Changes: Snake

Revision as of 21:08, 9 July 2020

Description

The Snake was issued in the 1970 Hot Wheels line-up. Race car driver Don "Snake" Prudhomme's car was a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Funny Car. He is most famous for racing Tom McEwen in his red 1970 Plymouth Duster, named Mongoose.

The Snake had its own style of blister for this release. The Blister has a picture of both "Mongoose & Snake" cars. "Mongoose vs Snake" written just above the car on the cardboard. It included a metal button and was released both as a Hong Kong version and an USA version. It had standard capped Redlines on the front and the back. 1970 was the only year of release for this casting with this name.

This car is playable in Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing.

Versions

The Snake has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Series	Color	Sticker	Base Color / Types	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1970	Mainline	Yellow	White sticker w/ 'Snake' on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Black	RL	6409	Hong Kong
1970	Mainline	Yellow	White sticker w/ 'Snake' on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Black	RL	6409	USA

Gallery

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-{{casting|name=|series=[[1970 Hot Wheels]]|number=6409|years=1970 - 1974|designer=[[Larry Wood]]|image=Snakefunnycar.jpg}}
+{{casting|name=Snake|series=[[1970 Hot Wheels]]|number=6409|years=1970|designer=[[Larry Wood]]|image=Snakefunnycar.jpg}}
-[[File:Snake_Legends_1-24_scale.JPG|thumb|left|300px]][[File:Snake_legends_1-24_scale_body_up.jpg|right|250px]]
 ==Description==
+The '''Snake ''' was issued in the 1970 Hot Wheels line-up. Race car driver Don "Snake" Prudhomme's car was a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Funny Car. He is most famous for racing Tom McEwen in his red 1970 Plymouth Duster, named ''[[Mongoose]]''.
+[[File:Snake_1970_BP.jpg|right|200px]]
+The Snake had its own style of blister for this release. The Blister has a picture of both "Mongoose & Snake" cars. "Mongoose vs Snake" written just above the car on the cardboard. It included a metal button and was released both as a Hong Kong version and an USA version. It had standard capped Redlines on the front and the back. 1970 was the only year of release for this casting with this name.
-The '''Snake Funny Car''' was the first of many Hot Wheels Casting Names. Here is a complete list of names that wiil direct you to that page.
+This car is playable in [[Hot_Wheels:_Turbo_Racing|Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing]].
-Please check out a complete list of all the [[Hot Wheels]] [[Plymouth Barracuda Funny Car]] by year.
-<br clear="all"/>
-Similar Castings see: Snake (1973), [[Top Eliminator]] (1974)
 ==Versions==
-The Snake Funny Car vehicle has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
+The '''Snake''' has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
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+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: left;" width="100%"
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-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Casting Name'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Year'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Year'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Series'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Series'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Color'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Color'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Sticker'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Tampo'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Base Color / Types'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Base Color / Types'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Interior Color'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Window Color'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Wheel Type'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Interior Color'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Toy #'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Wheel Type'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Country'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Toy #'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Notes / Variations'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Country'''
+! style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3" |'''Photo'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes / Variations'''
-!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Photo'''
 |-
-|[[Snake Funny Car]]
 |1970
+|Mainline
-|[[1970 Hot Wheels]]
 |Yellow
+|White sticker w/ 'Snake' on sides
-|Came with Stickers
 |Unpainted / Metal
-|Clear
 |Black
 |[[RL]]
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 |[[Image:Snakefunnycar.jpg|75px]]
 |-
+|1970
-|[[Snake 2]]
+|Mainline
-|1971
-|[[1971 Hot Wheels]]
-|White
-|Came with Stickers
-|Unpainted / Metal
-|Clear
-|Black
-|[[RL]]
-|5953
-|Hong Kong
-|
-|[[Image:Snake2.jpg|75px]]
-|-
-|[[Snake]]
-|1973
-|[[1973 Hot Wheels]]
 |Yellow
+|White sticker w/ 'Snake' on sides
-|Came with Stickers
 |Unpainted / Metal
-|none
 |Black
 |[[RL]]
+|6409
-|6969
+|USA
-|Hong Kong
 |
-|[[Image:Snake.jpg|75px]]
+|[[Image:Snakefunnycar.jpg|75px]]
 |}
+==See also==
+* [[Snake II]]
+* [[Snake II|Snake II (1971)]]
+* [[Snake II (1973)]]
+* [[Top Eliminator]]
+* [[Top Eliminator|Top Eliminator (1974)]]
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Snake_Legends_1-24_scale.JPG
+Snake_legends_1-24_scale_body_up.jpg
+Snake-1970 open.jpg
+BeatUpSnake1970.png|Seen better days...
+</gallery>
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Snake}}
+[[Category:1970 Hot Wheels]]
+[[Category:Hot Wheels Playable Cars]]
+[[Category:Unlicensed Hot Wheels]]
+[[Category:Racing Vehicles]]
+[[Category:Vehicles with Movable Parts]]
+[[Category:Funny Cars]]
+[[Category:Plymouth Cars]]
+[[Category:Barracudas]]
+[[Category:1970s]]
+[[Category:Dragsters]]
+[[Category:1:64]]