Changes: Sharkruiser

Revision as of 19:37, 8 May 2018

Description

The Sharkruiser is an original Hot Wheels design debuting in the 1987 "Speed Demons" series, which consisted mostly of grotesque hot-rods styled after real or mythical animals (something akin to Transformers during that time). The upper body fairly accurately reproduces the upper jaw, body (minus the tail) and dorsal/pectoral fins of a Great White shark. The interior molding continues from front to back to form the fish's huge teeth and the car's two massive V8 engines and tail-pipes. The car's base extends to form the shark's lower jaw at the front and the tail at the rear. This unusual design means that certain versions actually have a tail and lower jaw that are a different color from the rest of the body. Unrealistically, the tail fin is horizontal, like that of a dolphin, rather than vertical like that of a real shark! (This is due to the way the car is designed. The engine placement would not allow the tail to be vertical.)

It reads SHARK in all-caps on the headers of the engine block.

There is also a motorized pool toy made by Mattel (under the Maxx Steel name) called the "Sharkruiser".

Versions

The Sharkruiser has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations
32	1987	Speed Demons	Gray	No tampos	Gray / Metal	Chrome	UH	3286	Malaysia	Chrome engine & teeth
32	1987	Speed Demons	Gray	No tampos	Gray / Metal	Chrome	Chrome GHO	3286	Malaysia	Chrome engine & teeth
	1994	Color Changers	Light Purple	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	Grey	UH	12112	Malaysia	Grey engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Flourescent Yellow	UH	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	Flourescent Yellow	UH	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Flourescent Yellow	7SP	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
	1997	Movie: Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves	Red	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Chrome	5SP	18554	China	Chrome engine & teeth
602	1997		Black	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	Red Chrome	LW		China	Red Chrome engine & teeth
	2001	Shark Park 5-Pack	blue	white and black	orange painted metal base	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Gold SB	50012	Thailand	same as 2001-147
147	2001	Mainline	orange	white and black	orange painted metal base	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Gold SB	147	Thailand	same as shark park 5 pack
131	2003	Mainline	white	orange and black	gold painted metal base	Gold Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Gold LW	57106	Malaysia	Base code(s):
198	2004	Track Aces	Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Track Aces	Metalflake Blue painted metal base	Gold Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Red 5DOT	B3796	Thailand	Base code(s):
	2004	Mutant Biotronic Kingdom Set	Black and Light Purple		Unpainted / Metal	Unpainted Metal	SB	C4560		Base code(s):
147	2006	2006 Hot Wheels	Black	White Hot Wheels Logo Outline	White Painted Metal	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Blue Y5	J3455	Malaysia	Base code(s):
066	2007	Street Beast II 2/4	Flat Gray	Black eye tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Gold Chrome	3SP	K7581	Malaysia	Gold Chrome had light and Dark variation. Small and large variation of "shark" text on engines
	2008	Street Beasts 5-Pack	orange	black and white tiger stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	5DOT	L9965	Thailand	Base code(s):
	2008	Turbo Driver Car-Tridge	blue	white and blue = The Islands	White painted metal	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	5SP	N1710	Thailand	base has been adapted for game play
	2009	Sharkbite Racers 5-Pack	blue and white, painted eyes	white and blue	Dark blue plastic	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	5SP	N4068	Thailand	5 pack; first issue with plastic base
	2009	Octo Battle Color Shifters Creatures Playset	(Warm) Light Blue (Cold) Magenta	Black stripes	Blue / Plastic	Chrome	5SP		Thailand	Base code(s):
179 / 240	2010	Race World Beach 3/4	Metalflake Grey	Black & White tampos	White / Plastic	Chrome	OH5	R7608	Malaysia	Base code(s): C05
2	2011	Creature Cars 5-Pack (2011)	Yellow	Orange & brown spots	Orange / Plastic	Chrome	OH5	T8631	Thailand	Base code(s):
210 / 247	2012	Thrill Racers - Beach 5/5	Satin Blue	White & Orange tampos, flames & '1' across top	DayGlo Orange / Plastic	Chrome	Transparent Blue Wheel, OH5	V5514	Malaysia	Base code(s): D52, E04
210 / 247	2012	Thrill Racers - Beach 5/5	Metalflake Grey	Dark Blue, White & Orange tampos, flames & '1' across top	Light Blue / Plastic	Chrome	Chrome & Orange OH5SP	V5622	Malaysia	Base code(s):
74 / 250	2013	HW Imagination - Surf Patrol 24/25	Satin Antifreeze Green	Dark Red, Yellow & Black deco across top	Black / Plastic	Chrome Gold	Gold J5	X1667	Malaysia	Base code(s): E45
74 / 250	2013	HW Imagination - Surf Patrol 24/25	Light Blue	Blue, White & Red deco across top	White / Plastic	Chrome	Chrome Blue & Clear Blue J5	X1903	Malaysia	Base code(s): E51
74 / 250	2013	HW Imagination - Surf Patrol 24/25	Metalflake Orange	Yellow, Black, Pink & Blue deco across top	Yellow / Plastic	Chrome	Black & Clear J5	X1895	Malaysia	Base code(s):
39	2014	2014 Color Shifters	Green / White	Yellow stripes across top	White / Metal	Chrome	5SP	BHR47	Thailand	Base code(s): F46
52 / 250	2014	HW City - Street Beasts 2/5	Red	Yellow,Black and Green stripes across top	Black / Plastic	Chrome	Chrome Green 5SP	BFG04	Malaysia	Base code(s):
52 / 250	2014	HW City - Street Beasts 2/5	Pearl Light Blue	Red & Blue stripes across top	White / Plastic	Chrome	Chrome Red 5SP	BFC66	Malaysia	Base code(s): F45
39 / 250	2015	HW City - Street Beasts 9/10	Flourescent Green	Light Green & White Stripes, with Dark Green spots on top	Green / Plastic	Chrome	Black PR5 w/ Chrome Copper rims	CFH61		Base code(s):
39 / 250	2015	HW City - Street Beasts 9/10	Dark Blue	Light Blue & White Stripes, with Black spots on top	Light Blue / Plastic	Chrome	10SP	CFL50	Malaysia	Base code(s): H03 Base reads Sharkcruiser and toy number from 1987
-	2016	Various Multipacks	Pearl Magenta	Orange & White Stripes, with Black spots on top	Pearl White / Plastic	Chrome	Black OH5 w/ Orange Chrome rims	X6999	Malaysia	Base code(s): H43
-	2017	Multipack Exclusive?	Metalflake Silver	Black, Blue, Teal & Yellow stripes on top	Pearl White / Plastic	Gold Chrome	Lt. Blue 5SP w/ Blue Chrome spokes	X6999	Malaysia	Base Code(s): J46
5	2018	Street Beasts 5-Pack (2018)						FKT51	Indonesia	Base Code(s):