Changes: Twin Mill

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Description

The Twin Mill is arguably the most famous, memorable and popular Hot Wheels car of all time, so much so that Hot Wheels themselves made a real life, full scale fully functioning replica which frequently appears at car shows.

Debuting in 1969, it was designed from the ground up in house at Mattel by Ira Gilford. Its first release was painted in several 'Spectraflame' colors and came with Redline wheels. It was manufactured in the USA and could be found with either a white or dark brown interior. The twin motors have a gold tint. The base can be seen from the top of the car and was painted in body color. It was packaged with a metal "collectors button".

Some early pre-production prototypes have what is known as a 'Cut Fender' where the rear fenders are much smaller and do not cover the rear wheels entirely. This adheres to the original design made by Ira. They are very hard to find and have been found in Antifreeze, Orange, Red, Light 'Apple' Green and Creamy Pink.

1973 saw the Twin Mill released as a Shell Promo, a giveaway promotional car handed out to customers at Shell service stations. As with other 1973 cars, it lost its Spectraflame paint which was replaced with enamel paint.

In 1976 the Twin Mill was renamed Twin Mill II, although having no changes to the casting itself. It was only used in 1976 and 1977.

In 1993, the Twin Mill was revived and re-tooled for the 25th Anniversary series.

In 1998 the Twin Mill was released in the collector-aimed 100% Hot Wheels series and featured a unique and highly detailed casting which included an opening canopy. It was only used twice before being discontinued.

It has led to four other follow-up castings, the Twin Mill II (1993) and Twin Mill III, as well as a Toon Car Casting and Twin Mill Gen-E

In 2019, on the 50th birthday of the casting, it got a retool. The base was changed from metal to plastic.

Video Game Appearances

Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing
Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Driver.
Cameo in Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver 2: GET'N DIRTY.
Forza Horizon 3, alongside the Bone Shaker, Rip Rod, and the 2005 Ford Mustang in the Hot Wheels Expansion DLC. For more information, see the Twin Mill's Forza Motorsport Wiki article.
- It later returned in Forza Horizon 4 as part of the October 23, 2018 update.
Asphalt 8: Airborne, as a temporarily obtainable car part of the Hot Wheels Update. The Twin Mill also appears alongside the Bone Shaker and Rip Rod, just like with Forza Horizon 3. For more information, see the Twin Mill's Asphalt Wiki article.

1969 Original Versions

The Twin Mill has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Series	Color	Sticker	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	cast #	Country
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Green	None	Spectraflame Green	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Blue	None	Spectraflame Blue	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Aqua	None	Spectraflame Aqua	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Red	None	Spectraflame Red	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Lime Green	None	Spectraflame Lime Green	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Gold	None	Spectraflame Gold	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Orange	None	Spectraflame Orange	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Rose	None	Spectraflame Rose	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Olive	None	Spectraflame Olive	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Purple	None	Spectraflame Purple	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Antifreeze	None	Spectraflame Antifreeze	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Magenta	None	Spectraflame Magenta	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Light Blue	None	Spectraflame Light Blue	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Apple Green	None	Spectraflame Apple Green	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Yellow	None	Spectraflame Yellow	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Creamy Pink	None	Spectraflame Creamy Pink	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA
1969	Mainline	Spectraflame Brown	None	Spectraflame Brown	Clear	White or Dark Brown	RL	6258	USA

1973 Shell Promo Versions

The Twin Mill (Shell Promo) has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Series	Color	Sticker	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	cast #	Country
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Light Blue	None	Unpainted Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL	Shell02	Hong Kong
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Dark Blue	None	Unpainted Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL	Shell02	Hong Kong
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Red	None	Unpainted Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL	Shell02	Hong Kong
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Pink	None	Unpainted Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL	Shell02	Hong Kong
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Yellow	None	Unpainted Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL	Shell02	Hong Kong
1973	Shell Promo	Enamel Flourescent Green	None	Unpainted Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black	RL	Shell02	Hong Kong

1976-1977 'Twin Mill II' Versions

This Hot Wheels vehicle has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	cast #	Country
1976	Flying Colors	Orange	Red, White, Blue graphics	Unpainted Metal	Blue tint	Black	RL	8240	Hong Kong
1976	Super Chromes	Chrome	Red, White, Blue graphics	Unpainted Metal	Blue tint	Black	RL	8240	Hong Kong
1977	Flying Colors	Orange	Red, White, Blue graphics	Unpainted Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	8240	Hong Kong
1977	Super Chromes	Chrome	Red, White, Blue graphics	Unpainted Metal	Blue tint	Black	BW	8240	Hong Kong

