Scorchers

Scorchers were a range of spring-powered hot wheels vehicles introduced in 1979. They were not the first motorized cars produced by Hot Wheels; the rechargeable battery-powered Sizzlers had been introduced in 1969 (although these were not diecast), and the clunky rubber-band powered Revvers dated from 1973. However, the Scorchers were the first powered diecast cars that actually worked convincingly.

A total of twelve castings were made for the series; each casting had two versions, each with a different name. Six castings were introduced in 1971, two in 1980 and four in 1981. The series was discontinued in 1982.

These Hot Wheels vehicles have come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Model Name	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Country	Toy Number	Photo
1979	Black Bird	Scorchers	Black	Flames	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2891
1979	White Thunder	Scorchers	White	Number '1' on sides and hood, Ford, Champion and Goodyear logos, red and blue tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2640
1979	Capri Turbo	Scorchers	Orange	'Capri Turbo' on sides, purple, yellow, blue and red tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2896
1979	Cool Capri	Scorchers	Blue	'Cool Capri' on sides, red, white and yellow tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2645
1979	Cookin' Camaro	Scorchers	Grey	'Camaro' on hood, orange and black tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2895
1979	Zappin Z-28	Scorchers	Brown	'Z-28' on sides, red, yellow and white tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2644
1979	Chevy Light	Scorchers	Apple green	'Scorchers' and 'Truckin CO' on sides, yellow and red flames	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2894
1979	El Camino Real	Scorchers	Dark red	'El Camino' on sides, yellow, light red and white tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2643
1979	Magnum Fever	Scorchers	Red	'Dodge' on hood, number '93' on sides and roof, Goodyear, Bell, Union, STP and Direct Connection logos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2892
1979	Magnum XE	Scorchers	Dark blue	'Magnum' on sides, red, yellow, white, purple and pink tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2641
1979	Vandemonium	Scorchers	Green	'Vandemonium' on sides, yellow and white tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2893
1979	Good Looker	Scorchers	Yellow	Blue and orange tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	2642
1980	'55 Chevy Fever	Scorchers	Burgundy	'55 Chevy Fever' on sides, flames on hood	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1508
1980	'55 Super Chevy	Scorchers	Yellow	Blue, red and purple tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1507
1980	Time Bender	Scorchers	White	Yellow and red tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1505
1980	Quick Lightning	Scorchers	Blue	'Quick Lightning 3' on hood, yellow and red tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1509
1981	Turbo 928	Scorchers	Black	'928 Turbo' on sides, 'Turbo' on hood, yellow and red tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1593
1981	Britework 928	Scorchers	Grey	Number '2', red and yellow stripes, red and blue stripes	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1596
1981	Police Chief Car	Scorchers	White	'State Police' and yellow star on sides	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1506
1981	Fire Chief Car	Scorchers	Red	'Fire Chief Dept' on sides	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1510
1981	Blue Fever	Scorchers	Blue	White, yellow and green tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1597
1981	Firebrand	Scorchers	Red	Number '30' on sides and hood, Goodyear, Bell, and Champion logos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1594
1981	Exploder	Scorchers	White	Orange and purple flames	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1598
1981	Sundrifter	Scorchers	Orange	'Sundrifter' on sides, yellow, red and brown tampos	Black / Plastic	Chrome	N.A.	8SP	Hong Kong	1595

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WHITE TUNDER-SCORCHER

Fire Chief Car

Scorchers Checklist

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