There has been a lot of hype surrounding the '55 Chevy Gasser, but is the 17th Nationals Gasser really worth it? Or is it just another hype wagon that falls short?
The RLC exclusive gasser has become the most sought after gasser that people are ready to splurge their money up on. And it is not without good reason.
- It has one of the best card art in the history of Hot Wheels.
- The spectraflame paint brings out the character and makes it look gorgeous.
- The decals are ofcourse the usual affair.
- It has 2 variants. An orange tint top and a pink tint top.
To sum up, RLC gasser is the reference model/level for any car model that can claim to have the must have collector value.
The Nationals Gasser, though the new kid on the block can be described that is,
- It has just a generic 'Nationals' card art
- I would call this paint as enamel at best.
- The decals are similar to RLC gasser and there is one that mentions 'Pittsburgh, PA'.
- There doesn't seem to be any variations so far.
To sum up, Nationals gasser is a plain jane gasser that does not 1-up the RLC gasser in any way.
Some of the facts that I was able to gather by interacting with people who attended the Nationals were that the red gasser was already sold at an inflated price tag of 200$ right during the Nationals events. That is some serious price inflation right on the day of release!! - apart from evilBay.
It is obvious that many collectors who missed out on the Pink Gasser would want to get their hands on one of these, but surely over paying for a model that does not live up to it's previous benchmark is just throwing money out of the window.
- It has just a generic 'Nationals' card art
- I would call this paint as enamel at best.
- The decals are similar to RLC gasser and there is one that mentions 'Pittsburgh, PA'.
- There doesn't seem to be any variations so far.
To sum up, Nationals gasser is a plain jane gasser that does not 1-up the RLC gasser in any way.
Some of the facts that I was able to gather by interacting with people who attended the Nationals were that the red gasser was already sold at an inflated price tag of 200$ right during the Nationals events. That is some serious price inflation right on the day of release!! - apart from evilBay.
It is obvious that many collectors who missed out on the Pink Gasser would want to get their hands on one of these, but surely over paying for a model that does not live up to it's previous benchmark is just throwing money out of the window.
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