Description[]
The Head Starter is a Hot Wheels original model designed by Ryu Asada. It looks to be based on a vintage Honda race car. It has a large chunk of metal for the engine and a metal base, giving it a good weight. Next to that it bears some similarity to the Hot Wheels Farbs. Ryu, though, based its design on miniature Japanese toon kits, confirming this on Instagram: “since those old school kits are hard to find, we just made [our version]”.
The Head Starter's driver head is designed to have little plastic on the piece holding it, which causes it to wobble a bit during racing down the track.
Versions[]
The Head Starter has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Rider Color | Engine Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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145/365 | 2017 | Tooned 1/10 |
Red | White stripe on top, '11' & various logos on sides & top | Black / Metal |
Gold | Unpainted | Gold 5SP | DTX05 | Malaysia | New Model Base code(s): J51, K02, K04 |
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269/365 | 2017 | Tooned 1/10 |
White | Red stripe on top, '11' & various logos on sides & top | Black Matte / Metal |
Red Maroon | Unpainted | Gold 5SP | DVB33 | Malaysia | New Model Base code(s): K17, K19 |
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014/365 | 2018 | Legends of Speed 1/10 |
Green | Yellow stripe & '5' on sides & top | Black / Metal |
Yellow | Unpainted | Yellow 5SP | FJW05 | Malaysia | Base code(s): K31 | |
2018 | Mega Hauler Value Pack | Blue | Orange stripe & '28' on sides, Skull and Lightning Bolts | Black / Metal |
Orange | Unpainted | White RA6 | FTL32 | Malaysia | Costco Exclusive Base code(s): |
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163/250 | 2019 | Experimotors 10/10 |
Yellow | Blue & White stripe & HW logo on sides & hood, circle flame logo on hood | Metalflake Dark Blue / Metal |
Red | Unpainted | Blue 5SP | FYF93 | Malaysia | Treasure Hunt Base code(s): M03 |
|
060/250 | 2020 | Tooned 6/10 |
Black | Red, Orange & Yellow stripes around nose, White '22' & HW logo on sides & hood | Black / Metal |
Yellow | Unpainted | Yellow 5SP | GHD45 | Malaysia | Base code(s): M38 | |
060/250 | 2020 | Tooned 6/10 |
Black | Red, Orange & Yellow stripes around nose, White '22' & HW logo on sides & hood | Gray Matte / Metal |
Yellow | Unpainted | Yellow 5SP | GHD45 | Malaysia | Base code(s): M40 | |
2020 2022 |
Super Rigs | White | Turquoise & Orange stripes, Black, Yellow & Orange HW logo | Orange / Metal |
Turquoise | Unpainted | Gold 5SP | GKC23 | Thailand | Base code(s): M44 | ||
2020 2021 2022 |
Super Rigs | Green | Turquoise & Orange stripes, Black, Yellow & Orange HW logo | Metal | Yellow | Unpainted | Yellow 5SP & Yellow Lip OH5 |
GKC26 | Thailand | Base code(s): | ||
2024 | Retro Racers 5‑Pack | Lime | HW logo, "2" white stripes | Gold Metalflake / Metal |
White | Unpainted | Bronze 5SP | HTV50 | Indonesia | Base code(s): T08, T17 |
2017 card[]
From the back of the 2017 card:
Born: 2017
Birthplace: El Segundo
Designer: Hot Wheels ®
Specialty: Zooming onto the track with a 3-liter V8 engine, there's nothing old fashioned about this vintage racer. Dominating the track since the 1960s, the Head Starter™ can go so fast it'll make your head wobble!