Changes: Deora II

Revision as of 01:08, 20 April 2018

Description

The Deora II was designed by Nathan Proch. The initial Deora II model was inspired by the 1964 Deora showcar and includes similar design elements that have been modernized like surf boards, a spoiler over the engine and an oval windshield. This design, like the Deora, is based on an actual production vehicle. Designer Nathan Proch used design cues taken from the rear end of a 1996 Ford Taurus station wagon. The Deora II has swoopy curves contrasting with original Deora's sharp-angled lines.

In 2003, as part of Hot Wheels' 35th Anniversary, the Deora II was built into an actual 1:1 scale car. Hot Wheels teamed up with Chip Foose, Five Axis, Mother's, and PPG Industries to pull off this amazing Hot Wheels original design. It was also featured in the Hot Wheels Highway 35 movie.

The Deora II was inducted into the Hot Wheels Hall of Fame in 2003 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, CA. Jay Leno drove the car to the induction with Carson Lev.

A little known fact is that the car was actually seen prior to the Hot Wheels Hall of Fame ceremony when it debuted a week earlier at SEMA. The car has also undergone modification from it's launch with KMC Wheels subbed in for the Foose One-off's that match the 1/18th scale model's and the original design of Nathan Proch.

Deora II featured in the Hot Wheels Velocity X game as a hidden car which could then be unlocked by collecting 10 gears at Turbine Sands map and played. It also appears as Car #1 in both the Highway 35 World Race series and the Hot Wheels: World Race game.

