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What is the Whip Creamer? Its a pure concept car designed by Paul Tam and looks like nothing we have ever seen. This 1970-1971 era release has to be one of the oddest looking designs to come out of the Mattel design center.

Its just an off the wall concept, that some say is a cross between a Peepin’ Bomb & Bug Eye. It has a long, flat dual cowl nose and “arrow pod” side panels with six vents to cool the rear mounted turbine engine. It’s high-side profile gives it great suspension travel for racing. A sliding clear canopy top reveals the cockpit and serves as a cover for the orange turbine that spins in the wind.

The Whip Creamer features a metal base and came with either a clear plastic (USA) or blue (HK) canopy. Most interiors can be found in black, but tan and brown were also made and are very hard to find. Finishes were available in eleven spectraflame colors. The hard of those to fin is generally metallic blue with a tan interior and a USA base. Overall, this casting is a very affordable among collectors with C8 examples selling in the range of $20-$50.

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Credits: Big thanks to my left coast buddy Scott Jones and his endless help with rare pieces and added insight. Scotts collection includes the following: 1. packaged Yellow with rare brown interior, 2. Rainbow selection, 3. Dark blue with tan interior, 4. Purple, 5. Aqua. Balance of images from the RK Stickels collection, note: Bright Green is a restoration. Tomarts guide #6, and Spectraflame-the essential guide.

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