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{{casting|name=Beatnik Bandit|series=[[1968 Hot Wheels]]|number=6217|years=1968 Only (Original Casting)
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{{casting|name=Beatnik Bandit|series=[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]|number=6217|years=[[1968]] (Original)<br/>[[1993]] - Present ([[Retool]])|designer=[[Ed Roth]] (Original Car)<br>[[Harry Bradley]] (Hot Wheels Model)|image=Beatnikbandit.jpg}}
   
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==Description==
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1993 - 2012 (Retool)|designer=[[Ed Roth]] (Original Car)<br>[[Harry Bradley]] (Hot Wheels Model)|image=Beatnikbandit.jpg}}
  
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The '''Beatnik Bandit''' is a Hot Wheels casting which debuted in 1968 as part of the first sixteen Hot Wheels ever, sometimes known as the '[[List of 1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]'.. It is based on the custom car built by [[Ed Roth]] in 1960.
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=='''The Real Beatnik Bandit'''==
  
   
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The real-life '''Beatnik Bandit''' was built on a shortened 1950 Oldsmobile chassis and featured a fiberglass custom body, complete with a bubble-top which doubled as both the roof and door. It also featured a unique 'control stick' which operated the acceleration, brakes, steering and gear changes. The car still exists today and is on permanent display at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.
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[[File:Beatnik_band.jpg|300px]]
  
   
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The original 'Redline Era' version of the Beatnik Bandit was manufactured from 1968 to 1971 in both the USA and Hong Kong factories. There are several differences between USA and 'HK' manufactured cars. USA cars have a clear glass dome and the 'control stick' interior while HK produced vehicles have blue tinted glass and a black steering wheel. USA cars have engines with dual injectors while HK engines have a blower on top. Hong Kong cars have four square openings in the base which show the Bent Axle Suspension, these holes are absent from USA vehicles. Also Hong Kong cars have a slightly larger grille and headlights.
   
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They were painted in various '[[Spectraflame]]' colors, some of which are very hard to find. They could also be found with either a White, Gray or Dark Brown interior. They were packaged with a metal 'Collectors Button'.
   
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In 1993, the Beatnik Bandit was revived for the [[25th Anniversary Series]], which replicated original 'Redline Era' vehicles, including several colors of each car replicating the original Spectraflame colors. The following year, it was released in the Vintage Series, again in several colors. Both the 25th Anniversary and Vintage releases were packaged with a replica plastic 'Collectors Button'. This casting was used a few times before being retired and again re-tooled for [[HotWheelsCollectors.com]].
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The Beatnik Bandit was designed and built by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and was the second of his creations to tour with the International Championship Auto Shows (ICAS), in the 1960-61 season. The Outlaw was Roth's first ICAS custom, but the Bandit was the first Roth car created by their Show Car Division specifically for the show circuit. The Beatnik Bandit started out as a project car for Rod & Custom magazine. It was built using a 1955 Oldsmobile frame which was shortened, then covered in plaster to create a mold for the all-fiberglass body. The duel-carb blown Oldsmobile engine sits forward of a hand-made custom bubble top created by carefully softening a sheet of plexiglas in a large pizza oven to the point just before it becomes molten.
  
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*The Bandit's one-arm steering stick, mounted between the gold trimmed white leather seats, also controlled the throttle and shifting of the car. The Beatnik Bandit toured all over the country in the Sixties, and by 1970 had been repainted green. The car was sold to Harrah's in Reno, who restored it back to its original condition. The Beatnik Bandit can currently be seen at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.
  
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*''I acquired this picture From Ed Roth when he was a guest at a car show in St. Ignace, Michigan. The information is sourced from Ed Roth's book "Hot Rods"''.
  
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== '''Description''' ==
  
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The '''Beatnik Bandit''' was designed Mattel designer Harry Bradley to be included as part of the [[Original 16]] castings in the [[1968 Hot Wheels]] line.
  
