A Hot Wheels recreation of a classic Cadillac will help mark fashion house Gucci’s 100th anniversary.
The Gucci x Hot Wheels collaboration will see 500 diecast replicas of the 1982 Cadillac Seville Gucci Edition made.
Each $120 (£88) model car features the same fashion-led details as the haute couture original. These even extend to a tiny gold Gucci grille badge.
Gold-tinted memories
Cadillac released a ‘designed by Gucci’ edition version of the first-generation Seville in 1979. The designer treatment continued for the second-generation car, sold between 1980 and 1985.
It is this second Seville iteration, complete with divisive bustle-back rear styling, that Hot Wheels has chosen to immortalise.
Like the full-size original, the Hot Wheels Gucci model will feature a half-vinyl roof complete with the interlocking ‘G’ logo. A gold Gucci crest resides on the C-pillar, plus you’ll find whitewall tyres and pinstripes along the sides.
The 1:64 scale interior has gold piping on the miniature seats.
‘It’s all Gucci, baby!‘
Mattel Creations has worked with Gucci to design and build the retro Cadillac. It marks the first time Gucci has made a collectible model, and is intended to demonstrate the concept of ‘toys as art’.
The limited-edition model will be offered directly through the Mattel Creations and Gucci websites. Selected Gucci stores across the world, including New York, London, Paris and Milan will also stock the high-end Hot Wheels.
Sales of the Cadillac start on 18 October 2021. It is likely to be keenly sought by Hot Wheels collectors.
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