Tow Jam

Tow Jam
Debut series	1998 First Editions
Produced	1998 - 2012
Designer	Nathan Proch
Number	18841

Description

Tow Jam is a depiction of a futuristic tow truck. This was Nathan Proch's first Hot Wheels basic design.

Versions

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

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
658	1998	1998 First Editions 25/40	Red	Small Hot Wheels Logo on roof	Chrome / Plastic	Black	3SP	18841	Thailand & Malaysia
				Large Hot Wheels Logo on roof					Malaysia
1007	1999	Mainline	Metalflake Green	Green pixelated flame graphics	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Black	3SP	23817	Malaysia
	1999	Towing 2010 Action Pack	Dark Red	Red Hot Wheels logo on front window	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Black	LW	21262	Malaysia
	1999	Crash! CD-ROM	Black & Silver	Blue "Hot Wheels" flames	Black Plastic	Black	Blue 3SP	23769	Malaysia
050	2000	Treasure Hunt 2/12	Yellow	Black accents, "TH 2000"	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Black	Deep Dish RR	26372	Malaysia
211	2000	Mainline	Metalflake Blue	Green, Yellow & Black flames	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Black	5SP	29266	Malaysia
211	2000	Mainline	Metalflake Light Blue	White & Gold flames	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Black	Y5	29266	Malaysia
	2002	Tow & Tune Playset	Yellow	Red Flame graphics	Chrome / Plastic	Black	3SP	B0174	Malaysia
128	2002	Mainline	Flat Black	"Handy", "Speed Tow Service" graphics	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Gray	3SP	55013	Malaysia
153	2003	Work Crewsers 4/10	White	Blue, Black & Yellow "Lightin' Leo's Speed Shop", Blue HW logo	Chrome / Plastic	Black	Blue Y5	57136	Malaysia
				Blue, Black & Yellow "Lightin' Leo's Speed Shop", Black HW logo
				Blue, Black & Yellow "Lightnin' Leo's Speed shop"
127	2006	Mainline	Metalflake Teal	White & Gold flames on sides & hood.	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Black	Y5	J3449	Malaysia
127	2006	Mainline	Metalflake Orange	Black flames with silver outline	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Black	Y5	J3449	Malaysia
	2008	Hot Wheels City 5‑Pack	Metalflake Blue	White "Hot Wheels Towin' Co", Dark blue bars on door	Chrome / Plastic	Solid Black	3SP	K6176	China	Base Code(s):
							5SP			Base Code(s):
				White "Hot Wheels Towin' Co", Light blue bars on door			PR5		Thailand	Base Code(s):
	2008	Rescue Rods 5‑Pack	Metallic Light Blue	"Emergency Salvage 24hrs"	Chrome / Plastic	Black	5DOT	L9961	Thailand	Base Code(s): B06
	2010	Demolition Derby 5‑Pack	Fluorescent Orange	Blue, Black & White Tampos "Hot Wheels Demolition Towing"	Chrome / Plastic	Black	5SP	R0971	Thailand	Base Code(s):
192/244	2011	Thrill Racers: Highway 6/6	Metalflake Dark Blue	White, Yellow, Red & Blue flames, "Turbo Tow Service"	Chrome / Plastic	Black	5SP	T9899	Malaysia	Base Code(s): D25, D33
	2012	HW City Works 5‑Pack	Light Blue	Red, Yellow, Black, & White tampos, '24 Hours' & 'LowTowCo' on sides	Chrome / Plastic	Red	Red Chrome 10SP	W4252	Thailand	Base Code(s):

Video Game Appearances

• Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing
• Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Driver
• Hot Wheels: Crash!
• Hot Wheels: Extreme Racing
• Hot Wheels Slot Car Racing
• Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver 2: Get'n Dirty (Prop only)

Gallery

Resin prototype (Bruce Pascal)

Tow Jam towing a broken car

Tow Jam rear view

Tow Jam rear side

Tow Jam front view

Tow Jam Top View

Tow Jam as a playable car in Hot Wheels Extreme Racing

2010

2006 Version of Cab Forward Truck featuring art of Tow Jam.

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