MUNCLE MIKES COLLECTOR GUIDE
Stingray Concept — 2011 Red FTE2
The red Faster Than Ever car comes with two wheel designs. This one has the angular FTE2 pattern, with small polygon-shaped openings around the center, beneath the same white side accents as its companion.
- Release year
- 2011
- Series
- Faster Than Ever
- Toy code
- T9855
- Body color
- Metallic dark red
Official Identification
- Brand / maker
- Hot Wheels / Mattel
- Casting
- '09 Corvette Stingray Concept
- Release year
- 2011
- Toy number
- T9855
T9855 is the 2011 Faster Than Ever release. This guide isolates the FTE2 wheel version; the separate FTE guide shows the rounder open five-spoke design.
Physical Details
The gold-colored wheel faces have angular openings, unlike the rounder open five-spoke FTE design. Short white lower-side accents and the dark red body are shared. Keep this wheel identity separate in the wantlist even if another T9855 is already owned.
| Wheels | FTE2 |
|---|---|
| Assortment | Faster Than Ever |
| Reference view | Loose car; side and front quarter |
Compare the closest versions
- 2011 Metallic dark red — FTE — Compare the wheel faces, glazing and stripe layout in both photos.
Packaging Details
Package evidence must follow the specific release. A body color, toy number or casting name can occur with more than one regional card. A loose reference does not establish its original card, and the copyright year on the package is not automatically the assortment release year.
The assortment is identified in the release facts above, but this page currently shows the car loose. A complete front-and-reverse package photograph is still needed to authenticate regional card numbers, barcode and factory seal. When buying a packaged specimen, compare its actual wheel faces and decoration with the loose reference before treating it as the same release.
Variation Summary
Choosing one for your collection
Compare both wheel faces before buying. The red body and white accents alone will not separate the two versions, and a side photo is more useful than a distant package shot.
The reference shows one side. Ask for the other side and the underside when condition, base details or wheel originality matter.
Collector questions
Does T9855 identify FTE2 wheels by itself?
No. Both red Faster Than Ever versions share T9855. Look at the wheel face: this version has the more angular FTE2 pattern.
Browse the MM shop
Related model in the MM catalog: Jada blue 2009 Corvette Stingray Concept in 1:24. This is a different manufacturer, scale and collectible from the Hot Wheels release described here. Check the product page for current availability.
Browse MM’s loose Hot Wheels for Corvettes and other road cars. Use each product listing’s photos and condition notes to judge the actual car for sale.
Evidence and Research Scope
Reference photographs and visible decoration were compared for this guide. The retained Hot Wheels Newsletter catalog supplies the release comparison and wheel terminology. The gray 2010 New Models front-and-reverse package photographs support the package numbers shown here. Photo and packaging observations apply to those reference specimens, not every manufactured example.
Market evidence: the stored record has no completed-sale comparisons. No price range, rarity score or market trend is supplied. Identification can be useful without a valuation; a supported valuation requires matched sales with known condition, packaging, currency and sale date.