1972 Italian Mebetoys Catalog

This catalog contains a mixture of Gran Toros and regular Mebetoys. It also shows that some of the regular Mebetoys started being packaged under the Gran Toros name. Note that 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.


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The front cover of the 1972 Italian Mebetoys Catalog.

The back cover of the 1972 Italian Mebetoys Catalog.

The inside of the 1972 Italian Mebetoys Catalog front cover is blank.

 

The introductory page of the 1972 Italian Mebetoys Catalog.


The Gran Prix Series model list (there were no Gran Toros in the Gran Prix series).

The Gran Prix series were 1/28 scale models of Formula 1 cars.



The Gran Prix Lotus Ford F1, Model # 6673 and the Tyrell Ford F1, Model # 6674
(note that these are pictures of the actual cars- not the Gran Prix series models).


The Mebetoys Series Europa model list. 

The Series Europa were 1/43 scale cars.


This page shows the following Mebetoys Series Europa models:
Fiat 850 Mebetoys, Model # A-1
Fiat 1500, Mebetoys Model # A-2
Alfa Romeo Giulia, Mebetoys Model # A-3.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

This page shows the following Mebetoys Series Europa models:
Autobianchi Primula, Mebetoys Model # A-5
Fiat 1100R, Mebetoys Model # A-9
, and
Opel Kadett Coupe, Mebetoys Model # A-13.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


The Mini Minor, Mebetoys Model # A-28,
the Fiat Nuova 500, Mebetoys Model # A-36, and the Bertone Runabout, Mebetoys Model # A-44.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

The Autobianchi A-112, Mebetoys
Model # A-48,
and the Fiat 127,
Mebetoys Model # A-54.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


This page shows the following Mebetoys Series Europa models:
Fiat 127 Rallye, Mebetoys Model # A-68, Fiat 128, Mebetoys Model # A-59.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

The Gran Super introductory page. The Gran Super series were 1/43 scale models. These were not Hot Wheels Gran Toros but the catalog lists the Abarth 695ss here.
The Abarth 695ss is indeed a Hot Wheels Gran Toros model: note the model number, #6608 is consistent with the Gran Toros.


This page shows the following Mebetoys Gran Super models:
Alfa Romeo 2600, Mebetoys Model # A-4,
Lancia Flavia, Mebetoys Model # A-6
Alfa Romeo Carabinieri "Gazzella", Mebetoys Model # A-7.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

This page shows the following Mebetoys Gran Super models:
Alfa Romeo Squadra Mobile, Mebetoys Model # A-8
Maserati Mistral, Mebetoys Model # A-10
Lancia Fulvia Coupe, Mebetoys Model # A-11

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


The Porsche 912, Mebetoys Model # A-12, Fiat 1500 Vigili Urbani "Civetta", Mebetoys Model # A-15.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


This page shows the following Mebetoys Gran Super models:

Chevrolet Corvette Rondine, Model # A-22
Alfa Junior Zagato, Model # A-46

Abarth 695ss Model # 6608
.

Only one of these is a Hot Wheels Gran Toros: the Abarth 695ss, Model #6608.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


The "Gran Toros" list page. This lists a mixture of actual Gran Toros along with regular Mebetoys. Note the all the Hot Wheels Gran Toros model numbers are four-digits and start with "66" (the Mebetoys have alfa numeric numbers starting with an "A").

The Hot Wheels Gran Toros were 1/43 scale Mattel Hot Wheels. When Mattel "lost interest" in the Gran Toros series (1972) the former Mebetoys company, now a Mattel division, began applying the Gran Toros name to non-Hot Wheels Gran Toros models.


This page shows the following models:
Mercedes Benz 250 Coupe, Model # A-19
Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, Model # A-26

Mini Cooper Rallye, Model # A-31

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

This page shows the following models:
Lancia Fulvia HF Rallye, Model # A-32
Porsche 912 Rallye, Model # A-33
Opel Kadett Rallye, Model # A-34.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


This page shows the following models:
NSU RO/80, Model # A-37
Mantra Vignale, Model # A-38

Land Rover Transamerica Model # A-40
.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

.

This page shows the following models: Fiat 124 S Raid, Model # A-41
Croce Rossa, Model # A-42

Fiat 124 S Taxi, Model # A-43

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.



The Alfa Iguana, Mebetoys Model # A-45, the Lamborghini Urraco, Mebetoys Model # A-47 and the Lancia Stratos HF Bertone,
Mebetoys Model # A-49
.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

This page shows the following models: Porsche 911 Raid, Model # A-51
Fiat Dino Vacanza Al Mare, Model # A-52.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.



This page shows the following models: BMW Alpine Rallye, Model # A-63
Alfa Duetto "Giro D'Italia", Model # A-65.

None of these are Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

This page shows the following models:
Ferrari Can Am (#6601),
Astro II (#6602),
Lamborghini Miura (#6603).

These are indeed Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


This page shows the following models:
Chaparral (#6606)
Ford Mark II (#6607)
Boss Mustang 302 (#6611)

These are indeed Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

This page shows the following models:
Alfa Romeo 33/3 (#6612)
Porsche Carrera (#6613)

Ferrari P4 (#6614).

These are indeed Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


This page shows the following models:
Lotus Europa (#6618)
Toyota 2000GT (#6617)

Ferrari 512S (#6621)

These are indeed Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

This page shows the following models:
Mercedes C111 (#6622)
Porsche 917 (#6623)

These are indeed Hot Wheels Gran Toros.



This page shows the following models:
Abarth 3000 (#6624)
Mantis (#6625).

These are indeed Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

This page shows the following models:
McLaren Can Am (#6626)
Pantera De Tomaso (#6627)

These are indeed Hot Wheels Gran Toros.


This page shows the following models:
Chaparral 2J Can-Am (#6628)
Yogi e Boo Boo, Model # A-35.

The Chaparral 2J is indeed a Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

The Yogi and Boo Boo, Model #A-35,
is not a Hot Wheels Gran Toros.

The RRRumblers introductory page.


The RRRumblers list page.



Page 1 of the check list.


Page 2 of the check list.


Page 3 of the check list.

The inside of the back cover.