List of 1983 Hot Wheels

This article is a list of Hot Wheels released in 1983.

New Castings

Casting Name	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
'40's Ford 2-Door		Black	White, Yellow and Red flame	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	BW	3919	Hong Kong
'80's Corvette		Gray	Black top	Grey / Metal	Clear	Tan & Red	GHO	3928	Hong Kong	Opening hood
'80s Firebird	Hot Ones	Red	Yellow firebird on hood	Black / Plastic	Clear	Tan	GHO	3918	Hong Kong	Also with Malaysia Base
'82 Supra		Black	Yellow, Blue, Red, tail light, and license plate details	Black / Metal	Clear	Tan	GHO	3925	Hong Kong	Also with Malaysia Base
Beach Patrol		White	Yellow, Blue, Red, "SANDEE BEACH PATROL"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Blue	BW	4368	Hong Kong	Also with Malaysia Base
Classic Cobra		Blue	White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3923	Hong Kong
Classic Packard		Black	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	WW	3920	Hong Kong
Ford Escort		Black	Orange stripe "XR3"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3288	Malaysia
Formula Fever		Yellow metal & Red plastic	Black, Yellow, White "12"	Unpainted / Metal	N/A	red	BW Basic Wheels	3915	Hong Kong
Long Shot		White	Yellow, Black, Red flames & stripes	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Dark red	BW	3768	Hong Kong
NASCAR Stocker		White	Green, Red, Yellow "Mountain Dew" "11"	Unpainted / Metal	Black tint	Black	Hot Ones Gold HO	2522	Malaysia	Based on Darrell Waltrip's stockcar
Pontiac J-2000		Yellow	Red & Black stripe "PONTIAC J-2000" on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Black tint	Orange	BW	3917	Malaysia	Small sun roof
Rig Wrecker		White w/Red Boom	Blue & Red "Steve's" "Towing"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	3917	Malaysia
Thunder Roller	Workhorses	Yellow	Brown, Red, Black, "2" and Eagle on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Tan	BW	3924	Hong Kong
Turbo Streak		Yellow	Orange Red Black "elf" "Michelin" "7"	Unpainted / Metal		Unpainted / Metal	BW	3914	Hong Kong
Rock Buster		Green	Red, White, Blue Lightning bolt & "10" w/ sponsor decals	ZAMAC		Black	BW	9088	Malaysia

Real Riders

Casting Name	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
'40's Ford 2-Door	Real Riders Series	Black	White, Yellow and Red flame tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	RR Gray	3919	Malaysia
'40's Ford 2-Door	Real Riders Series	Black	White, Yellow, Red flames	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	RR White	3919	Malaysia
BMW M1	Real Riders Series	Red	White, Black and Yellow stripes on top	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR Grey	3289	Malaysia	New casting
Cadillac Seville	Real Riders Series	Metalflake Gold	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Blue	Red	RR Grey	4356	Hong Kong
Classic Cobra	Real Riders Series	Blue	White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR White	3923	Hong Kong
Classic Cobra	Real Riders Series	Blue	White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RR Gray	3923	Hong Kong
Formula Fever	Real Riders Series	Yellow metal & Red plastic	Black, Yellow, White "12"	Unpainted / Metal	N/A	red	RR Real Riders, gray hubs	3915	Hong Kong
Formula Fever	Real Riders Series	Yellow metal & Red plastic	Black, Yellow, White "12"	Unpainted / Metal	N/A	red	RR White	3915	Hong Kong
Jeep Scrambler	Real Riders Series	Grey	Yellow and Orange stripes on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	RR Grey	4370	Hong Kong
Jeep Scrambler	Real Riders Series	Met. Silver	Yellow and Orange stripes on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	RR Grey	4370	Hong Kong
Turbo Streak	Real Riders Series	Yellow	Orange Red Black "7"	Unpainted / Metal		Unpainted / Metal	RR Grey		Malaysia
Turbo Streak	Real Riders Series	Yellow	Orange Red Black "7"	Unpainted / Metal		Unpainted / Metal	RR White		Malaysia
Jeep CJ-7	Real Riders Series	Metalflake Brown	Black, Red and Orange eagle on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	RR Grey	3259	Malaysia
Malibu Grand Prix	Real Riders Series	Black	Red, Yellow, Blue, "Malibu GRAND PRIX", "GOOD YEAR", "1"	Unpainted / Metal	N/A	Unpainted / Metal	TRR	9037	Malaysia
Street Rodder	Real Riders Series	White	Red & Orange flames	Unpainted / Metal	No window, Gray frame	Gray	Gray Hub RR	9242	Malaysia

