Changes: 3-Window '34

Revision as of 18:31, 18 September 2018

Description

The 3-Window '34 is a licensed Hot Wheels hot rod model designed by Larry Wood. The car is modeled after a 1934 3-Window Ford Coupe. Ford produced three cars between 1932 and 1934: the Model B, Model 18 & Model 40. These succeeded the Model A. The Model B continued to offer Ford's proven four cylinder and was available from 1932 to 1934. It was the first Ford fitted with the flathead V‑8. The 1934 Ford (the Model 40B) had a relative flat grille, straight hood louvers, two handles on each side of the hood, smaller head lights and cowl lamps, and a reworked logo. The bare metal dash insert was replaced by painted steel. The V‑8 output was increased, this time to 85 hp (63 kW), and the four-cylinder Model B engine was in its last year, as was the Victoria body style; nevertheless, there were fourteen body options, the Tudor being top-seller. The standard three window coupe was deleted. The '34 Ford V-8 is infamous as being the Bonnie and Clyde "death car". Both of the outlaws were killed in their stolen car in a May '34 ambush by law enforcement officers in Louisiana.

The diecast model is a real 1934 hot rod. With the engine sticking out on the sides and hood, the chopped roof, this is one true hot rod. Being a Hi-Raker means that the rear axle has a plastic insert. This makes sure that the rear axle is raisable and lower-able. In 1987 the 3-Window '34 was retooled and no longer featured the Hi-Raker rear axle.

Versions

The 3-Window '34 has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes
1980	1980 Hot Wheels (Hi-Rakers)	Red w/ Brown fenders	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' and Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	1132	Hong Kong
1980	Hi-Rakers	Red w/ Brown fenders	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' and Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	1132	Hong Kong
1983	1983 Hot Wheels (Hi-Rakers)	Metalflake Red w/ Brown fenders	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' and Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	1132	Malaysia
1983	1983 Hot Wheels (Hi-Rakers)	Metalflake Red w/ Brown fenders	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' and Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	1132	Hong Kong
1984	Hi-Rakers Real Riders	Metalflake Red	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' and Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR - White hub	1132	Malaysia
1984	Hi-Rakers	Black	Flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	4352	Malaysia
1984	Hi-Rakers Real Riders	Black	Flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	4352	Malaysia
1984	Hi-Rakers Real Riders	Black	Flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR- White hub	4352	Malaysia	Dark brown fenders

Retooled Versions

For this set of releases, the casting was modified to remove the "Hi-Raker" feature of the base.