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The car debuted in 1968, and the original tools and dies were used from 1968 to 1971, and then they were retired. The car was retooled in 1993 as part of Hot Wheels' 25th Anniversary series. It was then used twice in 1994, as part of both the [[Vintage Series]] and the [[FAO Gold Series I|FAO Schwartz Gold Series I]]. The tools and dies then collected dust after that and sat unused until 2003, when the molds were dusted off again for the [[Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame Series]] when Hot Wheels honored Ed Roth himself.<br clear="all"/>
  
   
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In 2002, a [[Beatnik Bandit (100% Hot Wheels)|more detailed version]] of the Beatnik Bandit was created, this time including an opening 'bubble-top'. This version was only used once.
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The original Beatnik Bandit was produced from 1968 to 1971 in both the USA and Hong Kong factories. Interiors can be found in white, tan, brown, grey, and black. Several differences appear between the HK and USA castings. The glass in USA Bandits are clear while HK cars have blue tinted glass. USA cars have the 'Control Stick' while HK cars have a black steering wheel. USA engines have dual injectors while HK engines have a blower. HK Bandits have 4 square holes in the base, while USA cars don't. HK cars have larger headlights and grille opening than USA cars.
  
   
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=='''USA Versions'''==
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==USA Versions==
 
The '''Beatnik Bandit''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
  
The '''Beatnik Bandit''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
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Notes: Clear Glass, Steering wheel is a butterfly style, 2 small air cleaners on blower, less detail on motor, smaller grill and headlights, silver wheels.
  
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Colors are desending in rarity from most common to most rare.
  
   
 
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|White, Gray or Dark Brown
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|Clear
  
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|Clear
  
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|White, Gray or Dark Brown
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|Unpainted / Metal
  
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|Clear
  
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|Clear
  
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|White, Gray or Dark Brown
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|Clear
  
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|Clear
  
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|White, Gray or Dark Brown
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|Spectraflame Light Blue
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|[[Spectraflame]] Rose
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|Clear
  
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|[[Spectraflame]] Magenta
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|Unpainted / Metal
 
|Clear
  
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|Unpainted / Metal
 
|Clear
  
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|White, Gray or Dark Brown
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|Unpainted / Metal
 
|Clear
  
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|[[Spectraflame]] Purple
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|None
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|Unpainted / Metal
  
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|Clear
  
|Clear
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|White, Gray or Dark Brown
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==Hong Kong Versions==
 
The '''Beatnik Bandit''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
  
The '''Beatnik Bandit''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
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|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
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|[[Spectraflame]] Orange
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|[[List of 1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
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|[[Spectraflame]] Copper
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|Unpainted / Metal
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|White, Gray or Dark Brown
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  +
|Hong Kong
−
|HK
  
 
|
  
|
−
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 +
|[[Image:HKBeatnikBanditCopper.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
  
|-
−
|1968
 +
|[[1968]]
−
|[[List of 1968 Hot Wheels|Original 16]]
 +
|[[List of 1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
−
|Spectraflame Orange
 +
|[[Spectraflame]] Red
  +
|None
−
|
  
 
|Unpainted / Metal
  
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
−
|Blue tint
  
  +
|White, Gray or Dark Brown
−
|
  
 
|[[RL]]
  
|[[RL]]
 
|6217
  
|6217
  +
|Hong Kong
−
|HK
  
 
|
  
|
−
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 +
|[[Image:HKBeatnikBanditRed.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
  
|-
−
|1968
 +
|[[1968]]
−
|[[List of 1968 Hot Wheels|Original 16]]
 +
|[[List of 1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
−
|Spectraflame Olive
 +
|[[Spectraflame]] Creamy 'Lavender' Pink
  +
|None
−
|
  
 
|Unpainted / Metal
  
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
−
|Blue tint
  
  +
|White, Gray or Dark Brown
−
|
  
 
|[[RL]]
  
|[[RL]]
 
