Porsche 911 Targa

Porsche 911 Targa
Debut series	Auto City
Produced	1994 - 2002
Designer	?
Number	16300

Description

An ex-Corgi casting, also known as "Porsche Targa" and 'Porsche 911 SC Targa', which on the real car, refers to the European-Market model of the Porsche 911, known in North America as the "911S". This casting under corgi was one of 2 Porsche Corgi Castings Hot Wheels later acquired, alongside the Porsche Carrera, depicting a 1973 Porsche Carrera RS. This casting replicates the Wide-bodied model from the 1979-1980 Model year and was originally released by Corgi in 1980. Cast into the front and rear license plates on this casting is the registration number 'AMD 26'.

Versions

The Porsche 911 Targa has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
	1995	Auto City	Metallic Gray	Porsche emblem on hood	Black Plastic	Clear	Black	Corgi Wheels	93182	China
493	1996	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Yellow HW logo on rear window, red tail lights, and silver headlights	Black Plastic	Smoke	Black	5SP	16300	China	All Small Wheels
493	1996	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Yellow HW logo on rear window, red tail lights, and silver headlights	Black Plastic	Tinted Pink	Black	5SP	16300	China	All Small Wheels
493	1996	Mainline	Fluorescent Yellow	Yellow HW logo on rear window, red tail lights, and silver headlights	Black Metal	Smoke	Black	5SP	16300	China	All Large Wheels
	1996	Hot Wheels Drag Race Set	Red		Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	8707
	1996	Hot Wheels Holiday	Red	Gold 'Happy Holidays' on sides, wreath, '96', & HW logo on hood	Metal	Clear	Green	Green 5SP	16247	China
	1996	Hot Wheels Holiday	Green	Gold 'Happy Holidays' on sides, wreath, '96', & HW logo on hood	Metal	Clear	Red	Red 5SP	16249	China
	1996	FAO Schwarz Series III Set	Black	Painted headlights & taillights, Gold HW logo on rear window	Black Plastic	Clear	Beige	Gold 5SP	16020
608	1997	Mainline	Metalflake Silver	Black door handles, Red HW logo on rear window	Black Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	95537	China
	1997	Target Cruisin' America Set	Red	Red HW logo on rear window, White & Black 'Rodeo Dr.' on rear	Black Plastic	Black Framed Clear	Beige	Gold WSP	17263	China
5pk	1997	Backpack 5-Pack	Metallic Green	Red HW logo on rear window	Black Plastic	Smoke	Black	5SP		China
	1999	Long Haulers	Metalflake Silver	Black door handles, Red HW logo on rear window	Black Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	65867	China
	2001	Pavement Pounders	Metalflake Silver	Red HW logo on rear window	Black Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	89283	China
	2002	Ultimate Service Center	Metalflake Silver	Red HW logo on rear window	Black Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	47084

1997 card

From the back of the 1997-card:

COLLECTOR TIP
Mattel introduced the HOT WHEELS Treasure Hunt Series of limited edition vehicles in 1995. Only 12 different card have been available each year. Good luck hunting for these hard-to-find collector cars!

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