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Description[]

The Formula Fever is a Hot Wheels casting based on a Formula 1 car. It was first released in the 1983 Mainline where it could be found with either Blackwall or Real Rider wheels. It was only called "Formula Fever" for its 1983 releases and was renamed "Thunderstreak" for its next release in 1985 and every release thereafter. Although the castings were the same, with the name-change came a casting number change from 3985 to 9545.

The casting was significantly modified in 1992 for the Pro Circuit series. The changes are most notably the larger and taller rear spoiler which was moved from the base to the top of the body with the new casting reflecting a more modern Formula 1 design. This version of the casting is sometimes called "Thunderstreak Indy" to differentiate it from the older version as for a short time both castings were simultaneously in production. The new version was integrated into the Mainline after the conclusion of the Pro Circuit series and would be used until 2002.

The Thunderstreak was playable in the 2001 video game Hot Wheels: Mechanix under the name 'F1 Racer', although no such casting would officially be named 'F1 Racer' until 2009.

Versions Formula Fever[]

The Formula Fever has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year Series Color Tampo Base Color
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Type
Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes Photo
1983 Mainline Yellow & Red Black, Yellow, White "12" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Red BW 3915 Hong Kong Also appears in Truck Co Formula Fever bw2
1983 Real Riders Yellow & Red Black, Yellow, White "12" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Red RR Gray 3915 Malaysia or Hong Kong Formula Fever GYG2
1983 Real Riders Yellow & Red Black, Yellow, White "12" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Red RR White 3915 Hong Kong Formula Fever RRW2
1985 Real Riders Red & White Orange, Red, Yellow "8" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A White RR Grey 9545 Malaysia Possible Variation: Orange '8'
Named Thunderstreak
Thunderstreak RedWht
1987 Real Riders Maroon & Purple Orange, Red, White "8" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Purple RR Grey 2540 Malaysia Named Thunderstreak Thunderstreak MrnRR
1988 Mainline Maroon & Purple Orange, Red, White "8" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Purple BW 2540 Malaysia Named Thunderstreak Thunderstreak MrnBW
1989 Leo Hot Wheels Red & Yellow Red "KRACO" & '18' on Sides Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Yellow BW India Named Thunderstreak Image not available
1988 20 Year Anniversary 3-pack Blue & Yellow Unpainted
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Metal
Yellow BW 4603 1988-3pk ScE 20yr 540K CHROME Baja Beetle
1989 Mainline Blue & Yellow Blue, Yellow, red "18" "KRACO" "STP" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Yellow BW 3915 Malaysia Also found in Park 'n Plates 2199
Possible Variation: No STP Logo
Thunderstreak Krco
1990 Mainline Blue & Yellow Blue, Yellow, red "18" "KRACO" "STP" No STP Logo Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Yellow BW 3915 Malaysia Named Thunderstreak Image not available
1989 Ziploc Promo Blue & Green Red, White "Ziploc" "1" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Green BW 3999 Malaysia Mail Order only
Named Thunderstreak
Thunderstreak Zip
1991 Park 'n Plates White Blue "Claforan" "(cefofaxime sodium)" Red "500" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A White BW 3999 Malaysia Named Thunderstreak Thunderstreak Wht
1994 Mainline Blue & Olive Red, White Hot Wheels Logo "1" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Olive BW 3999 Malaysia Named Thunderstreak Thunderstreak Olv1
1994 Mainline Blue & Olive Red, White Hot Wheels Logo Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Olive BW 3999 Malaysia No front tampos
Named Thunderstreak
Thunderstreak Olv

Versions Thunderstreak (Indy)[]

There was a new tool & die made for this casting in 1992 for the debut of the Pro Circuit racing series. The new casting was integrated into the mainline after the Pro Circut series ended.
Both iterations of the Thunderstreak share similar castings, with the difference being the larger tail and the rear spoiler moving from being attached to the base to being attached to the top of the body. Both versions of the castings were produced simultaneously.
Thunderstreak was Playable in Hot Wheels: Mechanix under name F1 Racer. The Game was 2001, but There's no F1 Racer casting in 2001, F1 Racer casting was 2009.

