68 Custom Mustang

1968 Hot Wheels
US - Custom Mustang (6206) - [1968-1969]

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Type: 1 - Early Run - Bone Line

Blue
Cream Interior

Body	A	Continuous Bone Line Convex Firewall - Long Roof Line
Hood	A
Interior	A	Cream
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	A	Blue Tail - TM w/No Driveshaft
Wheels Front		Chrome
Wheels Rear		Chrome
Rarity	Rare

Has a distinctive continuous Bone line running the full length of the car just above its wheel wells.
The base does not have the front part of the Driveshaft.

Type 2 - Early Run - Bone Line - Drive Shaft

Blue
Cream Interior

Body	A	Continuous Bone Line Convex Firewall - Long Roof Line
Hood	A
Interior	A	Cream
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	B	Blue Tail - TM w/Driveshaft
Wheels Front		Chrome
Wheels Rear		Chrome
Rarity	Rare

Has a distinctive continuous Bone line running the full length of the car just above its wheel wells.
Addition of a full length Driveshaft on the base differentiates this one from the Type-1

Type 3 - Early Run - Painted Tail

Blue
Cream Interior
Gold
Cream Interior
Red
Cream Interior

Body	B	Flat Firewall, Enlarged wheel wells, Long Roof Line
Hood	A
Interior	A	Cream
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	B	Body Colored Tail - TM w/driveshaft
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity		Blue is hard to find - Red is Very hard to find - Gold is rare

Distinguished by their body color painted tails.
The Engine's Firewall was reduced in size and the front wheel wells enlarged.

Type 4 - Early Run - Painted Tail - New Hood

Blue
Cream Interior
Gold
Cream Interior
Red
Cream Interior

Body	B	Flat Firewall, Enlarged wheel wells, Long Roof Line
Hood	B	New Hood
Interior	A	Cream
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	B	Body Colored Tail - TM w/driveshaft
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity		Blue is hard to find - Red is Very hard to find - Gold is rare

Distinguished by their body color painted tails.
The main difference between this and the Type 3 is the introduction of a new Hood

Type 5 - Early Run - Black Tail

Gold
Dark Interior

Body	C	Flat Firewall, Enlarged wheel wells, Long Roof Line
Hood	C	New Hood, Rev B
Interior	A	Cream, Tan & Dark
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	C	Flat Black Tail - TM w/driveshaft
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity	VRare

The first Black Tail Cars

Type 6 - Early Run - Black Tail

Body	D	Flat Firewall, Enlarged wheel wells, Long Roof Line
Hood	C	New Hood, Rev B
Interior	A	Cream, Tan & Dark
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	C	Flat Black Tail - TM w/driveshaft
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity	HTF	Hard to find

Info

Type 7 - Middle Run - No Firewall - Long Roof Line

Body	E	No Firewall, Long Roof Line
Hood	C
Interior	A	Cream ?, Tan & Dark
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	C	Flat Black Tail - TM w/driveshaft
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity	HTF	Hard to find

The last of the Long Roof Line Cars
The First of the No Firewall Cars

Type 8 - Middle Run - Short Roof Line

- Pink (Creamy)
  Cream Interior
- Rose
  Cream Interior

Body	F	No Firewall, Short Roof Line
Hood	C
Interior	A	Cream ?, Tan & Dark
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	C	Flat Black Tail - TM w/driveshaft
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity

The First of the Short Roof Line Cars

Type 9 - Late Run - Little R

Blue -
Cream Interior
Brown
Cream Interior
Gold
Cream Interior
Green
Cream Interior
Lime(Antifreeze)
Cream Interior
Lime(Antifreeze)
Tan Interior
Lime(Antifreeze)
Dark Interior
Orange
Cream Interior
Pink (Creamy)
Cream Interior
Red -
Cream Interior
Red
Tan Interior
Red -
Dark Interior

Body	F	No Firewall, Short Roof Line
Hood	C
Interior	A	Cream ?, Tan & Dark
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	D	Flat Black Tail, full width - Little R - Round Holes
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity

Info

Type 10 - Late Run - Square Chassis Hole

Aqua
Cream Interior
Blue
Cream Interior
Blue (Ice)
Cream Interior
Brown -
Cream Interior
Gold
Cream Interior
Lime (Antifreeze)
Cream Interior
Olive
Cream Interior
Orange
Cream Interior
Pink (Creamy)
Cream Interior
Purple
Cream Interior
Rose
Cream Interior

Body	F	No Firewall, Short Roof Line
Hood	C
Interior	A	Cream ?, Tan & Dark
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	E	Flat Black Tail, full width - Little R - Square Rear Chassis Hole
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity

Info

Type 11 - Late Run - Gloss Black Tail

Aqua
Cream Interior
Aqua -
Tan Interior
Blue
Cream Interior
Blue -
Tan Interior
Blue (Light)
Cream Interior
Blue (Light)
Tan Interior
Copper -
Cream Interior
Copper
Tan Interior
Gold -
Cream Interior
Gold
Tan Interior
Olive -
Cream Interior
Olive
Tan Interior
Orange
Cream Interior
Orange -
Tan Interior
Purple
Cream Interior
Purple -
Tan Interior

Body	F	No Firewall, Short Roof Line
Hood	C
Interior	A	Cream ?, Tan & Dark
Glass	A	Clear
Chassis	F	Gloss Black Tail, Center only - Little R - Square Rear Chassis Hole
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity

Info

Type 12 - Late Run - Ribbed Window

Blue
Cream Interior
Blue -
Tan Interior
Blue (Ice)
Cream Interior
Blue (Ice) -
Tan Interior
Orange
Cream Interior
Orange
Tan Interior

Body	F	No Firewall, Short Roof Line
Hood	C
Interior	A	Cream & Tan
Glass	B	Blue Ribbed
Chassis	F	Gloss Black Tail, Center only - Little R - Square Rear Chassis Hole
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity

Info

US Custom Mustang - Summary

Casting change and progression matrix

Ver	Body	Hood	Interior	Glass	Chassis		Run
1	A	A	A	A	A	Boneline (Painted Tail, No Driveshaft)	Early
2	A	A	A	A	B	Boneline (Painted Tail - Driveshaft)	Early
3	B	A	A	A	B	Painted Tail - Enlarged Fender	Early
4	B	B	A	A	B	Painted Tail - Enlarged Fender - New Hood	Early

5	C	C	A	A	C	Flat Black Tail	Early
6	D	C	A	A	C	Flat Black Tail - Flat Firewall	Early
7	E	C	A	A	C	Flat Black Tail - No Firewall - TM - LRoof	Mid
8	F	C	A	A	C	Flat Black Tail - No Firewall - TM - SRoof	Mid
9	F	C	A	A	D	Flat Black Tail - No Firewall - Little R	Late
10	F	C	A	A	E	Little R - Square Base Hole	Late
11	F	C	A	A	F	Short Gloss Black Tail	Late
12	F	C	A	B	F	Ribbed Window	Late

Info

US Custom Mustang - Epitaph
The tooling for this casting went on to become the HK issued Boss Hoss
HK Boss Hoss

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