Re-Cast Versions

Twin Mill has been released in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Car #	Country	Notes
	1993	25^th Anniv	Brownish Olive	no tampo	Brownish Olive	Clear	White	RL	5709	China
	1993	25^th Anniv	Red	no tampo	Red	Clear	White	RL	5709	China
	1993	25^th Anniv	Light Green	no tampo	Red	Clear	White	RL	5709	China
	1993	25^th Anniv	Lime	no tampo	Red	Clear	White	RL	5709	China
	1993	25^th Anniv	Light Blue	no tampo	Light Blue	Clear	White	RL	5709	China	Available in Toys R Us 10 Pack
	1994	FAO Schwarz Gold Collection	Metalflake Greyish Blue	tiny White Hot Wheels Logo	Greyish Blue	Clear	White	RL Gold	5709	China	Limited to 3000
	1995	FAO Schwarz Gold Collection II	Gold Chrome	tiny Red Hot Wheels Logo	Gold Chrome	Clear	Black	RL Gold		China	Limited to 4000
	1994	Vintage	Blue	tiny White Hot Wheels Logo	Blue	Clear	White	RL	5709	China
N/A	1996	Vintage Race Team Set	White & Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team deco. Red "1"	Metalflake Blue	Clear	White	BW with Goodyear Tampo	16139	China
N/A	1996	Bonus Car	Metalflake Yellow	Tiny Red Hot Wheels Logo on top	Yellow	Clear	Black	BW		China	Came in Baggie
N/A	1998	30^th Anniv	Spectraflame Lime Gold		Spectraflame Lime Gold	Clear	Black	RL		China	Came in Special Retro Packaging
	2001	Pro Racing	Blue, Red & White	99 Team CITGO	White Metal	Clear	White	RR		Thailand
	2001	Pro Racing	Orange	32 Team TIDE	Unpainted Metal	Blue	White	RR		Thailand
	2001	Pro Racing	White, Red & Blue	10 Team Valvoline	Blue Metal	Blue	White	RR		Thailand
	2001	Pro Racing	Black & Yellow	22 Team Caterpillar	Yellow Metal	Clear	Black	RR		Thailand
	2002	HWC.com 1	Spectraflame Red					RL
17 / 35	2003	Highway 35 World Race: Roadbeasts	Red	Roadbeasts Graphics, #17	Black	Yellow Tint		Chrome Rim, Gray CM5
-	2003	Hall of Fame: Legends	Spectraflame Magenta	White "Twin Mill" on sides	Spectraflame Magenta	Clear	White	RR5SP	B0931	China
-	2007	40 Years of Hot Wheels Set	Chrome	N/A	Unpainted Metal		Gray	RL		Thailand
4 / 6	2008	Valentine's Day Cars	Metalflake Black	Gold, Red, & Magenta flames on hood	Red	Red	Red	Gold 5SP	N1273	Thailand	Target Exclusive
	2008	Since '68: Originals 4-Car Tin Set	White	Gold & Brown pinstripes on sides & across top	Metallic Gold / Metal	Yellow	White	RL	L8370	Thailand
	2008	Since '68: Collector Top 40 Set	Red	Flames on the hood	Metallic Red / Metal	Clear	Beige	RL	N4608	Thailand	Base code(s):
	2008	Tornado Twister Track Set	Blue	Yellow, Silver Tribal on roof and hood	Polished metal	Clear	Black	Chrome 3SP		Thailand	Base code(s):
32	2009	Connect Cars	Red	White Stripe down middle, Silver fish hook, "MINNESOTA", "32", "TWIN CITIES", "Land of 10,000 Lakes", "L'Etoile du Nord"	Unpainted Metal	Red Tint	White	Chrome 5SP	N4163	Malaysia	Base code(s):
212 / 240	2010	Race World Volcano 4/4	Metalflake Black	Red and Black flames on sides and front	Unpainted Metal	Red Tint	Gray	Red rim, Black PR5	R7641	Malaysia	Base Code(s): B28, B29, B31
-	2011	The Hot Ones	Metalflake Copper	Beige, Red and Silver tampos	Unpainted Metal	Red Tint	Black	BW	W1559	Thailand	Base code(s):
-	2012	Hot Wheels Boulevard: Show Rods	Metalflake Pearl Green	Detailed headlights, Silver Twinmill, Hot Wheels logo	Metalflake Pearl Green Metal	Black		Red Line RR5SP	W4650	Malaysia	Base code(s):
