Placed Behind The Cab, In Front Of The Rear Wheels, The Result Was Much Better Weight Distribution The Hemi Engine Was Connected To A Torqueflite Automatic Transmission And The First Time Out Of The Box, Using A Stock Hemi Engine The Truck Ran The Quarter Mile In The Mid-11 Second Range At 120 Mph! =============== AND NOW THE SPECS ON THE DIECAST REPLICA IT'S A JOHNNY LIGHTNING 1/24 SCALE TRUCK WITH A CHERRY RED PAINT JOB WITH ORIGINAL PAD PRINTED RACE DAY GRAPHICS BLACK INTERIOR WITH A SINGLE SEAT IN THE CENTER OF THE CAB. LIMITED EDITION PRODUCED AND MADE BY RC2 / ERTL AND IS LONG SOLD OUT PART read more