|6217
  
|6217
  +
|Hong Kong
−
|HK
  
  +
|Hard to Find
−
|
  
−
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 +
|[[Image:HKBeatnikBanditLavender.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
  
|-
−
|1968
 +
|[[1968]]
−
|[[List of 1968 Hot Wheels|Original 16]]
 +
|[[List of 1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
−
|Spectraflame Creamy Pink
 +
|[[Spectraflame]] Purple
  +
|None
−
|
  
 
|Unpainted / Metal
  
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
−
|Blue tint
  
  +
|White, Gray or Dark Brown
−
|
  
 
|[[RL]]
  
|[[RL]]
 
|6217
  
|6217
  +
|Hong Kong
−
|HK
  
 
|
  
|
−
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 +
|[[Image:Beatnik_Bandit_purple.JPG|75px]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
−
=='''Gallery'''==
 +
=='''Original Version Gallery'''==
−  
 
<gallery>
  
<gallery>
 
21 bandit bow 1.jpg|US casting, Beatnik Bandit rainbow
  
21 bandit bow 1.jpg|US casting, Beatnik Bandit rainbow
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Bandit Purple US drk int.jpg|US purples with different interior colors
  
Bandit Purple US drk int.jpg|US purples with different interior colors
 
Light blue trio 1.jpg|US casting in light blue with different interiors
  
Light blue trio 1.jpg|US casting in light blue with different interiors
−
BeatnikBandit.png|USA Antifreeze
  
 
HK Bandit wi bow.jpg|Beatnik Bandit Hong Kong rainbow of colors with white interior
  
HK Bandit wi bow.jpg|Beatnik Bandit Hong Kong rainbow of colors with white interior
 
Beatnik Bandit Hong Kong White Interior Rainbow.jpg|Beatnik Bandit Rainbow. Hong Kong white interior
  
Beatnik Bandit Hong Kong White Interior Rainbow.jpg|Beatnik Bandit Rainbow. Hong Kong white interior
  +
Beatnikbandit.jpg
  +
HKBlueBeatnikBandit.png
  +
BeatnikBanditUSAMagenta.jpg|USA, either Magenta, Rose or Creamy 'Lavender' Pink. A vehicle which illustrates how inconsistencies in the Spectraflame painting process can cause confusion.
  +
BeatnikBanditHKCreamyPink.jpg|Hong Kong - Hard to Find Creamy 'Lavender' Pink.
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
−
== '''Retooled Version''' ==
  
   
  +
== '''1993 [[Retool]]ed Version''' ==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" width="100%"
  
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" width="100%"
 
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Col #'''
  
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Col #'''
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|-
  
|-
 
| -
  
| -
−
|1993
 +
|[[1993]]
−
|[[25th Anniversary Series]]
 +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Light Blue
−
|Metalflake Orange
  
  +
|None
−
|no tampo
  
 
|Unpainted / Metal
  
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
−
|Blue tint
  
 
|White
  
|White
 
|[[RL]]
  
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Green
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Olive
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Lime
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Gold
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Orange
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
 
|China
  
|China
 
|
  
|
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|-
  
|-
 
| -
  
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
−
|1994
  
−
|[[25th Anniversary Series]]
 +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Brown
−
|Metalflake Aqua
  
  +
|None
−
|no tampo
  
 
|Unpainted / Metal
  
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
−
|Blue tint
  
 
|White
  
|White
 
|[[RL]]
  
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Red
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Magenta
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Pink
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]]
  +
|Metallic Purple
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1993]]
  +
|[[25th Anniversary Series|25th Anniversary]] 8-Car Set
  +
|Metallic Aqua
  +
|None
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
 
|China
  
|China
 
|
  
|
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|-
  
|-
 
| -
  
| -
−
|1994
 +
|[[1994]]
−
|[[Vintage Series]]
 +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic White
−
|Metalflake Dark Gray
  
