1968 Hot Wheels
HK - Custom Firebird (6212) - [1968-1969]
HK - Custom Firebird (6212) - [1968-1969]
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Type A - Tool #1 -
Straight Edged Wheel Wells
Part # 6212 0500
- Revision Letter: None?
- Front Wheel Wells: Straight Edged
- Engine Bay: All features clear and sharp
- Part number location: Underside of the engine
- Tool #: ?
- Car Usage: Type 1=common
Alot of small malformations in the engine bays as the Zamac flow was not the best
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Type B - Tool #1 -
Beveled Wheel Wells
Part # 6212 0500
- Revision Letter: None?
- Front Wheel Wells: Beveled
- Engine Bay: No Hose
- Part number location: Underside of the engine
- Tool #: ?
- Car Usage: Type 2+=common
Engine Hose disappears due to Tool Wear and breakdown
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Variation Guide -
Engine Variations
- Variations 1 to 5: Early - Red/Red & Blue./Blue only
- Variations 6 to 9: Mid-Late - all others
The tool wore out quickly in small areas like the engine, with no attempts to fix it.
This leaves us with a very easy way to sequence what order the bodies were produced in.
The guide gives you an easy to follow pictorial view of a part breaking down over time. -
HK Engine - Variation Timeline
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Production - Type: B - Middle Run - Beveled Wheel Wells
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Production -
Type: A - Early Run - Straight Edged Wheel Wells