3-Window '34

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	HiRakers	Red & Brown	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' & Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	1132	Hong Kong
1983	HiRakers Real Riders	Red & Brown	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' & Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	1132	Hong Kong
1983	HiRakers	Metalflake Red & Brown	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' & Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	1132	Malaysia
1983	HiRakers	Metalflake Red & Brown	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' & Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	1132	Hong Kong
1984	HiRakers	Black	Flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	4352	Malaysia
1984	HiRakers Real Riders	Black	Flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR	4352	Malaysia
1984	HiRakers Real Riders	Black	Flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR- White hub	4352	Malaysia	Dark brown fenders
1985	HiRakers Real Riders	Metalflake Red	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' & Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR - White hub	1132	Malaysia

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	Photo
	1987	Mainline	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	1473	Malaysia
57	1989	Classics	Purple	Blue, Red & Green "34"	Unpainted / Metal	Gray tint	Chrome	BW		Malaysia
	1989	Park 'n Plates	Metalflake Blue	White, Orange, Red Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW		Malaysia
	1989	Park 'n Plates	Metalflake Blue	White, Orange, Red Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW		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, & orange stripes; dark blue & orange "34"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	TW	1299	Malaysia
	1990	California Customs	Bright Lime	Blue, black, & orange stripes; black & orange "34"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	TW	1299	Malaysia	Black replaces dark blue in tampo
196	1993	Mainline	White & Purple	Black, Purple, Orange lines	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW		Malaysia
196	1993	Mainline	White & Pink	Black, Pink, & Orange lines with Pink Star	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	2334	Malaysia
196	1993	Mainline	Lime Green & Light Purple	Orange, Purple & Green	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	2334	Malaysia
5pk	1993	25th Anniversary Ford 5-Pack	Lime Green & Purple	Orange, Purple & Green	Unpainted / Metal	Gray tint	Chrome	BW	1299	Malaysia
	1994	Malt-O-Meal Promotional	Black & Yellow	Red flames, Green & White "Malto Meal"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	1299	Malaysia	Mail order only in special package
	1994	Malt-O-Meal Promotional	Black w/Yellow fenders	Red flames, Yellow & Blue "Malto Meal"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	7SP	12033	Malaysia	Mail in Malt-O-Meal promotion car
257	1995	Mainline	Silver	Red & Yellow flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	7SP	1299	Malaysia
257	1995	Mainline	Silver	Red & Yellow flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	1299	Malaysia	International BP also
312	1995	Speed Gleamer 1/4	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
5pk	1996	Ford 5-Pack	Pink	N/A	Unpainted / Metal	Pink tint	Pink Chrome	BW		Malaysia
5pk	1996	Ford 5-Pack	Pink	N/A	Unpainted / Metal	Pink tint	Pink Chrome	7SP		Malaysia
451	1996	Mainline	Pink	N/A	Unpainted / Metal	Pink tint	Pink Chrome	3SP	12931	Malaysia
535	1997	Race Team III 3/4	Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team deco. Flames on Hood	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Gray	5SP		Malaysia
752	1998	Treasure Hunts 4/12	Orange	Yellow & Orange flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	5DOT	18818
257	1998	Mainline	Silver	Orange, Yellow & Red flames on sides & trunk	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	3SP	12350	Malaysia
	1998	Lexmark Promotional	Black
953	1999	Pinstripe Power 1/4	Metalflake Purple	Silver & Gold pinstripes	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Purple	5SP	21301	Malaysia
	1999	Street Rods Set	Metalflake Gold	Dark Red flames outlined in Purple	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	5DOT	23292	Malaysia	Target Exclusive
	1999	Cop Rods	Black	Jefferson City Police Livery	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	PC5	23436		K-B Toys Exclusive
	1999	Lexmark Promotional	White
132 / 250	2000	Mainline	Metalflake Green	Red, Yellow, Orange flames	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	White	3SP	27099	Malaysia
	2000	Editor's Choice	Green with Black fenders	Silver & Black scallops	Black / Metal	Clear	Chrome			Thailand
	2000	Fire Rods	White & Red	North Pole Fire Dept. Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Red	White line RR		Thailand
	2000	Pavement Pounders	Green & White	Black & White decal on sides, Hot Wheels Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	3SP	89313	China	Came with Streamlined Cabover Truck	[[File::Pavement_Pounder_89313_Car.jpg\|75px]]
196 / 240	2001	Mainline	Green	Orange, Purple & Black Checkboard on side	Black / Metal	Clear	Black & Chrome	5SP	50077	Thailand
5pk	2001	Hot Rods 5-pack	Green	Orange, Purple & Black Checkboard on side	Black / Metal	Clear	Chrome	5SP	50072	Thailand
	2001	City Center playset	Black	Flames on side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	3SP
	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 & steering wheel	5SP	54952	Thailand
	2001	Cake Deco Kit	Black	Red & yellow flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		SB		China
	2002	Pavement Pounders	Black & Red	Red & White flames	Unpainted / Metal		Black	3SP	89350	China	Came with Streamlined Cabover Truck
80 / 240	2002	Star Spangled 2/4	Blue	Blue, Red, Silver & White stars & stripes tampos on sides & hood	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	White		54390	Thailand
	2003	Hall of Fame	Turquoise		Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black			Malaysia
2a / 4	2003	100% Preferred: Hot Rod Magazine	Flat Grey	Flames on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal		Black & Chrome	Whiteline CDDRR	56572
2b / 4	2003	100% Preferred: Hot Rod Magazine	Metalflake Blue	Flames on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal		Black & Chrome	Whiteline CDDRR		Thailand
93 / 220	2003	Radical Wrestlers 4/5	Red	Green, red & white luchador tampo on sides, "Mucha Lucha" on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White seats, chrome steering wheel & dash	SB	57230	Malaysia	Named Ford 1934
5pk	2004	Speed Circus	Metalflake Red	Silver Rabit on side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black & Chrome	5SP		China
126 / 187	2005	Treasure Hunts 6/12	Flat Red	Dark Gray tampos on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	White Line Black DDRR	G6741	China
190 / 223	2006	Mainline	Gray	Flames on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Yellow)	Black	5SP	J3484	Thailand	Named '34 Ford 3-Window
190 / 223	2006	Mainline	Black	Flames on sides & top	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Black)	Chrome	5SP	J3484	Thailand	Named '34 Ford 3-Window
	2006	Classics 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 & Black Checkboard on side	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	H7036	Thailand
02 / 10	2008	Since '68: Hot Rods	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	K-mart exclusive
	2008	Since '68 Hot Rods 4 Car Tin Set	Gray & Tan	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, & 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 & grill
11 / 20	2009	Larry's Garage	Yellow	Red & 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 & Yellow Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	W1553	Thailand
	2011	The Hot Ones	Metallic Grey	Orange & Yellow Flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	The Hot Ones RL	W1553	Thailand	Chase
189 / 250	2013	HW Showroom American Turbo 9/10	Red	Beige & White 34, Black & Yellow flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	5SP	X2038	Malaysia	Kmart Excl: Sep 14, 2013 Base code(s): F16
189 / 250	2013	HW Showroom American Turbo 9/10	Enamel Light Blue	White, Black, Beige 34, Dark Blue flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	5SP	X1840	Malaysia	Base Code(s): F16

3-Window '34

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Retooled Versions

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