"Hold it, Spine Buster's my car! Nobody drives my car but me!" - Mark "Wylde" Wylde

Spine Buster was a Metal Maniacs car owned by Markie "Wylde" Wylde, built to replace his Corvette Stingray.

History

The vehicle is destroyed and ripped apart when Monkey is captured by a Sweeper and its machinery during the Metro Realm. Tork had allowed Monkey to use it after Nolo smashed the windshield on Monkey's car. This event begins a rivalry between Wylde and Tork. Spine Buster enters 5 realms: Storm, Swamp, Cavern, Water & Metro (Driven by Monkey). After the car's destruction in the Metro Realm, Wylde switches to Flathead Fury.

Drivers

• Mark Wylde
• Monkey (temporarily; Metro Realm)

Features

• 455 HP
• Mid-engine Ram Intake V10
• 6-speed transmission
• Nitromethane-burning ram air intake
• Magnesium steel alloy wheels rims
• Custom-built exhaust pipes
• Rear brake inlets
• Swooping rear fenders
• Solid angled spoiler
• Aluminium monocoque chassis
• Carbon fiber pushrod suspension
• 1 seat
• 18" front wheels
• 20" rear wheels
• Asphalt Anchor
• Nitrox 2
• Grappling Hook
• Lava Plow
• Accelecharger capability
• E.D.R.
• Top speed: 270 mph

Gallery

Spinebuster wireframe and status screen

Die-cast Variants

Production: 2005 - present

• 2005 - Acceleracers - Metal Maniacs #7
• 2005 - Acceleracers Video Bundle
• 2006 - Acceleracers Acceleron
• 2007 - Holiday Hot Rods
• 2007 - Holiday Hot Rods 3-pack
• 2009 - Power Lift Garage playset
• 2011 - Track Stunts 5 pack
• 2012 - Various Multipacks
• 2013 - Attach Pack 5 pack
• 2014 - Track Builder 5 pack
• 2015 - Spiral Stack-Up 5 pack

Spine Buster makes it unexpected return in 2021, alongside Power Rage and Corvette Stingray. All three cars keep their original tooling.

• 2021 - Hot Wheels Monster Truck: Monster Maker
• 2021 - Color Reveal #6

Notes

• Spine Buster is one of the only cars used by the Metal Maniacs to have a grappling hook, alongside Rivited and Piledriver.
• It is one of only two Metal Maniac cars to be powered by an engine other than a V8, the other being Rat-ified.
• It is the only car in Acceleracers that has its own engine sound.
• The show and die-cast model has somewhat a resemblance to a C6 Corvette, but refitted for a mid-engine set up (coincidentally, the first official mid-engine Corvette was revealed in 2019, called C8 Corvette, or 8th gen Corvette).
• However, the card game model looks straight up like a heavily modified Ford GT40. the front end of the car is almost the same as the real life model.
  • It also has only 2 exhaust pipes instead of 3 like in the die-cast and show. Moreover, it also has similarly positioned taillights, further supporting this theory.
  • It also has a smaller and shorter back spoiler.
  • The Slalom shift card however has Spine Buster's front looking more accurate to the die-cast and show model.