Custom Eldorado

Custom Eldorado
Debut series	Hot Wheels
Produced	1968-1969
Designer	Harry Bradley (Original) Brendon Vetuskey (Re-Tool)
Number	6218

Custom Eldorado Description

The Custom Eldorado was a Hot Wheels casting designed by Harry Bradley based on the the 1967 Cadillac Eldorado. The Custom Eldorado debuted in the 1968 Line-up as part of the Original 16 castings and came with a Collector's Button. All cars came with a button 'til 1972.

This tool & die was only used in the 1968 and 1969 line-up and wasn't used in any later years. Every version of this car had a die-cast body, die-cast chassis, redline wheels, bent-axle suspension, and Spectraflame paint.

Was issued out of the USA and Hong Kong.

Generally found with white interior, but there is dark too.

All have painted black roof.

USA Versions

The Custom Eldorado has come out in the following USA 1/64 scale versions:

Notes:Clear Glass, One piece Interior,Steering wheel is the same color as interior, Flat base, Smaller engine area, Smaller Hood, Larger cowl,  Filled area between radiator and grill.

Colors are desending in rarity from common to rare.

Year	Series	Color	Sticker	Chassis Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	cast #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Red		Metal		White	RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Olive		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Green		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Blue		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Aqua		Metal		Dark	RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Gold		Metal		White	RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Brown		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Rose		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Orange		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Purple		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Lime Green		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Antifreeze		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Copper		Metal		Dark	RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Magenta		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Blue "windex"		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Light Blue		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Apple Green		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Hot Pink		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Yellow		Metal			RL	6218	USA
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Creamy Pink		Metal		White	RL	6218	USA

USA Gallery

USA base Shot

Hong Kong Versions

The Custom Eldorado has come out in the following Hong Kong 1/64 scale versions:

Notes:Blue tinted glass, Four holes in base, Interior is 2 piece with black steering wheel stuck into dash, Larger engine area, Longer hood, Smaller cowl, Open area between radiator and grill.

Colors are desending in rarity from common to rare.

Year	Series	Color	Sticker	Chassis Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	cast #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Aqua		Metal			RL	6218	Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Blue		Unpainted / Metal			RL		Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Red		Unpainted / Metal		Dark	RL	6218	Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Red		Unpainted / Metal		White	RL	6218	Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Green		Unpainted / Metal		Dark	RL	6218	Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Brown		Unpainted / Metal			RL		Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Olive		Unpainted / Metal			RL		Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Copper		Unpainted / Metal			RL		Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Purple		Unpainted / Metal			RL		Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Orange		Unpainted / Metal			RL		Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Gold		Unpainted / Metal			RL		Hong Kong
1968	Sweet 16	Spectraflame Creamy Pink		Unpainted / Metal			RL		Hong Kong

Hong Kong Gallery

Wrong Wheels, US front, HK Rear. They have been changed this is not a variation.

Eldo Hong Kong Base