Carabo

Carabo
Debut series	1970 Hot Wheels
Produced	1970, 1974 - 1979
Designer	Ira Gilford
Number	6420

Description

The Alfa Romeo Carabo is a futuristic concept car featuring a wedge-shaped body. Designed by Marcello Gandini of Bertone, the Carabo was unveiled at the 1968 Paris Motor Show and featured many design elements not seen in cars of its time. The car was built on Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale chassis 750.33.109 and was so named due to the iridescent green and orange color scheme resembling the Carabidae beetles; its wedge design influenced many cars in the coming decades, with some elements of the Carabo making its way onto future Gandini designs, such as the Lamborghini Countach.

Hong Kong Versions

The Carabo has come out in the following versions:

Year	Series	Color	Sticker	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue	None	Black / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown or White (Rare)	RL	6420	Hong Kong
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Aqua	None	Black / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown or White (Rare)	RL	6420	Hong Kong	Hard To Find
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Green	None	Black / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown or White (Rare)	RL	6420	Hong Kong
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green	None	Black / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown	RL	6420	Hong Kong
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Yellow	None	Black / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown	RL	6420	Hong Kong
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Olive	None	Black / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown	RL	6420	Hong Kong
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Magenta	None	Black / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown or White (Rare)	RL	6420	Hong Kong
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Red	None	Black / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Dark Brown or White (Rare)	RL	6420	Hong Kong	Hard to Find

USA Versions

The Carabo has come out in the following versions:

Year	Series	Color	Sticker	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light Blue	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RL	6420	USA	Rare
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RL	6420	USA
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Green	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RL	6420	USA
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black or White (Very Rare)	RL	6420	USA
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Yellow	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black or White (Very Rare)	RL	6420	USA
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Red	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RL	6420	USA	Hard to Find
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Pink	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RL	6420	USA	Hard to Find
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Rose	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black or White (Very Rare)	RL	6420	USA
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Magenta	None	Black / Metal	Clear	Black	RL	6420	USA

CIPSA Versions

In the early 1970's, the Carabo was manufactured by CIPSA in Mexico for the Mexican market. These versions differ from the regular versions in a couple of small ways. The interior is a stark white compared to the creamier white of the regular versions, the glass is a pale blue tint instead of tinted blue or clear. They also lack the black painted engine cover and black painted base. They have Capped wheels like the 1970 versions. Despite being manufactured in Mexico, they are still marked with 'USA' on the base.

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

Color	Stickers	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
Enamel Yellow	None	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Pale Blue)	White	RL	USA
Metallic Red	None	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Pale Blue)	White	RL	USA
Metallic Blue	None	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Pale Blue)	White	RL	USA
Metallic Green	None	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Pale Blue)	White	RL	USA

Flying Colors Versions

The Carabo has come out in the following versions:

Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1974	Flying Colors	Enamel Light Green	Orange & Blue Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL (Capped Rear)	7617	Hong Kong
1974	Flying Colors	Enamel Light Green	Orange & Blue Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL	7617	Hong Kong	Also released in Italy 'Mebetoys Flying Colors' Cardboard Box and Japan Red Box #36
1974	Flying Colors	Enamel Yellow	Orange & Blue Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL	7617	Hong Kong	Hard to Find
1977	Flying Colors	Enamel Light Green	Orange & Blue Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	7617	Hong Kong	Also released identically in 1979.

Gallery

Resin Painted Prototype (Bruce Pascal Collection)

Resin Prototype from a '71 Catalog

1969 REDLINE Alfa Romeo Carabo, Lime Green, Blue, Orange paint, Blue windshield, Black interior

1969 REDLINE Alfa Romeo Carabo, Lime Green, Blue, Orange paint, Blue windshield, Black interior

1969 REDLINE Alfa Romeo Carabo, Lime Green, Blue, Orange paint, Blue windshield, Black interior

1969 REDLINE Alfa Romeo Carabo, Lime Green, Blue, Orange paint, Blue windshield, Black interior