Description
Spine Buster was introduced in the AcceleRacers series. In the series, it is the beloved car of Mark Wylde, built after his Corvette Stingray was impounded. The car has a 455hp ram exhaust V10 engine with nitromethane-burning ram air and magnesium steel alloy wheels. This V10 has custom-built exhaust pipes, with half running to the left slightly above the body, while the other half of the pipes run right and below the body. The intake goes into the furnace on
the right of the vehicle, then slingshots the exhaust to the chamber on top the engine and to the spines on the tail, then out the back. This produces a deep hissing sound when the car moves and is what gave Spine Buster its name. Spine Buster has many features to save weight; It does not have front fenders and there are deep pockets on the sides that draw air to the rear brake inlets. The car has swooping rear fenders and a steel, solid angled spoiler that weighs down the back. If the front wheels go past the body, then this car cannot steer and this weight distribution makes for terrible handling. Although this car was normally driven by Wylde, in the Metro Realm Acceleracers movie, this car was driven by Monkey McClurg, but was destroyed by a W1 drone and a sweeper.
Versions
Spine Buster has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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7 | 2005 | Acceleracers - Metal Maniacs #7 | Satin Black | Red & Silver tampos, Metal Maniacs logo | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | CM6 | G8106 | Malaysia | ||
7 | 2005 | Acceleracers - Metal Maniacs #7 | Satin Black | Red & Silver tampos, Metal Maniacs logo | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | CM5 | G8106 | Malaysia | ||
7 | 2005 | Acceleracers - Metal Maniacs #7 | Purple Satin | Red & Silver tampos, Black Metal Maniacs logo on front hood | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | CM6 | G8106 | Malaysia | ||
- | 2006 | Acceleracers Acceleron | Rust Orange | Black, Purple & Silver tampos on top & sides | Unpainted / Metal | Purple | Chrome | CM6 | J7248 | Malaysia | ||
- | 2007 | Holiday Hot Rods | Satin Green | N/A | Unpainted / Metal | Clear Yellow | Grey | 5SP | M3089 | Thailand | ||
- | 2007 | Holiday Hot Rods 3-Pack | Satin Silver | N/A | Unpainted / Metal | Clear Red | Gold Chrome | Red OH5 | M3089 | Thailand | ||
- | 2009 | Power Lift Garage Playset | Red | Yellow & Orange flames, Black & Silver stripes across top | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | PR5 | N4734 | Malaysia | Base Code(s): A52 | |
5pk | 2011 | Track Stunts | Red | Yellow, Green & Black tampos, explosions, "Prototype" | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | Yellow Rimmed OH5 | T8627 | Thailand | Base Code(s): C43, C46 | |
- | 2012 | Various Multipacks | Green | Yellow, Red & Black tampos, explosions, "Prototype" | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | OH5 w/ Yellow rims | Thailand | Base Code(s): D19 | ||
5pk | 2013 | Attack Pack | Grey | Orange, Grey, Yellow & Black tampos, stripes & HW logo on sides | Burgundy Metalflake / Metal | Clear Orange | Black | OH5 w/ Orange Chrome rims | T8627 | Thailand | Base Code(s): C43, C46 | |
5pk | 2014 | Track Builder | Green | Black, Lime Green & Yellow stripes & flames, 'Hot Wheels Stunt Team' & '05' on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | Black OH5 w/ White Rim (Back) & Gold Chrome 10SP (Front) | BFB27 | Thailand | Base Code(s): G11 | |
5pk | 2014 | Track Builder | Green | Black, Lime Green & Yellow stripes & flames, 'Hot Wheels Stunt Team' & '05' on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | Black OH5 w/ White Rim (Back) & Yellow 10SP (Front) | BFB27 | Thailand | Base Code(s): | |
5pk | 2015 | Spiral Stack-Up | Yellow | Black flame cut-outs, Black & Red stripes, 'Stunt Team' on sides | Unpainted / Metal | Tinted | Chrome | Yellow Rimmed OH5 | CDT21 | Thailand | Base Code(s): G48, H07 |
Trivia
In the series, Spine Buster was replaced by the very similarly-designed Flathead Fury. The Hot Wheels version of Spine Buster has no shifter. Also, this is one of the only Hot Wheels with open radiator outlets. This car resembles the Ford GT.