Turismo

==Description==
During the 70's and 80's, Bob Rosas was the Manager of Product Development (Boy Toys) at Mattel and Larry Wood was the principal car designer at Mattel. In 1978 they took interest in the DeLorean car, which was getting significant media attention at the time. Joel Rubenstein, Product Legal at Mattel, received a verbal okay from DeLorean Motor Company to produce a Hot Wheels car based on the prototype DeLorean car. Working from photos of the prototype, the molds were quickly developed and samples created.
For reasons that are still unclear (though a deal with Matchbox has been recently uncovered), DMC decided against allowing Mattel to manufacture the die-cast version of the car. To recoup the costs associated with the design and tooling, Bob convinced Mattel to modify the existing tooling to alter the appearance of the car just enough that it wasn't exactly a DeLorean any more. The version was re-named "Turismo" and sold in 1981. The gallery photos (courtesy Bob Rosas) of the silver car show one of the few surviving prototypes made from the unmodified tooling.
In 2015, Hot Wheels paid tribute to Turismo with two new versions of the current DeLorean cast that replicated the red and yellow #10 paint job. One is gloss red, the other is Spectraflame.
==Versions==
The Turismo has come out in the following versions:
Col #	Year	Series 	Color 	Tampo 	Base Color/Type	Window Color	Interior Color 	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country 	Notes 	Photo
 	1981	Mainline 	Red 	Yellow, White & Black stripes, "10" on sides	ZAMAC 	Blue tint 	Tan Interior & Rear Deck 	BW 	1694 	Hong Kong	 	75px
 	1982	Mainline 	Red 	Yellow, White & Black stripes, "10" on sides	ZAMAC 	Blue tint 	Black Interior & Rear Deck 	BW 	1694 	Malaysia 	Also a McDonald’s premium	75px
 	1983	Mainline 	Yellow 	Orange, Magenta & Black stripes on sides 	ZAMAC 	Black tint 	Magenta Interior & Rear Deck	BW 	1694 	Malaysia 	 	75px
 	1983	Mainline 	Yellow 	Orange, Magenta & Black stripes on sides 	ZAMAC 	Black tint 	Black Interior & Rear Deck 	BW 	1694 	Malaysia 	 	
 	1983	Mainline 	Yellow 	Orange, Magenta & Black stripes on sides 	ZAMAC 	Blue tint 	Black Interior & Rear Deck 	BW 	1694 	Malaysia 	 	
 	1983	Mainline 	Grey 	 	ZAMAC 	 	 	BW 	 	Malaysia 	Italy only 	
 	1983	Mainline 	Metalflake Gold	 	ZAMAC 	 	 	BW 	 	Malaysia 	Italy only 	
 	1984	 	Yellow 	Orange, Red & Black stripes on sides 	ZAMAC 	Blue Tint 	Black Interior 	BW 	 	Mexico 	France on Base 	
 	1985	France Release	Maroon 	White Stripe 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	Black Interior 	BW 	 	France 	 	
==See Also==
*﻿'81 DeLorean DMC-12﻿
*Back to the Future Time Machine
==Gallery==
IMG 0810.JPG|Bob Rosas Prototype (see description)
IMG 0809.JPG|Bob Rosas Prototype
IMG 0808.JPG|Bob Rosas Prototype
IMG 0807.JPG|Bob Rosas Prototype
IMG 0806.JPG|Bob Rosas Prototype
2012-12-09-089.jpg|Mainline 1981
Mainline Greased Gremlin Turismo Red with Tan Interior BW Hong Kong 1694.jpg|Mainline 1981
Flying Colors International Turismo Red with Tan Interior BW Hong Kong 1694.jpg|International Flying Colors 1981
Mainline Land Lord Turismo Red BW Malaysia 1694.jpg|Mainline 1982
Mainline Old Number 5 Turismo Yellow with Magenta Interior-Deck-Bumpers and Black Windows BW Malaysia 1694.jpg|Mainline 1983
20180521 183302.jpg
20180521 183324.jpg
Turismo.jpeg
Turismo2.jpeg
Turismo3.jpeg
Turismo4.jpeg
Category:1981 Hot Wheels
Category:Larry Wood Designs
Category:Unlicensed Hot Wheels
Category:1983 Hot Wheels
Category:1982 Hot Wheels
Category:Discontinued Vehicles
Category:DeLorean Cars
Category:Irish Cars
Category:Coupes
Category:1:64
Category:1981 First Released
Category:Rear-engined cars
Category:1985 Hot Wheels
Category:1984 Hot Wheels