1969 Hot Wheels
US - Splittin' Image (6261)

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Type 1 - Early Run - Transmission w/No Hatch Pin or Bead



Red Enamel
Body A Transmission
Hatch 1 No Pin or Bead
Interior A Black
Glass A Clear
Chassis A
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Rare
  • A special group of cars. Leftover prototype Hatches where used up with what otherwise would be the first version of the prodction car.

Type 2 - Transmission w/Stub Post Hatch


Red Enamel
Body A Transmission
Hatch A Short Pin
Interior A Black
Glass A Clear
Chassis A
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Rare
  • The first Splittin' Images with all production parts

Type 3 - Transmission w/Half Hatch Pin

Aqua
Red Enamel
Body A Transmission
Hatch B Half Pin
Interior A Black
Glass A Clear
Chassis A
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity VHTF
 Info

Type 4 - Hatch Stop Block
No Hatch Pin (0)


Lime
Short Hatch Pin (A)


Aqua
Half Hatch Pin (B)


Red Enamel
Long Hatch Pin (C)

Aqua
Lime
Red Enamel
Body A Transmission
Hatch B Small Pin
Interior A Black
Glass A Clear
Chassis A
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity VHTF
 A new Hatch Stop Block configuration was created to keep the hatches from opening too far and breaking off.
As these were introduced, many of the previous leftover hatches were used up.

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Blue -
Cream Interior
Blue +
Tan Interior
Blue -
Dark Green Interior
Body C Wide Flat Firewall
Hatch B Small beveled Hatch pins
Interior A Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis B Black Cougar Logo & Unpainted Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
 Info

US Splittin' Image - Summary
Casting change and progression matrix
Ver Body Hatch Interior Glass Chassis Run
1 A 1 A A A Transmission w/No Hatch Pin or Bead Early
2 A A A A A Transmission w/Stub Post Hatch Early
3 A B A A A Transmission with Half Hatch Pin Early
4 A B A A A Hatch Stop Block Early
  The majority of bodies are the middle run

US Splittin' Image - Epitaph
The tooling for this casting went on to become trash
Trash

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