Zowees

Zowees were a series of very small (1/125 scale) Hot Wheels vehicles produced in 1972. There were 8 different vehicles which were originally made for Shell Oil Company as a promotional item which one would receive after fueling up their car, or they could be purchased from the station for $0.49; these were packaged in baggies. After the promotion for Shell, slightly different versions of the original eight and an additional six new vehicles were released and were only available through retail shops. Zowees were made up of a metal piece which was the base and engine, to which the plastic body and wheels would clip in to. 
At retail shops, Zowees were only packed in multipacks and not available singly. Zowees were available in multipacks featuring two, three, four or even six Zowees. A pack also exists where a car from Hot Wheels's 1972 lineup would be packaged with a single Zowees model. Each pack could have duplicates of a single type of Zowees model.
The eight Shell promotion Zowees were also sold in Germany by Mattel's German branch, under the name of Fun Buggies; all eight were given different names. They were advertised with standard Hot Wheels, RRRumblers and Hot Shots models, with their slogan being "Die Lustigsten Miniaturautos der Welt" (lit. "The Funnest Miniature Cars in the World").
==List of Zowees==
Name 	German Name 	Difference 	Photo: Shell	Photo: Retail
Baby Buggy 	Rasende Rosy 	Shell: No PoleRetail: With Pole 	75px 	75px
Beddy Bye 	Tijuana Taxi 	Shell: Bed Posts protrude upwardsRetail: Bed Posts are Flushed	75px 	
Bumble Seat 	Zitronen Expreß	Shell: No PoleRetail: With Pole 	75px 	75px
Covered Draggin'	Western Willy 	Shell: No PoleRetail: With Pole 	 	75px
Desperado 	Speedy Gonzales	Shell: Small SombreroRetail: Large Sombrero 	75px 	75px
Diablo 	Roter Teufel 	Shell: Small HornsRetail: Large Horns 	75px 	75px
Good Knight 	Ritter Kunibert	Shell: Small Ridge on HelmetRetail: Large Ridge on Helmet 	75px 	75px
Red Lighter 	Blinky 	Shell: Small DomeRetail: Large Dome 	75px 	75px
Fire Hydrant 	 	N/A 	N/A 	
Goin' Fishing 	 	N/A 	N/A 	
Home Sweet Home 	 	N/A 	N/A 	
Light My Fire 	 	N/A 	N/A 	
Numb Skull 	 	N/A 	N/A 	
Shifty 	 	N/A 	N/A 	
== Zowees plus Hot Wheels 2-Pack==
Below is a list of the Zowees plus Hot Wheels 2-Packs that came out in Canada in 1972. The variations are the exact same as the cars above: 
*Green T-4-2 with Diablo 
*Green Short Order with a Covered Draggin'
*Aqua Bye-Focal with a Good Knight
*Blue Special Delivery with a Baby Buggy
*Red Rocket-Bye-Baby with a Good Knight
*Red Jet Threat with a Beddy Bye
*Green Jet Threat with a Beddy Bye 
*Light Green Mercedes C111 with Desperado
*Green Mercedes C111 with Covered Draggin'
*Funny Money with Diablo
== Gallery==
File:ZoweeComp (Large).JPG|Zowee compared with a Mainline Hot Wheels
File:1972Zow-Depserado (Large).JPG|Comparison of Shell (L) and Retail (R) Desperado
Paddy Wagon Zowee.JPG|Never released Paddy Wagon Zowee
File:1973 Zowees Fun-Buggies Germany Collection.jpg|1973 Zowees Fun-Buggies Germany Collection
File:1973 Germany Fun-Buggies Ritter Kunibert OVP.jpg|1973 Fun-Buggies Good Knight (Ritter Kunibert) OVP frontside
File:1973 Germany Fun-Buggies Ritter Kunibert OVP Backside.jpg|1973 Fun-Buggies Good Knight OVP backside
File:1972-Zowees-S-CoveredDraggin (Large).JPG
Zowee plus Hot Wheels list.jpg|List of 2-packs (March-May 2006 Newsletter)
1973_zowees_PROTOTYPE_Goin'_Fishing_Pink_Green_01.jpg|Prototype
1973_zowees_PROTOTYPE_Goin'_Fishing_Pink_Green_4.jpg
==Notes==
*Some Zowees-like vehicles were produced in the UK and featured bodies with themes specific to the UK, example: Royal Mail Letterbox. It is unknown if these were produced through Mattel.
*Some of the six 'Retail Only' Zowees use the same metal piece as a Shell Zowee. Example: Shifty has the same base and engine as Desperado.
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