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Neet Streeter™ Analysis, Part 2 |
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Unfortunately, the Neet Streeter also omits the window glass. You'd think they could have fixed that mistake when it was retooled. |
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Originally posted by gglenn: Maybe it wasn't a mistake. I agree, though... a window would be nice. |
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I'm thinkin' that the '36 was phased out in the 1972-73 crisis times, and when they decided to bring it back, they eliminated the "moving part" and the glass, and revised the base. Maybe the tools (or whatever) were all worn out, so they made a brand new base and tried to salvage what they could of the Coupe bodies. I don't know nuthin' about toolings, but I know they're not casting these in molds one at a time. But, if they were making completely new interiors, and completely new bases, how much more would it be to make completely new bodies as opposed to revising the ones they already had? The Streeter's been around for a long time; I'd like to drill and compare a recent model to an early post-Coupe cast. And see if Coupe glass would fit in a Streeter. And why leave out the glass? I mean, really-- that's just being cheap. I'm gonna start a campaign to bring glass back to the Neet Streeter. 
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Originally posted by nspo: No, at least not in the post-1970s castings of the Neet Streeter. It could be MADE to fit, but doesn't just drop in as it does in a redline Ford Coupe. I've cut up quite a few, and also found they seldom will interchange bases, but the interiors (kind'a) fit. |
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As soon as I could create it, I posted a first draft of what would become the GFS Home page: |
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Sometimes it's easy to think that there's little you can do to solve big problems like cheapened Hot Wheels® cars. After nearly 24 hours of caring for Neet Streeters™ worldwide, we want to assure you that YOU CAN make a lasting difference! Every car you help matters! The Blue Real Riders® Club's Glass for Streeters® program uses your sponsorship contributions of $24 per month to provide your sponsored Neet Streeter™ with what it needs to thrive— a crystal-clear plastic windowglass. And, when you sponsor a car, your monthly gifts will be combined with those of other sponsors, so that all Neet Streeters™ will benefit. Glass for Streeters® uses your monthly sponsorship donations, combined with donations from sponsors of other Neet Streeters™, to support programs and facilities that change Hot Wheels®. The BRR Club® staff and Glass for Streeters® volunteers are dedicated to lobbying Mattel® and Hot Wheels® to add windowglass to all future Neet Streeter™ releases. It is truly amazing how much $24 a month can do for a car in need. You can give a Neet Streeter™ brand new windows. As a sponsor, you can build a personal, one-to-one relationship with your Neet Streeter™. You may even visit your sponsored car and see first-hand the difference your sponsorship contributions are making. Getting involved with Glass for Streeters® makes a lasting impact on both donors and cars. Thank you for caring and for reaching out to help. 
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A short time later, I tried to edit the posting and found |
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I used my browser's "History" to access the posting, and was told |
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So! As soon as I post a big post about the Blue Real Riders Club's new Glass for Streeters program to help innocent cars achieve the windowglass they deserve, the thread gets yanked, without even a how-de-do from the sneaky sneaker who sneaked in to yank it. So I had the BRR® Action Team™ investigate, and found this little exchange: Originally posted by gglenn: And then the Glass for Streeters® announcement, wherein YOU can sponsor a needy Neet Streeter, was moderated. By a moderator, perhaps? How high up does this anti-glass conspiracy reach? Site admins? Mattel™ Board of Directors? The White House!?
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The omission of the glass was a mistake, whether they think so or not. (IMO). |
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And then the Glass for Streeters® announcement, wherein YOU can sponsor a needy Neet Streeter, was moderated. By, perhaps, a moderator? How high up does this anti-glass conspiracy reach? Site admins? Mattel™ Board of Directors? The White House!? Are you sure that you typed the GL in Glass for Streeters? Just trying to think why else they would pull that post. Maybe glass is just
too dangerous. Maybe nspo and BRR are just too dangerous. Just be glad that you didn't do a post about *****s Under Glass. Fantasizing about Blue Real Riders... can you ever really have enough |
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Finally, I wanted to ask other members for photographic help, but by that time there was only this |
