Description[]
Hollowback (conceptualized as Knightmare) is an original design by Phil Riehlman that debuted under the Metal Maniacs segment of the AcceleRacers series in 2005. It depicts a blown coupe muscle car with 540 HP, a vacuum induction enhanced side draft injected 431CI V8 engine, chromemoly tube chassis with steel body vacuum, 18" front and 20" back wheels.
Hollowback was featured in the Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers film series driven by Tork Maddox.
Versions[]
Hollowback has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Col. # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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| 2005 | AcceleRacers: Metal Maniacs 5/9 |
Red | Black stripe design with silver outline, Metal Maniacs insignia | ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Chrome | Transparent Tire CM5 | G8097 | Malaysia | 
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| Satin Red | 
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| CM6 | Playable in Beat That! & Unleashed | 
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| 2005 | Toy Fair | Satin Red | Silver and black designs, Metal Maniacs insignia, black hood & seats, silver intake, detailed grille, headlights & tail lights, "Toy Fair 2005" | ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Satin Silver | Chrome RLDDRR | Malaysia | 
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| 2006 | AcceleRacers | Satin Red | Silver and black designs, Metal Maniacs insignia | ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Chrome | Transparent Tire CM6 | K3282 | Malaysia |
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| 2006 | AcceleRacers: Acceleron | Metallic Orange | Pink, silver, and black tampos, Acceleron insignias and runes | ZAMAC | Purple tint | Chrome | Pink Lip CM6 | K3282 | Malaysia | 
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| 120/180 | 2007 | Track Stars 12/12 |
Metallic Gray | Red, white, and black star | ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Chrome | 10SP | K7611 | Malaysia | New in Mainline | 
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| Metalflake Silver / Metal |
Found in Master Case | 
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| 2009 | Connect Cars: Track Legends 1/25 |
Red | Silver, Black, White & Yellow "Diesel" Tampos, "01" | ZAMAC | Clear | Black | OH5 | P2093 | Malaysia | Base code(s): | 
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| 064/240 | 2010 | Track Stars 8/12 |
Pearl White | Green & Black stripes | ZAMAC | Green tint | Chrome | Gold Lip OH5 | R7465 | Malaysia | Also released on Target exclusive snowflake card Base code(s): B36, B44, B50 |
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| 072/250 | 2010 | |||||||||||
| 148/250 | 2013 | HW Racing: Super Chromes | Chrome | Black & Yellow stripes, White "9" | Matte Black / Metal |
Yellow tint | Dark Chrome | Yellow Lip PR5 | X1776 | Malaysia | Updated Tooling Base code(s): E36 |
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| Gray |
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| 109/250 | 2014 | HW Off-Road: Road Rally | Black | White, Red, Black & Silver tampos, 'Hollowback', '776' & race decos on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Red tint | Red | Brown & Yellow MC5 | BFD00 | Malaysia | Base code(s): F38, F41, F46 | 
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| 2015 | Track Aces 5-Pack | Orange | 48 & Blue Diagnoal Strips on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue tint | Grey | Green 5SP | CDT20 | Thailand | Base code(s): H08 | 
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| 2016 | Race Aces 5-Pack | Blue | Red & White stripes, Black '16' & HW Logo on sides | Grey / Metal |
Red tint | Chrome | Red Chrome OH5 | DJD17 | Thailand | Base code(s): H43, J08, J22 | 
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| 2017 | Mystery Models (Series 2) 4/12 |
Green | Gold & Black tampo & HW logo on sides | Satin Red / Metal |
Yellow tint | Chrome | Copper TRAP5 | DYL55 | Malaysia | Base code(s): K30 | 
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| 061/365 | 2018 | HW Glow Wheels 6/10 |
Orange | GLOW, G3, Hot Wheels Logo, Blue & Dark Blue strips on sides. | Light Blue / Metal |
Light blue tint | Chrome | Glow-in-the-dark tire, Blue PR5 | FJX22 | Malaysia | Base code(s): K32 | 
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| 2018 | HW Glow Wheels 6/10 |
Purple | GLOW, G3, Hot Wheels Logo, Circle Flame Logo, Blue & Dark Blue strips on sides. | Light Green Satin / Metal |
Yellow tint | Chrome | Glow-in-the-dark tire, Black PR5 | FKB30 | Malaysia | Treasure Hunt Base code(s): L12, L13, L14, L15 |
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| 2021 | HW City vs. Toxic Creatures 5-Pack | Dark Gray | Turquoise & white stripe, with turquoise checkered square design & Fajar Racing, orange Hot Wheels flame & body colored “Taxi” toward back, yellow circle with orange “2” & Wilak Wheels logo | Yellow / Metal |
Smoke tint | Chrome | Black J5 | GTN46 | Indonesia | Base code(s): P13, P32 | 
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| 2025 | AcceleRacers 3/5 |
Dark Red | Silver and black designs, Metal Maniacs insignia | ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Chrome | Chrome Lip C5 | JCB93 | Thailand | Walmart Exclusive Base code(s): U24A, U25A |
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| 2025 | Halloween 1/5 |
Oxblood | Demon graphics on sides | Grey Metalflake / Metal |
Smoke tint | Gold Chrome | Gold Skull | JCG89 | Malaysia | Base code(s): U09N | 
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2007 card[]
From the back of the 2007 card:
FUN FACTS #120 of 180!
Did you know that the Hollowback® debuted in the AcceleRacers™ movies and was driven by Tork Maddox? Tork's first name comes from the word "torque", a word used to describe how much "rotational force" an engine has.
2010 card[]
From the back of the 2010 card:
Born: 2004
Birthplace: El Segundo, CA, USA
Designer: Hot Wheels
Specialty: With dual side-mounted exhaust, heavily modified V8, side draft intakes and two nitrous bottles in back for speed, this AcceleRacers model was made to dominate the space race.
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