Once upon a time, I had the 1975 rendition of this car. As far as I know, it looked identical to the 1969 version pictured here—right down to the redline tires. Redlines weren’t retired by Hot Wheels until 1977. My car eventually went missing, due to one of the many reasons toy cars disappear: lost, traded, stolen, smashed…

Decades later, when I went hunting for a replacement on eBay, I learned that Warpath was based on a 1969 concept car from the American Motors Corporation. The show car, as beautiful as it was, never made it into production. In fact, it was never even fitted with running gear or an engine. Sadly, had it been brought to market, it would have easily been their best-looking car—and one of the finest-looking American automobiles.

The real car was manufactured from 1965-69. According to Wikipedia, some variations were produced up until 1973. If I had a top 10 list of favorite cars, and if you know me you might rightly guess that I do, this would certainly make the list. Unfortunately I’ve never had the chance to see one in person, but I’m sure it wouldn’t disappoint

Placed right in the center of my desk, just below my stacked monitors, sets a singular scale model car. A toy. Usually made by Hot Wheels, or Matchbox, but sometimes by some other lesser known manufacturer. Some of them I’ve had since the mid 70’s, others are just weeks old. I don’t have very many in the sense of what might be expected of a collection, but the assortment is built from cars, both real and imaginary, that I have liked for some reason or other. Some have stories, some just represent a design that I’ve admired. Anyway, every Monday I swap out the display for a new car. You are welcome to stop by here to see my current model.