Versions

Deora II has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Surfboards Color	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations
65 / 250	2000	First Editions 5/36	Metalflake Silver	None	Blue	Black / Plastic	Tinted	Chrome		24369	Malaysia	First Editions
65 / 250	2000	First Editions 5/36	Metalflake Silver	Black HW logo on spoiler	Blue	Black / Plastic	Tinted	Chrome		24369	Malaysia	First Editions
243 / 250	2000	Mainline	Metalflake Blue	None	Orange	Black / Plastic	Clear	Chrome		29300	China
-	2000	New York Toy Fair	Dark Red	Purple, Black and Gold tampos	Gold	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			Malaysia	Extremely limited edition
-	2000	Hot Haulers 4-Pack	Red	Black and Yellow tampos	Gray	Black / Plastic	Tinted	Chrome			Thailand	only available at Toys R Us Stores
-	2000	Puerto Rico Hot Wheels	Red	Puerto Rican Flag with "Puerto Rico Isla del Encanto" text tampos	Gray	Black / Plastic	Tinted	Chrome			Malaysia
152 / 240	2001	Mainline 56/144	Dark Red	Black, Gold and White tampos	White	Black / Plastic	Clear	Chrome		50038	China
-	2001	Skate Boarders 5-pack	Dark Red	Black, Gold and White tampos	None	Black / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			Thailand
-	2001	Costco Exclusive	Metalflake Black	Flames and "Deora II" tampos	Black	Black / Plastic	Blue Tint	Chrome			Thailand	Found in an exclusive 10-Pack
-	2001	Costco Exclusive Single card	Metalflake Black	Flames and "Deora II" tampos	Black	Black / Plastic	Blue Tint	Chrome			Thailand	Found on an exclusive single card
81 / 240	2002	Star Spangled 3/4	Metalflake Silver	American Flag tampos	Red & Blue	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			China
-	2002	HW Originals 6	Black & Chrome	Red and White pinstripe tampos	Red	Dark Chrome / Plastic	Red Tint	Chrome			Thailand
-	2002	HWC 1 4	Spectraflame Yellow	Chrome, Black and White tampos	Spectraflame Yellow	Dark Chrome / Metal	Clear	Chrome			Thailand	10.000 Produced
-	2002	Planet Hot Wheels Energy 4	Grey	Planet Hot Wheels tampos	Black	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Chrome			Thailand
-	2002	Planet Hot Wheels Energy 4	Gold	Planet Hot Wheels tampos	Black	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Chrome			Thailand
058 / 220	2003	Wild Wave 4/5	Light Green	Green, Yellow and Black, "Born to Surf!" and various tribal tampos	Black & Yellow	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow Tint	Chrome		57195	China	Wild Wave
-	2003	Highway 35 World Race Wave Rippers Team #1	Dark Blue	Team Wave Rippers tampos	White	Black / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			Thailand
-	2003	Highway 35 World Race Wave Rippers Team #1	Unpainted	None	White	Black / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			Thailand	Available on HWC.com as part as a ZAMAC team leader set, only 2000 made
-	2003	Highway 35 World Race Wave Rippers Team #1	Unpainted	None	White	Black / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			Thailand	Available on HWC.com as part as a ZAMAC team leader set, large back wheels error.
-	2003	[Hall of Fame: Greatest Rides	Metalflake Silver	'Deora II' on wing among various detail tampos	Dark Blue	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			Thailand
-	2003	Toy Fair	Black	Red, Blue & Chrome tampos	Red	Chrome / Metal	Tinted	Chrome	Red Rim RR5SP		Thailand	Toy Fair Edition to kick off the HWY 35 World Race line
-	2003	17th Annual Collector's Convention	Chrome	Ghost HW tampos, 'October 5th, 2003' on surfboards	Chrome	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Chrome	Red Rim RR5SP	C1547	Thailand	Has 17th Annual Collector's Convention logo on roof. Limited to 700.
-	2003	Petersen Museum Exclusive	Chrome	Ghost HW tampos, 'November 11th, 2003' on surfboards	Chrome	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Chrome	Red Rim RR5SP		Thailand	Given to the press at the Hall of Fame Grandstand Event on November 11, 2003. Limited to 200.
-	2003	Hall of Fame Grandstand Event	Spectraflame Blue	Light Blue & White HW tampos, 'November 11th, 2003' on surfboards	Black	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Chrome	Red Rim RR5SP		Thailand	Given to attendees of the Hall of Fame Grandstand Event on November 11, 2003. Limited to 600.
-	2003	Serpent Cyclone 5-pack	Purple	Blue, Purple and White Snake tampos	None	Black Plastic	Clear	Blue / Chrome			Thailand
-	2005	19th Annual Collector's Convention Dinner Car	Spectraflame Copper	Convention logo, "Hot Wheels" logo, "Proch" and "10" tampos	Spectraflame Blue	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted	Chrome			Thailand	Given to those who attended the dinner honoring Nathan Proch
