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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