Mystery solved: Is the Hot Wheels Fiat 500 a Treasure Hunt or not?

We have spent a couple of posts on the mysterious appearance of the Treasure Hunt logo on the card of the Fiat 500 Police car.  We even dug deep trying to find the logo in the stripe on the deco.

The Rogue Hog is the Treasure Hunt in this batch, but the logo also appeared on the Fiat.  Yet the Fiat was showing up 2 to 3 per case, obviously suggesting is wasn't.  Could it be that the Fiat was supposed to be a TH but was pulled?  Or is this something new the Hot Wheels is doing?

It has obviously attracted the attention of collectors, as we have seen Instagram posts of folks picking up every Fiat they have found, assuming it is something special.

So what is the answer?

I got the answer from a contact at Mattel, and it is riveting:

We solved the Fiat mystery and the answer isn't very interesting. It was added inadvertently to the card and no one caught it.

There it is.  Exciting eh?

So it isn't a Treasure Hunt.  But then again, it appears every model in the back has the logo on the card, so I can we say it actually is?  That is up to you.  I open everything, and base my collection on the models I like, so it matters little to me.  But if having the logo means you want to buy them all, have at it.  It isn't a TH on Mattel's list, but it can be on yours...

Is the upcoming Hot Wheels Fiat 500 a Treasure Hunt?

Hot Wheels has given collectors a mystery to solve.

Soon this model will hit the pegs:

There is a lot to be excited about with this one.  Great color, great deco, excellent casting, and a perfect choice to sport an Italian Police livery.  No matter what, a great model.

But then a Lamley follower on Instagram, @gorditoshotwheels, sent us this interesting image:

Yep, that is the Treasure Hunt symbol on the card, just like it is on the other Treasure Hunts of 2015.  It must mean that this beauty is this batch's Regular Treasure Hunt, and easily the best looking Treasure Hunt of 2015.

But there is one other indicator.  That symbol should also be on the car.  And we know people have looked and looked, but to no avail.  It doesn't appear to be anywhere.

So is the Fiat a TH?  Is the symbol hidden anywhere?  Chris, aka gorditoshotwheels, inspected his over and over again, and thinks the symbol might be KIND OF there.  Is it this at the end of the yellow checkered pinstripe?  Here is a closeup:

Interesting eh?  I never thought I would be analyzing a small symbol this closely, but it appears the small portion at the top of the flame is there, followed by two larger flames below.  It isn't perfect, and it obviously is missing the circle around it, but it is similar.

So what do you think?  Is the Fiat an upcoming Regular TH?  Is Mattel having a little fun with Regular TH-hating collectors?  Is it more clear than we think?

If it is a TH, it is the best of the year by a mile.  If it isn't, it is still one of the better models released this year.  Either way, it goes into the collection.

What do you think?  TH or not?