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| Vetty Funny
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| Debut Series | Drag Strippers
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| Produced | 1979 -
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| Designer | Larry Wood, Bob Rosas
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| Number | 2508
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Description
Released in 1979, this Corvette Funny-Car was released as Vetty Funny in Gray. In 1983 the color was changed to White, while the tampo was Red, Yellow and Purple striping on top and sides with 'Corvette Fever' and Hot Wheels logo on sides. It was included in the FAO Schwarz The History of Hot Wheels 8-pack in 1995. Other names for this casting are Poppa 'Vette in 1986, and Corvette Funny Car from the California Customs series in 1990.
Versions
The Vetty Funny has been released in the following versions:
| Col #
| Year
| Series
| Color
| Tampo
| Base Color / Type
| Window Color
| Interior Color
| Wheel Type
| Toy #
| Country
| Notes / Variations
| Photo
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| 2508
| 1979
| Drag Strippers
| Gray
| Black, Red and Yellow stripes, "English Leather" and racing decals
| Unpainted / Metal
| Smoke
| Unpainted / Metal
| BW
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| Hong Kong
| Pop-up body
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| 2508
| 1980
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| Gray
| Black, Red and Yellow stripes, "English Leather" and racing decals
| Unpainted / Metal
| Smoke
| Unpainted / Metal
| BW
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| Hong Kong
| pop up body/ rarer tampo color
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| 2508
| 1982
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| Gray
| Black, Red and Yellow stripes, "English Leather" and racing decals
| Unpainted / Metal
| Smoke
| Unpainted / Metal
| BW
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| Malaysia
| pop up body
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| 1983
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| White
| Purple, Yellow and Red stripes, "Corvette Fever" tampos
| Unpainted / Metal
| Smoke
| Unpainted / Metal
| BW
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| Malaysia
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| 
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| 1986
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| White
| Black, Red and Yellow stripes and "Corvette" tampos
| Unpainted / Metal
| Smoke
| Unpainted / Metal
| BW
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| Malaysia
| Known as "Poppa 'Vette" for this release
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| 1995
| Set
| Fluorescent Yellow
| Blue, Red and Magenta stripe tampos
| Unpainted / Metal
| Yellow tint
| Unpainted / Metal
| BW
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| Malaysia
| The History of Hot Wheels 8-pack
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| 1995
| California Customs
| White
| Blue, Pink and Light Green tampos
| Unpainted / Metal
| Blue tint
| Unpainted / Metal
| BW
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| Malaysia
| Known as "Corvette Funny" for this release
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| 06/30
| 2009
| Dragstrip Demons
| Metalflake Silver
| Black, Red, Yellow, and White tampos on sides, hood, and roof, with "Tom Mongoose McEwen", and "English Leather", with racing deco. on sides
| Unpainted / Metal
| Clear
| Unpainted / Metal
| Rear RRPrf / Front RR5SP
| N8967
| Thailand
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Notes
Driven by Tom "Mongoose" McEwen with lift up body. [1]
References
- ↑ Vetty Funny at Hot Wheels Collectors.com