-	2013	Mystery Models	Blue	Orange stripes and stars	Unpainted Metal	Yellow	Chrome	5SP		Malaysia	Base Code(s): F44
221 / 250	2014	HW Workshop Then and Now 1/10	Metalflake Pearl Green	Black Stripes	Pearl Metalflake Green	Clear	Grey	Chrome rim, Black MC5	BFF00	Malaysia	Base Code(s): G04
221 / 250	2014	HW Workshop: Then and Now 1/10	Spectraflame Dark Green	Black Stripes	Spectraflame Green	Clear	Grey	RR	BFF35	Malaysia	Super Treasure Hunt Base Code(s): G03
221 / 250	2014	HW Workshop Then and Now 1/10	Metalflake Red	Black stripe and Gold pin stripes on roof and hood.	Metalflake Red Metal	Clear	Grey	MC5	BFV54	Malaysia	Exclusive color Base Code: G15
5pk	2015	Origin of Awesome	Spectraflame Green	White Team Hot Wheels Logo & lightning on sides.	Spectraflame Green Metal	Chrome	Tinted	OH5	CDT29	Thailand	Base Code(s): H04
4 / 4	2015	Origin of Awesome!	Spectraflame Green	White Team Hot Wheels Logo and TH Flames	Spectraflame Green Metal	Chrome	Tinted	Green Rims, White OH5		Thailand	Indonesia (South East Asia Exclusive)
01 / 07	2016	Batman v Superman	Metalflake Dark Grey	Blue & Black stripes on top, Superman logo on hood, Batman logo on roof, Batman v Superman logo on sides	Metalflake Purple	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome	Black OH5SP	DJL48	Malaysia	Base code(s): H44
74 / 365	2018	HW Exotics 3/10	Red	White arrow stripe on hood and top	Red Metal	Clear	Chrome	Chrome 5SP	FJX99	Malaysia	Base code(s): K38, K41, K47
2 / 6	2018	50^th Anniv Black & Gold	Matte Black	Blue & Gold Stripes on top, 50th Anniversary Logo on front	Matte Black Metal	Yellow	Gold	Gold OH5	FRN35	Malaysia	Base code(s):
194 / 365	2018	HW Exotics 3/10	Metalflake Blue	White, blue stripes and silver pinstripes. "Hot Wheels" flame logo on rear roof	Metalflake Blue Metal	Tinted (Light Blue)	Chrome Silver	Chrome 5SP	FJY51	Malaysia	Base code(s): L04, L07
93 / 250	2019	HW Game Over 3/10	Satin gold	Pinstriping, Treasure Hunt logo on roof	Dark Gray Plastic	Purple tint	Chrome	MC5	FYF95	Malaysia	Treasure Hunt Base code(s): L41
	2019	Hot Wheels id	Spectraflame Blue 290C	Blue & white pinstripes, scallops on roof & sides	Clear Dark Grey Plastic	Tinted (black)	Black	Clear Blue ID			Race Portal exclusive base code(s):
	2019	Hot Wheels id	Spectraflame Orange	Black & orange pinstripes, scallops on roof and sides	Clear Orange Plastic	Tinted (black)	Black	Clear Orange ID			Base code(s):
5 / 12	2020	Mystery Models Series 2	Light Blue	Orange, Yellow & White stripes on roof, "5" on front body	Orange Plastic	Tinted (black)	Chrome	Chrome rim, Black MC5	FXB52	Malaysia	Base code(s): N01

100% Hot Wheels Versions

The Twin Mill was released in the collector-aimed Legends (100% Hot Wheels) line. It was a unique casting with an opening canopy and detailed engines. It was used two times before being discontinued.

The Twin Mill has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
1998	Legends: Twin Mill 1:24 & 1:64	Metalflake Lime Green	Badges & Details	Lime Green / Metal	Clear	Black	RL RR	19305	China
2002	Psychedelic Relics 2-Car Set	Orange	Badges & Details	Orange / Metal	Clear	Black	RL RR	53815	China

Trivia

Each of the real-life Twinmills engine are 8.2 L supercharged Chevrolet 502 big block V8s that produce a total of 1,401 hp (1,044 kW) and 1,401 ft·lb (1,900 N·m).

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