Surfin' School Bus

Description[]

The Surfin' School Bus is a Hot Wheels original bus with some elements of a Crown Supercoach.

The casting received a retool for 2021, gaining new plastic cladding which goes up into the interior to act like faux windows. Construction for the casting also changed, going from a tab-post design to a post-post design. This made the casting become shorter than the previous retool.

Versions[]

The Surfin' School Bus has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes
014	2001	2001 First Editions 2/36	Yellow	Woodgrain	Gray / Plastic	Purple tint	none	5SP	28736	Malaysia
181	2001	Mainline	Metalflake Dark Blue	Woodgrain	Gray / Plastic	Orange tint	none	PR5	53720	Malaysia
	2001	Wild Weekend of Hot Wheels Convention	Metalflake Silver	White fenders. flames on top. Toys For Tots logo on sides and roof. Convention writing on sides of roof. tampo'd headlights & taillights.	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke tint	Black	Red line RR	52997	Thailand	Charity Car
	2001	1st Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals	White & Orange	Black & Brown tampos on sides, Nationals logo on roof	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke tint	White	RR	N/A	Thailand
059/240	2002	Spares 'N Strikes 1/4	Metalflake Silver	"Burnin' Up The Lanes of the Word",Nathan's Cru,Wilmoh,Heralda,Carris, McClone,Thienprasiddhi, Sanders. Nathan's Smokin Bowl-a-Rama Tampo has a Face of Devilish Personality.	Gold Chrome / Plastic	Smoke tint	none	Gold 5SP	54341	Malaysia
	2003	Military Rods	Flat Dark Green & Beige	Camouflage, "U.S. Army" logo	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke tint	none	CDDRR	55920	Thailand	KB Toys Exclusive
	2003	HWC.com Series 2: Flying Customs 2/4	Black	Light blue, dark blue, white & red Miq Willmott graphics	ZAMAC	Red	none	NCRL	B2201	China	12,500 produced
149	2003	Work Crewsers 3/10	Blue	"Beebop's Surf Shops"	Gray / Plastic	Red	White	5SP	57123	Malaysia	Named Bus
140	2004	Tag Rides 3/5	Pearl Yellow	Blue, White & Black simulated graffiti	Black / Plastic	Smoke tint	Black	5SP	B3861	Thailand	Named Surfin’ S’Cool Bus
140	2004	Tag Rides 3/5	Yellow	Blue, White & Black simulated graffiti	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke tint	Black	5SP	B3861	Thailand	Named Surfin’ S’Cool Bus
096	2005	Red Lines 1/5	Metalflake Red	Black Hot Wheels logo,	Gray / Plastic	Smoke tint	Black	RL5SP	G6823	China
096	2005	Red Lines 1/5	Metalflake Red	Black Hot Wheels logo,	Gray / Plastic	Smoke tint	Black	RL5SP	G6823	Malaysia
096	2005	Red Lines 1/5	Metalflake Aqua	Black Hot Wheels logo,	Gray / Plastic	Smoke tint	Black	RL5SP	G6823	Malaysia	Kmart Collector's Day Exclusive
	2006	Urban 5-Pack	Purple	Yellow, Red, Orange, White & Black	Gray / Plastic	Smoke tint	Gray	5SP	J3302	China
111/190	2009	HW City Works 05/10	Flat Brown	Black & Teal flames	Black / Plastic	Yellow tint	Black	5SP	P2431	Malaysia	Also released on Target exclusive snowflake card Base Code(s):
111/190	2009	HW City Works 05/10	Flat Brown	Black & Teal flames	Black / Plastic	Yellow tint	Black	RL5SP	P2431	Malaysia	Wal-Mart Base Code(s):
111/190	2009	HW City Works 05/10	Metalflake Dark Gray	Red & Silver flames	Red / Plastic	Smoke tint	Black	5SP	P2431	Malaysia	Base Code(s):
	2010	Hot Haulers 5-Pack	Metalflake Green	Black, White, Yellow & Red	Gold Chrome / Plastic	Red tint	Yellow	Dark Chrome 5SP	R0970	Thailand	Base Code(s):
232/244	2011	HW Video Game Heroes 10/22	Yellow	Black, Brown & Gold	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke tint	Chrome	MC5	T9775	Malaysia	Base Code(s): D26
