1974 Hot Wheels
HK - Rodger Dodger (8259) - [1974-1975]

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1974	History	Intro	Cars	Bodies	Chassis	Misc

Type 1 - Early Run - Capped Wheel, White Basecoat body
Purple over White basecoat	Body A Painted over White Basecoat Engine A from Strip Teaser Interior A Black Glass A Clear Chassis A Wheels Front open Wheels Rear capped Rarity Uncommon
Info

Under Construction.... No valid information beyond this point.... Do not use.

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 Rodger Dodgers 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.

Construction starts here....

Type ? - No valid information in this table
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
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US Rodger Dodger - 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 Rodger Dodger - Epitaph
The tooling for this casting went on to become trash
Trash

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