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Hot Wheels Colors


Paint Overiews - Introduction
Paint Overviews Paint by Years Molded Interiors
Introduction Spectraflame 68-72 Enamels 73 Flying Colors 74-77 Later Years

Paint Color by Year 73
Code Part# Color Alias 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
E M L E M L E M L E M L E M L
03 S 0405-5510 Orange Orange
04 S 0405-5520 Aqua Aqua 2
06 S 0405-5530 Violet Purple 9
07 S 0405-5540 Lime Lime
Code Part# Color Alias E M L E M L E M L E M L E M L
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
  • Code = Mattel paint code + Paint Type (S=Spectraflame, E=Enamel, C=Chrome
  • Part# = Mattel internal part number
  • Color = Mattel paint color came
  • Alias = Common collector paint color name
  • EML = Single year breakdown (E=Early, M=Middle, L=Late)
  • Cell values = (Color=available, #=month when exact date known, -=unconfirmed)
  • 1968 E Column = Prototypes, all others production

Mattel - The 1969 Spectraflame Colors
  The 1968 Colors
  • Aqua
  • Blue
  • Lime
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Toy Red
  • Violet-Purple
  • White

Beginning of 1969 Collector Catalog list
  The 1969 Colors
  • Aqua
  • Blue
  • Lime
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Orange
  • Toy Red
  • Violet-Purple
  • White

  • Brown
  • Lavender
  • Light Blue
  • Olive
  • How does Lavender fit into all this? Its seems to be Creamy Pink but not listed as a 68

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