Description
The Evil Weevil is a Hot Wheels casting which debuted in the 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers Series. It is a modified version of the Custom Volkswagen from 1968 with two blown V8 engines.
It was manufactured at the Hong Kong factory and was painted in several Spectraflame colors with Blue being the most common and Magenta the hardest to find. It could be found with either a white or dark brown interior with white being more desirable. Like other Spoilers, it was packaged with a pre-applied door sticker with a number of 1 through to 9, although some have been found with the sticker missing while still in it's original package. It also came packaged with an sheet of additional stickers that the owner could apply, and either a metal or plastic 'Collectors Button'. All Evil Weevils have medium 'Capped' wheels in the front and large 'Capped' wheels in the rear and all came with blue tinted glass with a movable sunroof.
In 2004, the Evil Weevil was retooled for the HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 3 - Neo-Classics Series and has been used multiple times since.
This casting is not to be confused with the Eevil Weevil, a 1986 casting of similar name.
Original Versions
Evil Weevil has been released in the following versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Stickers | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Blue | White Circle with 1-9 | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | Playable in Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing |  | |
| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Aqua | White Circle with 1-9 | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | Hard to Find | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Green | White Circle with 1-9 | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green | White Circle with 1-9 | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong |   | ||
| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Yellow | White Circle with 1-9 | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Red | White Circle with 1-9 | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Magenta | White Circle with 1-9 | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | Very Rare |   | |
| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Purple | White Circle with 1-9 | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | Very Rare |   |
Retooled Versions
Evil Weevil has been released in the following versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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| 2004 | HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 3 - Neo-Classics | Spectraflame Green | #4, light green flames and racing logos | Chrome / Metal | Clear | Tan | RL | C6036 | China | 10,500 Produced | 
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| 5/6 | 2005 | HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 4 - Real Riders | Spectraflame Blue / White | White, Red and Yellow HW race team deco. | Chrome / Metal | Tinted (Blue) | White | Goodyear RR | H2927 | China | 11,000 Produced | 
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| 2/4 | 2006 | RLC Rewards | Spectraflame Blue | #4, light blue flames and racing logos | Chrome / Metal | Clear | Tan | RL | K4031 | China | 3,000 Produced |   |
| 3/6 | 2008 | HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 7 - Real Riders | Spectraflame Pink | Purple, Pink, & White tampos, Stripes across top, 'Evil Weevil' on sides | Chrome / Metal | tinted | Black | Redline RR / ORRR | L8691 | China | 10,000 Produced | 
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| 2009 | 9th Annual Hot Wheels Nationals Convention - RLC Party | Spectraflame Pink | #4, light pink flames and racing logos | Chrome / Metal | Clear | White | RL | P2201 | China |   |
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