CAT Dump Truck

Dump Truck
Debut series	Workhorses
Produced	1980 - 1998
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	1171

The Dump Truck, originally designed by Larry Wood, is based on a 1980s Caterpillar 777B dump truck.

This casting, along many others, were used in the late 1990s Matchbox Dirt Machines line. Matchbox referred to this tooling as Truck.

Versions

The CAT Dump Truck has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
	1980	Workhorses	Yellow	Black & white "C777" on side	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Hong Kong
	1980	Workhorses	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Hong Kong	Raised panel with C777 on side Also appears in Truck Co.
	1982	Workhorses	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Malaysia	Raised panel with C777 on side
	1987	Workhorses	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Malaysia	Raised panel with C777 on side
	1987	Workhorses	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Malaysia	Raised panel without C777 on side
	1987	Workhorses	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Gold CT	1171	Malaysia	Raised panel without C777 on side
	1989	Workhorses	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Malaysia	Smooth side CAT dropped from label
38	1989	Experimental Card	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Malaysia	Raised panel without C777 on side
38	1990	Mainline	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Malaysia	Smooth side
38	1992	Mainline	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Malaysia	Smooth side Dump bed now plastic
38	1996	Mainline	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow CT	1171	Malaysia	Smooth side Plastic dump bed
	1996	Construction Crew 5-Pack	Yellow	None	ZAMAC	Black	Yellow ORSB	3871	Malaysia	Smooth side Plastic dump bed
420	1996	Silver Series II 1/4	Chrome w/Chrome plastic dump bed	Small Red "Hot Wheels" logo on bed	ZAMAC	Black	ORSB	15268	Malaysia	Plastic dump bed
420	1996	Silver Series II 1/4	Chrome, w/Black plastic dump bed	None	ZAMAC	Black	ORSB	15268	Malaysia	Plastic dump bed
	1998	Action Machines	Yellow	Black and White "CAT" logos on side and front of bed lip	Yellow / Metal	Black	Yellow CT	17990	China	Push lever in grill to tilt bed. Also the only Yellow version with a painted base. Can also have a Matchbox base.

1996 card

From the back of the 1996 card:

COLLECTOR TIP
In 1988, the HOT WHEELS® brand celebrated its 20th Anniversary with a special edition of gold and silver vacuum-metalized vehicles which are treasured by collectors.

See also

• Leo Hot Wheels

Gallery

Matchbox logo on HW casting

Same reissue with operating dump bed, with "Hot Wheels" on base

Group Shot, Vista69

Leo from India

Leo from India

Workhorses Hong Kong 1980

Workhorses Hong Kong 1980

Truck Co. 1982

Workhorses Malaysia 1982

Workhorses with C777 on Raised Panel 1987

Workhorses without Raised Panel and CAT dropped from label 1989

Blue Card with Metal Dump Bed 1990

Blue Card with Plastic Dump Bed 1992