−
|tiny White Hot Wheels Logo
 +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
 
|Unpainted / Metal
  
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
−
|Blue tint
  
 
|White
  
|White
 
|[[RL]]
  
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Silver
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
  +
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Black
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
 
|China
  
|China
 
|
  
|
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|-
  
|-
 
| -
  
| -
−
|1994
 +
|[[1994]]
−
|[[FAO Schwarz Gold Series Collection]]
 +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Blue
−
|Bluish-Purple
  
−
|tiny White Hot Wheels Logo
 +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
 
|Unpainted / Metal
  
|Unpainted / Metal
−
|Light Blue tint
 +
|Tinted (Blue)
 
|White
  
|White
−
|[[RL]] Gold
 +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Light Aqua
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
 
|China
  
|China
  +
|
−
|Limited to 3000 produced
  
−
|[[File:Beatnik_Bandit_FAO.JPG|75px]]
 +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
| -
  
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
−
|2003
  
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
−
|[[Hall_of_Fame#Legends|Hall Of Fame "Legends" Series]]
  
  +
|Metallic Dark Aqua
−
|Pearl White
  
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Light Green
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
 
|Unpainted / Metal
  
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
−
|Clear
  
  +
|White
−
|Gray
  
−
|Whitewall [[CDDRR]]
 +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
−
|B0938
  
 
|China
  
|China
 
|
  
|
−
|[[File:Beatnik_Bandit_HoF.JPG|75px]]
 +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
| -
  
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
−
|2012
  
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
−
|[[HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 11#Bonus Releases|HWC.com Bonus Release]]
  
  +
|Metallic Dark Green
−
|Spectraflame Pink
  
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
−
|None
  
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
−
|
  
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Yellow
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Maroon
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Salmon Orange
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[Vintage Series|Vintage]]
  +
|Metallic Magenta
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|5417
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[Image:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[1994]]
  +
|[[FAO Schwarz Gold Series Collection|FAO Schwarz Gold Collection]]
  +
|Metallic Light Blue/Purple
  +
|White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear
  +
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
  +
|White
  +
|Gold [[RL]]
  +
|12293
  +
|China
  +
|3,000 Produced
  +
|[[File:Beatnik_Bandit_FAO.JPG|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[2003]]
  +
|[[Hall of Fame#Legends|Hall Of Fame - Legends]]
  +
|White
  +
|Orange Swirls
  +
|Black / Metal
  +
|Clear
  +
|Gray
  +
|White-Wall [[DDRR]]
  +
|B0938
  +
|China
 
|
  
|
  +
|[[File:Beatnik_Bandit_HoF.JPG|75px]]
  +
|-
  +
| -
  +
|[[2012]]
  +
|[[HotWheelsCollectors.com Original 16|HWC.com Original 16]]
  +
|Spectraflame Pink
  +
|None
  +
|Chrome / Metal
  +
|Clear
  +
|White
  +
|[[RL]]
  +
|Y1101
  +
|China
  +
|1,800 Produced
 
|[[File:RLCO16-BeatnikBandit.jpg|75px]]
  
|[[File:RLCO16-BeatnikBandit.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
  
|-
 
| -
  
| -
−
|2013
 +
|[[2013]]
 
|[[2013 RLC Rewards|RLC Rewards]]
  
|[[2013 RLC Rewards|RLC Rewards]]
−
|Spectraflame Light Green
 +
|Spectaflame Light Green
−
|Light Green & Yellow stripes on sides & across top
 +
|Light Green Swirls
 
|Chrome / Metal
  
|Chrome / Metal
 
|Clear
  
|Clear
−
|Pearl White
 +
|White
−
|Red Line [[RR5SP]]
 +
|Redline [[RR5SP]] / Redline [[Mini RR5SP]]
 
|BLR10
  
|BLR10
  +
|China
−
|Malaysia
  
  +
|8,100 Produced
−
|
  
−
Base code(s): G35
  
−  
−
Only 8,100 produced
  
 
|[[File:Beatnik Bandit package front.png|75px]]
  
|[[File:Beatnik Bandit package front.png|75px]]
−
|}
  
−  
−
== 100% Hot Wheels Version ==
  
−  
−
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" width="100%"
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Col #'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Year'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Series'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Color'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Tampo'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Base Color / Type'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Window Color'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Interior Color'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Wheel Type'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Toy #'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Country'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Notes / Variations'''
  
