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1968 Hot Wheels
US - Custom Cougar (6205) - [1968-1969]

US Casting Menu - Cars
1968 Intro Cars Bodies Chassis Misc HK

Type 1 - Early Painted Tooth

Blue
Blue Tooth - Cream Interior

Lime
Lime Tooth - Cream Interior
Body A Convex Firewall
Hood A
Interior A Cream
Glass A Clear
Chassis A Black Cougar & Blue/Lime Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Very Hard to Find
  • Aproximately 20% of Painted Tooth Cars are the Early version.
  • All cars have mushroom style spun posts

Type 2 - Painted Tooth

Blue -
Blue Tooth - Cream Interior

Blue
Blue Tooth - Dark Green Interior

Lime
Lime Tooth - Cream Interior

Lime -
Lime Tooth - Dark Green Interior

Lime (Antifreeze)
Lime Tooth - Dark Green Interior
Body B Convex Firewall - Heavily beveled
Hood A
Interior A Cream and Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis B Black Cougar & Blue/Lime Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Uncommon
  • A very small run
  • All cars have mushroom style spun posts

Type 3 - Painted Tooth

Blue -
Blue Tooth - Cream Interior

Blue
Blue Tooth - Dark Green Interior

Lime -
Blue Tooth - Cream Interior

Lime
Blue Tooth - Dark Green Interior

Lime
Lime Tooth - Cream Interior

Lime -
Lime Tooth - Dark Green Interior
Body C Convex Firewall - Heavily beveled
Hood A
Interior A Cream and Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis B Black Cougar & Blue/Lime Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity Uncommon
  • Aproximately 80% of Painted Tooth Cars are the later version.
  • All cars have mushroom style spun posts

Type 4 - Black Cougar - Unpainted Tooth - Convex Firewall
Hood A - No Bevel

Blue -
Cream Interior

Blue -
Dark Green Interior

Lime -
Cream Interior

Lime -
Dark Green Interior
Hood B - Small Beveled

Blue -
Cream Interior

Blue -
Dark Green Interior

Lime -
Cream Interior

Lime
Dark Green Interior
Body B Convex Firewall
Hood A B    Non-Beveled & Small beveled hood pins
Interior A Cream and Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis C Black Cougar & Unpainted Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity ?
  • All cars have mushroom style spun posts

Type 5 - Black Cougar - Unpainted Tooth - Convex Firewall
Hood A - No Bevel

Blue -
Cream Interior

Blue
Dark Green Interior

Lime +
Cream Interior

Lime
Dark Green Interior
Hood B - Small Beveled

Blue -
Cream Interior

Blue +
Dark Green Interior

Lime -
Cream Interior

Lime -
Dark Green Interior
Body C Convex Firewall
Hood A B    Non-Beveled & Small beveled hood pins
Interior A Cream and Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis C Black Cougar & Unpainted Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity ?
  • All cars have mushroom style spun posts

Type 6 - Black Cougar & Sml Bevel Hood - Wide Flat Firewall - TM

Blue
Cream Interior

Blue
Tan Interior

Blue -
Dark Green Interior

Lime +
Cream Interior

Lime
Tan Interior

Lime -
Dark Green Interior

Orange
Cream Interior

Orange
Tan Interior

Orange -
Dark Green Interior
Body D Wide Flat Firewall
Hood B Small beveled hood pins
Interior A Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis C Black Cougar & Unpainted Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity ?
  • All cars have mushroom style spun posts

Type 7 - Black Cougar & Large Bevel Hood - Wide Firewall - TM
Body (B or C) ? - Painted Tooth Convex Firewall

Lime
Tan Interior
Body D - Wide Flat Firewall

Blue
Cream Interior

Blue
Tan Interior

Blue -
Dark Green Interior

Lime -
Cream Interior

Lime -
Tan Interior

Lime -
Dark Green Interior

Orange -
Cream Interior

Orange
Tan Interior

Orange -
Dark Green Interior
Body ? D    Wide Flat Firewall
Hood C Large beveled hood pins
Interior A Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis C Black Cougar & Unpainted Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
  • All cars have mushroom style spun posts

Type 8 - Unpainted Cougar & Large Bevel Hood - Wide Firewall - TM
Body C - Convex Firewall

Lime
Tan Interior - (BCBAD)

Lime
Dark Interior - (BBAAD)
Body D - Wide Flat Firewall

Blue
Cream Interior

Blue -
Tan Interior

Blue -
Dark Green Interior

Lime -
Cream Interior

Lime
Tan Interior

Lime -
Dark Green Interior

Orange -
Cream Interior

Orange
Tan Interior

Orange -
Dark Green Interior
Body C D    Wide Flat Firewall
Hood B C    Large beveled hood pins
Interior A Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis D Unpainted Cougar & Tooth
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
  • All cars have mushroom style spun posts
  • Some leftover Type-B Convex Firewall bodies were used up here.

