Dune Buggy

I like the paint job on this car, and the eyes in the tires look like a cat.

Since I don't do Deadpool, I think I may reassign this car.

And give it to Catwoman.

The original dune buggy was the Meyers Manx and that is a cat name.

Joker is fond of surfing and Catwoman has worked with him in the past so this could be a good car for her.
 

More Dirt

This Hot Wheels vehicle is interesting in that it has tires molded in a brown plastic that has other colors in it to give the illusion of being dirty from driving in the mud.

The big pink bumper is a bit of a give away that this vehicle has not really been in the mud.

Top view is pretty good and the decals are very nice.

Made in Malaysia.

The dome looks like a nuclear reactor or a odd observation chamber.

Shown with a military themed Meyers Manx.
 

Meyers Manx

In 1963 the Meyers Manx was first manufactured in Fountain Valley, California.

It was the classic dune buggy. 

While I have not found any evidence of their use by the US Army this Venezuelan Army version does appear in the 1967 John Wayne movie "Hellfighters."  And that is close enough for me.

I got four Hot Wheels versions of the Manx, stripped off the old paint and repainted them in US Army colors.

The drivers are generic plastic figures with US Army headgear, M1 helmets and Ridgeway hats from Imex Korean War sets.  Ever since I saw this movie in the theater I wanted some of these vehicles in my collection.  Mission accomplished.  It is a little late to put this vehicle in a unit with M47 tanks and M59 APCs but it's only temporary until I upgrade some more of my M48 and M60 collection.