The Thunderstreak (Indy) came out in the following 1/64 Versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color
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Type
Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes Photo
1992 Pro Circuit Green & White Quaker State Logos, Buick, & '26' Unpainted
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Metal
N/A White PC6 China Thunderstreak Qkr
1992 Pro Circuit White & Green Fuji Film Logos, Red Stripes, & '2' Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Green PC6 China Thunderstreak fuji promo
1992 Pro Circuit White & Black Texaco & K-Mart Logos, & '2' Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Black Gray PC6 China Thunderstreak Tex2
1992 Pro Circuit White & Black Texaco & K-Mart Logos, & '1' Unpainted
/
Metal
N/A Black Gray PC6 China Thunderstreak Tex1
1992 Pro Circuit White & Dark Blue Valvoline Logos & '3' Unpainted
/
Metal
N/A Dark Blue PC6 China Thunderstreak Vlv
1992 Pro Circuit White & Orange Penske Logos & '4' Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Orange PC6 China Thunderstreak Pnsk
1992 Pro Circuit White & Orange Penske Logos & '5' Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Orange PC6 China Thunderstreak 5 Pnsk
1992 Pro Circuit Yellow Pennzoil '8' Unpainted
/
Metal
N/A Yellow PC6 Prototype PC pennzoil
1992 Pro Circuit Black Gold Rahal Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Black Grey PC6 Prototype 97 June August Newsletter Rahal
1992 Pro Circuit White Red Unpainted
/
Metal
N/A Black Grey PC6 Prototype Scott
153 1992 Mainline Yellow Black "PENNZOIL", Red "4" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Yellow BW 3999 Malaysia Thunderstreak Penzl
? Leo Hot Wheels Blue & Yellow Red "KRACO" & '18' on Sides Unpainted
/
Metal
N/A Yellow BW India Image not available
1994 Aquafresh Promo Turquoise Red, White, Blue "61", "Water Pik" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Turq. BW 9545 Malaysia Thunderstreak AqaPik
1994 Aquafresh Promo Turquoise Red, White, Blue "61", "Aquafresh" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Turquoise BW 9545 Malaysia Thunderstreak Aqa
1995 Hormel Foods Promo Red & White Green, Red, "Hormel Foods" Unpainted
/
Metal
N/A White BW 9545 Malaysia mail order only in baggies Thunderstreak Horm
402 1996 Dark Rider II
3/4
Metallic Black & Chrome N/A Black
/
Metal
N/A Chrome 7SP 15245 Malaysia Thunderstreak Crm
1997 Racing World 5-Pack Yellow & Black Purple, Yellow, White, "ZAP RACING", "8" Purple
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Metal
N/A Black 5SP 9545 Malaysia Possible Variation: SB Thunderstreak YelBlk5sp
5DOT Thailand Thunderstreak YelBlk5Dot
7SP Image Not Available
Black 5SP Malaysia Thunderstreak Blk
1057 1999 Mainline Metallic Dark Red & Blue Black, White, Yellow "THUNDERSTREAK" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Blue 5SP Black Goodyear Eagle 24071 Malaysia Thunderstreak RedBlu
135 2000 Virtual Collection Metallic Purple White, Orange, Blue "6", "SUN" Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Purple LW 27102 China Thunderstreak Prp
131 2002 Mainline Metallic Dark Blue & Black Red, White Hot Wheels Logo Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Black LW 55016 China Thunderstreak RT
131 2002 Mainline Metallic Blue & Black Red, White Hot Wheels Logo Unpainted
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Metal
N/A Black LW 55016 China Image Not Available

Notes[]

  • Three versions from the 1992 Pro Circuit series were planned but are unknown if they were ever released. They were themed in Penzoil, Truesports and Rahal liveries.

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