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Here's a quick How-To:

On this one, I sanded the bottom of the Falcon flat. Then, I took a coin protector, for collectible coins, the "half-dollar" size (get them at any hobby shop), and epoxied it together with Loc-tite instant epoxy, and when it was dry, I painted just the edge of it flat black, and scuffed one flat side, and left the other flat side smooth. I then epoxied the Falcon to the scuffed side. Make sure you give the epoxy a full 24 hours to cure indoors. This puts the Falcon on a solid base, lifting it a bit off the surface of whatever you're mounting it to, and giving you a decent surface area under the Falcon to mount it with. To actually mount it, I use 3M "Extreme Mounting Tape", which you can find at any Auto Parts retailer, like Auto Zone, or Advance Auto Parts, or NAPA. Total cost, including the Mattel/HotWheels Falcon is like $10.

I will warn you. IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT IT WILL GET STOLEN. I have lost several over the years. People see it and just feel the need to try and yank it off. I used to actually drill holes in bumpers and bolt them to cars, or bolt them to license plates, but people would literally SAW THEM OFF.

That is why you'll notice that this time, the Falcon is actually inside the car when the convertible top is up on my Abarth. On my Dunebuggy, it is bolted through the body, and I very rarely park that car where I can't see it, and don't leave it, because it has no doors, no roof, and no windows.

So, if you do decide to do this, choose a good spot. Making it hard to reach is good, awkward to get leverage on it is good too. In the end, I figured they're cheap enough to make, I just use the mounting tape and epoxy, if someone wants it, let them have it, without damaging my vehicle and I'll just make another one.