-	2005	Dual Cool 5-pack	Magenta	Grey, White and Green flame tampos	None	Gray / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			China	Served as a replacement car when it was decided the '68 Mustang was to be replaced
-	2005	Dual Cool	Metalflake Silver	Cyan, Black and White tampos	None	Black / Plastic	Tinted	Chrome			China	Replaced previous Deora II when 5-Pack was re-released with different tampos on all of the cars
-	2006	2 Car Launcher	Magenta	Grey, White and Green flame tampos	Green	Gray / Plastic	Clear	Chrome			China
-	2007	Octopark Playset	Metalflake Orange	Red, Green, Black and Yellow tentacle tampos	Lime Green	Black / Plastic	Red Tint	Chrome			China	Not yet confirmed this model is from the Octopark Playset
-	2007	Octopark Playset	Metalflake Orange	Red, Green, Black and Yellow tentacle tampos	Lime Green	Black / Plastic	Red Tint	Chrome			China	Only found in the Octopark Playset
0910	2008	Gift Birthday Cars	Metalflake Silver	Blue tampos on sides	Blue	Gray / Plastic	Blue Tint	Chrome		N1163	Malaysia	Had a special card design with a birthday motif
100 / 190	2009	HW Designs Series 4/10	Blue	Flames on sides, HW logo on surfboards	Blue	Gray / Plastic	Smoke	Chrome		P2420	Malaysia	HW Designs Series Base code(s): A43
100 / 190	2009	HW Designs Series 4/10	Metalflake Copper	Flames on sides, HW logo on surfboards	Grey	Gray / Plastic	Smoke	Chrome		P2420	Malaysia	HW Designs Series
100 / 190	2009	HW Designs Series 4/10	Metalflake Purple	Flames on sides, HW logo on surfboards	Orange	Gray / Plastic	Orange Tint	Chrome		P2420	Malaysia	HW Designs Series Only available at Wal-Mart
178 / 240 (USA) / 176 / 214(INT)	2010	Race World: Beach 2/4	Pearl Orange	Orange Pearl / "John's Surf Shop" Tampos	Light Blue	Black / Plastic	Light Blue Tint	Chrome		R7607	Malaysia
	2011	Creature Cars 5-Pack	Satin Blue	'Piranha' & 'Surfari' on surfboards	Orange	Black / Plastic	Orange Tint	Chrome	Orange Y5	T8631	Thailand
	2011	Color Shifters	Dark Blue (cold) / White (warm)	HW logo on sides	Dark Blue (cold) / White (warm)	Unpainted / Metal	Orange Tint	Chrome		V0577	Thailand	Glows in the dark. No separate surfboards, they are molded onto the body.
	2011	Color Shifters Chromatics	Chrome Aqua (cold) / Chrome (warm)	Flames & small HW logo on sides	Chrome Aqua (cold) / Chrome (warm)	Unpainted / Metal	Orange Tint	Chrome		W4108	Thailand	No separate surfboards, they are molded onto the body. Base code(s): E05
	2012	Happy Easter	Maroon	Flames on sides, "EASTER '12" with Orange/Yellow	Yellow	Black / Plastic	Yellow tint	Chrome		W4014	Thailand	Base code(s): D49
3 / 12	2014	Mystery Models	Black	?	None	Black / Plastic	Clear	Gold		BDP42	Thailand	Base code(s): F50
5 / 6	2015	2015 Happy Easter Hot Wheels	Light Purple	Black, Yellow and Orange stripes w/ bunny on the side with "EASTER '15"	Orange	Black / Plastic	Clear	Chrome	Yellow PR5	CFT97	Thailand	Base code(s): G45
9 / 12	2015	Mystery Models	Satin Lime Green	Black, Orange & Yellow flame tampos on sides	None	Black / Plastic	Tinted	Grey		Y8127	Thailand	Base code(s):
3 / 8	2016	Happy Halloween!	Metalflake Green	"HALLOWEEN 2016" on tentacles.	Black	Black / Plastic	Green Tint	Chrome	Clear Green J5 w/ Black spokes/rims	DJM41	Malaysia	Base code(s): J19
8 / 10	2017	Racing Circuit	Blue	HW Race Team graphics, #8	None	Black / Plastic	Light Blue Tint	Chrome	White-Rim, Black OH5	DWC59	Thailand	Base code(s):
2 / 6	2017	Despicable Me	Light Green	'Minion Beach' & Blue minion on sides	Light Green	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome		DWF15	Thailand	Base code(s): K14

100% Hot Wheels

The 100% Deora II has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color / Tampo	Surfboards Color	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
57285	2003	35th Anniversary of Hot Wheels 2-car set	Metalflake Blue w/"Hot Wheels" logos on top	Metalflake Blue Surfboards	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black		China	Bed cover lifts up from side; came with exclusive Deora

Speed Demons Versions

The Deora II came out in the Speed Demons series in 2003. It features a pull back motor inside to send the cars racing away. Check out the Speed Demons section for more information.

Year	Series	Number	Color / Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Wheel Color	Country	Photo
2003	Speed Demons	2/4	Gray (Available in blue) / HW Logo in black	Black / Plastic	Tinted (Black)	RR	Thailand

Atomix and Micro Versions

The Atomix Hot Wheels invaded stores around 2002. Check out the whole story and other vehicle selections at the Atomix page.

Year	Series	Number	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Wheel Color	Country	Photo
2003	World Race	-	Blue	Silver "Hot Wheels" logo on side	Unpainted / Metal	Silver	PR5	China
2003	Mainline Free Atomix	-	Blue	White "Wave Rippers" logo on side	Unpainted / Metal	Solid Silver	PR5	China