Modelo : Jet Threat




        Diagnostic Characteristics:

        The CIPSA version of the Jet Threat is a Wave 4 car. It uses the 1973 HK Jet Threat casting from the Shell promo series.
        The differences are threefold: the enamel paint, the canopy glass is clear and the wheels are different from the Shell version.

        Colors:
        • Light Blue Enamel
        • Red Enamel
        • Orange Enamel

        Wheels: 3 Variations
        • Type 1: Large Caps in front and rear
        • Type 1: Medium Through-Hole Metallic RL in front and Large Through-Hole Metallic RL in the rear
        • Type 3: Medium Through-Hole BW in front and Large Through-Hole BW in the rear

        Interior:
        • Interior is part of the castingWhite

        Glass:
        • Clear

        Comments:

        The Jet Threat, a Wave 4 release is the only casting found with three different wheel variations. The casting does not differ from the HK version. Only the
        CIPSA manufactured attributes are different. The Jet Threat was one of the first known CIPSA castings with sale of a red one in September of 2004.



        Jet Threat Paint Colors

        All three colors of the CIPSA Jet Threat.




        Jet Threat Wheel Variations





        Shell vs. CIPSA Red Jet Threats

        The Shell version on top and the CIPSA version below. The paint is slightly different but the clear canopy glass is evident.




        CIPSA Jet Threat in Orange Enamel




        CIPSA Jet Threat in Light Blue Enamel


        As of 2016 about 15 Jet Threats are known. Click on the link to the Jet Threat Registry to see all known examples of this casting










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