1968 Hot Wheels
HK - Python (6216) - [1968-1971]

Type 1 - Early - Long Tail Pipe
Medium Front Wheels

Orange (Reddish)
Tan/Grey Interior
?

Red
Cream Interior
Red
Tan/Grey Interior
Red
Dark Interior
Small Front Wheels

Orange
Tan/Grey Interior
Red
Tan/Grey Interior
Body A Long Tail Pipes and Full Black Roof
Engine A
Interior A Brown
Glass A Blue
Chassis A
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Hard to find
 The majority of the LTPs have Medium Front Wheels.
 A few are seen with the small fronts, which appear to be slighty later run, with smaller front black paint and Driver pillar.

Type 2 - Early - FBR

Orange
Red
Body B Full Black Roof
Engine A
Interior A Brown
Glass A Blue
Chassis A
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Hard to find
 Orange is more difficult than Red

Type 3 - Mid Run - TBR/TM

Orange
Cream Interior
Orange
Brown Interior

Red
Cream Interior
Red
Brown Interior

Purple
Cream Interior
Purple
Brown Interior
Body C Top Black Roof
Engine A
Interior A Cream and Brown
Glass A Blue
Chassis A TM
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Hard to find
 Orange is more difficult than Red

Type 4 - Mid Run - TBR/R

Aqua
Cream Interior
Aqua
Brown Interior

Blue
Cream Interior
Blue
Brown Interior

Copper
Cream Interior
Copper
Brown Interior

Creamy Pink
Cream Interior
Creamy Pink
Brown Interior

Gold
Cream Interior
Gold
Brown Interior

Green
Cream Interior
Green
Brown Interior

Olive
Cream Interior
Olive
Brown Interior

Orange
Cream Interior
Orange
Brown Interior

Red
Cream Interior
Red
Brown Interior

Purple
Cream Interior
Purple
Brown Interior
Body C Top Black Roof
Engine A
Interior A Cream and Brown
Glass A Blue
Chassis A R
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity
 These are the vast majority of Pythons

Type 5 - Late Run - NBR

Blue
Cream Interior
Blue
Bronze Interior
Blue
Brown Interior

Green
Cream Interior
Green
Bronze Interior
Green
Brown Interior

Orange
Cream Interior
Orange
Brown Interior

Red
Cream Interior
Red
Brown Interior

Purple
Cream Interior
Purple
Brown Interior
Body C No Black Roof
Engine A
Interior A Cream and Brown
Glass A Blue
Chassis A TM
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Hard to find
 

HK Python - Summary
Casting change and progression matrix
Ver Body Engine Interior Glass Chassis Run
1 A A A A A LTP - Long Tail Pipe Early
2 B A A A A FBR - Full Black Roof Early
3 C A A A A TBR/TM - Top Black Roof TM Mid
4 C A A A B TBR/R - Top Black Roof/R Mid
5 D A C A B No Black Roof Late
  The majority of bodies are the middle run

HK Python - Epitaph
The tooling for this casting went on to become scrap
Muky X

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