Description[]
"Buick Wildcat" is the name of a series of concept cars developed by Buick beginning in 1953; this version introduced in 1985 was the fourth car to carry the name. Described as "an expression of muscular sculptural forms and exciting new mechanicals", the Wildcat was powered by an experimental 3.8L V6 built by McLaren Engines (no relation to the British car company). The car had no doors, just an opening canopy; it also featured a heads-up display on the steering wheel and a 4-speed transmission. Two were produced; one was a show car and the other a functional prototype.
This casting does not feature a window piece, with painted portions of the body masquerading as the top canopy; as a result this casting has no interior. Early releases of the casting feature copyright on the base pertaining to Warner Bros.; this was later changed to "Buick Wildcat".
Versions[]
The Buick Wildcat has come out in the following 1/64th scale versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Demolition Man | Red | Black vents & window | Grey / Plastic |
Black | BW | 11089 | Malaysia | |||
| 597 | 1997 | Mainline | Metallic Green | Black window | Grey / Plastic |
Chrome | 3SP | 18366 | Malaysia |
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| Grey | |||||||||||
| 597 | 1997 | Mainline | Red | Black window | Black / Plastic |
Black | 3SP | 18366 | Malaysia | ||
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| 586 | 1997 | Treasure Hunt 9/12 |
Silver | Red Stripes on top. White HW logo, Black window | Grey / Plastic |
Chrome | 3SP | 16683 | Malaysia | ||
| 745 | 1998 | Tech Tones 1/4 |
Black | Random metallic green paint splatter, white HW logo on rear, Silver window | Light Green / Plastic |
Chrome | 3SP | 18811 | Malaysia | ||
| 1998 | 2-Pack | Metalflake Dark Green | Gold "Wildcat" & HW logo on side, Black window | Black / Plastic |
Chrome | 3SP | 21841 | Malaysia |
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| 1999 | Bonus Car | Metallic Black | Gold, Silver "Q3", "Mystery Car" on back, Black window | Black / Plastic |
Chrome | 3SP | Malaysia |
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| 183 | 2000 | Mainline | Green | Yellow, Black, White Flames, Black window | Black / Plastic |
Chrome | 3SP | 25398 | Thailand |
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| 2000 | Tornado Twister 5-Pack | 25367 | |||||||||
| 138 | 2002 | Mainline | Purple | Purple, Black, & White tampos, Black window | Black / Plastic |
Chrome | 3SP | 55023 | China |
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| 2003 | Raptor Blast 5-Pack | Metalflake Silver | Purple, Black,White & blue tampos, Black window | Black / Plastic |
Chrome | Purple Y5 | 57024 | Thailand |
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| 176 | 2003 | Track Aces 8/10 |
Black | Orange, Yellow , Red Flames & Speed 1 Demon Tampos, Orange window | Black / Plastic |
Gold | Gold 3SP | 57167 | China | Some releases included free Atomix vehicle |
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| 2003 | Hot Wheels World Play Table | Metallic Dark Blue | White / Red / Orange Flames and White HW logo on side, Black window | Chrome / Plastic |
Chrome | 3SP | China |
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| 073 | 2005 | Final Run 3/5 |
Metallic Red | Black & Grey Markings, "Final Run Logo", Black window | Chrome / Plastic |
Chrome | 10SP | G6800 | Malaysia |



















