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1968 Hot Wheels
US - Custom T-Bird (6207)

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1968 Intro Cars Bodies Chassis Misc HK

 

Type 1 - Early Run - Full Fender

Light Purple
Cream Interior		 Body A Full Front Fender
Hood A  
Interior A Cream
Glass A Clear
Chassis A TM
Wheels Front    
Wheels Rear    
Rarity  VRare  
Has a distinctive Full Front Fender above the wheel well, as the Hong Kong casting.

 

Type 2 - Early Run - Full Fender

Light Purple
Cream Interior		 Body A Full Front Fender
Hood B  
Interior A Cream
Glass A Clear
Chassis A TM
Wheels Front    
Wheels Rear    
Rarity  VRare  
Has a distinctive Full Front Fender above the wheel well, as the Hong Kong casting..

 

Type 3 - Early Run - Small Fender

Light Purple
Cream Interior		 Body B Small Fender
Hood C  
Interior A Cream
Glass A Clear
Chassis A TM - Flat Black Front Grills
Wheels Front    
Wheels Rear    
Rarity  VRare  
Info

 

Type 4 - Early Run - Small Fender

Light Purple
Cream Interior		 Body C Small Fender
Hood C  
Interior A Cream
Glass A Clear
Chassis A TM - Flat Black Front Grills
Wheels Front    
Wheels Rear    
Rarity  VRare  
Info

 

Type 5 - Early Run - TM Small Fender
x
Aqua
Cream Interior		 +
Aqua
Tan Interior
Aqua
Dark Green Interior
x
Copper
Cream Interior		 x
Copper
Tan Interior		 z
Copper
Dark Green Interior
+
Purple
Cream Interior		 x
Purple
Tan Interior		 x
Purple
Dark Green Interior
Body C Small Fender 
Hood C  
Interior A Cream, Tan & Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis B ? TM - Flat Black Front Grill
Wheels    
Rarity    
Info

 

Type  6 - Mid Run - Small R Small C
NBR - No Black Roof
x
Purple NBR
Cream Interior		 +
Purple NBR
Tan Interior		 +
Purple NBR
Dark Green Interior
Body C Small Fender, NBR
Hood C  
Interior A Cream, Tan & Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis C Small R Small C
Wheels    
Rarity    
Info

 

Type 7 - Mid Run - Small R Small C
Black Roof
x
Aqua
Cream Interior		 x
Aqua
Tan Interior		 +
Aqua
Dark Green Interior
+
Copper
Cream Interior		 +
Copper
Tan Interior		 +
Copper
Dark Green Interior
Body D Small Fender, NBR
Hood C  
Interior A Cream, Tan & Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis C Small R Small C
Wheels    
Rarity    
Info

 

Type 8 - Mid Run - Small R Large C
NBR - No Black Roof
+
Blue
Cream Interior		 x
Blue
Tan Interior		 +
Blue
Dark Green Interior
x
Green
Cream Interior		 x
Green
Tan Interior		 +
Green
Dark Green Interior
x
Red
Cream Interior		 x
Red
Tan Interior		 +
Red
Dark Green Interior
Black Roof
x
Aqua
Cream Interior		 x
Aqua
Tan Interior		 +
Aqua
Dark Green Interior
x
Blue
Cream Interior		 +
Blue
Tan Interior		 +
Blue
Dark Green Interior
x
Gold (Honey)
Cream Interior		 x
Gold (Honey)
Tan Interior		 +
Gold (Honey)
Dark Green Interior
+
Orange
Cream Interior		 x
Orange
Tan Interior		 x
Orange
Dark Green Interior
Body D Small Fender, NBR
Hood C  
Interior A Cream, Tan & Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis D Small R Large C - Flat Black Grill
Wheels    
Rarity    
Info 

 

Type 9 - Mid Run - Gloss Black Grill
Carry over "parts bin" stock
Chassis B (TM) - Black Roof
+
Copper
Cream Interior		 +
Copper
Tan Interior		 z
Copper
Dark Green Interior
x
Gold (Pale)
Cream Interior		 x
Gold (Pale)
Tan Interior		 +
Gold (Pale)
Dark Green Interior
Chassis C (Rc) - NBR - No Black Roof
x
Aqua
Cream Interior		 x
Aqua
Tan Interior		 +
Aqua
Dark Green Interior

Purple
Cream Interior		 x
Purple
Tan Interior		 x
Purple
Dark Green Interior
Chassis C (Rc) - Black Roof
x
Aqua
Cream Interior		 x
Aqua
Tan Interior		 +
Aqua
Dark Green Interior
Normal Run
Chassis E (RC)- NBR - No Black Roof
x
Antifreeze
Cream Interior		 x
Antifreeze
Tan Interior		 +
Antifreeze
Dark Green Interior
Chassis E (RC) - Black Roof
+
Aqua
Cream Interior		 x
Aqua
Tan Interior		 x
Aqua
Dark Green Interior
+
Blue (Light)
Cream Interior		 x
Blue (Light)
Tan Interior		 x
Blue (Light)
Dark Green Interior
+
Gold (Honey)
Cream Interior - Store Display		 x
Gold (Honey)
Tan Interior		 x
Gold (Honey)
Dark Green Interior
x
Olive
Cream Interior		 x
Olive
Tan Interior		 +
Olive
Dark Green Interior
x
Red
Cream Interior		 x
Red
Tan Interior		 +
Red
Dark Green Interior
Body D Some C's
Hood C  
Interior A Cream, Tan & Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis E Small R Large C - Gloss Black Grill
Wheels    
Rarity    
Some of the earlier stock of bodies and chassis remained when they switched over to painting grills gloss black.

 

Type 10 - Door lined
+
Aqua
Cream Interior		 x
Aqua
Tan Interior		 +
Aqua
Dark Green Interior
+
Antifreeze
Cream Interior		 x
Antifreeze
Tan Interior		 +
Antifreeze
Dark Green Interior
+
Gold
Cream Interior		 +
Gold
Tan Interior		 +
Gold
Dark Green Interior
Body E Small Fender
Hood C  
Interior A Cream, Tan & Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis E Small R Large C - Gloss Black Grill
Wheels    
Rarity    
Info

 

Summary 
Matrix shows how the Casting changed and progressed.
Ver Body Hood Interior Glass Base Run
1 A A A A A Full Fender Early
2 A B A A A Full Fender Early
3 B C A A A TM -Small Fender Early
4 C C A A A TM -Small Fender Early
5 C C A A B ? TM -Small Fender Early
6 C C A A C Small R - Small C Mid
7 D C A A C Small R - Small C Mid
8 D C A A D Small R - Large C - Flat Black Grill Mid
9 D C A A E Gloss Black Grill Late
10 E C A A E Door Lined Late
Legend ( x = have not seen, + = have seen, z = have pics)

 

Epitaph
The tooling for this casting went on to become the Honk Kong issued TNT Bird
TNT Bird - HK

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