Description[]
Twang Thang is a depiction of a hot rod with guitars on the sides. The casting's name comes from the word "twang", an onomatopoeia of a string being plucked. The casting originally named Guitar Car and Grateful Tread (a pun on the rock band Grateful Dead).
Versions[]
The Twang Thang has come out in the following versions:
| Col # | Year | Series | Body Color | Guitar Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | 1996 | First Editions 11/12 |
Metalflake Silver | Dark Red | Blue HW logo on rear | Gray / Plastic |
Clear | Chrome | 5SP | 14916 | Malaysia | ||
| 569 | 1997 | Rockin' Rods 1/4 |
Metalflake Red | Black | Red, Purple & White tampos across top, HW logo on sides | Black / Plastic |
Clear | Chrome | 5SP | 16942 | Malaysia | ||
| 749 | 1998 | Treasure Hunts 1/12 |
Black | Chrome | Metalflake Blue tampos w/ 'Treasure Hunt '98' & HW logo on nose | Black / Plastic |
Clear | Chrome | 5SP | 18815 | Malaysia | ||
| 1042 | 1999 | Mainline | Metalflake Green | Gold | White tribal flames with gold edges | Black / Plastic |
Green tint | Chrome | 5SP | 22410 | China |
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| 1999 | Crazy Classics III | 21085 | |||||||||||
| 1104 | 1999 | Mainline | Metalflake Orange | Purple | Black HW logo on front | Purple / Plastic |
Heavy smoke tint | Gold Chrome | Gold 5SP | 24118 | Malaysia | ||
| 223 | 2000 | Mainline | Metalflake Blue | White | Chrome strings on sides, White HW logo on front | Blue / Plastic |
Smoke tint | Chrome | 5SP | 29279 | China | ||
| Gold Chrome strings on sides, White HW logo on front | |||||||||||||
| 199 | 2003 | Final Run 5/12 |
Metalflake Silver | Clear Orange | Black, Orange & White tampos across top, Final Run emblem on nose | Black / Plastic |
Yellow tint | Gold Chrome | Gold PR5 | 57152 | China |
Gallery[]
Top View from a 1996 Poster








