Tiger Wheels

KandORacing Friday, 11/15/2013

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About a year ago, I heard of a smaller brand called Tiger Wheels. I guess they make all their cars in really limited quantities, (Like 5,000 each model). I want to get one of their '69 Chevy Camaro SS's, if I ever see one for sale. But my question is, does anyone have one on here? Are they fast or just regular cars?


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Milton-Fox 11/15/13

Never heard of them, but I like their logo!

Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox

They have one run of their Camaro still listed at $15.00 and a bunch of VW wagon series. Some Mavericks and one Shelby.

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model40fan 11/16/13

ask dadvbal or fotf their club has messed with them...

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Preacher 11/16/13

I have a friend on FB that goes by the name "Carefully Selected Diecast" and he has some of those tiger wheels cars. And the fastest ones that he has are the chevelle's. This guy knows what is fast, look him up and see what he has to day about them.

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FOTF 11/16/13

CSD's Tiger Wheels meet their match against FOTF's BWFs...another guy's (other than Sinisterdog--but I'm sure he could too) JLs can whoop 'em, too.

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KandORacing 11/16/13

Now I feel like an idiot for sending you a P.M. because I didn't see your post

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FOTF 11/16/13

Don't worry--I took a look at the thread and commented quickly before I replied. I'm not CSD, though, so I can't help you with that part.

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iowastockcars 11/16/13

I have been looking for some at flea markets/garage sells as I have read some really good stuff about them on the tracks.

I was under the impression that they don't make them anymore, but maybe I am wrong there.

One question I have is why did they through in extra wheels for their funny cars and are they easily swapped in and out?

Diecast Cars, Hot Wheels, Matchbox

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FOTF 11/16/13

Maybe in case the first pair gets bent? Anyway, I don't know how easy it is. I've never tried it with mine.

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otp1 9/9/14

I have some chevelles and a Buick riviera and the Ford lightning wich is the same truck as the ertl fast n furious they are fast but lots of cars beat them here I guess it depends on the track and the height of the drop

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KandORacing 9/9/14

My '69 Camaro I got was a dud, what a waste of the 75 grams it weighs!

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GspeedR 12/27/14

Sorry to wake up this topic but I've decided to check out some older Tiger Wheels cars...the funny cars, to be specific. Why? Because I read up on a bit of Tiger Wheels history and it seems that their funny cars were purposefully designed to take down Mattel's offerings, which were dominating the tracks of Puerto Rico in the downhill racing craze of the late-90s/early 00s. The funny cars were TW's entry into the market before contracting the Anson Co of China to build their cars. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...well, I'm not sure if Mattel was "flattered" but TW's first funny car design was obviously inspired by the HW Probe Funny Car. But Tiger Wheels took it a step further by adding some weight and installing an 'efficient' wheel/axle, which were interchangeable.(Tiger Wheels even included an extra wheel/axle assembly with some of the early cars.). The TW Funny Car was released under various names(Electric Neon, Lightning Bolt, Red Dawn, Verdana Fire and Pantera) but the casting remained unchanged. In 2000, they released a new FC casting(although it could be a 'make-over' of the original) and called it the Firetiger 397 which was slightly heavier with a more aggressive appearance.  I picked up 2 Firetigers last week and they're a bit crude in appearance compared to your average HW car. The wheel & axle quality is very good. The wheels spin rather freely without any oscillations on the beefy axles(unlubed) and they seem like they could handle some serious RPMs. Now, I have to build a drag track long enough to run these on...my typical 14 footer just won't cut it. Pics soon to come...hopefully.


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Traction-Event 12/27/14

There is a white Buick riviera... Supposedly the fast one... On eBay now 27.95+ shipping....these are getting rare, but at that price...not in my collection


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