72 STINGRAY CONVERTIBLE

The Chevrolet Corvette is a two-door, two-seat sports car produced by General Motors for their Chevrolet division since 1953. The 1972 Corvette was part of the third generation of Corvettes, being the last year for chrome front and rear bumpers, vacuum-activated pop-up windshield wiper door as well as the removable rear window. The automatic transmission for the Corvette became increasingly popular, with 54% of all Corvettes sold for this year sold with the transmission.

 
This casting is a replica of Hot Wheels designer Bryan Benedict's 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible, which he received as a birthday present from his wife; this casting was previewed on Bryan's Instagram account in a silhouetted photo. A cutout is visible in the base of the casting featuring the Corvette logo; this is linked to the window and headlamp piece and a light can be shone underneath it to "illuminate" the headlamps (for unknown reasons, this cutout was filled in for the second release). This casting appears to be loosely based on Phil Riehlman's '69 COPO Corvette casting in terms of proportions.