Hot Wheels 2025 Purple Passion White #5 5/250
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Hot Wheels 2025 Purple Passion White #5 5/250
$1.99
An iconic legend returns with a clean, classic custom look! The 2025 Hot Wheels Mainline lineup proudly presents the second colorway of the timeless Purple Passion, featured as part of the specialized "HW Designed By" mini-series. Originally debuting in 1990 and widely considered one of the most successful, highly collectible, and influential castings in Hot Wheels history, this custom '51 Mercury Club Coupe gets a sleek styling update that honors its legendary roots.
Ditching its namesake purple tone for a premium, clean gloss white body paint, this version features a gorgeous, vintage-style pastel side scallop graphic scheme along the panels. Emblazoned with a classic "L. Wood Design" script signature right on the rear quarter panels, this custom lead sled features a slammed stance, a brilliant chrome-plated plastic base and grille, a pristine white interior, and dark smoke-tinted windows. It is a spectacular, high-nostalgia addition for diecast historians and custom rod collectors alike.
- Collector Number: 005/250
- Series: HW Designed By (1/5)
- Year / Case: 2025 Mainline (Case Mix B)
- Scale: 1:64
- Body Color: Gloss White
- Base / Chassis: Chrome / Plastic
- Graphics: Teal, pink, and yellow vintage side scallop tampos with "L. Wood Design" signature
- Wheel Type: Chrome DD5 (Deep Dish 5-Spoke)
Card Back Text & Info
- Born: 1990, El Segundo, California
- Designer: Larry Wood
- Blurb: Designed by legendary Hot Wheels® designer Larry Wood, the sleek lines and low profile of the Purple Passion™ have made it an instant classic and an enduring favorite among custom car collectors worldwide.
SKU & Identifiers
- Toy / Model SKU: HYX55 (This represents the white 2nd colorway release)
- Assortment SKU: C4982 (Standard Mainline Card Back Assortment)
Easter Eggs & Design Details
- Irony in the Name: Collectors love the ironic contrast of this specific release: it is officially packaged on the card as the "Purple Passion," despite the casting being painted entirely gloss white.
- The "Speculator's Dream": When Larry Wood first designed and released the Purple Passion in 1990, it triggered an unprecedented collecting frenzy. It became so heavily hoarded by collectors and speculators in the 1990s that it single-handedly shifted the secondary market and helped launch the modern era of adult diecast collecting.
- Media Tie-In Packaging: The 2025 US card features the prominent "Let’s Race" logo across the front, matching its appearance in the animated Netflix tie-in show.