Intro to German Blister Packs

German Blister Packs - Introduction

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MATTEL GMBH History
MATTEL GMBH was a toy manufacturer in Germany whom Mattel purchased in 196?.

HEISSE RÄDER blister pack notes
Three are no German Spoiler series cards. There is no ScoolBus "Nutzfahrzeuge" BP The car number is stamped on the back of the card for all BPs except the very first BP and the final single card which held 3 cars. "Not for use with superchargers" warning is either directly printed on the card front or stamped on the card back where necessary. (No separate stickers as with US/Germany cards) The last German porduced BP was the 1973 single card 3-pack. AFter that US cards were used. No German promotional items are known. No German special mail order items are known. No German "value" packaging items are known other than the 3-Pak cards (rivited and single card)/li> All buttons have the folded tab. All cars face to the left (execpt for one M6A)

HEISSE RÄDER blister pack notes

Three are no German Spoiler series cards.
There is no ScoolBus "Nutzfahrzeuge" BP
The car number is stamped on the back of the card for all BPs except the very first BP and the final single card which held 3 cars.
"Not for use with superchargers" warning is either directly printed on the card front or stamped on the card back where necessary. (No separate stickers as with US/Germany cards)
The last German porduced BP was the 1973 single card 3-pack. AFter that US cards were used.
No German promotional items are known.
No German special mail order items are known.
No German "value" packaging items are known other than the 3-Pak cards (rivited and single card)/li>
All buttons have the folded tab.
All cars face to the left (execpt for one M6A)

GMBH California Customs BP
				Classic "California Custom" package style "HEISSE RÄDER" = "HOT WHEELS" Mattel GmbH distributor Logo Printed in Babenhausen (near Frankfurt Germany)
1968 - 68G-A Numbered Ten card				1968 - 68G-B Ten card				1969 - 69G-A Ten card (no insert)

MATTEL California Customs BP
				Classic "California Custom" package style "HEISSE RÄDER" = "HOT WHEELS" MATTEL Logo No printing information
1970 - 70G-A MATTEL card (with insert)						1970 - 70G-B MATTEL card (no insert)

MATTEL Heavyweights BP
				Classic "California Custom" package style "Heisse Räder" = "Hot Wheels" MATTEL Logo No printing information
1970 - 70G-HT Tow Truck card				1970 - 70G-HC Cement Mixer card				1969 - 70G-HF Fire Engine card

MATTEL California Customs "value" BP
				Classic "California Custom" package style "HEISSE RÄDER" = "HOT WHEELS" MATTEL Logo No printing information 3 for 1 price value packaging
1973 - 73G-A 3-Stack card - 3 BPs rivited						1970 - 73G-B 3-Pack card - Single Card

Rennmaschine Showpak - (1972)

Type 72G-CC

Chopcycles

FunBuggy Header Cards - (1972)

Type

Zowees

Revvers BP - (1973)

Type 73G-RV Revvers Card

Type 73G-RV
Revvers Card

	German stickers on back
	"HöllenFahrer"

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Standard HotWheels Revvers BP with additional German instruction sticker on back

German Set Car Baggies

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