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Hot Wheels BPs - HEISSE RÄDER - Germany
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Mattel GMBH History
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  • • MATTEL GMBH was a toy manufacturer in Germany whom Mattel purchased in 1967.

HEISSE RÄDER blister pack notes
• • • Three are no German Spoiler series cards.
    • There is no ScoolBus "Nutzfahrzeuge" BP
    • The car number is stamped on the back of the card for all BPs except the very first BP and the final single card which held 3 cars.
    • "Not for use with superchargers" warning is either directly printed on the card front or stamped on the card back where necessary. (No separate stickers as with US/Germany cards)
    • The last German porduced BP was the 1973 single card 3-pack. After that US, Canadian and other cards were used.
    • No German promotional items are known.
    • No German special mail order items are known.
    • No German "value" packaging items are known other than the 3-Pak cards (rivited and single card)/li>
    • All buttons have the folded tab.
    • All cars face to the left (execpt for a handful found facing right)

Fake German Blister Packs
• • • Currently there are no known fake or reproduction German cards to be concerned with.
    • There are always resealed cards to watch out for.

GBMH California Customs BP
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  • • Classic "California Custom" package style
    • "HEISSE RÄDER" = "Hot Wheels"
    • Mattel GmbH distributor Logo
    • Printed in Babenhausen (near Frankfurt Germany)
  
  
  • 1968 - BP-68G-A
    
    Numbered Ten Card
  • 1968 - BP-68G-B
    
    Ten Card
  • 1969 - BP-69G-A
    
    Ten Card (no insert)

MATTEL California Customs BP
• • 
  • • Classic "California Custom" package style
    • "HEISSE RÄDER" = "Hot Wheels"
    • MATTEL Logo
    • No printing information
  
  
  • 1970 - BP-70G-A
    
    MATTEL card (with insert)
  • 1970 - BP-70G-B
    
    MATTEL card (no insert)

Grand Prix Serie BP
• • 
  • • Classic "California Custom" package style
    • "HEISSE RÄDER" = "Hot Wheels"
    • MATTEL Logo
    • BAck of Card not yet seen
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  • 1970 - BP-70G-GA
    
    MATTEL Green card

MATTEL Heavyweights BP
• • 
  • • Classic "California Custom" package style
    • "HEISSE RÄDER" = "Hot Wheels"
    • MATTEL Logo
    • BAck of Card not yet seen
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  • 1970 - 70G-HT
    
    Tow Truck card
  • 1970 - 70G-HC
    
    Cement Mixer card
  • 1970 - 70G-HF
    
    Fire Engine card

MATTEL California Customs "value" BP
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  • • Classic "California Custom" package style
    • "HEISSE RÄDER" = "Hot Wheels"
    • MATTEL Logo
    • BAck of Card not yet seen
    • 3 for 1 price value packaging
  
  
  • 1973 - 73G-A
    
    3-Stack card - 3 BPs rivited
  • 1973 - 73G-B
    
    3-Pack card - Single Card