- This is an authentic Hot Wheels pre-production prototype vehicle directly from the Mattel plant in Malaysia.
- There are typically 3 to 4 stages of production (Raw Casting Unpainted, Painted Non-Tampo, Painted Tampo different or trial run wheels) with all of the stages of a new vehicle engineered with different color interiors, windows, or wheels. Once the final design is approved, the prototypes castings are often destroyed as they are no longer needed.
- This prototype vehicle in this auction was saved from being destroyed since it differs slightly from the chosen design. It is extremely rare as only a handful of prototypes are saved from the factory.
- This is an actual vehicle created in the production process at the Mattel factory.
- It will not be created again. It is not a custom car made after the fact, rather a piece used in the manufacturing process at the factory.