Snowdog Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Sooooo Coooool! I want one! From Power Windows: Sunlight On Chrome!!!" - Hot Wheels 1:18 166 Red Barchetta: Just in time for the holidays, perfect for Rush fans, Hot Wheels now offers a low cost 1:18 scale die cast "red Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta (the 'hero' of an old Rush song, 'Red Barchetta')". - Neil Peart (Ghost Rider, pg. 132). Seen in the "Red Barchetta" live video from Exit...Stage Left, the 166 MM Barchetta was the first production Ferrari; only thirty-eight of these hand built masterpieces were produced, from 1947 to 1953. The first "sports car" (as opposed to a race car) ever shown on a Ferrari chassis, the 166 got its name from the 166 cubic centimeters of capacity from each of its twelve cylinders. The MM signifies the Ferrari win of 1949 in the legendary, but grueling, Mille Miglia. With top speeds of 130mph, arguably the fastest sports car in the world at the time, the 166MM Barchetta (phonetically pronounced "Barketta", meaning "little boat") won 80 overall or class victories between April 1948 and December 1953, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1949. Although other die cast models of this automobile have been available in the past, they were often very costly; Walmart.com is offering this 1:18 scale (approx 8" long) Hot Wheels model for just $19.74 (the year Peart joined the band...coincidence?) plus tax and shipping (note: Walmart.com does not ship outside of the U.S.). - Nov. 9, 2004 http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/News.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 ..cool..or should that be hot, erm no, cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 I just sent the link to my wife with the subject line: I WANT THIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostGirl Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Maybe Santa will bring me one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drumnut Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Cool, I want one! http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/newspics/hotwheelsbarchetta.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickyrob Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 that one above looks a tad worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted November 11, 2004 Author Share Posted November 11, 2004 Did anyone else notice in the article they say the phonetic pronunciation is "Barketta"? We've all been singing it wrong all these years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Wow very nice. I think I will bring it to the next Rush show I hit and try to get it autographed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpeart_gal Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 That's cool!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Man Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Cool...the first item on my Christmas wish list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riv Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 That is sweet, it says Item being discontinued...better hurry! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/jcar/redbarchetta.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 That's slick. It's going on my Christmas list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midway Hawker Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Walmart.com "out of stock" I got to have one of those... Lot's of other sites have it but for more $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Doesn't surprise me that they're out of stock already. They must be sellin' like hotcakes! It's the best thing since sliced bread my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 QUOTE (Snowdog @ Nov 11 2004, 04:26 PM) Did anyone else notice in the article they say the phonetic pronunciation is "Barketta"? We've all been singing it wrong all these years We've been pronouncing it that way because that's how Geddy pronounces it in the song! Blame him! Or blame Neil...I'm sure Ged asked him, "How is this pronounced?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted November 13, 2004 Author Share Posted November 13, 2004 QUOTE (1-0-0-1-0-0-1 @ Nov 12 2004, 10:14 PM) QUOTE (Snowdog @ Nov 11 2004, 04:26 PM) Did anyone else notice in the article they say the phonetic pronunciation is "Barketta"? We've all been singing it wrong all these years We've been pronouncing it that way because that's how Geddy pronounces it in the song! Blame him! Or blame Neil...I'm sure Ged asked him, "How is this pronounced?" By "all" I was including Ged Lets send this thread to 'em. Geddy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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