Description
Limited Release
Initially designed in 2009, the Aluminum Speedster was a collaborative desktop accessory we made in conjunction with Griot’s Garage. As we fulfilled the initial production run for Griot’s Garage, we also released our own line of the Speedster. The Speedsters sold slowly, and when time came for us to look at making a second batch Griot’s Garage was no longer interested in the Speedster, and we still had quite a few of our own on hand. Throughout 2013 and 2014, we sold through the majority of our stock and had shifted into the pen making business with great success. In 2015, we made the difficult decision to discontinue the OG Speedster design. BUT it was resurrected in 2019 when Josh began tweaking the size and Bill redesigned the wheel fittings. Today, we present the Speedster V2, our updated version of this desktop accessory that will largely be sold in small batches with color combinations curated for each release and corresponding lasercode etched on the body to distinguish each batch.
The Hunter Orange Speedster V2 is our latest Cerakote Speedster with anodized wheels in the V2 size. What changed, you ask? The biggest change is the overall size of the Speedster V2 itself. The initial Speedster was nearly 7 inches long from wheel-to-wheel (6″ body length) and weighed 1.85 pounds. The Speedster V2 is 4.65 inches from wheel-to-wheel (4.25″ body length) and weighs 0.65 pounds. The wheel system for the Cerakote and custom-painted versions features thread-in on axles that do move, as opposed to the version we released in Meteor Grey which did not roll. This may cause some wear on the Cerakote at the base of the wheels, but we had a lot of comments requesting rolling wheels, so we changed it. The body of the Speedster V2 is milled from 6061-T aluminum, in a multi-step process before being polished and anodized in bright blue. The wheels are machined on our lathes from 6061-T aluminum, after which time we’ve cleaned and deburred them. The Hunter Orange Speedster V2 features the same Hunter Orange Cerakote as several of our pen models, expertly applied in a uniform coat over the body of the car. We’ve anodized the wheels for this release in a gloss black, giving this Speedster an amazing look that makes this release look amazing. We decided NOT to laser mark this release because the Speedsters look too good with the Cerakote, we wanted them to be as slick and aerodynamic as possible for this release. Ships in bubble wrap, in a small box.
Speedster V2 Specifications
Overall Length (wheel-to-wheel) – 4.65″
Body Length – 4.25″
Overall Height – 1.5″
Wheel Diameter – 1.25″
Weight – 0.65 lbs
