1968 Hot Wheels
US - Ford J-Car (6214) - [1968-1971]
US - Ford J-Car (6214) - [1968-1971]
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Purple
Dark Green Interior -
Body A Full Tail Hatch A No Stop Peg Interior A Dark Green Glass A Clear Chassis A Circle R - No TM Wheels Front Medium Wheels Rear Medium Rarity Rare
The Chassis is what makes this one special. It has no TM after the words "FORD J-CAR" -
Type 1 - Early Run - No TM
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Purple
Dark Green Interior -
Purple
Tan Interior -
White Enamel
Dark Green Interior -
White Enamel -
Tan Interior -
Body A Full Tail Rear Hatch A No Stop Peg Interior A Dark Green & Tan Glass A Clear Chassis B Circle-R & TM Wheels Front medium Wheels Rear medium Rarity VHTF Very Hard To Find
May have still only had the one tool for casting the bodies
Very early car which received the Trademark symbol (TM) on the chassis after the words "FORD J-CAR" -
Type 2 - Early Run - Full Tail
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Green
Black Interior -
Purple
Dark Green Interior -
Purple
Black Interior -
White Enamel
Black Interior -
Body B Cross Bar Tail Rear Hatch A No Stop Peg Interior A Black, Dark Green & Tan Glass A Clear Chassis B Circle-R & TM - rounded nose tips Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
The body changes with the addition of a cross bar at the top of the bodies tail area.
Body is now being cast with two different tools.
Black interior is introduced.
Not yet seen which hatches were on this combination???? -
Type 3 - Early Run - Cross Bar Tail w/rounded tips
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Green
Black Interior -
Light Blue
Black Interior -
Body B Cross Bar Tail Rear Hatch A No Stop Peg Interior A Black, Dark Green & Tan Glass A Clear Chassis C Circle-R & TM - straight nose tips Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
The base changes again, taking the curves off of the chassis nose pieces.
Last of the first "A" hatches -
Type 4 - Early Run - Cross Bar Tail w/straight tips
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Green
Tan Interior -
Green
Black Interior -
Light Blue
Black Interior -
Purple
Black Interior -
Body B Cross Bar Tail Rear Hatch B No Stop Peg Interior A Black, Dark Green & Tan Glass A Clear Chassis C Circle-R & TM - straight nose tips Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
There seems to be a lot of cars out there at this point in time. -
Type 5 - Early Run - Cross Bar Tail w/straight tips
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Lime
Tan Interior -
Lime
Black Interior -
Orange
Black Interior -
Body C Rear Hatch B No Stop Peg Interior A Black, Dark Green & Tan Glass A Clear Chassis C Circle-R & TM - straight nose tips Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
The Body changes as the fit of the body to the base was improved by extending the length of the front air dam under the body
Interior colors other than Black have been eliminated. -
Type 6 - Mid Run - Standard
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Red
Black Interior -
Body C Rear Hatch B No Stop Peg Interior A Black, Dark Green & Tan Glass A Clear Chassis D Circle-R & TM - axle supports Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
A new chassis is added with additional support for the axles. -
Type 7 - Mid Run - Standard w/Axle supports
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Blue -
Light Blue -
Olive -
Purple -
White Enamel -
Body D Stop Block Rear Hatch B No Stop Peg Interior A Black, Dark Green & Tan Glass A Clear Chassis CD Circle-R & TM - both with and without axle supports Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
Both Body & Chassis changed with modifications to improve the hatch mechanism from breaking off to easily.
These cars used leftover earlier version hatches. -
Type 8 - Transition Run
Chassis C - no axle supports
Chassis D - axle supports
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Aqua
Tail only? - Marcum -
Brown -
Gold -
Body D Stop Block Rear Hatch C Stop Peg Interior A Black Glass A Clear Chassis CD Circle-R & TM - both with and without axle supports Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity common
The most common J-Cars of them all.
Some leftover C chassis were used up. -
Type 9 - Late Run - Peg & Block
Chassis C - Painted Tail & Hatch
Chassis D - Painted Tail & Hatch
Chassis D - Unpainted Tail & Hatch
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Hot Pink -
Body E Stop Block & Headlight Cover Screws Rear Hatch C Stop Peg Interior A Black Glass A Clear Chassis D Circle-R & TM - axle supports Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
The body had Headlight Cover Screws added.
So far these have only been seen in Hot Pink and on only one of the two bodies (Tool #2) -
Type 10 - Late Run - Headlight Cover Screws
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| The tooling for this casting went to become the Muky issued Ford GT40 and Fort GT40 Turbo | |||||||||||
| MUKY X |
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