1982 Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels Mainline (1982)
The 1982 Hot Wheels mainline featured 44 models, continuing the brand’s shift toward more realism and updated castings. This year introduced several all-new tools, such as the ‘Speed Steamer’ and ‘Rampaging Wrecker’, while also reissuing earlier favorites with fresh liveries.

Many models came with Ultra Hot wheels — a design introduced just a year earlier — giving them a faster look and smoother performance. Graphics grew bolder, often featuring race-inspired themes, flames, or futuristic patterns.

Though the lineup was smaller than in earlier years, 1982 marked a transitional phase in Hot Wheels history — blending late ’70s fantasy with the sleeker, more performance-driven style of the 1980s.

’56 Hi-Tail Hauler

  

Car information:
Brand Ford
Model
F-100
Model info:
Year of release 1982
Sub series Mainline
Casting#. / Toy#. 9647 / 4341
Country Hong Kong
Notes Yellow bikes
Styling:
Color Metalflake Blue
Tampo Yellow & Red flames on hood
Window Color Tinted (Blue)
Interior Color Yellow
Base Color / Type Chrome / Plastic
Wheel Type BW
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