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1968 Hot Wheels
US - Custom Camaro (6208) - [1968-1969]

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

 

Type 1 - Kidney Bean

Lime (Antifreeze)
Green Interior - HK Deep Dish Wheels
Lime (Antifreeze)
Green Interior - US Semi Deep Dish Wheels
Body A Tall Firewall, No Trans
Hood A  
Interior A HK Dark Green w/Black Steering Wheel
Glass A HK Blue Glass
Base A Kidney Bean
Wheels Front U1-S
H1-S		 U1-S - Small Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
H1-S - Small Silver Deep Dish
Wheels Rear U1-S
H1-S		 U1-M - Medium Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
H1-M - Medium Silver Deep Dish
Rarity Rare Couple dozen known, most are not in the best condition
Very 1st USA Hot Wheels of any Casting in production.
Hybrid of US and Hong Kong (Interior/Glass) parts.
Cars with HK Deep Dish wheels were probably slightly earlier than US Semi-Deep Dish wheel cars

 

Type 2 - Kidney Bean

Lime (Antifreeze)
Green Interior 		Body B Tall Firewall, No Trans
Hood A  
Interior A HK Drk Green w/Blk Steering Wheel
Glass A HK Blue Glass
Chassis A Kidney Bean
Wheels Front U1-S U1-S - Small Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
Wheels Rear U1-M U1-M - Medium Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
Rarity  Rare T2s rarer than the T1s
A small body change under the engine.
Hybrid of US and Hong Kong (Interior/Glass) parts.

 

Type 3 - Early Run - Hybrid

Lime (Antifreeze)
Green Interior		 Body B Tall Firewall, No Trans
Hood B some A's
Interior A HK Drk Green w/Blk Steering Wheel
Glass A HK Blue Glass
Base B Tabbed - body color tail
Wheels Front U1-S U1-S - Small Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
Wheels Rear U1-M U1-M - Medium Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
Rarity Hard most have leading edge roof wear
Primarily the base changed.
Hybrid of US and Hong Kong (Interior/Glass) parts.

 

Type 4 - Early Run - Small Console

Lime (Antifreeze)
Green Interior		 Body B Tall Firewall, No Trans
Hood B  
Interior B Small console, No seat Flaps
Glass B US Clear
Base C Tabbed - body color tail
Wheels Front U1-S U1-S - Small Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
Wheels Rear U1-M U1-M - Medium Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
Rarity VRare
The 1st entirely out of all US parts.
A New Interior/Glass combination is introduced.

 

Type 5 - Early Run - Small Console

Lime (Antifreeze)
Green Interior
Lime
Green Interior
Body B Short Firewall, No Trans
Hood B  
Interior B Small console, No seat Flaps
Glass B US Clear
Base C Tabbed - body color tail
Wheels Front U2-S U2-S - Small Chrome - Common
U1-S Small Semi-Deep Dish - Occasional
Wheels Rear U1-M
U2-M		 U1-M - Medium Chrome Semi-Deep Dish
U2-M - Medium Chrome Wheels
Rarity VHTF  
This version lowered the height of the engine firewall area.

 

Type 6 - Early Run - Small Console w/Flaps

Blue
Blue Interior
Blue
Cream Interior
Blue
Dark Interior
Body B Short Firewall, No Trans
Hood B  
Interior C Small console, with seat Flaps
Glass B US Clear
Base C Tabbed - body color tail
Wheels Front U2-S U2-S - Small Chrome
Wheels Rear    
Rarity VRare All three are very rare
A revised interior with Seat Flaps covering the Rear Wheel openings.

 

Type 7 - Early Run - No Trans

Blue
Cream Interior
Blue
Dark Interior
Blue with Antifreeze Tail
White Interior

Red
Cream Interior
Red
Dark Interior
Body B Short Firewall, No Trans
Hood B  
Interior D Large console
Glass B US Clear
Base C Tabbed - body color tail
Wheels Front U3-S U3-S - Small Chrome big Hub, no finish Center Cap  (U1-S Occasional)
Wheels Rear    
Rarity HTF
VHTF		 Blues are HTF
Reds are VHTF
A Revised interior with a larger Center Console.
The large console provided a bigger flap to hold the dashboard in place on assembly.
The Blue with Antifreeze Tail Car is the only one known.

