Hot Wheels Purple Passion In Silver Chrome

Hot Wheels

Purple Passion In Silver Chrome

Hot Wheels ‘Purple Passion’ resembles one of the great American cars of the 1950s; the 1951 Mercury. 'Purple Passion’ was designed by Larry Wood in 1990 based on the concept of the 1951 Mercury and was the first design that was not bound by Mattel's restrictions such as; it must perform well on the track and all wheels must be fully visible. It is said to be the first model that was aimed at the adult collector. It is true to say that Purple Passion resembles very much that of the 1951 Mercury, the only difference being the absence of the B- Pillar while the back portion of the car roof tapers at a steeper angle to the tail lights for the Purple Passion. The first Purple Passion released by Hot Wheels in 1990 is a mainline car #087 and is indeed purple in colour.

Over the years, many series of Purple Passion were released and purple color remains the most number of cars released. A quick check at http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/ revealed the number of cars released for different colors, in descending order as follows :-

Purple (16), Black (11), Red (11), White (8), Blue (7), Green (6), Yellow (5), Orange (5), Pink (5), Silver Chrome(5), Gold Chrome (4), Aqua (2), Grey (2), Silver (1), Plum (1)

A piece of Purple Passion in my collection in plain silver chrome has no tampos and a quick check with http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/ to identify it’s casting yielded no results. It is indeed a unique piece of Purple Passion with absolutely no tampos on the car surface and it remains a mystery to me which casting it belongs to.