1969 Hot Wheels
US - Ford MK.IV (6257) - [1969]
US - Ford MK.IV (6257) - [1969]
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Tool 0 #1 -
Prototype
Part # 6257 0140
- Revision Letter: None
- Revision Letter Location: None
- Tool #: Medium sized "1" at bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Wide lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: None
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Wide & Short
- Underside: Front Edge: Flat
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Flat Circle
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Straight & Sharp
- Rear Tail Recessed Area: Square
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1
- Car Usage: 1st Prototype
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Tool 1 #1 -
Prototype
Part # 6257 0140
- Revision Letter: A
- Revision Letter Location: Large circle at top of hatch
- Tool #: Large reversed "1" in large circle bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Shallow narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: None
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Narrow tapered & long
- Underside: Front Edge: Flat
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Flat Circle
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail area: Slightly Beveled
- Underside: Side Edge to Sides: Beveled
- Rear Tail Recessed Area: Tapered
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1
- Car Usage: Prototype.
Found on a mid-run production car. Leftover parts bin usage.
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Tool 2 #1 -
Prototype
Part # 6257 0140 A
- Revision Letter: A
- Revision Letter Location: Large circle at top of hatch
- Tool #: Large reversed "1" in large circle bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Shallow narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: None
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Narrow tapered & long
- Underside: Front Edge: Flat
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Flat Circle
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail area: Heavily Beveled
- Underside: Side Edge to Sides: Beveled
- Rear Tail Recessed Area: Tapered
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1
- Car Usage: Prototype.
Found on a mid-run production car. Leftover parts bin usage.
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Tool 3 #1 -
Prototype - Bead
Part # 6257 0140
- Revision Letter: None
- Revision Letter Location: None
- Tool #: Large reversed "1" in large circle bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Shallow narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: None
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Narrow tapered & long
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead added to entire front edge
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Circle with recessed cross strip
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Beveled
- Rear Tail Recessed Area: Tapered
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1
- Car Usage: Prototype
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Tool 3 #1 -
Prototype - Bead w/Rev A
Part # 6257 0140 A
- Revision Letter: A
- Revision Letter Location: Large circle at top of hatch
- Tool #: Large reversed "1" in large circle bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: None
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Narrow tapered & long
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Circle with recessed cross strip
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1
- Car Usage: Prototype.
Found on a mid-run production car. Leftover parts bin usage.
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Tool A #1 -
Tool A #2 -
Tool A #3 -
Tool A #4 -
Stub Post
Part # 6257 0140 B
- Revision Letter: B
- Revision Letter Location: End of Stub Post
- Tool #: Small faint # in right Ejector Pin Circle
- Top: Engine Window: Narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: Stub (Very Short)
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Narrow tapered & long
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Circle with recessed cross strip
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1,2,3,4
- Car Usage: 1
- Red Enamel
Once the hatch was decided, three additional tools were created to produce them in volume -
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Tool 5 #2 -
Prototype Long Post
Part # 6257 0140 C
- Revision Letter: C
- Revision Letter Location: Left Ejector Pin Circle
- Tool #: Small faint # in right Ejector Pin Circle
- Hatch Post: Long
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Thicker Beveled support at top
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Circle with recessed cross strip
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1,2,3,4
- Car Usage: Prototype - Zamac Prototype only
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Tool B #1 -
Tool B #2 -
Tool B #3 -
Tool B #4 -
Long Post
Part # 6257 0140 C
- Revision Letter: C
- Revision Letter Location: End of Post
- Tool #: Small # at bottom center
- Hatch Post: Long (Slighlty longer than proto)
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Thicker Beveled support at top
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Circle with recessed cross strip
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1,2,3,4
- Car Usage: ???
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Tool C #1 -
Tool C #2 -
Tool C #3 -
Tool C #4 -
Long Post - Double D
Part # 6257 0140 D D
- Revision Letter: D
- Revision Letter Location: End of Post & next to Tool #
- Tool #: Small # at bottom center
- Hatch Post: Long
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Additional Beveling around the tops
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Circle with recessed cross strip
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom
- Tool #s 1,2,3,4
- Car Usage: ???
- Tool 1 had its mounting posts re-cut wider & thicker instead of adding extra beveling
- Later revisions of the other tool would also receive this re-cut
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Tool D #1 -
Tool D #2 -
Tool D #3 -
Tool D #4 -
Short Post
Part # 6257 0140 B
- Revision Letter: B
- Revision Letter Location: End of Post
- Tool #: Small # at bottom center
- Hatch Post: Short
- Pair Hatch Mounts: Thicker Beveled support at top
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Recessed Area
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom & two at top
- Tool #s 1,2,3,4
- Car Usage: ???
