Gran Toros

Gran Toros is an early line of 1/43 scale Hot Wheels manufactured by Mebetoys for Mattel from 1970 to 1973. The line was created by Mattel after acquiring Mebetoys and introduced to the American market in 1970 as a larger scale version of the standard Hot Wheels lineup; the line was given the name of Sputafuoco (lit. "fire-breathing") and Heisse Räder Supergroß (lit. "Hot Wheels Super Big") in Italy and Germany respectively.
Each of the models feature intricately designed parts and movable parts. All castings were made in Italy by Mebetoys; many of the models in this series were created by Mebetoys specifically for this line, while others were modified from older Mebetoys models. After the discontinuation of the line, some Gran Toros models were modified for use in the Mebetoys line, usually through the addition of disc-style plastic wheels for cost-cutting.
==Castings==
These Hot Wheels vehicles have come out in the following 1/43 scale versions:
Number	Name 	Color 	Country	Photo
6601 	Ferrari Can-Am 	Various	Italy 	
6602 	Astro II 	Various	Italy 	
6603 	T'rantula Dragster	Green 	Italy 	
6604 	Torpedo Dragster 	Orange 	Italy 	
6605 	Lamborghini Miura 	Various	Italy 	
6606 	Chaparral 	White 	Italy 	
6607 	Ford Mark II 	Various	Italy 	
6608 	Abarth 695 SS 	Various	Italy 	
6611 	Mustang Boss 302 	Various	Italy 	
6612 	Alfa Romeo 33/3 	Red 	Italy 	
6613 	Porsche Carrera 	Various	Italy 	
6614 	Ferrari P4 	Red 	Italy 	
6615 	Twin Mill 	Various	Italy 	
6616 	Silhouette 	Various	Italy 	
6617 	Toyota 2000 G.T. 	Various	Italy 	
6618 	Lotus Europa 	Various	Italy 	
6621 	Ferrari 512S 	Various	Italy 	
6622 	Mercedes C 111 	Various	Italy 	
6623 	Porsche 917 	Various	Italy 	
6624 	Abarth 3000 	Various	Italy 	
6625 	Mantis 	Various	Italy 	
6626 	McLaren Can-Am 	Various	Italy 	
6627 	Pantera De Tomaso 	Various	Italy 	
6628 	Chaparral Can-Am 	Various	Italy 	
6629 	Lola T 212 	Various	Italy 	
==Gallery==
Magazine ad Gran Toros Porsche.jpg|70's Magazine ad Porsche Carrera 
Sputafuoco.png|Sputafuoco logo
Heisse Raider .JPG|Heisse Räder logo
Italy Mattel AD.JPG|Italy Ad for Gran Toros and other Redline era products
Wheels Wings 71 catalog Gran Toros (1).jpg|From a '71 Catalog
Wheels Wings 71 catalog Gran Toros (2).jpg
==See Also==
*Super Hot Wheels
*Italian Catalog
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