−
! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Photo'''
  
 
|-
  
|-
−
|
 +
| -
  +
|[[2018]]
−
|2002
  
  +
|[[HotWheelsCollectors.com Original 16|HWC Original 16 Display Set]]
−
|Blood, Sweat & Gears 2-Car Set
  
  +
|Spectraflame Light Purple
−
|White
  
  +
|None
−
|Orange Stripes
  
−
|Black / Metal
 +
|Chrome / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
−
|Clear
  
 
|White
  
|White
−
|Whitewall [[RR]]
 +
|[[RL]]
  +
|FNC23
−
|55478
  
 
|China
  
|China
  +
|1,500 Produced
−
|
  
−
|[[File:Beatnik_Bandit_100.JPG|75px]]
 +
|[[File:HWC_Original_16_Display_Set_Beatnik_Bandit.jpg|75px]]
 
|}
  
|}
   
  +
== [[Retool]]ed Version Gallery ==
  +
<gallery>
  +
Image:Beatnik_Bandit_100.JPG|Black Box Collectibles line
  +
Image:Hwhof-edroth.jpg|Hall of Fame Edition in package
  +
</gallery>
 
==2013-card==
  
==2013-card==
 
From the back of the 2013-card:
  
From the back of the 2013-card:
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''Hot Wheels<sup>®</sup> proudly presents your 2013 Rewards car. Thank you for being a loyal subscriber during this past year. Produced in limited quantities, you are now the proud owner of this Beatnik Bandit.''
  
''Hot Wheels<sup>®</sup> proudly presents your 2013 Rewards car. Thank you for being a loyal subscriber during this past year. Produced in limited quantities, you are now the proud owner of this Beatnik Bandit.''
   
  +
==Notes==
−
==Gallery (Retooled Version)==
  
  +
* The Original Redline Era USA Versions could be found with either <sup>®</sup> or <sup>TM</sup> after 'BEATNIK BANDIT' on the base.
−
<gallery widths="209">
  
  +
−
Image:Beatnik_Bandit_100.JPG|Black Box Collectibles line
  
  +
==See Also==
−
Image:Hwhof-edroth.jpg|Hall of Fame Edition in package
  
  +
* [[Beatnik Bandit (100% Hot Wheels)]]
−
</gallery>
  
  +
* [[:Category:Ed Roth Designs|Ed Roth Designs]]
  +
  +
==External Links==
  +
* [https://kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Ed_Roth%27s_Beatnik_Bandit Kustomrama - Real-Life Beatnik Bandit]
  +
  +
=='''The Real Beatnik Bandit'''==
  +
  +
[[File:Beatnik_band.jpg|300px]]
  +
  +
  +
  +
The Beatnik Bandit was designed and built by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and was the second of his creations to tour with the International Championship Auto Shows (ICAS), in the 1960-61 season. The Outlaw was Roth's first ICAS custom, but the Bandit was the first Roth car created by their Show Car Division specifically for the show circuit. The Beatnik Bandit started out as a project car for Rod & Custom magazine. It was built using a 1955 Oldsmobile frame which was shortened, then covered in plaster to create a mold for the all-fiberglass body. The duel-carb blown Oldsmobile engine sits forward of a hand-made custom bubble top created by carefully softening a sheet of plexiglas in a large pizza oven to the point just before it becomes molten.
  +
  +
  +
  +
*The Bandit's one-arm steering stick, mounted between the gold trimmed white leather seats, also controlled the throttle and shifting of the car. The Beatnik Bandit toured all over the country in the Sixties, and by 1970 had been repainted green. The car was sold to Harrah's in Reno, who restored it back to its original condition. The Beatnik Bandit can currently be seen at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.
  +
  +
*''I acquired this picture From Ed Roth when he was a guest at a car show in St. Ignace, Michigan. The information is sourced from Ed Roth's book "Hot Rods"''.
   