	2011	Hot Wheels Customs	Orange	Blue, Orange, and Yellow flames on sides and roof, black personalized text on sides, personalized photo on top	Chrome / Plastic	Black	Blue	5SP		Thailand
136/247	2012	HW City Works 6/10	Metalflake Silver	Red, White & Blue	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Blue	5SP	V5440	Malaysia	Base Code(s): E32
	2012	Nostalgia: Hanna Barbera	Metalflake Silver	The Jetsons	Chrome / Plastic	Green	Blue	RR6SP	W5150	Thailand	Base code(s):
	2012	HW Designs	Yellow	No Tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Red	Black	5SP	V2587	Thailand	Baggie Header card Leftover from Hot Wheels Customs promotion Base code(s):
031/250	2013	HW City: Graffiti Rides	Metalflake Blue	Graffiti on side	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Yellow tint	Yellow PR5	X1683	Malaysia	Updated tooling Base Code(s): F02
031/250	2013	HW City: Graffiti Rides	Metalflake Red	Graffiti on side	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Blue Tint	Yellow PR5	X1883	Malaysia	Base Code(s): F17
003/250	2014	HW City: HW City Works	Yellow	Black Stripes, Flames, "School Bus"	Chrome / Plastic	Black	Black	Red Rim MC5	BFC29	Malaysia	Named Surf Bus on card Base Code(s): G03
003/250	2014	HW City: HW City Works	White	Blue Stripes, Flames, "School Bus"	Chrome / Plastic	Black	Black	Red Rim MC5	BFF71	Malaysia	Named Surf Bus on card Base Code(s): G03, G10, G21
	2014	Color Reveal Design Kit 1	White	No Graphics	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	N/A	Red Chrome rim, Black PR5	BFM87	Malaysia	Base Code(s): G15
	2015	Pop Culture: Marvel	Metalflake Olive Green	Groot image on the sides, “Groot!” on the roof. “The Monster from Planet X !”on the sides.	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Green	White Line RRS	CFP58	Thailand	Base Code: H10, H11
	2020	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 5/5	Dark green	yellow stripes on sides, “TURTLES” on left side, “FOOT STINKS” on right side, black stripe on roof, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” on roof	Black / Plastic	Yellow tint	Yellow tint	Chrome lime green 5SP	GJV08	Thailand	Base code(s):
055/250	2021	HW Metro 4/10	Yellow & Blue	Wave-like design	Chrome / Plastic	None	None	5SP	GRX82	Malaysia	Updated tooling Base code(s): N40, N41
055/250	2021	HW Metro 4/10	White & Blue	Wave-like design	Chrome / Plastic	None	None	PR5	GTC61	Malaysia	Base code(s): P04
024/250	2023	Surf's Up 1/5	Yellow & Brown	Tropical beach design. "GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA", "PALM BEACH", & HW logo on sides.	Chrome / Plastic	Brown tint	None	DD8	HKJ32	Malaysia	Base code(s): R35, R36
024/250	2023	Surf's Up 1/5	Turquoise & Dark Blue	Tropical beach design. "GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA", "PALM BEACH", & HW logo on sides.	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	None	DD8	HKK79	Malaysia	Base code(s): R49, S01, S03
065/250	2024	HW Xtreme Sports 4/5	Tan	Black, burgundy, & brown camouflage pattern, SE BIKES logo, and Hot Wheels logo on sides	Gray / Plastic	Tan	None	DD8	HTB99	Malaysia	Base code(s): S40, S41, S42
065/250	2024	HW Xtreme Sports 4/5	Yellow & Red	Dark red, light red, & black camouflage pattern, SE BIKES logo, and Hot Wheels logo on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Red	None	YBDD8	HTD58	Malaysia	Base code(s): T20, T21

2009 card[]

From the back of the 2009 card:

Born: 2001
Birthplace: El Segundo, CA, USA
Designer: Hot Wheels
Specialty: With 4 rear exhausts, 4 roof-mounted air scoops, and twin V10 turbo diesel engines, this bus was made for epic surf trips with lots of friends.

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