Rumblers

Rumblers was a short-lived series of Hot Wheels cars produced from 2007 to 2008. The selling point of the cars was their lights and sound gimmick; as the cars were rolled along, something in the car would flash and light up and rock around (usually an engine) as the cars made noise.

Each model features a plastic body; they are slightly bigger than a standard Hot Wheels car and uses three LR44 button cell batteries for the sound effects; a switch on the bottom could be used to lock the rocking function in place, with there being no way to turn off the sounds themselves unless the batteries were removed. Despite being bigger Rumblers cars are compatible with Hot Wheels track. Batteries are not required to play with the cars themselves as the rocking elements are mechanical.

Taking the cars apart reveals a cylindrical speaker, a free front axle, a soundboard and a rear axle with small "fingers" on it to key into various functions within the car. When the switch is locked, two pegs are pushed from within the switches to push up onto the rocking object to rock it back and forth as the car is pushed along. A small trigger which the finger keys into at the bottom of the mechanism triggers the car's sound effects; when repeatedly pressed the sound effects are extended.

The 2007 castings were reused from the previous Hot Wheels Speed Readerz line from about 2006, while the 2008 castings were all-new. The series was not successful and none were manufactured after 2008. This series is not to be confused with the RRRumblers series from the Redline era.

The Rumblers have come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Model name	Body Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Wheel Type	Country	Number	Photo Loose	Photo Carded
2007	Back Beat	Yellow	Red flames, black accent and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides	Black / Plastic	Black	OH5	China	L3290
2007	Back Beat	Blue	Flames	Black / Plastic	Black	OH5	China	L3290
2007	Back Beat	Chrome Orange	Black flames and HWRacing logo on sides	Black / Plastic	Black	OH5	China	L3290
2007	Flash Drive	Purple	"7","456" and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides	Black / Plastic	Black	5SP	China	L3291
2007	Flash Drive	Light Gold	Black stripes and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides	Black / Plastic	Black	5SP	China	L3291
2007	Flash Drive	Black	Light blue stripes and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides	Black / Plastic	Black	5SP	China	L3291
2007	Rev Rocker	Silver	Green flames, "Hot Wheels flames" logo and "HW!" and "Racing" wording at sides	Black / Plastic	Black	10SP	China	L3292
2007	Rev Rocker	Red	White stripes and black accents on sides.	Black / Plastic	Black	10SP	China	L3292
2007	Rev Rocker	White	"72" on side	Black / Plastic	Black	10SP	China	L3292
2007	Street Shaker	Black	Blue flames	Black / Plastic	Black	5SP	China	L3293
2007	Street Shaker	Gold	Dark blue flames	Black / Plastic	Black	5SP	China	L3293
2007	Street Shaker	Blue	Flames	Black / Plastic	Black	5SP	China	L3293
2008	Light Rider	Black	Flames	Purple / Plastic	Silver	RPR5	China	M0007
2008	Siren Blaster	White	Light blue and yellow stripes resembled police stripes, police badge logo and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides.	Black / Plastic	Black	R5SP	China	M0008
2008	Sonic Surfer	Green	Green plastic surf boards with silver flame on the back. Black flames on sides.	Black / Plastic	Black	RBLING	China	M0009
2008	Night Storm	Blue	"HOT WHEELS RACING", "68" on side	Black / Plastic	Black	R10SP	China	M0010

Playsets

• Charge Blaster
• Fuel & Fire
• Sound-Off Streetrace
• Spin Slammer
• Thunder Launcher