 
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[[Category:Original 16]]
  
[[Category:Original 16]]
 
[[Category:1968 Hot Wheels]]
  
[[Category:1968 Hot Wheels]]
−
[[Category:Unlicensed Hot Wheels]]
  
 
[[Category:1993 Hot Wheels]]
  
[[Category:1993 Hot Wheels]]
 
[[Category:1994 Hot Wheels]]
  
[[Category:1994 Hot Wheels]]
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Revision as of 11:03, 15 February 2020


Description

The Beatnik Bandit is a Hot Wheels casting which debuted in 1968 as part of the first sixteen Hot Wheels ever, sometimes known as the 'Sweet Sixteen'.. It is based on the custom car built by Ed Roth in 1960.

The real-life Beatnik Bandit was built on a shortened 1950 Oldsmobile chassis and featured a fiberglass custom body, complete with a bubble-top which doubled as both the roof and door. It also featured a unique 'control stick' which operated the acceleration, brakes, steering and gear changes. The car still exists today and is on permanent display at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.

The original 'Redline Era' version of the Beatnik Bandit was manufactured from 1968 to 1971 in both the USA and Hong Kong factories. There are several differences between USA and 'HK' manufactured cars. USA cars have a clear glass dome and the 'control stick' interior while HK produced vehicles have blue tinted glass and a black steering wheel. USA cars have engines with dual injectors while HK engines have a blower on top. Hong Kong cars have four square openings in the base which show the Bent Axle Suspension, these holes are absent from USA vehicles. Also Hong Kong cars have a slightly larger grille and headlights.

They were painted in various 'Spectraflame' colors, some of which are very hard to find. They could also be found with either a White, Gray or Dark Brown interior. They were packaged with a metal 'Collectors Button'.

In 1993, the Beatnik Bandit was revived for the 25th Anniversary Series, which replicated original 'Redline Era' vehicles, including several colors of each car replicating the original Spectraflame colors. The following year, it was released in the Vintage Series, again in several colors. Both the 25th Anniversary and Vintage releases were packaged with a replica plastic 'Collectors Button'. This casting was used a few times before being retired and again re-tooled for HotWheelsCollectors.com.

In 2002, a more detailed version of the Beatnik Bandit was created, this time including an opening 'bubble-top'. This version was only used once.

USA Versions

The Beatnik Bandit has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year Series Color Sticker Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Cast # Country Notes / Variations Photo
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Light Blue None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon Beatnik Bandit ltbluL
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Blue None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Beatnik Bandit Blu
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Aqua None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA USABeatnikBanditAqua
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Green None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Photo: Hong Kong Motor Beatnik Bandit GrnR
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Olive None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon USABeatnikBanditOlive
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Lime None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon Beatnik bandit antifreeze
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Antifreeze None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon BeatnikBandit
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Yellow None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Hard to Find New Yellow 1
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Gold None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon USABeatnikBanditGold
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Orange None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Beatnik Bandit Org
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Copper None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon USABeatnikBanditCopper
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Brown None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon USABeatnikBanditBrown
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Red None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA USABeatnikBanditRed
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Rose None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon Beatnik Bandit Red
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Magenta None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Hard to Find USABeatnikBanditMagenta
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Creamy 'Lavender' Pink None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Hard to Find USABeatnikBanditLavender
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Hot Pink None Unpainted / Metal Clear White RL 6217 USA Very Rare HP Bandit
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Purple None Unpainted / Metal Clear White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 USA Uncommon USABeatnikBanditPurple

