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{{casting|name=Custom T-Bird|series=[[Original 16|Sweet Sixteen]]|number=#6207|years=[[1968]] (Original)<br>[[2018]] ([[Retool]])|designer=[[Harry Bradley]] (Original)
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{{casting|name = Custom T-Bird|series = [[Original 16|Sweet Sixteen]]|years = [[1968]]-[[1970]] (Original)<br>[[2018]] ([[Retool]])|designer = [[Harry Bradley]] (Original)
[[Mark Jones]] ([[Retool]])|image=Customtbirdred.jpg}}
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[[Mark Jones]] ([[Retool]])|number = 6207|image = Customtbirdred.jpg}}
   
=='''Custom T-Bird Description'''==
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==Description==
   
The '''Custom T-Bird''' was designed by [[Harry Bradley]], and was based on the 1967 Ford Thunderbird. The Custom T-Bird debuted in 1968 as part of the [[Original 16]] castings.
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The '''Custom T-Bird''' is a Hot Wheels casting, which was designed by [[Harry Bradley]] and debuted among the '[[Original 16]]' in 1968. It is based on the real-life 1967 Ford Thunderbird. It features a die-cast body and chassis (base) and an opening hood which reveals a detailed engine.
   
  +
The Custom T-Bird was manufactured in both the USA and Hong Kong production facilities and there are several differences between the two. USA versions were produced with clear glass and silver wheels, while Hong Kong (HK) had blue tinted glass and chrome wheels (all T-Birds came with 'Bearing' style Redline wheels). HK cars had an unpainted bare metal grille, and USA cars had a black painted grille which could be found completely painted black, or with the Thunderbird emblem unpainted. The front fender wells of USA T-Birds are larger and higher cut than their HK counterparts and the cowls are also larger. The Custom T-Bird featured painted rear taillights with USA versions painted in a metallic darker red and HK with a bright flat red. There are several differences between USA and HK bases, most notably the lack of suspension detail and four square holes (to view the bent-axel suspension) on the USA version, there are also multiple variations of the layout and size of the copyright information.
The [[tool]] was only used in the 1968 mainline and was not used in any other years. Every version of the car had a diecast body, diecast chassis, [[RL|redline wheels]], [[bent-axle suspension]], and [[Spectraflame]] paint.
 
=='''USA With Black Roof Versions'''==
 
The Custom T-Bird has come out in the following versions:
 
   
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Multiple colored interiors could be found on the Custom T-Bird. USA interiors could be found in White, Tan or Dark Brown and HK interiors in White, Olive/Gray, Gray/Brown, Silver and Brown. Hong Kong cars had a seperate black steering wheel while USA cars had the steering wheel molded into the plastic.
Notes: Clear Glass, One Piece interior, silver wheels, Flat base, colors are descending in rarity from common to rare.
 
  +
  +
The Custom T-Bird was painted in a wide variety of Spectraflame colors of which there are a handful of hard-to-find and rare versions. All Hong Kong cars and most USA cars came with a black painted roof which simulated the vinyl roof of the real car. USA 'No-Black-Roof' (''NBR'') cars are fairly uncommon and most notably the Spectraflame Gold NBR with a white interior, which could only be found in 1968 Store Displays.
  +
  +
During the end of the Custom T-Bird's production, the USA casting was modified in preparation for the TNT-Bird. The modified casting featured 'Door Lines' and are very rare.
  +
  +
In 2018, the Custom T-Bird was re-tooled for the [[HotWheelsCollectors.com Original 16|HotWheelsCollectors.com Original 16 Series]] based on the original Hong Kong version.
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==USA Versions==
  +
The '''Custom T-Bird''' has come out in the following versions:
   
 
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|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
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|[[Spectraflame]] Light Blue
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
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|USA
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|Rare
|
 
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
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|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Blue
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|[[Spectraflame]] Blue
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|USA
 
|
 
|
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
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|[[Spectraflame]] Blue
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
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|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
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|USA
  +
|<acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Copper
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|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|USA
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:1968_TBIRD_Copper-Lt_brown_US_dark_Int.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Purple
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Antifreeze
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|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
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|USA
  +
|Door Lines, Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Green
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Green
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Light Blue
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Green
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Red
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Olive
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|Very Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Orange
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|USA
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Olive
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Dark
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR</acronym>, Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|White
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR</acronym>, Store Display, Very Rare
|With Door Lines
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
|With Door Lines
+
|Door Lines, Rare
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Antifreeze
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Antifreeze
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|With Door Lines
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
|}
 
 
=='''USA With Out Black Roof Versions'''==
 
The Custom T-Bird has come out in the following versions:
 
 
Notes: Colors are descending in rarity from common to rare.
 
