Fire Eater

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

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	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	1982 Hot Wheels	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	1988 Hot Wheels	Yellow	"3" With red star on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Clear Blue	BW	4001	Malaysia	Red lights on top
322	1995	Silver Series #1 of 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 Series #1 of 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	1996 Hot Wheels	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 Series #4 of 4	Red	Yellow, Black "CITY OF HOT WHEELS"	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Blue tint	5SP	15276	Malaysia	Blue lights on top
82	1997	1997 Hot Wheels	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red, highlights	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	5SP	4001	Malaysia	Red lights on top
82	1997	1997 Hot Wheels	Fluorescent Yellow	Black, Red, highlights	Chrome / Plastic	Black tint	Black	SB	4001	Malaysia	Red lights on top
	1999	5-Pack, 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
	2002	Heat Fleet 5-Pack (2002)	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	2008 All Stars	Yellow	"Engine 52" on top, "Fire-Eater" w/ Black and Silver	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gray	5SP	M6914	Malaysia
048	2008	2008 All Stars	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
	2010	Rock 'N' Road 5-Pack	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" & shield on right side, "FIRE-EATER" on left side	Chrome / Plastic	Red tint	Red	Red OH5	T9929	Malaysia	Base Code(s): D19
N/A	2012	Race Rods 5							W4247
019 / 250	2013	HW City - HW Rescue	Pearl white metallic	Yellow/Red/Gold tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Black	Red 5SP	X1675	Malaysia	Base Code(s): F16 2013 Treasure Hunts Series
6 / 8	2014	Spider-Man Series (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
27 / 48	2015	2015 Color Shifters

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