Hot Wheels Maserati Mistral

The word Maserati had a certain allure for reasons unknown, so this diecast was always one of my favourites. Too bad all that's left is the body and interior. The original was green and the blue is a repaint - and it was repainted with a brush!  Maybe it could be restored.

My neighbourhood is experiencing creeping gentrification. There’s a guy down the street - an architect who built a fantastic modernist house where a pleasant 1940s vintage bungalow once stood -  who owns a new Maserati. It’s a beautiful machine, but I suspect if he knew what I subjected its miniature namesake to all those years ago, he wouldn’t even let me glance at his :-)