 
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Year'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Series'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''sticker'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Base Color / Types'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Window Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Interior Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Wheel Type'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''cast #'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Country'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes / Variations'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Photo'''
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Antifreeze
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Antifreeze
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Antifreeze
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|Door Lines, Very Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Blue
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Orange
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Green
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Copper
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|USA
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:1968_TBIRD_Copper-Lt_brown_US_dark_Int.jpg|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Purple
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Red
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Red
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Red
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|
 
 
|[[File:Customtbirdred.jpg|75px]]
 
|[[File:Customtbirdred.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Purple
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|Dark
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|USA
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Purple
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Clear
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|White
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
|
+
|USA
  +
|<acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|Store Display
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image_Not_Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|}
 
|}
   
=='''Hong Kong Black Roof Versions'''==
+
==Hong Kong Versions==
The Custom T-Bird has come out in the following versions:
+
The '''Custom T-Bird''' has come out in the following versions:
 
Notes:Blue tinted glass, Two piece interior with steering wheel stuck into dash. Detailed base with four holes, Chrome foil wheels. Colors are descending in rarity from common to rare.
 
   
 
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Color'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''sticker'''
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Stickers'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Base Color / Types'''
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Base Color / Type'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Window Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Window Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Interior Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Interior Color'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Wheel Type'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Wheel Type'''
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''cast #'''
+
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Casting#
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Country'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Country'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes / Variations'''
 
!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes / Variations'''
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|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Blue
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
 
|
 
|
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|
 
|[[File:Custom_T-Bird_Aqua_with_black_roof.JPG|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Aqua
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:Custom_T-Bird_Aqua_with_black_roof.JPG|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Copper
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Green
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
|
 
  +
|<acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym>
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Blue
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Olive
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
|
 
  +
|Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Red
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Copper
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Light Blue
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Gold
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Creamy Pink
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Orange
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
|
 
  +
|Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Green
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Red
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Orange
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Creamy Pink
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
 
|
 
|
  +
|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
|[[Spectraflame]] Purple
+
|[[Spectraflame]] Purple
  +
|None
|
 
|Metal
+
|Unpainted / Metal
  +
|Tinted (Blue)
|
 
  +
|Multiple
|
 
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|6207
  +
|Hong Kong
|
 
  +
|Rare
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
+
|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
|-
 
|[[1968]]
 
|[[1968 Hot Wheels|Sweet Sixteen]]
 
|[[Spectraflame]] Olive
 
|
 
|Metal
 
|
 
|
 
|[[RL]]
 
|6207
 
|
 
|
 
|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
   
  +
==[[Retool]]ed Versions==
=='''Hong Kong Gallery'''==
 
<gallery>
 
1968 Custom T-Bird Hong Kong BAse.jpg|Custom T-Bird Hong Kong Base
 
1968 TBIRD Aqua HK Dark Int.jpg
 
</gallery>
 
 
=='''2018 [[Retool]]ed Versions'''==
 
   
 
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|[[Spectraflame]] Olive
 
|[[Spectraflame]] Olive
 
|"BG BAD BRD" California License Plate
 
|"BG BAD BRD" California License Plate
|Chrome-Plated / Metal
+
|Chrome / Metal
|Light Blue
+
|Tinted (Light Blue)
 
|Cream
 
|Cream
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
 
|FCM75
 
|FCM75
 
|China
 
|China
|Limited to 6,000
+
|6,000 Produced
 
|[[File:Custom_T-Bird_-_18_HWCO16_1200pxOTD.png|75px]]
 
|[[File:Custom_T-Bird_-_18_HWCO16_1200pxOTD.png|75px]]
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[Spectraflame]] Pink
 
|[[Spectraflame]] Pink
 
|Black Grille, Tail Lights, Black Rear Panel, Black Roof
 
|Black Grille, Tail Lights, Black Rear Panel, Black Roof
  +
|Chrome / Metal
|
 
  +
|Tinted (Light Blue)
|
 
 
|Cream
 
|Cream
 
|[[RL]]
 
|[[RL]]
  +
|FNC23
|
 
  +
|China
|
 
  +
|1,500 Produced
|Opening Hood
 
 
|[[File:HWC_Original_16_Display_Set_Custom_T-Bird.jpg|75px]]
 
|[[File:HWC_Original_16_Display_Set_Custom_T-Bird.jpg|75px]]
 
|}
 
|}
  +
  +
==Gallery==
  +
<gallery>
  +
1968 Custom T-Bird Hong Kong BAse.jpg|Custom T-Bird Hong Kong Base
  +
1968 TBIRD Aqua HK Dark Int.jpg
  +
</gallery>
  +
  +
==Notes==
  +
*Some guides list Hong Kong Spectraflame Light Blue, this is unconfirmed.
  +
*Early produced Hong Kong Aqua and Gold cars could be found with 'Deep Dish' wheels.
   