Reissues

Casting Name	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
'35 Classic Caddy	1/7	Burgundy w/Burgundy fenders	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Burgundy	Whitewall BW	3252	Malaysia
'67 Camaro	2/7	Red	White, Yellow and flame. "'67 CAMARO"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3913	Malaysia
Auburn 852	3/7	Metalflake Gold	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Brown	BW	2505	Malaysia	Brown plastic fenders
Cadillac Seville	4/7	Metallic Gold	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Blue	Red	BW	1698	Hong Kong
Royal Flash	5/7	Metallic Orange	Yellow, Black, Purple "33"	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	2501	Malaysia
Turismo	6/7	Yellow	Orange, Purple, Black stripes on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Black tint	Purple Interior & Rear Deck	BW	1694	Malaysia
Tricar X8	7/7	Red	White, Yellow & Black flames on top	Red / Metal	Clear	White	BW / MC1	1130	Malaysia
Mustang Stocker	Speed Machines	Black	2 Yellow stripes	Grey / Plastic	Blue	Tan	BW		Malaysia	The first Ford Mustang with a plastic base
Frontrunnin' Fairmont		Red	Yellow, Orange & White "27" and "Fireball Jr." tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	GHO	3257	Hong Kong	Listed as "Hot Ones" on blister, via sticker
Jeep CJ-7		Metalflake Brown	Black, Red and Orange eagle on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	BW	3259	Malaysia	Also McDonald's Happy Meal toy
Airport Rescue		Yellow	Red stripes & 'Airport Rescue Fire Dept.' on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	1699	Malaysia
Airport Rescue		Red	Yellow stripes & 'Airport Rescue Fire Dept.' on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	4897	France
Cannonade		Red	White, Yellow & Orange stripes "3"	Black / Plastic	Clear	Chrome	GHO	1691	Malaysia
Chevy Citation		Metallic Brown	Red, Black, White "CITATION X-11"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Red	GHO	3362	Malaysia
Omni 024		Metalflake Gold	Purple and red tampos				BW
Red Baron		Red	None	Unpainted / Metal		Black	BW	6964	Hong Kong
Warpath		White	Red and Blue stars and stripes on top	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Black	BW	7654	Mexico
Alive '55		Green	Blue, Yellow and Light Green "Chevrolet" tampos	ZAMAC	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	None	France	International Only
Fireball Torino		White	White, Red & Yellow flame	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Blue)	Black	BW	7190	Mexico
Ramblin' Wrecker		Yellow	Orange, white, & blue "24 Hour Towing"	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Smoke)	Black	BW	7659	Malaysia	Also appears in the Crack-Ups Smash & Tow Gift Pack, but is not a Crack-Up itself
Neet Streeter		Metallic Dark Red	Red, White & Blue striping on top  "Ford" & "Oldie but a Goodie"	Unpainted / Metal	Open	Black	BW	9244	Hong Kong
Corvette Stingray (1976)		Metalflake Red	White, Orange, Yellow Stripes w/ "Corvette" on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Blue Tint	GHO	9241	Hong Kong	Also McDonald's Happy Meal toy
'57 Chevy		Metalflake Red	White & Yellow "57 Chevy"	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Blue)	Blue tint	GHO	9638	Hong Kong

Extras Series

The Extras Series of cars came in special packaging with a removeable part of the casting packaged with the car separately.

Casting Name	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Removeable parts/notes	Photo
'31 Doozie	Red w/Brown plastic fenders	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Dark Brown	Whitewall BW		Malaysia	Tan convertible top
'31 Doozie	Red w/Red plastic fenders	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Red	Whitewall BW		Malaysia	Tan convertible top
'56 Hi-Tail Hauler	Met. Blue	Yellow and Red flames on hood	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Yellow	BW	4341	Malaysia	White topper
Ford Stake Bed Truck	Blue	Yellow, White, "Sunset Trucking"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome	BW	4018	Malaysia	Same casting as Ford Dump Truck Tan bed raises in back; Stake Bed
Oshkosh Snow Plow	Orange with Metal top	no tampo	Unpainted / Metal	No Windows	Orange	CT	5905	Hong Kong	Plow
Peterbilt Dump Truck	Yellow	no tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	4017	Malaysia	Grey Dump Bed; raises in back
Sunagon	Metalflake Blue and Light Blue	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	BW	3251	Malaysia	Blue Top
Upfront 924	Metalflake Gold	Red, Yellow & Black stripes "turbo 924" on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Smoke	Red	BW		Malaysia	Red ski rack on back window

HiRakers

Casting Name	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
3-Window '34	HiRakers	Metalflake Red w/ Brown fenders	Yellow flame on trunk, Yellow lines with 'Hot Rod' and Black rectangle on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Chrome & Black	BW	1132	Hong Kong

See Also

• Speed Machines (1983)

Gallery

'31 Doozie in Extras package

Stickers (hwvette.com)

Hot Wheels by Year

Yearly Lists of Basic Line and Other collections

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