Strip TeaserLook inside before calling it complete

The interior is removable; the glazing is absent by design

The 1971 Hong Kong Strip Teaser has an opening cockpit cover and a removable black interior. It was made without glazing, so the lack of a windscreen is not a missing-part fault on this configuration.

The interior often goes missing and has been reproduced. Ask whether it is present and whether the seller can establish its originality. A replacement can improve a display car, but it belongs in the description.

A Shell version needs a different comparison

Strip Teaser returned in the 1973 Shell promotion in enamel finishes. It retained a black interior and no glazing. The front wheels changed to the through-hole style, and the base gained rear crush protectors.

Those underside details are more useful than calling every bright example a 1971 car. Compare the finish, wheel construction and base together. A later enamel car should be assessed as its own release.

Check the cover without removing the interior

A top photograph can show whether the interior is present. There is no need to pull it out for a routine condition check. Examine the cover’s hinge and contact edges, stopping if opening it meets resistance.

Look along the body from front and rear for a bent axle or a wheel sitting at an odd angle. Photograph any repaired engine detail closely enough that the repair remains visible.

For another early exposed-engine design, see the Six Shooter guide.

A closer look at the Shell example

Keep the package history separate from the car’s condition. A loose car placed in a Shell bag later is different from a documented original sealed example. For a loose purchase, an overhead cockpit view and a clear underside photograph are more useful than the year in a sales headline.