Description[]
The Power Pad is a casting which debuted in the 1970 Hot Wheels Lineup. It was produced only in the USA and features an exposed 4-cylinder motor and white plastic 'slide in' type camper shell. All Power Pads have smoke tinted glass and a black cab interior. It was produced in a variety of Spectraflame colors with 'Light Blue' being the rarest known color. The plastic camper shell is often missing but has been reproduced. It came packaged with either a metal early or later with a plastic 'Collector's Button'.
In 1975, the Power Pad was retooled without the exposed motor and camper and renamed the Sand Drifter.
Versions[]
The Power Pad has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Year | Series | Color | Sticker | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Blue | None | Unpainted / Metal | Clear | Black | RL | 6459 | USA | 
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Light Blue | None | Unpainted / Metal | Clear | Black | RL | 6459 | USA | Rare |
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Green | None | Unpainted / Metal | Smoke Tint | Black | RL | 6459 | USA | 
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green | None | Unpainted / Metal | Yellow Tint | Black | RL | 6459 | USA | Picture: Missing Camper | 
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Yellow | None | Unpainted / Metal | Yellow Tint | Black | RL | 6459 | USA | 
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Red | None | Unpainted / Metal | Clear | Black | RL | 6459 | USA |
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Rose | None | Unpainted / Metal | Clear | Black | RL | 6459 | USA |
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Pink | None | Unpainted / Metal | Smoke Tint | Black | RL | 6459 | USA | 
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| 1970 | Mainline | Spectraflame Magenta | None | Unpainted / Metal | Smoke Tint | Black | RL | 6459 | USA | 
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Gallery[]
Enamel Red prototype (Bruce Pascal collection)
Magenta - Missing Camper and Roll Bar
Hot Pink - Carded
