Description[]
The Flame Stopper II, originally designed by Corgi, debuted in the Europe-exclusive Auto-City line. After its first few appearances, the Flame Stopper II was released in the mainline among other series.
The original name given to the tooling by Corgi was the ERF Simon Snorkel. This model was loosely based on an ERF SS 85 fire truck.
The boom on the Flame Stopper II has roots in an old Mettoy Husky line, being a retooled version of the boom from the Simon Snorkel Fire Engine. The original Husky tooling made its debut in 1967; one year before the Hot Wheels brand itself debuted.
The base of the casting reads Fire Engine.
Versions[]
The Flame Stopper II has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations |
Photo |
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| 1994 | Auto-City | Red | Black 'Fire Dept.' & '07' on roof, 'Simon Snorkel' on boom | Yellow / Plastic |
Blue | N/A | Corgi1 | 93182, 93414 | China | Can have Corgi or HW logo on base, also included in Auto-City Emergency Services 6-Pack and Auto-City Emergency Services 7-Pack | 
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| 1994 | Auto-City Airport 5-Pack | Red | Yellow stripes on body, red stripes on boom, airplane on sides | Yellow / Plastic |
Tinted Blue | N/A | Corgi1 | 93415 | China | Can have Corgi or Hot Wheels logo on base | 
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| 1994 | Auto-City Refuse 2-Pack | Orange | Green and White Recycling emblems, “S-24” on roof and sides | White / Plastic |
Blue | N/A | Corgi1 | 39416 | China | Can have Corgi or HW logo on base |
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| 1994 | Auto-City Refuse 2-Pack | Orange | Green and White Recycling emblems, “S-24” on roof and sides | Green / Plastic |
Blue | N/A | Corgi1 | 39416, 93200 | China | Can have Corgi or HW logo on base, also included in Auto-City Variety 10-Pack | 
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| 1996 | Fire Station | Red | N/A | Yellow / Plastic | Tinted (Blue) | N/A | Corgi1 | 15114 | China |
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| 617 | 1997 | Mainline | Red | White and black tampos with 'Emergency' on sides | Grey | Smoke | N/A | 5SP | 95506 | China | 
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| 1997 | Fire Fighting Action Pack | Red | Smoke | N/A | 5SP | 16148 | China | Identical to 1997 #617 mainline release | 
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See also[]
Gallery[]
Corgi Toys wooden prototype
1997 #617 European Short Card
The Flame Stopper II originated as the Husky model shown above.
