I bought a MTH 20-97442 Glasshopper II car at York with the intention of repainting it. Out of curiosity I did a short search on what the name meant and now I am not so sure about repainting it. Interesting history, I had no idea the name meant the car was a prototype made of fiberglass. Here is a link with some very detailed information about the development and an amazing picture of the car on a mandrel while spooling the fiberglass filament
http://modelingthesp.blogspot....-glasshopper-ii.html
Here is the MTH version stock photo: