VW Bug

VW Bug
Debut Series	Mainline
Produced	1989 - Present
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	7671

Description

The VW Bug is a Hot Wheels casting based on a 1953 - 1957 VW Bug and was created by Hot Wheels designer Larry Wood. It was released into the line-up in 1989. This is not the first Bug to be in the Hot Wheels line-up; the Original Bugs or Beetles were released as part of the 1968 "Sweet Sixteen". Although the Custom Volkswagen was issued in two different countries back then and were very different from each other, this resembles the Hong Kong casting. There was it’s other famous striped cousin the Volkswagen (1974) which more resembles the US version of the Custom Volkswagen.

In 2007, the VW Bug was renamed to the Volkswagen Beetle.

The casting features the same toy number, 7671, as the Chevy Monza 2+2.

Versions

The VW Bug has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Body Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Cast#	Country	Notes / Type
065	1989	Mainline	Enamel Turquoise	Magenta, Orange & Yellow Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Beige	BW	7671	Malaysia	Experimental Card & All Blue card
065	1989	Mainline	Enamel Turquoise	Blue, Orange & Yellow Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Beige	BW	7671	Malaysia
	1989	Color Racers	Pink	White, Pink & Purple Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	BW	7671	Malaysia	Came in 3-pack
	1990	Convertables	Brown & Light Green	Yellow shapes	Silver / Plastic	Silver	None	BW		Malaysia	Color changes & chrome engine pops out of roof when immersed in warm water
065	1991	Mainline	Enamel Cherry Red	White & Yellow flames with Dark Blue edges	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	BW		Malaysia
	1991	Park 'n Plates	Yellow	Blue, Green & Orange Stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Blue	BW	9225	Malaysia
	1991	Getty Gas Station Promo	Enamel Yellow Green	Red & Yellow, White "GETTY"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Yellow	BW		Malaysia	Came in a baggie
171	1992	Mainline	Metallic Purple	Light Green, Yellow & Orange Hood, Roof, Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Red	BW	0453	Malaysia	Blue Card
	1993	SEMA Auto Show	Metal flake Black		Unpainted / Metal	Lightly tinted	Tan	RR		Malaysia	Came in a Baggie
	1994	Randys Stuff	Flat Purple	Black roof & Randys Stuff logo	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	RR		Malaysia	Limited to 7000
	1994	Randys Stuff	Neon Pink	Black roof & Randys Stuff logo	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Tan	RR		Malaysia	Limited to 3000
171	1995	Mainline	Metallic Purple	Light Green, Yellow & Orange Hood, Roof, Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Red	7SP	0453	Malaysia
293	1995	Pearl Driver 3/4	Pearl Pink	Yellow,Red Hot Wheels Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Slightly Smoked	Gray	BW	13280	Malaysia
293	1995	Pearl Driver 3/4	Pearl Pink	Yellow, Red Hot Wheels Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Slightly Smoked	Grey	7SP	13280	Malaysia
293	1995	Pearl Driver 3/4	Pearl Pink	Yellow, Red Hot Wheels Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Slightly Smoked	Grey	5SP	13280	Malaysia
357	1995	Treasure Hunts 5/12	Flourescent Green	Oval rear license plate, red logo on white background	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Purple	TW	13353	Malaysia
398	1996	Mod Bod 3/4	Blue	Green, Yellow & Purple Butterflies & Dots	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Green	7SP	15240	Malaysia	Cosmic Colors
543	1997	Biff! Bam! Boom! 4/4	Metallic Dark Green	Red, Yellow, Black & White, with "KA SPLAT", "THWAACK", "SWAT"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	16917	Malaysia	See tampo variations in gallery
543	1997	Biff! Bam! Boom! 4/4	Metallic Dark Green	Red, Yellow, Black & White, with "KA SPLAT", "THWAACK", "SWAT"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	7SP	16917	Malaysia	wheel variation
171	1997	Mainline	Metallic Purple	Light Green, Yellow & Orange Hood, Roof & Sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Red	3SP		Malaysia
731	1998	Artistic License 3/4	Pearl White	Dark Blue, Black, Red, & Light Green Roof, Sides, Red Hot Wheels Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Light Blue tint	Black	5DOT	18797	Malaysia
731	1998	Artistic License 3/4	ZAMAC	Black Hot Wheels	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Green	5DOT	18797	Malaysia	500 run for 1998 convention
	1998	JC Whitney	Red Gloss	Hot Wheels logo in window, RW1 License Plate	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Chrome RR		Malaysia
962	1999	Surf 'N Fun 2/4	Metallic Blue	Yellow Green, White, Dark Blue Corals "Olas del Sol"	Unpainted / Metal	Smoked	White	5SP	21310	Malaysia
	1999	Car Crusher Playset	Turquoise	Yellow Hot Wheels logo above rear window	ZAMAC	Clear	White	7SP	68574	China
	1999	Car Crusher Playset	Metallic Bronze	Yellow Hot Wheels logo above rear window	Unpainted	Clear	White	7SP		China
	2000	14th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention	Pearl Pink	Flowers on sides & convention logo on roof	Unpainted	Clear	Grey	BW		Malaysia	Limited to 1500
175	2001	Mainline	Primer Brown	Red, Orange, Yellow, Flames Black Hot Wheels logo	Silver / Metal	Clear	Red	5DOT	53718	China
	2002	2nd Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals	Purple	Flames & Nationals Logo on roof	Unpainted / Metal	Light Blue tint	Black	WLRR		Thailand	Limited to 4000
	2002	2nd Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals	Black	Flames & Nationals Logo on roof	Painted Gold	Red tint	Light Grey	WLRR		Thailand	Limited to 2000
	2002	Auto Milestones	Enamel Black	White Metalflake Gold, Pin stripes, White & Black Calif. Plate, Milestones Series Logo on Roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	GYRR	55940	Thailand
	2003	100% Preferred: Volkswagen 3/4	Neon Orange	Black Panel, Dark Blue outlined Orange to Yellow Flames, Painted Tail Lights	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Beige	RRPrf	B2258	Malaysia
	2003	100% Preferred: Volkswagen 3/4	Metallic Plum	Black Panel, Dark Blue Outlined Orange to Yellow Flames, Painted Tail Lights	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Beige	RRPrf	B2258	Malaysia
	2003	Hall of Fame Tin Set	Orange		Unpainted / Metal			5SP	C3638	Thailand
	2003	Hall of Fame: Greatest Rides	Metallic Yellow Green	"Peace & Love", "Flower Power" Slide Decals, To Many Colors to Single Out, Beautifully Done, Red Tail Lights Outlined in Black	Unpainted / Metal	Slight Smoke	Beige	Red line RR5SP	B0942	Malaysia
	2003	Robo Zoo 5-Pack	Pearl Yellow	Robotic Monkey with Nails in its Head on Sides is Metallic Aqua, Metallic Pink & Black. "ROBO" in Black, "ZOO" in Gray Outline, Hot Wheels Logo is Gray	Enamel Black / Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	57036	Malaysia
	2004	Holiday Rods	Red	White scallops on sides & peace symbol on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	RRPrf	H4681	Thailand
	2004	Holiday Rods	Light Blue	White scallops on sides & peace symbol on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	RRPrf	H4681	Thailand
	2004	Holiday Rods	Green	White scallops on sides & peace symbol on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	RRPrf	H4681	Thailand
	2004	Holiday Rods	White	Red scallops on sides & peace symbol on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	RRPrf	H4681	Thailand
	2004	Neo-Classics	Spectraflame Pink	White flames to sides & hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	RL		China
	2004	Larry Wood World Tour 4-Car Set	Spectraflame Purple	Larry Wood World Tour logo on back window, flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	Red Line NCRL	G7187, G5557	China	RLC Exclusive Produced: 2500 4-Car Sets & 4000 Single releases
	2004	Hot Wheels Newsletter	White	Purple Flames & Newsletter logo on roof	Unpainted	Lightly tinted	Black	RRGYT	0934 EA	China	Limited to 5000
184	2005	Mystery Cars 1/4	White	Black "Hot Wheels" tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	CDDRR	J0413	Thailand
184	2005	Mystery Cars 1/4	Black	White Fenders, with White tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Chrome	5SP	J0413	Thailand	Kar Keepers Exclusive
184	2005	Mystery Cars 1/4	Metalflake Blue	White Fenders, with White tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Chrome	5SP	J0413	Thailand	Kar Keepers Exclusive
	2005	Classics (Series 1) 25/25	Spectraflame Blue	White stripes top & side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		Redline 5SP		Thailand
	2005	Classics (Series 1) 25/25	Spectraflame Green	White stripes top & side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		Redline 5SP		Thailand
	2005	Classics (Series 1) 25/25	Spectraflame Orange	White stripes top & side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		Redline 5SP		Thailand
	2005	Classics (Series 1) 25/25	Spectraflame Red	White stripes top & side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		Redline 5SP		Thailand
	2005	Classics (Series 1) 25/25	Spectraflame Pink	White stripes top & side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		Redline 5SP		Thailand
	2005	Classics (Series 1) 25/25	Spectraflame Gold	Black stripes top & side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		Redline 5SP		Thailand
	2005	19th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention	Metalflake Red & White	Flames & Convention Logo on roof	Unpainted	Clear	Black	RR		Thailand	Limited to 3500
197	2006	Mainline	Black Enamel	Orange, & Yellow Designs are Outlined in White, Black Body Color is Incorporated as a Second Outline Color, Designs are on Sides of Vehicle Only	Unpainted / Metal	Red Tinted	Black	Gold Y5	J8028	Malaysia
197	2006	Mainline	Pearl White	Dark Blue, Medium Blue, & White Body Color is Incorporated into the Design, Black & Pale Light Green are Used as Outline Colors. Designs are on Sides of Vehicle Only	Unpainted / Metal	Slightly Smoked	Black	5SP	J8028	Malaysia
	2006	Super Chromes	Chrome	Yellow, Red & Black Side Tampos, "68" on Doors in Black over White Oval	Chrome / Metal	Clear	Red	Redline 5SP	K4766	Malaysia
	2006	Flying Customs	Metallic Blue	Orange, Pale Gray & Black Side Tampos, "68" on Doors in Black Over Pale Gray Oval	Unpainted / Metal	Light Blue Tinted	White	RL5SP	L5860	Malaysia	Target Exclusive
	2006	Flying Customs	Metalflake Red	Metalflake Silver, Black Side Tampos, "68" on Doors in Yellow Over Black Oval	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RL5SP	L5867	Malaysia	Target Exclusive
	2006	Super Chromes	Chrome	Yellow to Red Comic Book Flames are Outlined In White	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Red Stripe 5SP	K4755	Malaysia	Target Exclusive
	2006	Super Chromes	Gold Chrome	Yellow to Red Comic Book Flames are Outlined In White	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	RL5SP	L5856	Malaysia	Target Exclusive
	2007	40 Years of Hot Wheels Set	Metallic Antifreeze Green	Magenta, Orange & Yellow Designs on Sides & Roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Bone	BW	M0543	Malaysia	Box Set
	2007	Super Chromes	Chrome	Blue, White Stars Flag Flaming on side	Unpainted / Metal	Red	Black	RL5SP		Malaysia
	2008	22nd Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention	Black	Orange, Red, & Gray flames on sides, hood, read, & across top, convention logo on top	Unpainted / Metal		Red	RLRR	L8738	Malaysia	3000 Produced
	2008	Since '68: Top 40 7/40	Metallic Brown	Enamel Gray & Enamel Dark Brown Curved Side Stripe Design, Silver Window Trim, Silver Stripe on Hood, Painted Tail Lights	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	WW	M1547	Thailand
	2008	Since '68: Top 40 Box Set	Metallic Light Blue	White, Blue Strip on side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	WW		Malaysia	Base code(s):
129/196	2008	Team: Volkswagen 1/4	Matte Black	Side Panels & Door Panels are Cream with Red & Black Pinstripes	Unpainted / Metal	Red Tint	Black	5SP	V6903	Malaysia	Base code(s): A36
	2009	Volkswagen 5-Pack	Red	Black sides, Yellow & Orange flames outlined in blue	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	5SP		Thailand	Features tampo scheme from the 2003 Preferred VW Base code(s): B27
	2010	3 Kings Day	Dark Blue	White & Gold Graphics, "3 Kings Day 2010", VW Logo, Hot Wheels Logo	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Gold	Gold 5SP	R7880	Thailand	Base code(s):
	2011	The Hot Ones	Metalflake Aqua Blue	Orange & White tampos on sides, hood & roof	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Orange	HO	W1566	Thailand	Base code(s):
	2011	The Hot Ones: Classic Machines 6-Pack	Dark Red	Gold	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Beige	HO	W3702	Thailand	Base code(s):
	2011	Hot Wheels Garage: Volkswagen 01/06	Matte Black & Metalflake Magenta	White, Orange & Magenta flames on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Dark Red	WWRRS	T8338	Malaysia	Base code(s):
	2011	Hot Wheels Garage: Volkswagen 01/06	White & Metalflake Yellow	Light & trim details	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted	Blackj	RRS	T8255	Malaysia	Base code(s):
	2012	Hot Wheels Boulevard: Big Hits	Metallic Green	White Scallops with silver pinstripes	Unpainted / Metal	Dark Tint	Dark Grey	White Walled MD RR	W4596	Malaysia	Base Code(s): E19, E38
	2013	Retro Entertainment: Footloose	Yellow	Silver & Black stripes on sides	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	SRR	X8911	Malaysia	Base code(s):
191/250	2014	HW Showroom: HW All Stars	White	53 on front, rear, & side, red & blue stripes on top.	Unpainted / Metal	Dark Tint	White	White 5SP	BFD65	Malaysia	Base Code(s): F36, F40, F45, G25
	2014	Hot Wheels Entertainment: The Love Bug	Bone White	Bone White, Silver roof, Red & Blue stripes across top, '53' on sides, hood, & rear.	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	White	White DDRR	BDT90	Malaysia	Base Code(s): F43
026/250	2015	HW City: HW Art Cars	Pink	Yellow & lime on hood, yellow & orange on top, yellow, lime, blue, orange with "No War" sign on both sides	Unpainted / Metal	Blue	Blue	Blue MC5 & Yellow MC5	CFH43	Malaysia	Treasure Hunt Base code(s): G47
	2018	50th Anniversary Originals 2/5	Spectraflame Purple	50th Anniversary Logo on door	Unpainted / Metal	Blue	Purple	RL	FTX85	Malaysia	Base code(s): K46
262/365	2018	Checkmate 8/9	Black	Chess board pattern & "Pawn" on top & sides, rook chess piece design on top. Red stripes on sides & hood	Unpainted / Metal	Red	Chrome	OH5	FJX62	Malaysia	Volkswagen Beetle Base code(s): L12, L13, L15, L17, L18
364/365	2018	Checkmate 8/9	Metallic White	Chess board pattern & "Pawn" on top & sides, rook chess piece design on top. Red stripes on sides & hood	Unpainted / Metal	Red	Chrome	OH5	FJY49	Malaysia	Volkswagen Beetle Base code(s): L26, L28, L29, L30, L32
	2018	Mexico Convention	White	Red Fenders, Red & Green Stripe & Hot Wheels Logo on side	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	Red rim, C4SPRR		China	Base code(s):
096/250	2021	Holiday Racers 4/5	Red	Beige, gold & dark red heart-like designs on hood, sides & top; beige "Valentine" & "0214" on sides; beige "Love", "2021" & HW logo on top.	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Amber)	Gold	Gold rim, Brown AeroDisc	GRY79	Malaysia	Base code(s): N42, N44
096/250	2021	Holiday Racers 4/5	Unpainted	Beige, gold & dark red heart-like designs on hood, sides & top; beige "Valentine" & "0214" on sides; beige "Love", "2021" & HW logo on top.	Chrome / Plastic	Tinted (Amber)	Gold	Red rim AeroDisc	GTD22	Malaysia	Walmart Exclusive Zamac Edition Base code(s): N44
096/250	2021	Holiday Racers 4/5	Metalflake White	Beige, gold & dark red heart-like designs on hood, sides & top; beige "Valentine" & "0214" on sides; beige "Love", "2021" & HW logo on top.	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Gold	Gold rim, Red AeroDisc	GTC73	Malaysia	Base code(s): P09, P11, P12
042/250	2022	Compact Kings 2/5	Metalflake Dark Blue	Wood panels, Door handles, HW logo	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Beige	Chrome RSW	HCV26	Malaysia	Base Code(s): P40, P42, P39
042/250	2022	Compact Kings 2/5	Metalflake Olive Green	Wood panels, Door handles, HW logo	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Gold	Chrome RSW	HCW88	Malaysia	Base Code(s): P52
042/250	2022	Red Edition 2/12							HCY59	Malaysia	Target Exclusive Base code(s):

2008 card

From the back of the 2008 card;

Born: 1966
Birthplace: Wolfsburg, Germany
Designer: Volkswagen Group
Specialty: With big rear tires and classic curves, this well-known Volkswagen was made to "beet" the competition.

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