1971 Sputafuoco Magazine Advertisement

This full-color "pull-out" Italian magazine advertisement appeared in Italy in 1971. It shows 15 of the Hot Wheels Gran Toros models. Mattel S.p.A. separated the models into three groups: California, Prototypes, GTO.


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This page shows the cars modeled after the racing "prototypes" of the day.
Shown are the:
Ferrari CanAm
Chaparral
Ford MK II

Ferrari P4

Porsche Carrera

The page to the right is the first page of the "fold-out" advertisement and announces the Boss Mustang 302 and the Ferrari 512S. The page to the left shows the "GTO" models:
Boss Mustang 302
Lamborghini Miura
Astro II
Ferrari 512s
Lotus Europa
Toyota 2000 GT

The first page shows the "California models." Note that California USA was the epicenter of custom car design in the 1970s.
Shown are the:
T'rantula

TwinMill

Torpedo

Silhouette

These two pages (folded open) show all 15 of the Gran Toros in this advertisement and touts the new display boxes. The display box shows a TwinMill. The models shown (left to right, top to bottom) are:
Porsche Carrera
Torpedo
Ford MK II
Ferrari P4
Boss Mustang 302
Lamborghini Miura
Ferrari 512s
Chaparral
TwinMill
Astro II
Ferrari CanAm
T'rantula
Toyota 2000 GT
Silhouette

Lotus Europa


In the Catalog (15 models).


Missing from the Catalog (10 models).