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1968 Hot Wheels
US - Custom Eldorado (6218) - [1968-1971]

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

Type 1 - Early Run - TM Chassis



Blue
Tan Interior
Body A Full Engine, Convex Firewall
Hood A
Interior A Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis A TM
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity HTF Hard to Find
  Info

Type 2 - Early Run - Convex Firewall



Blue
Tan Interior
Body A Full Engine, Convex Firewall
Hood A
Interior A Tan
Glass A Clear
Chassis B Circle R - Small C
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity VRare Very Rare
  Info

Type 3 - Early Run - Full Engine, Flat Firewall

Aqua
Dark Interior

Blue
Tan Interior

?
? Interior
Body B Full Engine, Flat Firewall
Hood A
Interior A Tan and Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis B Small R Small C
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity VHTF Very Hard To Find
  • Info

Type 4 - Early Run - Short Engine

Aqua
Dark Interior

?
? Interior

?
? Interior
Body C Short Engine
Hood A
Interior A Tan and Dark Green
Glass A Clear
Chassis B Small R Small C
Wheels Front
Wheels Rear
Rarity
  • Info


US Custom Eldorado - Summary
Casting change and progression matrix
Ver Body Hood Interior Glass Chassis Run
1 A A A A A Full Eng - Convex Fwall - TM Chassis Early
2 A A A A B Full Eng - Convex Fwall - Circle R Small C Chassis Early
3 B A A A B Full Eng - Flat Fwall - Circle R Small C Chassis Early
4 C A A A B Short Eng - Circle R Small C Chassis Mid
4 C A A A B Short Eng - Circle R Small C Chassis Mid
4 D A A A B beveled body Late
4 C A A A C Large C Chassis Late
  The majority of bodies are the middle run

US Custom Eldorado - Epitaph
The tooling for this casting went on to become the Hong Kong Sugar Caddy
6418 Sugar Caddy - HK

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