 

Type 8 - Early Run - Small Trans
X
Antifreeze
Cream Interior		 X
Antifreeze
Dark Interior

Blue
Cream Interior - Updated
Blue
Dark Interior - Updated
X
Red
Cream Interior
Red
Dark Interior - Updated
Red
Dark Interior
Small Console, w/flaps
Body C Short Firewall w/Small Trans
Hood C & D B's have been seen
Interior D White & Dark Large Console
Glass B US Clear
Base D Tabbed - body color tail
Wheels Front U3-S U3-S - Small Chrome big Hub, no finish Center Cap
Wheels Rear    
Rarity Uncommon The T8 & T9 cars make up the majority of the Early Run Cars
Date 68 On the pegs by 02-Sep-1968
This version has a small transmission added between the engine and firewall..
Dark interiors are much more difficult than Cream ones.

 

Type 9 - Early Run - Large Trans

Painted Tail - Black Roof

Antifreeze (D)
Cream Interior
Antifreeze (F)
Dark Interior
z
Blue (F)
Cream Interior		 z
Blue (F)
Dark Interior

Red (D)
Cream Interior		 z
Red (D)
Dark Interior		 z
Red
Green Interior
Small Console, no flaps

Painted Tail - Painted Roof

Antifreeze (F)
Dark Interior
Body D & F Short Firewall w/Large Trans
D's & F's are evenly split
Hood C & D B's have been seen
Interior D White & Dark Large Console
Glass B US Clear
Base D Tabbed - body color tail
Wheels Front U4-S U4-S - Small Chrome big Hub, Chrome Center Cap
Wheels Rear    
Rarity Uncommon The T8 & T9 cars make up the majority of the Early Run Cars
Date 68 On the pegs by 02-Sep-1968
This version has a bigger transmission.
Dark interiors are much more difficult than Cream ones.
All Antifreeze tabbed base Camaro is the only one known.

 

Type 10 - Middle Run
z
Red
Green Interior
Small Console, no flaps		 Body E Short Firewall w/Large Trans
Hood D  
Interior D Small console, No seat Flaps
Glass B US Clear
Base E TM - body color tail
Wheels Front    
Wheels Rear    
Rarity VRare Only one known
Earliest car to carry the newly created base without tabs.
The previous single tabbed base tooling was discarded and replaced by two brand new tools.

 

Type 11 - Middle Run - TM Cars

Painted Tails

Painted Tail - Black Roof

Antifreeze
Cream Interior
Antifreeze
Dark Interior		 z
Antifreeze
Green Interior
Small Console, no flaps

Blue
Cream Interior
Blue
Dark Interior		 z
Blue
Green Interior
Small Console, no flaps
z
Red
Cream Interior		 z
Red
Dark Interior

Painted Tail - Painted Roof

Antifreeze
Cream Interior
Antifreeze
Dark Interior

Blue
Cream Interior		 z
Blue
Dark Interior

Black Tails
Black Tail - Painted Roof
+
Antifreeze
Cream Interior
Antifreeze
Dark Interior
z
Blue
Cream Interior		 +
Blue
Dark Interior
z
Red
Cream Interior		 z
Red
Dark Interior

Black Tail - Black Roof
z
Antifreeze
Green Interior
Small Console, no flaps
z
Blue
Cream Interior
Blue
Dark Interior

Lime
Cream Interior
Lime
Dark Interior		 z
Lime
Green Interior
Small Console, no flaps

Red
Cream Interior
Red
Dark Interior		 z
Red
Green Interior
Small Console, no flaps

Body F Short Firewall w/Large Trans
Hood D  
Interior D Several colors
Glass B US Clear
Base E TM
This version saw an entirely new base created as a result of the earlier experiments.
The last version of Custom Camaro to have body color painted rear tail panels.

 

----------------- Construction Zone starts here !!!
 

