Description[]
Trouble Decker is a heavily-modified British double deck bus resembling the AEC Routemaster intended for drag racing, fitted with a blown engine, a wheelie bar, large side air intakes and exhausts and drogue chutes.
This casting features a two-piece design, with both decks snapped together and riveted. This casting features no interior, with portions of the base masquerading as a staircase leading to the top deck. This is Hot Wheels' first design of a double decker bus since the 1983 Double Deck Bus and the first in the lineup since the London Bus in 1997.
Versions[]
The Trouble Decker has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations |
Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202/250 | 2023 | HW Metro 7/10 |
Red | Gold striping, "METRO", "TROUBLE DECKER" on sides, "EL SEGUNDO", "52-22" on left side, Hot Wheels logo on right side | Metalflake gunmetal gray / Metal |
Black | DD8 & AeroDisc | HKG63 | Malaysia | New Model Base code(s): S15, S17, S20, S21 |
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| 126/250 | 2024 | HW Fast Transit 5/5 |
Tan & Red | "PENANG", "GEORGETOWN", "28", "槟城", navy blue Hot Wheels logo and navy blue stripe on sides, white stripes on spoiler | ZAMAC | Heavy smoke tint | Red Rim DD8 | HTB45 | Malaysia | Hot Wheels Let's Race Base code(s): S50, S51 |
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| 126/250 | 2024 | HW Fast Transit 5/5 |
Orange & Blue | "PENANG", "GEORGETOWN", "28", "槟城", & light orange stripe on sides, Penang Bridge graphic on right side, "MALAYSIA" with white stripes on left side, navy blue with blue Hot Wheels logo on sides of spoiler | ZAMAC | Heavy smoke tint | Orange chrome rim DD8 | HTD46 | Malaysia | Hot Wheels Let's Race Base code(s): T18, T19 |
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2023 card[]
From the back of the 2023 card:
Born: 2022, El Segundo, California
Designer: Hot Wheels®
Kick it into overdrive for some cheeky fun without missing a single stop. Even on a foggy day, this double-decker drag bus will win the race, no matter what side of the road it is on.
Gallery[]
.JPG "2023NM-36 (Large).JPG (370 KB)")
