Firebird Funny Car (1982)

Firebird Funny Car
Debut series	1982 Hot Wheels
Produced	1982-2002
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	3250

Description

The Firebird Funny Car was released in 1982 and was also known as Side-Splitter (Firebird). It's last run was in 2002 as 1 of 3 cars in the Final Run Series that year.

Versions

The Firebird Funny Car 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
	1982	Prototype	Gold Chrome	Orange and Red	Unpainted Metal	Yellow tint		BW			Prototype for a promotion that was never released
	1982	1982 Hot Wheels	Magenta	Yellow, Orange and Black birds on sides and hood, White headlights	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Unpainted / Metal	BW	3250	Hong Kong
	1982	1982 Hot Wheels	Magenta	Yellow, Orange and Black birds on sides and hood, Yellow headlights	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	Unpainted / Metal	BW	3250	Hong Kong
	1982		White	Red//Orange Flames	Unpainted Metal	Blue Tint		BW			Fireball
	1983	1983 Hot Wheels	Met. Dark Red	Yellow, Orange and Black birds on sides and hood, white headlights	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Unpainted / Metal	BW	3250	Malaysia
	1986	Kellogg's Mail-in	Black	Red, Orange and Purple birds on sides and hood	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Unpainted / Metal	BW	3003	Malaysia	Available only through mail-in offer,also found at Mattel's Toy Club Store
	1987		Metallic Blue	Red//White Stipes	Unpainted Metal	Blue Tint		BW			Speed Monster
	1988	Special Collectors Edition	Silver Chrome	None	Unpainted Metal	Blue Tint		BW			20th Anniversary Set
	1988	Special Collectors Edition	Gold Chrome	None	Unpainted Metal	Blue Tint		BW			20th Anniversary Set
	1988	Speed Fleet	Yellow	Blue / Orange / Black Trim	Unpainted / Metal	Smoke Tint	Unpainted / Metal	BW
	1989	Speed Fleet	Yellow	Blue / Orange / Black Trim	Unpainted / Metal	Smoke Tint	Unpainted / Metal	BW			Reverse trim, Orange on outside
	1990	Speed Fleet	Yellow	Blue / Orange / Burgundy Trim	Unpainted / Metal	Smoke Tint	Unpainted / Metal	BW
	1990	Funny Car Gift Pack	Yellow	Pennzoil Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Smoke Tint	Unpainted / Metal	BW
	1993	Known as "Spawnmobile" for this release	White and Black	Yellow, Orange, Black, Green, Blue and Red "Spawn" on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Unpainted / Metal	BW	11390	Malaysia	Came packaged with a Spawn comic book (Left Side)
277	1995	Race Team Series I #3	Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Unpainted / Metal	BW			Known as Side-Splitter for this release
277	1995	Race Team Series I #3	Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Unpainted / Metal	5SP		Malaysia	Known as Side-Splitter for this release
277	1995	Race Team Series I #3	Light Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Unpainted / Metal	BW		Malaysia	Known as Side-Splitter for this release
043	2001	Fossil Fuels Series	Metalflake Silver	White, Red and Black Bones	Unpainted / Metal	Orange Tint	Unpainted / Metal	5SP	50086	Malaysia
N/A	2002	Final Run Series #6	Metalflake Orange	White, Cyan and Black tampos, w/2002 Final Run Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Unpainted / Metal	DDRRGY	55816	Thailand

Gallery

Right side of Spawnmobile