The 3-Window '34 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
	1987	1987 Hot Wheels	Red with Black Fender Steps	Yellow, White, Black "ZZ" design	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	1473	Malaysia
	1988	Classics	Red	Flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black seats, chrome dash	BW - All medium	1473	Malaysia
	1988	Classics	Red	Flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black seats, chrome dash	BW - Front: M, Rear: L	1473	Malaysia
57	1989	Classics	Purple	Blue, Red and Green "34"	Unpainted / Metal	Gray tint	Chrome	BW		Malaysia
	1989	Park 'n Plates	Metalflake Blue	White, Orange, Red Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW- All medium		Malaysia
	1989	Park 'n Plates	Metalflake Blue	White, Orange, Red Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW - Front: M, Rear: L		Malaysia
	1990	California Customs	Metalflake Blue	Pink, White, Green "34"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	RR	1299	Malaysia
	1990	California Customs	Bright Lime	Blue, Pink, "34"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	RR	1299	Malaysia
	1990	California Customs	Bright Lime	Blue, dark blue, and orange stripes; dark blue and orange "34"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	TW	1299	Malaysia
	1990	California Customs	Bright Lime	Blue, black, and orange stripes; black and orange "34"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	TW	1299	Malaysia	Black replaces dark blue in tampo
196	1993	1993 Hot Wheels	White w/Purple fenders	Black, Purple, Orange lines	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW		Malaysia
196	1993	1993 Hot Wheels	White w/ Pink fenders	Black, Pink, and Orange lines with Pink Star	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	2334	Malaysia
196	1993	1993 Hot Wheels	Lime Green w/ Light Purple fenders	Orange, Purple and Green	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	2334	Malaysia
	1993	25th Anniversary Ford 5-Pack	Lime Green w/Purple fenders	Orange, Purple and Green	Unpainted / Metal	Gray tint	Chrome	BW	1299	Malaysia
	1994	Malto-Meal Promotional	Black w/Yellow fenders	Red flames, Green & White "Malto Meal"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	1299	Malaysia	mail order only in special package
257	1995	1995 Hot Wheels	Silver	Red & Yellow flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	7SP	1299	Malaysia
257	1995	1995 Hot Wheels	Silver	Red & Yellow flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	1299	Malaysia	International BP also
312	1995	Speed Gleamer Series #1 of 4	Turquoise Chrome	no tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Turquoise	7SP	13299	Malaysia
	1995	Service Merchandise 16-car set	Chrome	Red "Hot Wheels" logo on back window	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RL		Malaysia
	1996	Ford 5-Pack	Pink		Unpainted / Metal	Pink tint	Pink Chrome	BW		Malaysia
	1996	Ford 5-Pack	Pink		Unpainted / Metal	Pink tint	Pink Chrome	7SP		Malaysia
451	1996	1996 Hot Wheels	Pink		Unpainted / Metal	Pink tint	Pink Chrome	3SP		Malaysia
535	1997	Race Team Series III #3	Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team deco. Flames on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Gray	5SP		Malaysia
752	1998	1998 Treasure Hunts Series #4	Orange
257	1998	1998 Hot Wheels	Silver		Metal	Clear	Chrome	3SP	1299	Malaysia
953	1999	Pinstripe Power 1/4	Metalflake Purple	Silver and Gold pinstripes	Metal	Blue tint	Purple	5SP	21301	Malaysia
	1999	Street Rods Set	Metalflake Gold	Dark Red flames outlined in Purple	Metal	Clear	Chrome	5DOT	23292	Malaysia	Target Exclusive
132	2000	2000 Hot Wheels	Metalflake Green	Red, Yellow, Orange flames	Metal	Yellow tint	White	3SP	27099	Malaysia
	2000	Editor's Choice	Green with Black fenders	Silver and Black scallops	Black / Metal	Clear	Chrome			Thailand
	2000	Fire Rods Series 1	White & Red	North Pole Fire Dept. Logo	ZAMAC	Clear	Red	Chrome WLRR		Thailand
	2000	Pavement Pounders	Green/White	Black/White decal on sides, Hot Wheels Logo	Metal	Clear	White	3SP			Pavement Pounders Exclusive
196	2001	2001 Hot Wheels	Green	Orange, Purple and Black Checkboard on side	Black / Metal	Clear	Black / Chrome	5SP	50077	Thailand
	2001	Hot Rods 5-Pack	Green	Orange, Purple and Black Checkboard on side	Black / Metal	Clear	Chrome	5SP	50072	Thailand
080	2001	2002 Star Spangled Series #2/4	Blue	Blue, Red, Silver and White stars and stripes tampos on sides and hood	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	White	SB	54390	Thailand
	2001	Houston Astros Promo	Black	Houston Astros logo on side ontop of red flames. "Celebrating 40 years Colt .45s Astros" Texas logo on trunk	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black seats, chrome plastic dash and steering wheel	5SP	54952	Thailand
	2001	Cake Deco Kit	Black	Red & yellow flame stickers	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		SB		China
	2003	Hall of Fame	Turquoise		Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black			Malaysia
2a / 4	2003	100% Preferred Hot Rod Magazine Series #2	Flat Grey	Flames on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal		Black and Chrome	Whiteline CDDRR	56572
2b / 4	2003	100% Preferred Hot Rod Magazine Series #2	Metalflake Blue	Flames on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal		Black and Chrome	Whiteline CDDRR		Thailand
093	2003	Radical Wrestlers 4/5	Red	Green, red and white luchador tampo on sides, "Mucha Lucha" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White seats, chrome steering wheel and dash	SB	57230	Malaysia	Named "Ford 1934" on card
5pk	2004	Speed Circus	Metalflake Red	Silver Rabit on side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black / Chrome	5SP		China
126	2005	2005 Treasure Hunts 06/12	Flat Red	Dark Gray tampos on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	White Line Black DDRR	G6741	China
190 / 223	2006	2006 Hot Wheels	Gray	Flames on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Yellow)	Black	5SP	J3484	Thailand
190 / 223	2006	2006 Hot Wheels	Black	Flames on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Black)	Chrome	5SP	J3484	Thailand	Named '34 Ford 3-Window
	2006	Hot Wheels Classics - Series 2 19/30	Spectraflame Olive	Flames on the sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	White Line 5SP	J2774	Thailand
	2006	Super 6 in 1 Track Set	Green	Orange, Purple and Black Checkboard on side	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	H7036	Thailand
02 / 10	2008	Since '68 Series Hot Rods Series	Metalflake Light Gold	Maroon pinstripes on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Smoke	Brown	Red Line BW	M1570	Thailand
	2008	40 Years of Hot Wheels set	Grey with Blue Fenders	Blue flames on back, black top panel, blue outlined "HOT ROD" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Blue	BW		Thailand	Set only sold in K-mart
	2008	Since '68 Hot Rods 4 Car Tin Set	Gray with Tan plastic fenders	Copper doors/side panels with Gray flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	Redline BW	L8807	China
11 / 20	2009	Larry's Garage	Black	Yellow, Orange, Red, and Blue flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Light Blue	Black	LW5	N9055	Malaysia
11 / 20	2009	Larry's Garage	Red	no tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Light Blue	Black	LW5	N9055	Malaysia
11 / 20	2009	Larry's Garage	Satin Rust	Purple, Red flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Chrome rim, Dark grey LW5	N9055	Malaysia	Dark chrome engine and grill
11 / 20	2009	Larry's Garage	Yellow	Red and Blue flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	LW5	N9055	Malaysia
11/21	2009	Larry's Garage 21-Car Set	Metalflake Magenta					LW5
	2011	The Hot Ones	Metallic Grey	Orange and Yellow Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	W1553	Thailand
	2011	The Hot Ones	Metallic Grey	Orange and Yellow Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	The Hot Ones RL	W1553	Thailand	Chase
189 / 250	2013	HW Showroom American Turbo 9/10	Red	Red fenders, 34 white, red Body	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	5SP	X1840	Malaysia	Base code(s): F16
189 / 250	2013	HW Showroom American Turbo 9/10	baby blue enamel	blue fenders,34 white/black/beige/metallic	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	5SP	X1840	Malaysia	Base Code: F16