Description[]
The Cookin' Capri is a Shift Kickers model based on a 1979 Mercury Capri. The selling point of the cars was their "stick shift" action; each of the cars had a comically oversized shifter which sort of acted as a handbrake. Pulling back the handle locks the wheels in place and makes the car unable to move; pushing the handle forwards allows the car to go.
As with all of the Shift Kickers models, the casting was actually repurposed from an old Scorchers casting; it was known as the Capri Turbo in its Scorchers guise.
The casting was used twice and was discontinued in 1984 with the entire Shift Kickers line.
Versions[]
This Hot Wheels vehicle has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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| 1983 | Shift Kickers | Purple | "CAPRI" on side | Black / Plastic | Chrome | None | GY5DOT | 5828 | Hong Kong | Named Cookin' Capri | 
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| 1983 | Shift Kickers | Black | "21", "GOODYEAR" and "CHAMPION" on side | Black / Plastic | Chrome | None | GY5DOT | 5829 | Hong Kong | Named Heat Streaker | 
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