1968 Hot Wheels
US - Custom Mustang (6206) - [1968-1969]

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

Type 1 - Early Run - Bone Line
Blue Cream Interior	Body A Continuous Bone Line Convex Firewall - Long Roof Line Hood A Interior A Cream Glass A Clear Chassis A Blue Tail - TM w/No Driveshaft Wheels Front Chrome Wheels Rear Chrome Rarity Rare
Has a distinctive continuous Bone line running the full length of the car just above its wheel wells. The base does not have the front part of the Driveshaft.

Type 2 - Early Run - Bone Line - Drive Shaft
Blue Cream Interior	Body A Continuous Bone Line Convex Firewall - Long Roof Line Hood A Interior A Cream Glass A Clear Chassis B Blue Tail - TM w/Driveshaft Wheels Front Chrome Wheels Rear Chrome Rarity Rare
Addition of a full length Driveshaft on the base differentiates this one from the Type-1 •Has a distinctive continuous Bone line running the full length of the car just above its wheel wells.

Type 3 - Early Run - Painted Tail
Blue Cream Interior				Gold Cream Interior				Red Cream Interior
Body B Flat Firewall, Enlarged wheel wells, Long Roof Line Hood A Interior A Cream Glass A Clear Chassis B Body Colored Tail - TM w/driveshaft Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity Blue is hard to find - Red is Very hard to find - Gold is rare
Distinguished by their body color painted tails. The Engine Firewalls were reduced in size and front wheel wells enlarged.

Type 4 - Early Run - Painted Tail - New Hood
Blue Cream Interior				Gold Cream Interior				Red Cream Interior
Body B Flat Firewall, Enlarged wheel wells, Long Roof Line Hood B New Hood Interior A Cream Glass A Clear Chassis B Body Colored Tail - TM w/driveshaft Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity Blue is hard to find - Red is Very hard to find - Gold is rare
Distinguished by their body color painted tails. The main difference between this and the Type 3 is the introduction of a new Hood

Type 5 - Early Run - Black Tail
				Gold Dark Interior
Body C Flat Firewall, Enlarged wheel wells, Long Roof Line Hood C New Hood, Rev B Interior A Cream, Tan & Dark Glass A Clear Chassis C Flat Black Tail - TM w/driveshaft Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity VRare
The first Black Tail Cars

Type 6 - Early Run - Black Tail
Blue Cream Interior				Blue Tan Interior				Blue Dark Interior
Gold Cream Interior				Gold Tan Interior				Gold Dark Interior
Red Cream Interior				Red Tan Interior				Red - Dark Interior
Body D Flat Firewall, Enlarged wheel wells, Long Roof Line Hood C New Hood, Rev B Interior A Cream, Tan & Dark Glass A Clear Chassis C Flat Black Tail - TM w/driveshaft Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity HTF Hard to find
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Type 7 - Middle Run - No Firewall - Long Roof Line
Blue - Cream Interior				Blue Tan Interior				Blue Dark Interior
Gold - Cream Interior				Gold Tan Interior				Gold - Dark Interior
Red - Cream Interior				Red Tan Interior				Red - Dark Interior
Body E No Firewall, Long Roof Line Hood C Interior A Cream ?, Tan & Dark Glass A Clear Chassis C Flat Black Tail - TM w/driveshaft Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity HTF Hard to find
The last of the Long Roof Line Cars The First of the No Firewall Cars

Type 8 - Middle Run - Short Roof Line
Blue Cream Interior				Blue Tan Interior				Blue Dark Interior
Brown - Cream Interior				Brown Tan Interior				Brown - Dark Interior
Gold Cream Interior				Gold - Tan Interior				Gold - Dark Interior
Green Cream Interior				Greeb Tan Interior				Green - Dark Interior
Lime - Cream Interior				Lime - Tan Interior				Lime Dark Interior
Lime(Antifreeze) Cream Interior				Lime(Antifreeze) Tan Interior				Lime(Antifreeze) Dark Interior
Pink (Creamy) Cream Interior
Red Cream Interior				Red Tan Interior				Red Dark Interior
Rose Cream Interior
Body F No Firewall, Short Roof Line Hood C Interior A Cream ?, Tan & Dark Glass A Clear Chassis C Flat Black Tail - TM w/driveshaft Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
The First of the Short Roof Line Cars

Type 9 - Late Run - Little R
Lime(Antifreeze) Cream Interior				Lime(Antifreeze) Tan Interior				Lime(Antifreeze) Dark Interior
Blue - Cream Interior				Brown Cream Interior				Gold Cream Interior
Green Cream Interior				Orange Cream Interior				Pink (Creamy) Cream Interior
Red - Cream Interior				Red Tan Interior				Red - Dark Interior
Body F No Firewall, Short Roof Line Hood C Interior A Cream ?, Tan & Dark Glass A Clear Chassis D Flat Black Tail, full width - Little R - Round Holes Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
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Type 10 - Late Run - Square Chassis Hole
Aqua Cream Interior				Blue Cream Interior				Blue (Ice) Cream Interior
Brown - Cream Interior				Gold Cream Interior				Lime (Antifreeze) Cream Interior
Olive Cream Interior				Orange Cream Interior				Pink (Creamy) Cream Interior
Purple Cream Interior						Rose Cream Interior
Body F No Firewall, Short Roof Line Hood C Interior A Cream ?, Tan & Dark Glass A Clear Chassis E Flat Black Tail, full width - Little R - Square Rear Chassis Hole Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
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Type 11 - Late Run - Gloss Black Tail
Aqua Cream Interior						Aqua - Tan Interior
Blue Cream Interior						Blue - Tan Interior
Blue (Light) Cream Interior						Blue (Light) Tan Interior
Copper - Cream Interior						Copper Tan Interior
Gold - Cream Interior						Gold Tan Interior
Olive - Cream Interior						Olive Tan Interior
Orange Cream Interior						Orange - Tan Interior
Purple Cream Interior						Purple - Tan Interior
Body F No Firewall, Short Roof Line Hood C Interior A Cream ?, Tan & Dark Glass A Clear Chassis F Gloss Black Tail, Center only - Little R - Square Rear Chassis Hole Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
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Type 12 - Late Run - Ribbed Window
Blue Cream Interior						Blue - Tan Interior
Blue (Ice) Cream Interior						Blue (Ice) - Tan Interior
Orange Cream Interior						Orange Tan Interior
Body F No Firewall, Short Roof Line Hood C Interior A Cream & Tan Glass B Blue Ribbed Chassis F Gloss Black Tail, Center only - Little R - Square Rear Chassis Hole Wheels Front Wheels Rear Rarity
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US Custom Mustang - Summary
Casting change and progression matrix
Ver Body Hood Interior Glass Chassis Run 1 A A A A A Boneline (Painted Tail, No Driveshaft) Early 2 A A A A B Boneline (Painted Tail - Driveshaft) Early 3 B A A A B Painted Tail - Enlarged Fender Early 4 B B A A B Painted Tail - Enlarged Fender - New Hood Early 5 C C A A C Flat Black Tail Early 6 D C A A C Flat Black Tail - Flat Firewall Early 7 E C A A C Flat Black Tail - No Firewall - TM - LRoof Mid 8 F C A A C Flat Black Tail - No Firewall - TM - SRoof Mid 9 F C A A D Flat Black Tail - No Firewall - Little R Late 10 F C A A E Little R - Square Base Hole Late 11 F C A A F Short Gloss Black Tail Late 12 F C A B F Ribbed Window Late
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US Custom Mustang - Epitaph
The tooling for this casting went on to become the HK issued Boss Hoss
HK Boss Hoss

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