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 almost 40 years, this is a classic that never seems to die!

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	"51" and Shield on sides w/ Black and Yellow	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	RL	9640	Hong Kong	Blue lights on top
82	1982	Mainline	Red	"51" and Shield on sides w/ Black and Yellow	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	9640	Hong Kong	Blue lights on top
	1988	Mainline	Yellow	"3" With red star on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	4001	Malaysia	Red lights on top
322	1995	Silver 1/4	Chrome	"51" and Shield on sides w/ Black and Yellow	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW	13309	Malaysia	Red lights on top
322	1995	Silver 1/4	Chrome	"51" and Shield on sides w/ Black and Yellow	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	7SP	13309	Malaysia	Red lights on top
	1995	Now and Then 8-Pack	Bright Yellow-Green	"51" and Shield on sides w/ Black and Yellow	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	5SP		Malaysia	Red lights on top
82	1996	Mainline & Auto City 5pk	Red	"51" and Shield on sides w/ Black and Yellow	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	7SP	9640	Malaysia	Blue lights on top
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	4001	Malaysia	Red lights on top
82	1997	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red, highlights	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	SB	4001	Malaysia	Red lights on top
82	1997	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red, highlights	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	5DOT	4001	Malaysia	Red lights on top
5pk	1999	City Center	Red	"Metro 122" on front sides	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Clear Yellow	5SP	21079	Malaysia
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. Some had 5SP
5pk	2002	Heat Fleet	Silver	Red/White/Black/Yellow tampos	Chrome / Plastic	yellow tint	yellow tint	5SP		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
048	2008	All Stars 08/36	Yellow	"Engine 52" on top, "Fire-Eater" w/ Black and Silver	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gray	5SP	M6914	Malaysia
048	2008	All Stars 08/36	Red	"Engine 52" on top, "Fire-Eater" w/ Yellow and Silver	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gray	5SP	M6914	Malaysia
046	2009	Treasure Hunts	Metallic Dark Red	Silver, Black, Gold and Orange details, "09 THFD" on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Pearl Gray	5SP	P2354	Malaysia
046	2009	Super Treasure Hunts	Spectraflame Dark Red	Silver, Black, Gold and Orange details, "09 THFD" on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gray	RLRR	P2366	Malaysia
5pk	2010	Rock 'N' Road	Light Green	Silver and Black details, "09" White and Red graphics on sides	Gray / Plastic	Red	Gray	5SP	R7661	Thailand
222	2011	Thrill Racers Raceway 6/6	White	Black, Red & Gold tampos, "6" on side w/ "RESCUE" and shield on right side, "FIRE-EATER" on left side	Chrome / Plastic	Red tint	Red	Red OH5	T9929	Malaysia	Base Code(s): D19
5pk	2012	Race Rods 5							W4247	Thailand
019 / 250	2013	HW City Rescue 9/10	Pearl white metallic	Yellow/Red/Gold tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Black	Red 5SP	X1675	Malaysia	Base Code(s): F14, F16 Treasure Hunts
6 / 8	2014	Ultimate Spider-Man	Metalflake Steel Blue	Grey, Black, Red & White Rhino deco on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Red)	Black	5SP	BLM91	Malaysia	Base code(s): Named Fire-Eater
4/6	2014	Sweet Rides	Metalflake Maroon	Gold and White tampo, "engine 14" and "VDFD" on side	Gold Chrome Plastic	Yellow tint	White	Gold 5SP		Malaysia	Base Code(s) F41 Kroger Exclusive
03 / 48	2015	Color Shifters							BHR21	Thailand
5pk	2015	Rescue Racers	Orange	White, Blue and Red tampos, "68", "HWFD", "Fire rescue" (right) and "Emergency" (left) on the sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue	Black	5SP	(5-Pack CDT18)	Thailand	Base code(s): H27
5pk	2017	Spider-Man	Gray	Rhino Character on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Red)	Black	Chrome 5SP	FDM85	Malaysia	Base code(s): K08

See Also

• Fire-Eater II

Gallery

Hot Wheels 2011 Fire- Eater

Fire Eater with yellow lights on top

Yellow

Green

Sweet Rides version on card

Color Shifter version on card

Sweet Rides version loose

1997 Hot Wheels fluorescent Yellow with 5DOT Wheels