Description
Sharkruiser is an original Hot Wheels design. It was originally one of the 1987 Speed Demons series, which consisted mostly of grotesque hot-rods styled after real or mythical animals. The plastic upper body fairly accurately reproduces the upper jaw, body (minus the tail) and dorsal and pectoral fins of a large shark, while the interior molding continues fore and aft to form the fish's huge teeth and the car's two massive V8 engines and tail-pipes. The car's base is a metal casting which 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!
On the dual engines, it reads SHARK on the top and V8 below it.
There is also a motorized pool vehicle/toy called Sharkruiser by another Mattel company called Maxx Steel.
Specifications
From the back of the 2010 Race World Beach Series Card
Engine: V8 (twin injected)
Horsepower: 450hp
Top speed: 185mph
Acceleration 0-60mph: 4.6 seconds
Versions
The Sharkruiser has come out in the following versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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| 32 | 1987 | Speed Demons | Light Purple | No tampos | Light Purple / Metal | N/A | Chrome | UH | 3286 | Malaysia | Chrome engine & teeth | 
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| 32 | 1987 | Speed Demons | Light Purple | No tampos | Light Purple / Metal | N/A | Chrome | Chrome GHO | 3286 | Malaysia | Chrome engine & teeth | 
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| 1994 | Color Changers | Light Purple | No tampos | Silver painted / Metal | N/A | Grey | UH | 12112 | Malaysia | Grey engine & teeth |  File:Sharkruiserccwhite.JPG
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| 280 | 1995 | Krackle Car Series | Aqua w/Yellow Krackles | No tampos | Unpainted / Metal | N/A | Flourescent Yellow | UH | 3286 | Malaysia | Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth | 
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| 280 | 1995 | Krackle Car Series | Aqua w/Yellow Krackles | No tampos | Silver painted / Metal | N/A | Flourescent Yellow | UH | 3286 | Malaysia | Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth | 
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| 280 | 1995 | Krackle Car Series | Aqua w/Yellow Krackles | No tampos | Unpainted / Metal | N/A | Flourescent Yellow | 7SP | 3286 | Malaysia | Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth | 
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| 1997 | Movie: Honey, I Shrunk Ourselves | Red | No tampos | Unpainted / Metal | N/A | Chrome | 5SP | 18554 | China | Chrome engine & teeth |  File:Sharkruisershrunk.JPG
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| 602 | 1997 | Black | No tampos | Silver painted / Metal | N/A | Red Chrome | LW | China | Red Chrome engine & teeth | 
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| 2001 | Shark Park | blue | white and black | orange painted metal base | NA | Chrome Plastic engine & teeth | gold sawblades | 50012 | Thailand | same as 2001-147 | File:Sharkruiser2001147.JPG | |
| 147 | 2001 | Mainline | orange | white and black | orange painted metal base | NA | Chrome Plastic engine & teeth | GSB | 147 | Thailand | same as shark park 5 pack | File:Sharkruiser2001147.JPG |
| 2003 | Mainline | white | orange and black | gold painted metal base | NA | Gold Chrome Plastic engine & teeth | GLW | 131 | Thailand | File:Sharkruiser2003131.JPG | ||
| 2004 | Track Aces | blue | white and black | blue with white flake painted metal base | NA | Gold Chrome Plastic engine & teeth | G5sp | 198 | Thailand | File:Sharkruiser2004198.JPG | ||
| C4560 | 2004 | Mutant Biotronic Kingdom Set | Black and Light Purple | Unpainted / Metal | N/A | Unpainted Metal | SB |  File:Sharkruisermbk.jpg
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| 147 | 2006 | 2006 Hot Wheels #147 | Black | White Hot Wheels Logo Outline | White Painted Metal | N/A | Chrome Plastic engine & teeth | Blue Y5 | Malaysia | 
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| 066 | 2007 | Street Beast II #2/4 | Flat Gray | Black eye tampos | Unpainted / Metal | N/A | Gold Chrome | 3SP | K7581 | Malaysia | Had dark and light Gold Chrome plastic engine and teeth insert; shark text on enginge small and large | File:Sharkruiser2007066a.JPGFile:Sharkruiser2007066b.JPG |
| 2008 | Street Beasts 5-Pack | orange | black and white tiger stripes | Unpainted / Metal | NA | Chrome Plastic engine & teeth | 5DOT | L9965 | Thailand | 
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| 2008 | Turbo Driver Car-Tridge | blue | white and blue = The Islands | White painted metal | NA | Chrome Plastic engine & teeth | 5SP | N1710 | Thailand | base has been adapted for game play | 
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| 2009 | Sharkbite Racers 5-Pack | blue and white, painted eyes | white and blue | Dark blue plastic | NA | Chrome Plastic engine & teeth | 5SP | N4068 | Thailand | 5 pack; first issue with plastic base | File:N4068Sharkruiser.JPG | |
| 2009 | Octo Battle Color Shifters Creatures Playset | (Warm) Light Blue (Cold) Magenta | Black stripes | Blue / Plastic | N/A | Chrome | 5SP | Thailand |  
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| 2010 | Race World Beach | Metalflake Grey | Black & White tampos | White / Plastic | N/A | Chrome | OH5 | Malaysia | 
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