Here’s something that’s a first on the whole Internet–up-to-date pictures of the Team Magma/Team Aqua PT Cruiser! I can’t tell you how excited I am to share these! :D
Originally, this car was one of the “Lugiamobiles” (2001 PT Cruisers painted silver and decked out like Lugia) that Nintendo created in 2001 to promote the release of Gold and Silver. In 2004, this car was repainted to promote the EX Team Magma VS Team Aqua expansion of the trading card came, and auctioned off for charity on eBay. I recently contacted the winner of that 2004 auction, asking whether the car was still around, and the owner graciously sent me some pictures of it to share with the world!
“Delighted to share pix of the cruiser w/ you & yes, feel free to share them online. I use the car as my everyday vehicle and really enjoy others’ joy in it! So…yeah, enjoy!”
Talk about the coolest car EVER!
The Team Aqua pint glasses I talked about in this post arrived today!
Like I said, I don’t need or want all twelve of them, so the Tumblr users who responded to the original post have first dibs on the rest. People who specifically replied that they were interested:
nickle4apickle – x1dragonflykida – x2naitilusyoulovveme – x2- territorialcenturion
They’re $10 a pop plus $5 shipping, max two per person; if they don’t all get claimed, I’ll offer up the leftovers to the general public. Here’s one in action:
I chose laser etching because it’s cheaper, more subtle, and (I think) a little classier than just having the logo printed on, but be aware that it means the logo is harder to view from a distance.
If you like these glasses and want one yourself, or would be willing to buy something else with another team’s logo on it, tell me so! I am considering using FYPV as a place to make small quantities of merch like this available to other villain fans, but the cost is prohibitive unless I know I can make the money back, since I have to pay for the whole production run up-front.
People listed above who commented on my original post, message me via askbox if you still want one of these bad boys!
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