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==

Revision as of 07:29, 5 July 2020


Description

The Custom T-Bird is a Hot Wheels casting, which was designed by Harry Bradley and debuted among the 'Original 16' in 1968. It is based on the real-life 1967 Ford Thunderbird. It features a die-cast body and chassis (base) and an opening hood which reveals a detailed engine.

The Custom T-Bird was manufactured in both the USA and Hong Kong production facilities and there are several differences between the two. USA versions were produced with clear glass and silver wheels, while Hong Kong (HK) had blue tinted glass and chrome wheels (all T-Birds came with 'Bearing' style Redline wheels). HK cars had an unpainted bare metal grille, and USA cars had a black painted grille which could be found completely painted black, or with the Thunderbird emblem unpainted. The front fender wells of USA T-Birds are larger and higher cut than their HK counterparts and the cowls are also larger. The Custom T-Bird featured painted rear taillights with USA versions painted in a metallic darker red and HK with a bright flat red. There are several differences between USA and HK bases, most notably the lack of suspension detail and four square holes (to view the bent-axel suspension) on the USA version, there are also multiple variations of the layout and size of the copyright information.

Multiple colored interiors could be found on the Custom T-Bird. USA interiors could be found in White, Tan or Dark Brown and HK interiors in White, Olive/Gray, Gray/Brown, Silver and Brown. Hong Kong cars had a seperate black steering wheel while USA cars had the steering wheel molded into the plastic.

The Custom T-Bird was painted in a wide variety of Spectraflame colors of which there are a handful of hard-to-find and rare versions. All Hong Kong cars and most USA cars came with a black painted roof which simulated the vinyl roof of the real car. USA 'No-Black-Roof' (NBR) cars are fairly uncommon and most notably the Spectraflame Gold NBR with a white interior, which could only be found in 1968 Store Displays.

During the end of the Custom T-Bird's production, the USA casting was modified in preparation for the TNT-Bird. The modified casting featured 'Door Lines' and are very rare.

In 2018, the Custom T-Bird was re-tooled for the HotWheelsCollectors.com Original 16 Series based on the original Hong Kong version.

USA Versions

The Custom T-Bird has come out in the following versions:

Year Series Color Stickers Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Casting# Country Notes / Variations Photo
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Light Blue None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Blue None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Blue None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA <acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Aqua None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Aqua None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA <acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Aqua None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Door Lines, Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Green None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA <acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Green None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA <acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Olive None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Very Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Gold None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Gold None Unpainted / Metal Clear Dark RL 6207 USA <acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR</acronym>, Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Gold None Unpainted / Metal Clear White RL 6207 USA <acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR</acronym>, Store Display, Very Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Gold None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Door Lines, Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Antifreeze None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA <acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Antifreeze None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA <acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Antifreeze None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Door Lines, Very Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Orange None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Copper None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA 1968 TBIRD Copper-Lt brown US dark Int
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Red None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Red None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA <acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Customtbirdred
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Purple None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Purple None Unpainted / Metal Clear Multiple RL 6207 USA <acronym title="No Black Roof">NBR, </acronym><acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Image Not Available

Hong Kong Versions

The Custom T-Bird has come out in the following versions:

Year Series Color Stickers Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Casting# Country Notes / Variations Photo
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Blue None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Aqua None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Custom T-Bird Aqua with black roof
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Green None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong <acronym title="Hard to Find">HTF</acronym> Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Olive None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Copper None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Gold None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Orange None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Rare Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Red None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Creamy Pink None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Image Not Available
1968 Sweet Sixteen Spectraflame Purple None Unpainted / Metal Tinted (Blue) Multiple RL 6207 Hong Kong Rare Image Not Available

Retooled Versions

Year Series Color Graphics Base Color / Types Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes / Variations Photo
2018 HWC Original 16 Spectraflame Olive "BG BAD BRD" California License Plate Chrome / Metal Tinted (Light Blue) Cream RL FCM75 China 6,000 Produced Custom T-Bird - 18 HWCO16 1200pxOTD
2018 HWC.com Original 16 Display Spectraflame Pink Black Grille, Tail Lights, Black Rear Panel, Black Roof Chrome / Metal Tinted (Light Blue) Cream RL FNC23 China 1,500 Produced HWC Original 16 Display Set Custom T-Bird

Gallery

Notes

  • Some guides list Hong Kong Spectraflame Light Blue, this is unconfirmed.
  • Early produced Hong Kong Aqua and Gold cars could be found with 'Deep Dish' wheels.

External Links