Description[]
The Custom Mustang is a Hot Wheels casting designed by Harry Bradley, and was based on the the 1967 Ford Mustang. The Custom Mustang debuted in the 1968 Basic Car line as part of the Original 16 castings.
The Cars were packaged with a 'Collector's Button'.
The original tool was only used in the 1968 mainline and was never used again. The Custom Mustang tool was recreated in 1994 for the Vintage Series II.
Note* Newer versions of the Mustang Stocker also use the Custom Mustang name
USA Versions[]
The Custom Mustang has come out in the following versions:
This original version was released in 1968 - 1970.
Notes: Made in USA. Steering wheel part of the interior, clear glass, gas cap.
Colors are descending in rarity from common to rare.
Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Olive | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Brown | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Anti-freeze | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Brown | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Gold | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Brown | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Purple | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | White | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Aqua | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | White | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Blue | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Brown | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Lime Green | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | USA | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Green | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | White | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Brown | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Light Blue | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | USA | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Ice Blue | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | USA | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Brown | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | USA | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Creamy Pink | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | White | RL | 6206 | USA | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Rose | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | USA | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Orange | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | USA | |||||
1968 | Store Display | Spectraflame Watermelon | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | White | RL | 6206 | USA | Store Display Only | ||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Light Blue | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue Tint | White | RL | 6206 | USA | Louvered Window | ||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Blue | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue Tint | Brown | RL | 6206 | USA | Louvered Window | ||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Orange | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue Tint | White | RL | 6206 | USA | Louvered Window |
Hong Kong Versions[]
The Custom Mustang has come out in the following versions:
This original version was released in 1968 - 1970.
Notes Made in Hong Kong, 4 open holes in base, detailed exhaust, early version(open hood scoops), Steering wheel not part of the dash, flat dash board.
Colors are descending in rarity from common to rare.
Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | Unpainted / Metal |
Red | RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | Open hood scoop | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Gold | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | Open hood scoop | ||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Copper | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Green | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | Unpainted / Metal |
tinted blue | Red | RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | Unpainted / Metal |
tinted blue | White | RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | Unpainted / Metal |
tinted blue | Orange | RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | Unpainted / Metal |
tinted blue | Grey | RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Red | Unpainted / Metal |
tinted blue | Brown | RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Gold | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Olive | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Purple | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Blue | Unpainted / Metal |
tinted blue | Brown | RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Aqua | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Creamy Pink | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong | |||||
1968 | 1968 Hot Wheels | Spectraflame Orange | Unpainted / Metal |
RL | 6206 | Hong Kong |
1994 Retooled Versions[]
The Custom Mustang was re-released in 1994 and has come out in the following versions:
Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Chassis Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Black | Red Stripes | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Clear | RL | 13846 | China | Opening hood Limited 10000 | ||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Light Blue | White Stripes | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Clear | RL | 14990 | China | Opening hood Limited 10000 | ||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Aqua | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 12496 | China | Vintage Series 8 Pack | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Brown | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Dark Red | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Gold | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Magenta | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Light Green | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Lime | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Olive | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Orange | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening Hood. | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Pink | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1994 | Vintage Series II | Metalflake Blue | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Clear | RL | 10496 | China | Opening hood | |||
1995 | Seattle Toy Show | Black | Red stripes and Silver "GT" on sides, Seattle Toy Show logo on top | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 13846 | China | |||
1995 | FAO Schwarz 24K Gold Classics II Set | 24K Gold | Gold "Hot Wheels" logo on rear window | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black | Gold RL | 15925 | China | |||
1995 | FAO Schwarz Gold Series Collection II | Gold Chrome | Red "Hot Wheels" logo on trunk | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black | Gold RL | 13828 | China | Limited to 4000 | ||
1996 | Bonus Car | Metalflake Dark Grey | Black Stripes on trunk, top and hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | China | ||||
1996 | Seattle Toy Show | Metalflake Blue | White stripes and Silver "GT" on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | White | White Line BW | 14990 | China | |||
1996 | Vintage Race Team 4-Car Set | Metalflake Blue | Race Team tampos | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | White | RL | 16139 | China | |||
1996 | 60's Muscle Car Set | Pearl White | Blue stripes, Gold "Hot Wheels" logo on windshield | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Blue | RL | 16255 | China | Silver engine | ||
1996 | 100th Anniversary of The Automobile in America | Red | Gold stripes | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Tan | PC6 | 16266 | China | |||
1997 | Van de Kamp's Promo | White | Blue "Van de Kamp's" and "1" tampo on sides, Fish Sticker on roof | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Red | 5SP | 16899 | China | Known as "'67 Mustang" for this release | ||
1997 | 30th Anniversary of '67 Muscle Cars 3-Car Set | Light Yellow | Black stripes on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black | DDRRGY | 16730 | China | Known as "'67 Mustang" for this release | ||
1997 | Four Decades of Pony Power Set | Green | White stripes on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black with White seats | DDRRGY | 16986 | China | Known as "'67 Mustang" for this release | ||
1998 | FAO Schwarz History of Hot Wheels Racing III | Blue | White stripes on hood, trunk and roof, "67" on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gray | RL | 17138 | China |
2013 Retooled Versions[]
The Custom Mustang received a second retool in 2013. This version is a faithful reproduction of the original Custom Mustang. It has been released in the following versions:
Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Chassis Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | HotWheelsCollectors.com Original 16 | Spectraflame Gold | No tampos | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Brown | NCRL | Y0440 | China | 3,000 produced | ||
2016 | 16th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals | Spectraflame Pink | Black Grille, Tail Lights, white stripes | Chrome / Metal |
Light blue tint | Black | NCRL | DMJ10 | Thailand | Opening Hood Open Hood Scoop Version |
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2018 | HotWheelsCollectors.com Original 16 Display Set | Spectraflame Magenta | Black Grille, Taillights | Chrome / Metal |
Clear | Black | NCRL | FNC23 | China | Opening Hood Open Hood Scoop Version |
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2020 | RLC Special Edition | Spectraflame Otto Blue | Detailed Trim, White Stripes | Chrome / Metal |
Tinted (Smoke) | White | RRRL5SP | GLH92 | China | Sale date 30 June 2020 12,500 produced |
See also[]
- Boss Hoss
- Mustang Stocker
- '67 Mustang is known as '67 Custom Mustang
- Custom Mustang Convertible
Gallery[]
The Hot Wheels Matchbox Mustang[]
Before Mattel could create Hot Wheels, they needed an idea of what they wanted to make. This Prototype above is actually a Matchbox Mustang Fastback used to test the Spectraflame colors (in this case Orange) as well as the look of their new Redline Wheels, something that was never seen at the time, including the original Matchbox Mustang Fastback. More info of this Prototype can be found HERE! The results of this Prototype helped Mattel launch the Original Sixteen, and possibly the Custom Mustang casting.