Fire Eater

Fire Eater
Debut series	Flying Colors
Produced	1977 - Present
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	9640

Description

A well-loved staple of every kid's toybox repatoire for more than 40 years, this is a classic that never seems to die!

In 2021, the tooling was updated with a redesigned front fascia, which is now part of the base instead of the body.

Versions

The Fire Eater has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
	1977	Flying Colors	Red	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	RL	9640	Hong Kong	Blue lights on top
	1977	Flying Colors	Red	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	9640	Hong Kong	Blue lights on top
11	1978	Rescue Team	Red	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	9640	Hong Kong	Blue lights on top
	1979	Mainline	Red	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	9640	Hong Kong	Blue lights on top
	1982	Mainline	Red	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	9640	Hong Kong	Blue lights on top
	1984	Mainline (France Only)	Red		Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	9640	France
	1988	Mainline	Yellow	"3" & Red star on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	4001	Malaysia	Red lights on top
	1988	Mainline	Red	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW
82	1991	Mainline	Red					BW		Malaysia
	1991	Emergency Squad 5-Pack	Red					BW		Malaysia	Same as 1989 version
322	1995	Silver 1/4	Chrome	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW	13309	Malaysia	Red lights on top
322	1995	Silver 1/4	Chrome	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	7SP	13309	Malaysia	Red lights on top
	1995	Now and Then 8-Pack	Bright Yellow-Green	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	5SP	15162	Malaysia	Red lights on top
	1995	Emergency Squad 5-Pack	Red					7SP		Malaysia	Same as 1989 version but with 7SP
	1996	Mainline	Red	Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	7SP	9640	Malaysia	Blue lights on top
	1996	Auto City 5-Pack							15069
427	1996	Fire Squad 4/4	Red	Yellow, Black "CITY OF HOT WHEELS"	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Blue tint	5SP	15276	Malaysia	Blue lights on top
82	1997	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red, highlights	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	5SP	9640	Malaysia	Red lights on top
82	1997	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red, highlights	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	SB	9640	Malaysia	Red lights on top
82	1997	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red, highlights	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	5DOT	9640	Malaysia	Red lights on top
	1997	Fire Fighting 5-Pack	Yellow	Black & Redgraphics	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Black	5SP	17459	Malaysia	Same as 1997
								SB
	1998	Mainline	Yellow					SB		Malaysia
	1999	City Center 5-Pack	Red	"Metro 122" on front sides	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Clear Yellow	5SP	21079	Malaysia
	1999	Fire 'N Rescue Action Pack	Deep Red	Gold HW Logo On Top Of Cab	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	21532	China
145	2000	Virtual Collection	White	Black, Red, Yellow	Chrome / Plastic	Red tint	Red tint	3SP	27111	Malaysia	Red lights on top
237	2001	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red highlights, "Metro 122" on side	Chrome / Plastic	tinted	Black	5DOT	53766	Malaysia	Red lights on top.
237	2001	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red highlights, "Metro 122" on side	Chrome / Plastic	tinted	Black	5SP	53766	Malaysia	Red lights on top.
	2002	Heat Fleet 5-Pack	Silver	Red, White, Black & Yellow tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Yellow tint	5SP	54429	Thailand
190	2003	Work Crewsers 10/10	Metallic Fuscia	Orange to yellow fade flame tampos, Hot Wheels logo on side	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Yellow	Red 5SP	C1369	Malaysia
190	2003	Work Crewsers 10/10	Metallic Fuscia	Orange to yellow fade flame tampos, Hot Wheels logo on side	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Yellow	Red PR5	C1369	Malaysia
048/196	2008	All Stars 08/36	Yellow	"Engine 52" on top, "Fire-Eater" w/ Black & Silver	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gray	5SP	M6914	Malaysia	Base code(s):
048/196	2008	All Stars 08/36	Red	"Engine 52" on top, "Fire-Eater" w/ Yellow & Silver	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gray	5SP	M6914	Malaysia	Base code(s):
046/190	2009	Treasure Hunts 4/12	Metallic Dark Red	Silver, Black, Gold & Orange details, "09 THFD" on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Pearl Gray	5SP	P2354	Malaysia
046/190	2009	Trea$ure Hunt$ 4/12	Spectraflame Dark Red	Silver, Black, Gold & Orange details, "09 THFD" on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gray	RLRR	P2366	Malaysia
	2010	Road Course Race 5-Pack	Light Green	Silver & Black details, "09" White & Red graphics on sides	Gray / Plastic	Red	Gray	5SP	R7661	Thailand
222/244	2011	Thrill Racers - Raceway 6/6	White	Black, Red & Gold tampos, "6" on side w/ "RESCUE" & shield on right side, "FIRE-EATER" on left side	Chrome / Plastic	Red tint	Red	Red OH5	T9929	Malaysia	Base code(s): D19
	2012	Race Rods 5-Pack	Yellow	"FIRE-EATER" logos	Gray / Plastic	Red tint	Grey	Yellow rim PR5	W4247	Thailand	Base code(s):
019/250	2013	HW City: HW Rescue	Pearl white metallic	Yellow, Red & Gold tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Black	Red 5SP	X1675	Malaysia	Treasure Hunt Base code(s): F14, F16
	2014	Spider-Man 6/8	Metalflake Steel Blue	Grey, Black, Red & White Rhino deco on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Red)	Black	5SP	BLM91	Malaysia	Named Fire-Eater Base code(s):
	2014	Sweet Rides 4/6	Metalflake Maroon	Gold & White tampo, "engine 14" & "VDFD" on side	Gold Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	White	Gold 5SP	BDL55	Malaysia	Kroger Exclusive Base code(s) F41
	2015	Color Shifters 3/48	Cold: White Warm: Red	Cold: Red Flames Warm: White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow Tint	White	Red rim OH5	BHR21	Thailand	Plastic Body Base code(s):
	2015	Rescue Racers 5-Pack	Orange	White, Blue & Red tampos, "68", "HWFD", "Fire rescue" (right) & "Emergency" (left) on the sides	Metallic Grey / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	5SP	CDT18	Thailand	Plastic Body Base code(s): H27
	2016	Stars & Stripes 2/10	Red	White stars & stripes, blue flame & '76' on sides	Chrome Gold / Plastic	Tinted (Blue)	Light Gray	Chome Blue 5SP	DLV26	Malaysia	Base code(s): H51
	2017	Spider-Man 5-Pack	Gray	Rhino Character on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Red)	Black	Chrome 5SP	FDM85	Malaysia	Identical to BLM91 Base code(s): K08
	2019	HW City 5-Pack	Chrome	Black blocks w/ Gold 'Fire Eater' on left side & 'HWFD' & 'Engine No. 7' on right side	Metallic Red / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Red	Gold rim MC5	FLY24	Indonesia	Plastic Body Base code(s): M07
246/250	2021	HW Rescue 9/10	Yellow	Red stripes, "21" on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Red)	Black	Yellow rim DD8	GTB15	Malaysia	Plastic Body Base Code(s): P30, P37, P34

