1971 Italian Sputafuoco Catalog

This page shows the 1971 Italian Sputafuoco Catalog. Sputafuoco was the name for the Hot Wheels Gran Toros in Italy. The catalog shows the Gran Toros line going into 1971. Some of the pictures are artist renderings and some are of 1/64 scale Hot Wheels Redlines. This catalog, in conjunction with the 1971 Mebetoys catalog, shows the difference between the Hot Wheels Gran Toros (Sputafuoco series) and the Mebetoys series.


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The front cover.
The back cover.

The inside front cover showing a closeup
of the T'rantula.
Go to the Italian (parli Italiano) page for a translation:



A closeup of the Ferrari Can Am.



The Porsche 917, Model # 6623
(artist rendering)
.

The Fiat Abarth 3000SP, Model # 6624 (artist rendering)
A closeup of the Torpedo Dragster.

A drawing of a Mercedes C111 front.



The MercedesC 111, Model # 6622 (artist rendering).

A closeup of the Silhouette.


The Mantis, Model # 6625 (a photo of a redline Hot Wheel, not the Gran Toros model - see the Mantis on the 1970 Redlines page).


The inventory list.

Go to the Italian (parli Italiano) page for a translation:



A photo of the Ferrari 512s.
The inside back cover.

On the list (20 models):

Ferrari Can Am
Chevy Astro II
T'rantula
Torpedo Dragster
Lamborghini Miura
Chaparral
Ford MK II
Mustang Boss 302
Alfa Romeo 33
Porsche Carrera
Ferrari P4
Twinmill
Silhouette
Toyota 2000 GT
Lotus Europa
Ferrari 512s
Mercedes C 111*
Porsche 917*
Abarth 3000SP*
Mantis*

Missing from the list (5 models).

Abarth 695ss
McLaren Can Am
Pantera De Tomaso Chaparral 2J Can Am Lola T-212

Irregularities*

The Porsche 917 image is an artist's rendering.
The Abarth 3000SP image is an artist's rendering.
The Mercedes C 111 image is an artist's rendering.
The Mantis image is a photograph of Hot Wheels Mantis (Redline - see the Mantis on the 1970 Redlines page).