'55 Chevy (1982)

'55 Chevy
Debut series	Mainline
Produced	1982 - 2001
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	5179

Description

The '55 Chevy was issued into the line-up in 1982. For its first release, it was made in Hong Kong and issued with that base for only one year. It was later changed to a Malaysia-stamped base, because production was moved from Hong Kong to Malaysia later that same year. Despite this short run, both the Hong Kong and Malaysia castings of the original first release retain the same value.

Versions

The '55 Chevy has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
	1982	Mainline	Red	Orange,Black & Yellow "55 Chevy" & flames	unpainted metal	Black	unseen	GHO	5179	Hong Kong
	1986	Mainline	Red & White	no tampo	unpainted metal	Black	unseen	GHO	2523	Malaysia
	1989	Automagic II	Magenta & Blue	no tampo	unpainted metal	Black	unseen	BW	3480	Malaysia	Hard to find
	1990	Hot Wheels Cereal	Met. Dark Red	Yellow & Black / White "55" "CHEVY"	unpainted metal	Black	unseen	GHO		Malaysia	Yellow & Black tampo
	1990	Hot Wheels Cereal	Met. Dark Red	Orange, Blue flames, White "55" "CHEVY"	unpainted metal	Black	unseen	GHO		Malaysia	Baggie only
	1990	Hot Wheels Cereal	Met. Pink	Orange, Blue flames, White "55" "CHEVY"	Unpainted metal	Black	unseen	BW		Malaysia
	1990	Hot Wheels Cereal	Orange	Blue, Red flames, Yellow "55" "CHEVY"	Unpainted metal	Black	unseen	BW		Malaysia
95	1991	Mainline	White	Orange, Blue, Purple, Wavyiness	gray plastic	Dark Purple	unseen	BW	5179	Malaysia	McDonald's Happy Meal & blisterpack
95	1991	Mainline	Yellow	Orange, Blue, Purple, markings	gray plastic	Black	unseen	BW	5179	Malaysia	McDonald's Happy Meal & blisterpack
	1992	Pavement Pounders	Yellow	Red, Black, stripes	Chrome plastic	Black	unseen	3SP		Malaysia	1992 Pavement Pounder (Ttruck w/ Car)
	1993	Smokey Yunick Part I	Black	#3 on doors	Chrome plastic	Gray	unseen	RR		Malaysia		|-		1992	Pavement Pounders	Yellow	Red, Black, stripes	Chrome plastic	Black	unseen	3SP		Malaysia	1992 Pavement Pounder (Ttruck w/ Car)
	1994	FAO Schwarz Gold Collection	Met. Purple	no tampo	Chrome plastic	Black	unseen	PC5		Malaysia
410	1996	Splatter Paint 3/4	Yellow	Red spots	Red Plastic	Red Tint	none	5SP	15255	Malaysia
410	1996	Splatter Paint 3/4	Yellow	Red spots	Red Plastic	Red Tint	none	SB	15255	Malaysia
575	1997	Blue Streak 3/4	Blue	Silver Hot Wheels logo on trunck	Chrome Plastic	Black	unseen	3SP	16948	Malaysia
	1999	Promo	Red with White top	Black, White "TOY CARS" on trunk & sides	Chrome Plastic	Black	umseen	Real Riders chrome	11266	Malaysia	'Toy Cars Magazine' Promo
963	1999	Surf 'N Fun 3/4	Met. Dark Red	Blue, Black, White "Ride yourself Wild"	Chrome Plastic	Black	unseen	3SP	11266	Malaysia
963	1999	Cop Rods	White & Blue	Boston Police tampos	Chrome Plastic	Black	unseen	RR		Malaysia
	2000		Metallic Dark Blue		chrome plastic	Black		3SP		mexico	hood cast shut
	2000	Toy Cars and Vehicles	Red, White	Silver Strim. Silver "Toy Cars" rear	Chrome plastic	Chrome	n/a	GYRR		Malaysia	Limited Editions
	2000	Old Cars	Turquoise, White	Silver Strim. White,blue "Old Cars" rear	Chrome plastic	Chrome	n/a	GYRR		Malaysia	Limited Editions
	2000	Long Haulers	Black	Orange and blue stripes on sides	chrome plastic	Black		3SP	89850	China
	2000	Power Launcher Pack	Red	Black flames	Unpainted metal	Black	unseen	3SP		China
	2001	Pavement Pounders	Blue	Yellow&Light blue notes	Chrome metal	Black	unseen	BW		China
	2001	Power Launcher Pack	Black	Yellow & red flames	Chrome Plastic	Clear	none	3SP		China
	2001	Final Run	Orange & White	Final Run Logo + light & grill details	White Plastic	Black	unseen	Final Run DDRR	26993	Malaysia

Gallery

1991 McDonald's Release in white.

2001 Pavement Payments Set (Truck & 55 Chevy)

1997 Blue Streak release on short card-back