'57 T-Bird (1978)

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Description

Introduced in 1978 as the '57 T-Bird in White with Red and Blue and later in the year in Yellow. This was also featured in the T-Bird Tossup track set. One set with the White 1978 '57 T-Bird on the box and also a box with the car pictured in Yellow (BW).

Versions

The '57 T-Bird has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
	1978	1978 Flying Colors	White	Red, Blue and Black "Thunderbird"	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW	2013	Hong Kong	w/Porthole
	1978	1978 Hot Wheels, Oldies But Goodies	Yellow	Red, Blue and Black "Thunderbird"	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW		Hong Kong	WITH Porthole
	1979	1979 Hot Wheels	Yellow	Red, Blue and Black "Thunderbird"	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW		Hong Kong	NO Porthole
	1982	1982 Hot Wheels	Metalflake Red	No tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW		Malaysia	WITH porthole
	1982	1982 Hot Wheels	Metalflake Red	No tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW		Malaysia	NO porthole
	1982		Metalflake Red	No tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	White Hub RR		Malaysia
	1982		Metalflake Red	No tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	Grey Hub RR		Malaysia
	1985	1985 Hot Wheels	Red	Blue, Purple, Yellow "TBIRD"	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW		Malaysia
	1986	1986 Hot Wheels	Black	Purple, Blue, Red "TBIRD"	Unpainted / Metal	Gray tint	Gray tint	BW		Malaysia
	1986	1986 Hot Wheels	Black	Purple, Blue, Red "TBIRD"	Unpainted / Metal	Gray tint	Gray tint	Gray Hub RR		Malaysia
	1986	1986 Hot Wheels	Black	Purple, Blue, Red "TBIRD"	Unpainted / Metal	Gray tint	Gray tint	White Hub RR		Malaysia
	1988	1988 Hot Wheels	Turquoise	Purple and Red stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Clear	BW		Hong Kong
	1988	1988 Hot Wheels	White	Blue and Red stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW		Hong Kong
	1990	Park 'n Plates	Turquoise	Purple, Blue, Yellow "TBIRD"	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	WW		Malaysia
	1991	McDonald's Happy Meal Toy	Turquoise	Yellow, White, and Purple on sides	Light Gray Plastic	Blue tint	Blue tint	BW		Malaysia
	1991	McDonald's Happy Meal Toy	Red	Pink, Blue, Green Stripes on sides	Light Gray Plastic	Red tint	Red tint	BW	1677	Malaysia
190	1992	Gleam Team	Gold Chrome	no tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Gray tint	Gray tint	BW		Malaysia	textured plastic body
	1994	Service Merchandise 16-car set	Chrome	no tampo	Unpainted / Metal	Blue tint	Blue tint	RL		Malaysia	textured plastic body
	1994	FAO Schwarz Gold Series Collection	Black	White Hot Wheels Logo	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Yellow tint	PC5 Gold		Malaysia	Limited to 3000
	1994	Gas Station Promotionals	Turquoise	White, Orange, Blue "GULF" Logo	Gray / Plastic	Gray tint	Gray tint	PC5 Gold		Malaysia	only in baggie
	1995	Ford 5-Pack	Yellow	Yellow Hot Wheels Logo on rear window	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Clear	BW		Malaysia
	1995	Ford 5-Pack	Yellow	Yellow Hot Wheels Logo on rear window	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Clear	7SP		Malaysia
	1995	Ford 5-Pack	Yellow	Yellow Hot Wheels Logo on rear window	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Clear	3SP		Malaysia
356	1995	1995 Treasure Hunt Series	Metalflake Black	No tampo	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Clear	RR	13352	Malaysia
384	1996	Flamethrower Series	White	Orange & Green Flames, Orange HW logo on back quarter-panel.	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Clear	7SP		Malaysia
384	1996	Flamethrower Series	White	Gold, Red, Green Flames	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Clear	7SP		Malaysia
	1996	50's favorite 5-Pack	Metalflake Teal	no tampo	Chrome / Plastic	Green tint	Green tint	5SP		Malaysia
	1996	50's favorite 5-Pack	Metalflake Teal	no tampo	Chrome / Plastic	Green tint	Green tint	3SP		Malaysia
	1996	50's favorite 5-Pack	Metalflake Teal	no tampo	Gray / Plastic	Green tint	Green tint	3SP		Malaysia
	1997	40th Anniversary Thunderbird 2-Pack	Metalflake Maroon	White top and realistic trim	Chrome / Plastic	Clear	Clear	RR		China
	1999	'50s Cruisers 5-Pack	Black	Yellow, White, Orange pinstripes	Chrome / Plastic	Yellow tint	Yellow tint	LW Gold		Malaysia
685	1998	Tattoo Machines Series	Metalflake Blue	Black & White pinstripes	Chrome / Plastic	Blue tint	Blue tint	3SP		Malaysia
056	2000	2000 Treasure Hunts Series #8	Metalflake Green					CDDRR
217	2000	2000 Hot Wheels	Purple	White, Yellow, Orange & Black Tampos	Chrome plastic	Blue	Blue	Chrome LW		Malaysia
055	2001	Turbo Taxi Series	Yellow	"Tad's Taxi". White, Orange checkboard.	Chrome plastic	Orange	Orange	Chrome 3SP		Malaysia
11/16	2002	Automobile Milestones	Light Blue					CDDRR w/ White Line	55935
	2002	Pro Racing 2002	Yellow	Brawn, Blue. 10 Nesquik	Chrome Plastic	Blue	Black	WLRR		Thailand
	2002	Pro Racing 2002	Blue	White, Red. 99 CITGO, Superguard.	Chrome Plastic	Blue	White	WLRR		Thailand
	2002	Pro Racing 2002	Black, White	White, Black and Red. 12 ALLTEL	Chrome Plastic	Blue	White	WLRR		Thailand
	2002	Pro Racing 2002	Black	White, Blue. 6 PFIZER	Chrome Plastic	Blue	Black	WLRR		Thailand
124	2004	2004 Star-Spangled 2 series	White	US Flag on flaming	Chrome plastic	Red	Red	Red 5SP		Thailand
11/30	2006	Hot Wheels Classics Series 2	Spectraflame Aqua	Thunderbird emblem on hood	Unpainted / Metal	Clear		White Wall 5SP	J2767		issued as "1957 Thunderbird"
194	2008	2008 Mystery Cars	Orange with White roof	No tampos	Chrome / Plastic	Smoke	Black (?)	5SP	M6943	Malaysia	w/o Porthole
N/A	2009	Connect Cars - Pennsylvania #2	Metallic Silver	Red, Blue, Brown & Yellow Graphics. "Pennsylvania", "2", "Virtue"	Chrome / Plastic	Blue Tint	Blue Tint	Chrome 5SP	N4169	Malaysia
N/A	2009	Father's Day	Yellow	Red Graphics with Black "6" in White gumball	Chrome / Plastic	Blue Tint	Blue Tint	Chrome 5SP	P3511	Malaysia

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