Description[]
This is a representation of a funny car with a Ford Probe body. This casting has also used the names Funny Car and Side-Splitter, the latter name being used on a number of other funny car models of the time period.
Versions[]
The Probe Funny Car has come out in the following versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 1990 | Mainline | Red | White, Red Blue Racing "Ford""Motorcraft" | Unpainted / Metal |
Black Tint | BW | 7608 | Malaysia | 
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| 1990 | Funny Car Gift Pack | Red | White, Red Blue Racing "Ford""Motorcraft" | Unpainted / Metal |
Black Tint | BW | 7456 | Malaysia | W/ body prop | 
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| 1990 | Funny Car Gift Pack | Red | White, Red Blue Racing "Ford""Motorcraft" | Olive Chrome / Metal |
Black Tint | BW | 7456 | Malaysia | W/ body prop | 
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| 1990 | Funny Car Gift Pack | White | Green & Red Black "Jolly Rancher" | Blue Chrome / Metal |
Black Tint | BW | 7456 | Malaysia | W/ body prop | 
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| 1990 | Funny Car Gift Pack | White | Green & Red Black "Jolly Rancher" | Purple Chrome / Metal |
Black Tint | BW | 7456 | Malaysia | W/ body prop | 
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| 1990 | Funny Car Gift Pack | White | Green & Red Black w/o Jolly Rancher | Purple Chrome / Metal |
Black Tint | BW | 7456 | Malaysia | W/ body prop | 
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| 1992 | Pro Circuit | White | Green and Red "Castrol", Black "GTX" tampos | Metal | Clear | PC6 | 7608 | China | W/ body prop | 
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| 1992 | Pro Circuit | Red | Green, Black and White "King Kenny" tampos | Metal | Clear | PC6 | 7608 | China | W/ body prop | 
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| 1993 | Color FX | White / Purple | "5", flames on sides, "ARRRRRG! WE JUST BLEW UP!" on roof | ZAMAC | Black | BW | 11045 | Malaysia | Plastic body Body does not lift up |
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| 1996 | Kellogg's | Red | Black ' Yellow "McDonald's" logo w/White "Pontiac" | Black / Metal |
Black Tint | 5SP | 16202 | Malaysia | Plastic body does not open. | 
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| 409 | 1996 | Splatter Paint 2/4 |
White | Pink & Yellow Spots all over car, Red HW logo on rear window | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | 5SP | 15254 | Malaysia | Named Side-Splitter | 
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| 552 | 1997 | Speed Spray 4/4 |
Pearl Pink | Black, Yellow "Bullet Bonneville" "White Spray" | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | 5SP | 16925 | Malaysia | Named Funny Car | 
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| 1997 | Funny Car Racing Team 4-Pack | Yellow | Black, White & Red flame w/"Hot Stuff" | Unpainted / Metal |
Black Tint | 5SP | 7608 | Malaysia | Kmart exclusive | 
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| 1997 | General Mills | Red | Rainbow "Trix" and Bunny | Unpainted / Metal |
Black Tint | 5SP | 7608 | Malaysia | Mail-in | 
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| 1997 | Coronet Promo | Blue | White frontend, White & Seafoam Green Coronet logos, HW logo | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue Tint | 5SP | Malaysia | 
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| 742 | 1998 | Sugar Rush 2/4 |
White | Brown & Silver "Hershey's" | Unpainted / Metal |
Black | 5SP | 18808 | Malaysia | 
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| 973 | 1999 | Mega Graphics 1/4 |
Yellow | Black, Silver & Red "3" | Unpainted / Metal |
Yellow Tint | 5SP | 21321 | Malaysia | Named Funny Car (US) or Side-Splitter (International) |
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| 2000 | Toys R Us 10 Pack | White | Black Stripe design, HW logo, multicolor Toys "R" Us logos, various other logos | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue Tint | 5SP | 22945 | Malaysia | 
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| 2000 | Tattoo Designer CD-ROM | White | Black & Red Stripe, various logos on side, "Interactive Tattoo CD ROM" on front & spoiler | Unpainted / Metal |
Red tint | 5SP | 23768 | Malaysia | 
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| 2000 | Chuck E. Cheese | White | "CHUCK E. CHEESE'S" & various sponsor logos on sides, green & black checkered stripes and red to orange stripes on sides, hood, & roof, "CHUCK E." on either side of roof, "CEC entertainment, inc." & Hot Wheels logo on hood | ZAMAC | Red tint | 5SP | 23047 | Malaysia | 
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| 2000 | Timeless Toys III 4-Pack | Neon Orange | Black, Silver & Red "Sock Em" | Unpainted / Metal |
Yellow tint | 5SP | 27798 | Malaysia | Toys R Us exclusive | 
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| 2000 | Forces of Nature | Black | Orange, Silver & Red lightning bolt | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | 5SP | 25373 | Thailand | 
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| 084 | 2001 | Extreme Sports 4/4 |
Yellow | Chuy Drag Team Logos & Mouth & Eyes on the sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | 5SP | 50122 | Malaysia | 
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| 2002 | International Speedway Promotion | Metalflake Blue | Red, Orange & Yellow Flames and various logos on side, White stripe, HW Logo, "International Speedway" text, Silver headlights | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | RL5SP | B2926 | Malaysia | Named Funny Car | 
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| 098 | 2003 | Crazed Clown 4/5 |
Yellow | Black, red yellow clown | Unpainted / Metal |
Tint | Red 5SP | 57235 | Malaysia | Named Side-Splitter | 
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| 2004 | Halloween Highway | Metalflake Silver | Red, Orange, Black & Yellow Robot design, "DRAGBOT", Pumpkin with HW logo | Unpainted / Metal |
Red Tint | 5SP | G5262 | Malaysia | 
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| 2004 | Masters of the Universe 2-Pack | Green | Yellow, Gold & Green "King Hiss" design & HW logo on side, MOTU logo on hood | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Gold 5SP | C0611 | Malaysia | 
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Gallery[]
Luis Montesdeoca Prototype
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Unreleased Pro Circuit version of Probe Funny Car.
Found in a 1997 June/August Newsletter
additional info of the lost variants of the Pro Circuit series (June/August 1996 Newsletter)
Chuck E Cheese's Promo Probe Funny Car
Chuck E Cheese's Promo Probe Funny Car Rear View Card
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Probe Funny Car 1997 Version
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Probe Funny Car 1997 Version (Body Open)
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Probe Funny Car 1997 Version Base
1998 Probe Funny Car
Castrol GTX Probe Funny Car
Rock Em Sock Em Probe Funny Car
Forces of Nature Probe Funny Car
Hot Wheels International Racers Probe Funny Car
Found in a 1991 Mattel Catalog
Halloween Highway release on card.
Chuck E. Cheese 2000
Chuck E. Cheese Back of Card 2000