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Olds 442 (1971)

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Description[]

The Olds 442 is a Hot Wheels casting designed by Larry Wood which debuted in the 1971 Hot Wheels range of vehicles, based on the 1970 Oldsmobile 442. It is undoubtedly the rarest overall casting of all cars from the Redline era (1968-1977). It is highly sought after and even cars in poor condition are somewhat valuable.

It was manufactured in 1971 and was produced at the Hong Kong factory. It features an opening hood which displays a detailed motor. The glass varies from being completely clear, to having a slight light blue tint. It was packaged with a decal sheet of white stripes with stars which was to be applied by the owner, it also came with either a metal or plastic 'Collector's Button'.

All production versions came with a white interior. Some Spectraflame Red cars have been found with a black interior and it is unknown whether they were a pre-production prototype or a very short run early in production. 

It was painted in a variety of Spectraflame colors. While all original Olds 442 are hard to find, no matter the color, Purple is the rarest and is the rarest of all Hot Wheels from the Redline Era (excluding prototypes).

In 1973, the Olds 442 was given a light dome in the roof and renamed the Police Cruiser. Similar versions with lights on the roof were released under the names Chief's Special, Maxi Taxi and Staff Car over the next few years.

The Olds 442 was re-tooled in 2004 for the HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 3 Real Riders.

Several castings have been made based on various Oldsmobile 442 models, please see the Olds 442 page to see them all.

Versions[]

The Olds 442 has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year Series Color Sticker Base Color
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Type 		Interior Color Window Color Wheel Type Cast# Origin Notes Photo
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Magenta White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear or Blue tinted RL 6467 US Hard to Find
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Yellow White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear or Blue tinted RL 6467 US Hard to Find
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Rose White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Hard to Find
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Green White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Hard to Find
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Red White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Hard to Find
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Apple Green White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Rare
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Light Blue White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Rare
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Blue White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Hard to Find
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Hot Pink White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Rare
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Salmon White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Rare
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Red White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC Dark Clear RL 6467 US Very Rare
1971 Mainline Spectraflame Purple White Stripes and Stars ZAMAC White Clear RL 6467 US Playable in Unleashed
Extremely Rare

Re-Tooled Versions[]

