Mail In Mystery Cars[]
The Mystery Cars were originally a Hot Wheels mail in offer in which the car received was left a mystery. In 2005, as part of the 10th Anniversary Treasure Hunt celebration, Mattel offered four mystery cars, each car came with a voucher. Collect all four vouchers and you would receive an exclusive 13th Treasure Hunt Volkswagen Drag Bus . The four vouchers completed a picture of the Drag Bus.
2005 Mail in Mystery Cars:
- VW Bug
- Baja Bug
- Drag Truck
- New Beetle Cup
Each of these castings would be later found in the 10 Pack Kar Keepers with modified tampo.
2005 Mystery Car Series[]
| Toy # | Col. # | Model Name | Series | Series # | Photo |
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| J0413 | 184 | VW Bug | 2005 Mystery Car Series | 1/4 | 
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| J0414 | 185 | Baja Bug | 2005 Mystery Car Series | 2/4 | 
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| J0415 | 186 | Customized VW Drag Truck | 2005 Mystery Car Series | 3/4 | 
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| J0416 | 187 | Volkswagen New Beetle Cup | 2005 Mystery Car Series | 4/4 | 
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2006 Mystery Car Series[]
| Toy # | Col. # | Model Name | Notes | Series # | Photo |
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| K4688 | 219 | Dairy Delivery | 01/05 | 
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| K4689 | 220 | '70 Chevelle SS | 02/05 | 
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| K4690 | 221 | Airy 8 | 03/05 | 
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| K4691 | 222 | '55 Chevy Panel | 04/05 | 
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| J4692 | 223 | Volkswagen Drag Bus | 05/05 | 
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Black Blister Mainline Segments[]
2007 saw mystery cars introduced to the mainline. How do you know if you have found a mystery car? First, the card will have a black stripe on the right side, extending from the top of the card to the bottom of the card. On this stripe, there will be white writing that reads MYSTERY. See the link provided for a photo of a mystery car.([Courtesey of 4toycars.com])
There has been a great amount of speculation about decoding the numbers on the mystery cars to identify what is inside. Until 2010 the only way to see any of the car inside was to open them. This has resulted in a rash of packages being opened in the stores. The 2010 Mystery packaging includes a small hole in the back to help mitigate this problem.
2007 Mystery Car Series[]
| Toy # | Col. # | Model Name | Notes | Series # | Photo |
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| 157 | What-4-2 | 1/24 | 
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| 157 | What-4-2 (2nd Color) | 1/24 | 
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| 158 | 1970 Plymouth Barracuda | 2/24 | 
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| 158 | 1970 Plymouth Barracuda (2nd Color) | 2/24 | 
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| 159 | C6 Corvette | 3/24 | 
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| 159 | C6 Corvette (2nd Color) | 3/24 | 
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| 160 | Symbolic | 4/24 | 
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| 161 | Power Rage | New in Mainline | 5/24 | 
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| 161 | Power Rage (2nd Color) | New in Mainline | 5/24 | 
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| 162 | Batmobile (Animated) | New in Mainline | 6/24 | 
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| 163 | Side Draft | 7/24 | 
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| 164 | Sand Stinger | 8/24 | 
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| 165 | '65 Pontiac Bonneville | 9/24 | 
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| 165 | '65 Pontiac Bonneville (2nd Color) | 9/24 | 
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| 166 | Maserati MC12 | 10/24 | 
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| 167 | Volkswagen Beetle Convertible | New in Mainline | 11/24 | 
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| 167 | Volkswagen Beetle Convertible (2nd Color) | New in Mainline | 11/24 | 
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| 168 | Dodge M80 | 12/24 | 
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| 169 | F-Racer | 13/24 | 
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| 170 | Bugatti Veyron | 14/24 | 
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| 170 | Bugatti Veyron (2nd Color) | 14/24 | 
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| 171 | Battle Spec | New in Mainline | 15/24 | 
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| 172 | Corvette Stingray | 16/24 | 
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| 173 | Steel Flame | 17/24 | 
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| 174 | Riley & Scott MK III | 18/24 | 
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| 175 | Track T | 19/24 | 
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| 175 | Track T (2nd Color) | 19/24 | 
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| 176 | Rapid Transit | 20/24 |
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| 176 | Rapid Transit (2nd Color) | 20/24 | 
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| 177 | Road Rocket | 21/24 | 
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| 178 | Fish'd & Chip'd | 22/24 | 
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| 179 | Chaparral 2D | 23/24 | 
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| 180 | Super Comp Dragster | 24/24 | 
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2008 Mystery Car Series[]
| Toy # | Col. # | Model Name | Notes | Series # | Photo |
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| M6943 | 173 | '69 Corvette | 01/24 | 
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| M6944 | 174 | Bon Voyage | 02/24 | 
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| M6945 | 175 | '66 Chevy Nova | 03/24 | 
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| M6946 | 176 | Cloak And Dagger | 04/24 | 
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| M6947 | 177 | Jester | 05/24 | 
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| M6948 | 178 | Altered State | 06/24 | 
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| M6949 | 179 | Ballistik | 07/24 | 
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| M6950 | 180 | Mustang Mach 1 | 08/24 | 
