This week sees the arrival of Hyper Mite, one of the shortest Hot Wheels models ever created, by Mark Jones. Practically a city car with the features of an insect.
Seen from the front, thanks to the shape of the headlights and radiator, it is reminiscent of an ant's head, emphasised by the two side arches in the bodywork that resemble antennae. This 2009 version (HW Designs) features a metal body painted in pearl orange, with yellow flames screen-printed on the sides and white Jones RC lettering on the rear mudguards.
The single-seater cockpit features a bicycle handlebar topped by a transparent yellow plastic canopy. This is followed by two large metal cone-shaped exhaust pipes that engage with a twin-cylinder V-twin motorbike engine made of chrome-plated plastic.
The underside is black plastic with chrome parts located in the protuberances that form the headlights and central radiator. The front wheels are from the Micro sp5 (5-spoke micro) with chrome serigraphy and the rear wheels from the PR5 (Phil Riehlman 5-spoke).