2008 card

From the back of the 2008 card:

Born: 1997
Birthplace: El Segundo, California, USA
Designer: Hot Wheels^®
Specialty: Complete with water pumps, fire hoses, and ladders, our Fire-Eater^® was made to heat up the streets while saving the day.

See Also

• Fire-Eater II

Gallery

Larry Wood Resin Prototype

Prototype Fire Eater Front Side

Prototype Fire Eater Left Side

Prototype Fire Eater Back Side

Prototype Fire Eater Right Side

Prototype Fire Eater Base

Hot Wheels 2011 Fire- Eater

Yellow Fire Eater

Green Fire Eater

Sweet Rides version on card

Color Shifter version on card

Sweet Rides version loose

1997 Hot Wheels fluorescent Yellow with 5DOT Wheels

Chrome Fire Eater

2009 - $TH + TH

Fire Eater 1996 Fire Squad Series

Fire Eater 1982 Mainline Front View

Fire Eater 1982 Mainline Rear View

Fire Eater 1982 Mainline Top View

Fire Eater 1982 Mainline Base

2021 Mainline Box Front

Fire Eater 2021 Mainline Back

Fire Eater 2021 Mainline Front View

Fire Eater 2021 Mainline Rear View

Fire Eater 2021 Mainline Top View

Fire Eater 2021 Mainline Base

Fire Eater 1982 vs 2021 Mainline Front View

Fire Eater 1982 vs 2021 Mainline Left Side

Fire Eater 1982 vs 2021 Mainline Back Side

Fire Eater 1982 vs 2021 Mainline Right Side

Fire Eater 1982 vs 2021 Mainline Top View

Fire Eater 1982 vs 2021 Mainline Base

Fire Eater appears in the Play Settings Firefighters Set