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| M6951 | 181 | Ford Shelby GR-1 Concept | 09/24 | 
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| M6952 | 182 | Hooligan | 10/24 | 
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| M6953 | 183 | Shoe Box | 11/24 | 
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| M6954 | 184 | Monoposto | 12/24 | 
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| M6955 | 185 | Lancia Stratos | 13/24 | 
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| M6956 | 186 | Super Tsunami | 14/24 | 
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| M6957 | 187 | Med-Evil / Lane Splitter | 15/24 | 
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| M6958 | 188 | GT-03 | 16/24 | 
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| M6959 | 189 | Callaway C7 | 17/24 | 
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| M6960 | 190 | Scion xB | 18/24 | 
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| M6961 | 191 | Corvette C6R | 19/24 | 
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| M6962 | 192 | Saltflat Racer | 20/24 | 
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| M6963 | 193 | Ford Mustang GT Concept | 21/24 | 
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| M6964 | 194 | '57 T-Bird (1978) | 22/24 | 
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| M6965 | 195 | '58 Corvette | 23/24 | 
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| M6966 | 196 | Technetium | 24/24 | 
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2009 Mystery Car Series[]
| Toy # | Col. # | Model Name | Notes | Series # | Photo |
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| P2487 | 167 | Corvette Grand Sport | 01/24 | 
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| P2488 | 168 | Ferrari F430 Challenge | 02/24 | 
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| P2489 | 169 | Shadow Mk IIa | 03/24 | 
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| P2490 | 170 | Ford Shelby Cobra Concept | 04/24 | 
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| P2491 | 171 | Fast Fish | 05/24 | 
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| P2492 | 172 | Shell Shock | 06/24 | 
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| P2493 | 173 | Ford GTX-1 | 07/24 | 
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| P2494 | 174 | Ferrari 250 | 08/24 | 
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| P2495 | 175 | Drift King | 09/24 | 
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| P2496 | 176 | Nitro Doorslammer | 10/24 | 
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| P2497 | 177 | Chevy Camaro Concept | 11/24 | 
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| P2498 | 178 | Gangster Grin | 12/24 | 
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| P2499 | 179 | Mitsubishi Double Shotz | 13/24 | 
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| P2500 | 180 | '40 Ford Convertible | 14/24 | 
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| P2501 | 181 | Dodge Concept Car | 15/24 | 
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| P2502 | 182 | Prototype H-24 | 16/24 | 
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| P2503 | 183 | Rogue Hog | 17/24 | 
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| P2504 | 184 | Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe | 18/24 | 
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| P2505 | 185 | Split Vision | 19/24 | 
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| P2506 | 186 | '08 Ford Focus | 20/24 | 
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| P2507 | 187 | Ratbomb | 21/24 | 
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| P2508 | 188 | '07 Shelby GT-500 | 22/24 | 
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| P2509 | 189 | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL | 23/24 | 
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| P2510 | 190 | Quad Rod | 24/24 | 
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2010 Mystery Car Series[]
| Toy # | Col. # | Model Name | Notes | Series # | Photo |
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| R7470 | 217 | Duel Fueler | 1/24 | 
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| R7471 | 218 | Fast FeLion | 2/24 | 
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| R7472 | 219 | '70 Dodge Challenger | 3/24 | 
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| R7473 | 220 | Solar Reflex | 4/24 | 
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| R7474 | 221 | Rigor Motor | 5/24 | 
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| R7475 | 222 | '09 Corvette ZR1 | 6/24 | 
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| R7476 | 223 | Nissan Skyline | 7/24 | 
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| R7477 | 224 | Formul8r | 8/24 | 
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| R7478 | 225 | '65 Corvette | 9/24 | 
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| R7479 | 226 | '70 Pontiac GTO | 10/24 | 
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| R7480 | 227 | Dodge Viper GTS-R | 11/24 | 
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| R7481 | 228 | Hyundai Spyder Concept | 12/24 | 
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| R7482 | 229 | 16 Angels | 13/24 | 
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| R7483 | 230 | Lotus Sport Elise | 14/24 | 
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| R7484 | 231 | Zotic | 15/24 | 
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| R7485 | 232 | Jaded | 16/24 | 
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| R7486 | 233 | Surf Crate | 17/24 | 
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| R7487 | 234 | Nissan 350Z | 18/24 | 
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| R7488 | 235 | '69 Dodge Coronet Super Bee | 19/24 | 
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| R7489 | 236 | '68 HEMI Barracuda | 20/24 | 
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| R7490 | 237 | Honda Civic Si | 21/24 | 
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| R7491 | 238 | Purple Passion | 22/24 | 
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| R7492 | 239 | Volkswagen Beetle Cup | 23/24 | 
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| R7493 | 240 | Aston Martin V8 Vantage | 24/24 | 
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2011 Mystery Models[]
In 2011, the Mystery Car series ended and the Mystery Models series was launched.