Type 9 - Unpainted Cougar & Large Bevel Hood - Wide Firewall - R

Blue -
Cream Interior

Blue -
Tan Interior

Blue -
Dark Green Interior

Lime
Cream Interior (B-Hood)

Lime -
Tan Interior

Lime -
Dark Green Interior

Orange -
Cream Interior

Orange -
Tan Interior

Orange -
Dark Green Interior
Body D Wide Flat Firewall
Hood B C    Large beveled hood pins
Interior A Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis E Unpainted Cougar & Tooth - R
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
  • All cars have flat style spun posts

Type 10 - Unpainted Cougar & Large Bevel Hood - Thin Firewall - R
Chassis C - TM

Purple
Dark Interior
Chassis D - TM

Green
Cream Interior
Chassis E - Circle R - Hood A

Blue
Cream Interior
Chassis E - Circle R - Hood B

Olive
Cream Interior

Olive
Dark Green Interior
Chassis E - Circle R - Hood C

Blue
Cream Interior

Blue -
Tan Interior

Blue -
Dark Green Interior

Gold -
Cream Interior

Gold -
Tan Interior

Gold
Dark Green Interior

Olive
Cream Interior

Olive -
Tan Interior

Olive -
Dark Green Interior

Purple +
Dark Green Interior
Body E Thin Flat Firewall
Hood AB C      Large beveled hood pins
Interior AB Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis CD E      Unpainted Cougar & Tooth - R
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
  • All cars have flat style spun posts

Type 11 - Black Cougar - Round Hole - R

Blue (Ice)
Dark Green Interior

Gold
Cream Interior
Body E Thin Flat Firewall
Hood B C    Large beveled hood pins
Interior AB Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis F Black Cougar, Large Tank, Round Hole, R
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
  • All cars have flat style spun posts

Type 12 - Unpainted Cougar - Squared Off Hole - R
Hood B

Purple
Dark Green Interior
Hood C

Purple
Dark Green Interior
Body E Thin Flat Firewall
Hood B C    Large beveled hood pins
Interior AB Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis G Unpainted Cougar, Large Tank, Squared Off Hole, R
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
  • All cars have flat style spun posts

Type 13 - Large Tank, Squared Off Hole, Black Cougar - R
Hood B

Blue -
Cream Interior

Blue -
Tan Interior

Blue
Dark Green Interior

Green
Cream Interior

Green -
Tan Interior

Green
Dark Green Interior
Hood C

Aqua
Dark Green Interior

Gold
Dark Green Interior

Green
Dark Green Interior

Olive
Dark Interior
Body E Thin Flat Firewall
Hood B C    Large beveled hood pins
Interior AB Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis H Black Cougar, Large Tank, Squared Off Hole
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
  • All cars have flat style spun posts

Type 14 - Black Cougar - Squared Off Hole - Rev "C" Hood - R
Chassis E - Unpainted Cougar

Red
Dark Interior
Chassis G - Unpainted Cougar

Orange
Cream Interior
Chassis H - Black Cougar

Brown
Dark Green Interior

Green -
Cream Interior

Green -
Tan Interior

Green
Dark Green Interior

Orange
Cream Interior

Orange -
Tan Interior

Orange -
Dark Green Interior

Red
Cream Interior

Red
Tan Interior

Red
Dark Green Interior
Body E Thin Flat Firewall
Hood D Revision letter C
Interior AB Cream, Dark Green, Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis EG H      Black Cougar, Squared Off Hole, R
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity very hard to find
  • All cars have flat style spun posts

US Custom Cougar - Summary
Casting change and progression matrix
Ver Body Hood Interior Glass Chassis Run
1 A A A A A Painted Tooth - Convex Firewall - TM Early
2 B A A A B Painted Tooth - Convex Firewall - TM Early
3 C A A A B Painted Tooth - Convex Firewall - TM Early
4 B A B    A A C Black Cougar - Unpainted Tooth - Convex Firewall - TM Early
5 C A B    A A C Black Cougar - Unpainted Tooth - Convex Firewall - TM Early
6 D B A A C Black Cougar & Sml Bevel Hood - Wide Firewall - TM Mid
7 ? D    C A A C Black Cougar & Lrg Bevel Hood - Wide Firewall - TM Mid
8 C D    B C    AB A D Unpainted Cougar & Lrg Bevel Hood - Wide Firewall - TM Mid
9 D B C    AB A E Unpainted Cougar & Lrg Bevel Hood - Wide Firewall - R Late
10 E AB C      AB A CD E      Unpainted Cougar - Round Hole - Thin Firewall - R Late
11 E B C    AB A F Black Cougar - Round Hole - R Late
12 E B C    AB A G Unpainted Cougar - Squared Hole - R Late
13 E B C    AB A H Black Cougar - Squared Hole - R Late
14 E D AB A EG H      Black Cougar - Squared Hole - Rev "C" Hood - R Late
  The majority of bodies are the middle run

US Custom Cougar - Epitaph
The tooling for this casting went on to become the HK Nitty Gritty Kitty
HK Nitty Gritty Kitty

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