 

Type 12 - Middle Run

Black Roof
z
Red
Dark Interior

Painted Roof
z
Green
Dark Interior
Body F Short Firewall
Hood    
Interior   Dark
Glass   US Clear
Base F r - tm
Tail   All cars have Black Tails
Introduction of the r-tm base
All cars have Black tails from here on out.

This starts a process where parts use was mixed and matched and not all parts were mated together in the chronological order they were created in.
When these mis-matches arise, documentation priority order is given to Body, Base, then others.

 

Type 13 - Middle Run - Fat Firewall

TM base

Black Roof

z
Blue
Dark Interior

r-tm base

Black Roof

Blue
Dark Interior		 z
Red
Dark Interior

Painted Roof

Green
Dark Interior
Body G Short Fat Firewall
Hood    
Interior   Dark
Glass   US Clear
Base E & F TM  &  r-tm
Tail   All cars have Black Tails
Short Fat Firewalled cars

 

Type 14 - Middle Run

TM base

Black Tail - Painted Roof
z
Green
White Interior
Green
Dark Interior
  z
Orange
Dark Interior
z
Purple
White Interior
Purple
Dark Interior
 
Rose
Dark Interior

r-tm base

Black Tail - Painted Roof
  +
Aqua
Dark Interior
+
Brown
Cream Interior		 +
Brown
Dark Interior
z
Green
White Interior		 z
Green
Dark Interior
+
Gold (Pale)
Cream Interior		  
  z
Orange
Dark Interior
  +
Pink (Creamy)
Dark Interior
z
Purple
White Interior		 z
Purple
Dark Interior
  z
Rose
Dark Interior
Body H Medium Firewall
Hood D  
Interior D Dark
Glass B US Clear
Base E & F TM  &  r-tm
This version saw new car body colors added into the lineup.
Firewall shortened and raised

 

Summary 
Matrix shows how the Casting changed and progressed.
Ver Body Hood Interior Glass Base Date Run
1 A A A A A Kidney Bean 68 Early
2 A A A A A Kidney Bean 68 Early
3 A A,B A A B Hybrid 68 Early
4 A B B B C No Trans - Small console no Flaps 68 Early
5 B B B B C No Trans - Small console no Flaps 68 Early
6 B B C B C No Trans - Small console w/Flaps 68 Early
7 B B D B C No Trans - Large console 68 Early
8 C C,D D B D Small Trans 8/68 Early
9 D,F C,D D B D Large Trans 68 Early
10 E D D B E Short Firewall Mid Mid
11 F D D B E TM Cars Mid Mid
                 
12 F       F short fwall - r/tm base cars Mid Mid
13 G       E, F Fat Firewall Mid Mid
14 H       E, F Medium Firewall Mid Mid
                 
10 F D D B F Fat Firewall Mid Mid
11 G D D B E Medium Firewall Mid Mid
12 G F Late Late
13 G G Late Late
14 G H Late Late
Part usage did not stay strictly in chronological order.  Mattel used up parts as they found them, many times leaving newer parts mated with older parts.  This is seen a lot in the late run cars.



Construction Zone starts here !!!

Type 11 - Late Run
x x x
x Purple
Dark interior		 x
Body D Medium Firewall
Hood D  
Interior D Mucho
Glass B US Clear
Base F Big R

Big R- no/tm- all med Fwall:
green-dark
af painted roof-dark
light blue painted roof-cream

 

Type 12 - Late Run
x x x
x x x
Body D Medium Firewall
Hood D  
Interior D Heavy Chevy
Glass C Clear & Blue Heavy Chevy
Base G Big R & tm

Big R/tm all med Fwall:
olive-dark
purple(doubleshot)-dark
painted roof, light or windex blue(a true ice)-dark
painted roof light blue-cream
green-cream
orange-cream
aqua marine(that bright Bahammas or tropical waters looking aqua)-dark
rose-cream
rose-dark
Gold(that darker honey gold)-cream
brown-cream- HC interior-us glass
purple-cream- HC int and glass-D hood

 

Type 13 - Late Run
x x x
x x x
Body D Medium Firewall
Hood D  
Interior D Heavy Chevy
Glass C Clear & Blue Heavy Chevy
Base G Little r & tm
Date 69 On the pegs by 15-Feb-1969
x

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