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Tool E #1 -
Tool E #2 -
Tool E #3 -
Tool E #4 -
??? Post
Part # 6257 0140
- Revision Letter: C - not yet seen
- Revision Letter Location: End of Post
- Tool #: Small # at bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: Long
- Pair Hatch Posts: Narrow tapered & long
- Tool #s ?
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Recessed Area
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom + Two at top
- Car Usage: ?=Common on over 90% of all cars
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Tool F #1 -
Tool F #2 -
Tool F #3 -
Tool F #4 -
Long Post
Part # 6257 0140
- Revision Letter: D
- Revision Letter Location: End of Post
- Tool #: Small # at bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: Long
- Pair Hatch Posts: Narrow tapered & long
- Tool #s ?
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Recessed Area
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom + Two at top
- Car Usage: ?=Common on over 90% of all cars
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Tool G #1 -
Tool G #2 -
Tool G #3 -
Tool G #4 -
TBD
Part # 6257 0140
- Revision Letter: D
- Revision Letter Location: End of Post
- Tool #: Small # at bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: Long
- Pair Hatch Posts: Narrow tapered & long
- Tool #s ?
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Recessed Area
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom + Two at top
- Car Usage: ?=Common on over 90% of all cars
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Tool H #1 -
Tool H #2 -
Tool H #3 -
Tool H #4 -
TBD
Part # 6257 0140
- Revision Letter: D
- Revision Letter Location: End of Post
- Tool #: Small # at bottom center
- Top: Engine Window: Narrow lined rectangle
- Hatch Post: Long
- Pair Hatch Posts: Narrow tapered & long
- Tool #s ?
- Underside: Front Edge: Thick Bead
- Underside: Front Center Edge: Recessed Area
- Underside: Rear Edge to Tail & Sides: Thicker Beveled
- Ejector Pin Circles: Two at bottom + Two at top
- Car Usage: ?=Common on over 90% of all cars
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- Originally there was one Hatch, which received changes until it was ready for production, then 3 additional tools were made
- The Hatch Bolt Pattern is like a fingerprint with each one slightly different.
- There are several differences but to tell them apart from the outside it's easiest to view the bolt pattern on top of the Hatch
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Tool #1 - USA
Protoype & Production -
Tool #2 - USA
Production Only -
Tool #3 - USA
Production Only -
Tool #4 - USA
Production Only
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Tool #1 - USA
Rear Hatch - Prototype - Type: 0
Rear Hatch - Prototype - Type: 1
Rear Hatch - Prototype - Type: 2
Rear Hatch - Prototype - Type: 3
Rear Hatch - Prototype - Type: 4
Rear Hatch - Production - Type: A - Early Run
Rear Hatch - Prototype - Type: 5 - Long Post
Rear Hatch - Production - Type: B - Long Post
Rear Hatch - Production - Type: C - Double-D Long Post
Rear Hatch - Production - Type: D - Short Post - Late Run
Rear Hatch - Production - Type: E - ??? Post
Rear Hatch - Production - Type: F - Long Post
Rear Hatch - Production - Type: G - TBD
Rear Hatch - Production - Type: H - TBD
Rear Hatch - Common Hatch Details
Info -
US Ford MK.IV - Rear Hatch
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McLAREN M6A Interior
Part # 6255 030
- The McLAREN M6A interior
was used for all Ford US MK.IVs - Tool #s: 1 - 8
- Car Usage: Earliest Prototypes
- The McLAREN M6A interior
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Black - Tool A #3 -
Brown - Tool A #? -
McLAREN M6A Interior
Part # 6255 030
- The McLAREN M6A interior
was used for all Ford US MK.IVs - Tool #s: 1 - 8
- Car Usage:
- Black = Common to all production
- Brown = Hatch Post Cars: Green, Blue, Light Blue
- The McLAREN M6A interior
Info -
- Mattel doubled up and used the existing McLAREN M6A interiors on all HK Ford MK.IV cars.
- Info
Interior - Prototype - Type: 0
Interior - Production - Type: A - Main
Interior - General Information
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HK Ford MK.IV - Interior
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Clear - Tool A #5 -
US Glass
Part # 6257 017
- Pair of side post: mate to interior for alignment
- Tool #s: 1 - 8
- Car Usage: Prototype and Production
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Glass - Production -
Type: A - Main
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