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1972 Japanese Gran Toros CatalogThis page shows the 1972 Japanese Gran Toros catalog. 1972 was when Mattel S.p.A. began to discontinue the Hot Wheels Gran Toros line (Series Sputafuoco) and split the Mebetoys line into Series Mebetoys, Series Gran Super, Series Europa, and Series Gran Toros (non-Hot Wheels Gran Toros, also known as Sputafuoco. The catalog shows a mix of Sputafuoco Hot Wheels Gran Toros models and the post Sputafuoco models packaged under the Gran Toros name for the European market. |
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The cover page of the 1972 Japanese Gran Toros Catalog showing top front and top rear views of a Gran Toros McLaren CanAm, Model #6626, with an Italian flag background. |
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The McLaren Can Am, Model #6626, Chaparral 2J Can Am, Model #6628, and the Ferrari Can Am, Model #6601. Note how a digit was added to the end of the model part number for the Japanese market. |
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Here we see the integration of "non-Gran Toros" models. Note the model numbers and the wheels. The "true" Hot Wheels Gran Toros here are the Mustang Boss 302, Model #6611, and the Mercedes C 111, Model #6622. The page also shows the Mebetoys series Porsche London to Sydney Rallye, Model #A-51. |
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More Mebetoys that were packaged in Gran Toros boxes. The "true" Hot Wheels Gran Toros are the Astro II, Model #6602, and the Pantera DeTomaso, Model #6627. The Alfa Iguana, Model #a-45, Lamborghini Urraco, Model #A-47, Lancia Stratos, Model #A-49, and the ISO Rivolta S4, Model #A-30, are Mebetoys series models that were packaged under the Gran Toros name after Mattel S.p.A. (Mebetoys) discontinued the Sputafuoco (Gran Toros) name in Europe. |
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More Mebetoys that were packaged in Gran Toros boxes. The "true" Hot Wheels Gran Toros are the Lamborghini Miura, Model #6605, Lotus Europa, Model #6618, and the Toyota 2000GT, Model #6617. The Maserati Mistral, Model #A-10, Corvette Rondine, Model #A-22, Fiat Dino, Model #A-14 , Porsche 912, Model #A-12 and the Mini Minor "Ski/Weekend", Model #A-61 are Mebetoys series models that were packaged under the Gran Toros name after Mattel S.p.A. (Mebetoys) discontinued the Sputafuoco (Gran Toros) name in Europe. |
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More Mebetoys that were packaged in Gran Toros boxes. The "true" Hot Wheels Gran Toros is the Abarth 695ss, Model #6608. The Mini Cooper Rallye, Model #A-31, Porsche 912 Rallye, Model #A-33, Opel Kadett Rallye, Model #A-34, Lancia Fulvia Rallye, Model #A-32, Fiat 124s Raid, Model #A-41, Fiat 127 Rallye, Model #A-68, and BMW Alpine Rallye, Model #A-63, are Mebetoys series models that were packaged under the Gran Toros name after Mattel S.p.A. (Mebetoys) discontinued the Sputafuoco (Gran Toros) name in Europe. |
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More Mebetoys that were packaged in Gran Toros boxes. None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros. The BMW 2000CS, Model #A-17, Alfa Romeo Duetto Spyder, Model #A-18, Alfa Junior Zagato, Model #A-46, Matra 530, Model #A-38, Autobianchi Primula Agip, Model #A-66, Alfa Romeo Duetto Giro, Model #A-65, Fiat Dino Vacanza Al Mare, Model #A-52, and the Land Rover Transamerican, Model #A-40, are Mebetoys series models that were packaged under the Gran Toros name after Mattel S.p.A. (Mebetoys) discontinued the Sputafuoco (Gran Toros) name in Europe. |
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The Gran Prix series were 1/28 scale and not part of the Gran Toros series. The "Touring Cars" were part of Mebetoys Series Europa. None of these are "true" Hot Wheels Gran Toros. See the Gran Prix Matra F1, Gran Prix Ferrari F1, BRM P160 F1, 72 Lotus F1, Tyrrell Ford F1, and the March F1. The Fiat 1500, Model #A-2, was a Mebetoys series models that may have been packaged under the Gran Toros name after Mattel S.p.A. (Mebetoys) discontinued the Sputafuoco (Gran Toros) name in Europe. |
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These models, like many others in this catalog, were found in Series Europa, Series Gran Super and Series Mebetoys. None of these are "true" Hot Wheels Gran Toros. The Roll Royce Silver Shadow, Model #A-26, Alfa Romeo 2600, Mebetoys Model #A-4, Mercedes 250, Model #A-19, Landrover Croce Rossa, Model #A-42, Fiat 124s Taxi, Model #A-43, Fiat 127, Model #A-54, Autobianchi A112, Model #A-48, Fiat 128, Model #A-59, NSU R/O 80, Model #A-37, are Mebetoys series models that were packaged under the Gran Toros name after Mattel S.p.A. (Mebetoys) discontinued the Sputafuoco (Gran Toros) name in Europe. |
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The Back Cover of the 1972 Japanese Gran Toros Catalog. |
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