The Olds 442 has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color
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Type 		Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes Photo
2004 HWC.com Series 3: Real Riders
4/6 		Spectraflame Yellow White stripes & "442" on sides; white hood scoops; black spoiler; "HWC" on rear California license plate; painted taillights Chrome
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Metal 		Clear Tan RLDDRR C6042 China 10,500 produced
2004 Larry Wood World Tour 4-Car Set Spectraflame Red Tan & light red flames, "OLDS 442", & tan stripes on sides; black hood scoops & spoiler; Larry Wood World Tour logo on rear window; "WRLDTR" on rear California license plate; painted taillights Chrome
/
Metal 		Clear Black NCRL G7187, G7190 China RLC Exclusive
2,500 produced for the tin set
4,000 produced for single release
2005 Toy Fair Spectraflame Light Blue Light Blue Flames Chrome
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Metal 		Clear Black NCRL H7813 China
2005 RLC Membership Car Chrome Red rally stripes with chrome stars along hood scoops, roof, & trunk; black spoiler; RLC logo, HWC.com logo, & various sponsor logos on sides; Red Line Club logo on rear window; "IRENEWD" on rear California license plate; painted taillights Chrome
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Metal 		Clear Black NCRL H2913 China 4,000 produced
2005 RLC Membership Car Chrome Blue rally stripes with chrome stars along hood scoops, roof, & trunk; black spoiler; RLC logo, HWC.com logo, & various sponsor logos on sides; Red Line Club logo on rear window; "SOCLOSE" on rear California license plate; painted taillights Chrome
/
Metal 		Clear Black NCRL H2914 China 5,000 produced
2005 RLC Membership Car Chrome Black rally stripes with chrome stars along hood scoops, roof, & trunk; black spoiler; RLC logo, HWC.com logo, & various sponsor logos on sides; Red Line Club logo on rear window; "BACNBLK" on rear California license plate; painted taillights Chrome
/
Metal 		Clear Black NCRL H2915 China 6,000 produced
2005 RLC Membership Car Chrome White rally stripes with chrome stars along hood scoops, roof, & trunk; black spoiler; RLC logo, HWC.com logo, & various sponsor logos on sides; Red Line Club logo on rear window; "NOT2L8" on rear California license plate; painted taillights Chrome
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Metal 		Clear Black NCRL H2916 China 7,000 produced
2006 6th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals Spectraflame gold Black stripes & "442" on sides & hood, Hot Wheels logo on sides, 6th Annual Collectors Nationals logo on roof, Children's Miracle Network logo on rear windshield, "ATLNATS" on rear license plate, black spoiler, detailed headlights & taillights Chrome
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Metal 		Light smoke tint Black DDRR K3822 China Charity Car
3,000 produced
2009 Holiday Hot Rods Metalflake Silver Two Red Racing Stripes Chrome
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Plastic 		Tinted Red Red-Rim, Black PR5 N8566 Thailand Hood does not open
Wal-Mart Exclusive.
Base Code(s):
2009 Holiday Hot Rods 3-Pack Forest Green Two White Racing Stripes Chrome
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Plastic 		Tinted Red Red-Rim, Black PR5 T2786 Thailand Hood does not open
Target Exclusive.
Base Code(s):
168/240 2010 Hot Auction
10/10 		Metallic Yellow 2 Black 'Ram Air' Scoops Chrome
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Plastic 		Smoke Black PR5 R7593 Malaysia Available in USA & International series
Base Code(s): C12
166/214 2010
168/240 2010 Hot Auction
10/10 		Metallic Black 2 Orange 'Ram Air' Scoops Chrome
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Plastic 		Tinted Black PR5 R7593 Malaysia Kmart Exclusive
Base Code(s):
168/240 2010 Hot Auction
10/10 		Metallic Red 2 Yellow 'Ram Air' Scoops Chrome
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Plastic 		Clear Black PR5 R7593 Malaysia Available in USA & International series
Base Code(s): C47, C49, C51, D03
166/214 2010
109/244 2011 Muscle Mania
9/10 		Metallic Teal White & Silver stripes Chrome
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Plastic 		Tinted (Blue) White MC5 T9816 Malaysia Also released on Green Lantern promo card
Target card release includes 2 Car Bands
Base code(s): D09, D10, D11, D17.
109/244 2011 Muscle Mania
9/10 		Metallic Teal White and Silver stripes Chrome
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Plastic 		Tinted (Blue) with Hot Wheels Windshield Banner White MC5 T9816 Malaysia Walmart Exclusive
Base code(s):
109/244 2011 Muscle Mania
9/10 		Metallic Red Yellow and Gold stripes Chrome
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Plastic 		Clear Black Gold Chrome Rim, Black MC5 V0028 Malaysia Red spoiler
Walmart Exclusive
Base code(s):
2011 25th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention Spectraflame Pink White Stripes Chrome
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Metal 		Clear White NCRL V0525 China RLC Party
Base code(s):
145/247 2012 HW Performance
5/10 		Pearl White Black & Red Hurst logo, Gold stripes Chrome
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Plastic 		Clear Gold Gold Chrome 5SP V5449 Malaysia Base Code(s): E13, E14, E16, E18
2013 Easter Series
1/8 		Pink '13' on door, White Stripes & Blue Stars, Black roof Chrome
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Plastic 		Tinted Light Blue Gold 5SP Y2084 Malaysia Base code(s): E47


2010 card[]

from the back of the 2010 card:

Born: 1970
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Designer: General Motors
Specialty: With a V8 engine, custom rear wing and dual hood scoops, this car was made for extreme straight-line acceleration!

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