Swingin' Wing

==Description==
The Swingin' Wing was a car which debuted in the 1970 Hot Wheels range of vehicles. It features two seating compartments under glass canopies and a metal pull-out engine in the rear. Mimicking real-life racing cars of the time with enormous rear wings like the Chaparral 2G, the Swingin' Wing featured a large plastic rear wing which could be moved and fixed into a steeper angled position to provide more down-force. It was manufactured in both Hong Kong and the USA. Hong Kong versions have blue tinted glass and a dark brown interior while USA produced cars have clear glass and a white interior. It came packaged with a metal 'Collector's Button'.
1973 saw the Swingin' Wing released as a Shell Promo, a giveaway promotional car handed out to customers at Shell service stations. As with other 1973 cars, it lost its Spectraflame paint which was replaced with enamel paint. To save on cost, the pull-out engine was removed and the exhaust pipes were moved to the base. Although its namesake rear wing was also removed, being replaced by louvers on the top of the body, the Swingin' Wing name still stuck.
In 1980 it was released for a final time as part of the Wisconsin Toy Company series. The series of cars (Swingin' Wing, Warpath, Volkswagen, Dune Daddy) were originally slated for a soap promotion for Proctor & Gamble from 1975, but the deal fell through and the cars, which were already produced, sat in a Mattel warehouse until the Wisconsin Toy Co. bought them. This explains why they had Redline wheels, even after they were discontinued in 1977. They were sold inexpensively in a plastic baggie with a cardboard header. This release of the Swingin' Wing uses the same casting as the 1973 version except now it has a black plastic base.
The Swingin' Wing hasn't been seen since.
==USA Versions==
The Swingin' Wing has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Stickers	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Aqua 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Green 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Yellow 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Red 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Pink 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Salmon 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Rose 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Magenta 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Purple 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Orange 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL 	6422 	USA? 	exists? 	
==Hong Kong Versions==
The Swingin' Wing has come out in the following versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Stickers	Base Color / Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown 	RL 	6422 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Aqua 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown 	RL 	6422 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Green 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown 	RL 	6422 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown 	RL 	6422 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Yellow 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown 	RL 	6422 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Red 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown 	RL 	6422 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Magenta 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown 	RL 	6422 	Hong Kong	 	
==1973 Shell Promo Versions==
The Swingin' Wing has come out in the following versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Sticker	Base Color / Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy # 	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Dark Blue 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	shell09	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Light Blue 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	shell09	Hong Kong	 	75px
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Light 'Lemon' Yellow	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	shell09	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Red 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	shell09	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Flourescent Pink 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	shell09	Hong Kong	 	
==1980 Versions==
The Swingin' Wing has come out in the following versions:
Col #	Year	Series 	Color 	Tampo 	Base Color / Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
 	1980	Wisconsin Toy Company	Yellow Enamel	Red and Purple design	Black / Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6422 	Hong Kong	 	75px
==Gallery==
Wheels Wings 71 catalog Proto (9).jpg|Resin Prototype from a '71 catalog
1980WTC-SW1 (Large).JPG
File:Swingin' Wing HK Collector Button.jpg|original Swingin' Wing HK collector button
Yellow Swingin' Wing.jpg
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