Redline Grand Prix - Rarity & Value

Most common Grand Prix cars in loose, mint condition sell for $40-140, depending on the casting and the color. Common cars still in blister packs command in the range of $80-200.

For whatever reason, some Grand Prix cars in certain colors are rare. As might be expected, these cars demand premium prices in the collector market! Value is determined by the popularity of the casting, the rarity of the color or casting variation, the popularity of the color (e.g. pinks & purples are favorites!), and the condition of the car. It is difficult to generate an accurate “price guide” for redline Hot Wheels cars. They tend to quickly become obsolete. Therefore in the following list of the most rare production Grand Prix cars, I have instead listed prices that reflect what collectors have paid for some examples in the past year or two. Most of these were out of the blister pack and in very good to near mint condition.

CAR:	VALUE & COMMENTS:
HK light blue Ford J-Car	$1000 (rare & fragile; only a few good examples have been found)
US “blue enamel” Ford J-Car	$800-1400 (a few dozen are known)
US hot pink Ford J-Car	$700-800
US antifreeze Ford J-Car	$300 (less common than hot pink)
HK red enamel Lola GT70	speculative (only 4 are known)
US creamy pink Lola GT70	$200-600 (only a few are known; very likely pre-production only)
US hot pink Lola GT70	$2000-3000 (only a few are known)
US yellow Lola GT70	speculative (only 1 known)
US magenta Lola GT70	$600-800
HK olive Chaparral	$500-600 (only a few are known)
US creamy pink Chaparral	$500-1000 (only a few are known; probably pre-production only)
US hot pink Chaparral	$400-600 (a few dozen are known)
US light green Chaparral	$200-400 (less common than hot pink)
HK orange Ford Mk IV	$200 (only a few are known)
US yellow Ford Mk IV	$500 (rare; Ontario 4-car set only?)
HK red enamel McLaren	$700-1500 (only about a dozen are known)
HK dark green enamel McLaren	speculative (only 1 known)
HK olive McLaren	$300 (only a few are known)
US creamy pink McLaren	$200-300 (only a few are known)
HK light green Shelby Turbine	$600-900 (only a few are known)
HK rose (“watermelon”) Shelby Turbine	$150-200
HK gold chrome Indy Eagle	$175-200
HK purple Porsche 917	$600-1000 (only about a dozen are known)
HK pink Ferrari 312P	speculative (only a few are known)
US purple Ferrari 312P	$500-600 (only 5-6 are known)

’74 blue Flying Colors RASH 1	$300-500 (alternate production color)
’74 red Flying Colors Porsche 917	$300-500 (alternate production color)

US purple/white interior Ford J-Car	$3000-5000 (pre-production; only 1 known)
HK red/white interior Ferrari 312P	$1100-1500 (pre-production; fewer than 10 known)

White interior Indy cars: (not inclusive)*
HK red/white interior Shelby Turbine	$1000-2000 (5 known)
HK red/white interior Lotus Turbine	$1000-1250 (2 known)
HK purple/white interior Lotus Turbine	??? (3 known)
HK blue or purple/white interior Brabham Repco	$300-400
HK aqua/white interior Brabham Repco	$175-200
HK red/white interior Brabham Repco	$125 (relatively common)
HK aqua or green/white interior Indy Eagle	$175-225
HK red/white interior Indy Eagle	$125 (relatively common)

* - Indy car list does not include prototypes (clear windshields)

Last updated: 4/2/07