Casting : Letter Getter





Years of Production:

1977


Country of Origin:

Hong Kong


Casting Variations:

None Known
Metal Base Only


Paint Colors and Variations:

White with red and blue tampo


Interior Colors:

Black with green/blue tinted glass



Comments:

This casting transitioned into the basic wheel portion of 1977. It is one of the rarer transitional redlines.
As such, it is important to watch for fakes, where the wheels have been swapped.



Correct Base of Redline Letter Getter

The redline version of the Letter Getter was made ONLY with the metal base.




Prototype Base of Redline Letter Getter

The initial version of the letter getter had a different assembly scheme in the rear. Bob Rosas tells that the zamac did not reliably flow
into the tool for the two slots, so the casting was modified to a single slot assembly scheme.

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