Hong Kong Versions

The Beatnik Bandit has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year Series Color Sticker Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Cast # Country Notes / Variations Photo
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Blue  None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong BeatnikBanditHKBlue
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Aqua None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong Beatnik Bandit Aqa
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Green None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong HKBeatnikBanditGreen
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Olive None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong Hard to Find HKBeatnikBanditOlive
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Orange None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong Hard to Find HKBeatnikBanditOrange
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Copper None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong HKBeatnikBanditCopper
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Red None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong HKBeatnikBanditRed
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Creamy 'Lavender' Pink None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong Hard to Find HKBeatnikBanditLavender
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Purple None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White, Gray or Dark Brown RL 6217 Hong Kong Beatnik Bandit purple

Original Version Gallery

1993 Retooled Version

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes / Variations Photo
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Light Blue None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Green None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Olive None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Lime None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Gold None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Orange None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Beatnik Bandit VinOrgR
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Brown None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Red None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Magenta None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Pink None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary Metallic Purple None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1993 25th Anniversary 8-Car Set Metallic Aqua None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Beatnik Bandit VintLtBluR
- 1994 Vintage Metallic White White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Silver White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Black White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Beatnik-bandit-grey-1994-vintage
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Blue White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Light Aqua White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Dark Aqua White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Light Green White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Dark Green White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Yellow White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Maroon White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Salmon Orange White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 Vintage Metallic Magenta White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL 5417 China Image Not Available
- 1994 FAO Schwarz Gold Collection Metallic Light Blue/Purple White Hot Wheels Logo on Rear Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) White Gold RL 12293 China 3,000 Produced Beatnik Bandit FAO
- 2003 Hall Of Fame - Legends White Orange Swirls Black / Metal Clear Gray White-Wall DDRR B0938 China Beatnik Bandit HoF
- 2012 HWC.com Original 16 Spectraflame Pink None Chrome / Metal Clear White RL Y1101 China 1,800 Produced RLCO16-BeatnikBandit
- 2013 RLC Rewards Spectaflame Light Green Light Green Swirls Chrome / Metal Clear White Redline RR5SP / Redline Mini RR5SP BLR10 China 8,100 Produced Beatnik Bandit package front
- 2018 HWC Original 16 Display Set Spectraflame Light Purple None Chrome / Metal Tinted (Blue) White RL FNC23 China 1,500 Produced HWC Original 16 Display Set Beatnik Bandit

Retooled Version Gallery

2013-card

From the back of the 2013-card:

Hot Wheels® proudly presents your 2013 Rewards car. Thank you for being a loyal subscriber during this past year. Produced in limited quantities, you are now the proud owner of this Beatnik Bandit.

Notes

  • The Original Redline Era USA Versions could be found with either ® or TM after 'BEATNIK BANDIT' on the base.

See Also

External Links

The Real Beatnik Bandit

Beatnik band


The Beatnik Bandit was designed and built by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and was the second of his creations to tour with the International Championship Auto Shows (ICAS), in the 1960-61 season. The Outlaw was Roth's first ICAS custom, but the Bandit was the first Roth car created by their Show Car Division specifically for the show circuit. The Beatnik Bandit started out as a project car for Rod & Custom magazine. It was built using a 1955 Oldsmobile frame which was shortened, then covered in plaster to create a mold for the all-fiberglass body. The duel-carb blown Oldsmobile engine sits forward of a hand-made custom bubble top created by carefully softening a sheet of plexiglas in a large pizza oven to the point just before it becomes molten.


  • The Bandit's one-arm steering stick, mounted between the gold trimmed white leather seats, also controlled the throttle and shifting of the car. The Beatnik Bandit toured all over the country in the Sixties, and by 1970 had been repainted green. The car was sold to Harrah's in Reno, who restored it back to its original condition. The Beatnik Bandit can currently be seen at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada.
  • I acquired this picture From Ed Roth when he was a guest at a car show in St. Ignace, Michigan. The information is sourced from Ed Roth's book "Hot Rods".
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