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Revision as of 22:10, 27 May 2020
Description
The Bye-Focal is a Hot Wheels casting designed by Larry Wood which debuted in the 1971 Hot Wheels range of vehicles. It is based on a '70 Dodge Challenger with some serious vision. Featuring two Injected V-8's under glass on an elongated front clip, and a stubby shortened rear end. The Bye Focal is a fairly hard to find and desirable casting overall.
All Bye-Focals were manufactured in Hong Kong and featured blue-tint glass and 'Capped' Redline wheels. Mostly produced with a clear blue hood, some can be found with a clear hood. Some can be found with a hard to find variation where the injectors on the engine are missing. Decals featuring a pair of glasses with "Bye-Focal" written on it are factory-applied on the driver's side, with an extra optional sticker to be applied by the user, also included in the package was a plastic 'collectors button'.
It was painted in various Spectraflame colors, of which Purple is the hardest to find and is regarded as one of the rarest of all Redline Hot Wheels from the Spectraflame Era (1968-1972). Due to shade differences in the Spectraflame painting process, the existence of a Spectraflame Olive version receives skepticism by collectors and is generally believed to be merely a regular Spectraflame Yellow which has 'Toned' (dulling of the metal) rather than a completely separate color.
The Bye-Focal is known to have issues with a metal fatigue called 'Crumbling' where the body or chassis develops cracks and literally crumbles into pieces.
In 1973, the Bye Focal was released without the clear hood and renamed the Show-Off.
In 2003, the Bye-Focal was re-tooled for the HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 2 Super Chromes.
Original Versions
The Bye-Focal 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 |
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1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Blue | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | ||
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Light Blue | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Rare | |
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Aqua | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | ||
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Green | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Hard to Find | |
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | ||
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Yellow | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Rare | |
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Rare | |
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Magenta | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | ||
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Purple | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Gray or Black | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Extremely Rare |
No Injector Versions
The Bye-Focal 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 |
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1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Green | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Dark Gray | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | ||
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Blue | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Dark Gray | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Hard to Find | |
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Magenta | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Dark Gray | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Hard to Find | |
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Aqua | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Dark Gray | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Hard to Find | |
1971 | Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | 'Bye Focal' | Unpainted / Metal | Blue Tint | Dark Gray | Capped RL | 6187 | Hong Kong | Extremely Rare |
Retooled Versions
Col # | Year | Series | Color / Tampo | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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4/4 | 2003 | HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 2 - Super Chromes | Chrome | Chrome / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White | RL4 | B2199 | China | 12,500 Produced | |
2005 | 5th Annual Hot Wheels Nationals Convention - RLC Party | Spectraflame Pink | Chrome / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White | RL4 | H9272 | China | |||
3b/4 | 2007 | 2007 RLC sELECTIONs Series #3b | Spectraflame Light Blue | Chrome / Metal | Tinted | White | Red Line RR5SP | L2112 | China | 7,716 Produced |