Description[]
The Evil Weevil is a Hot Wheels casting which debuted in the 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers Series. It is a modified version of the Custom Volkswagen from 1968 with two blown V8 engines.
It was manufactured at the Hong Kong factory and was painted in several Spectraflame colors with Blue being the most common and Magenta the hardest to find. It could be found with either a white or dark brown interior with white being more desirable. Like other Spoilers, it was packaged with a pre-applied door sticker with a number of 1 through to 9, although some have been found with the sticker missing while still in it's original package. It also came packaged with an sheet of additional stickers that the owner could apply, and either a metal or plastic 'Collectors Button'. All Evil Weevils have medium 'Capped' wheels in the front and large 'Capped' wheels in the rear and all came with blue tinted glass with a movable sunroof.
In 2004, the Evil Weevil was retooled for the HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 3 - Neo-Classics Series and has been used multiple times since.
This casting is not to be confused with the Eevil Weevil, a 1986 casting of similar name.
Original Versions[]
The Evil Weevil has been released in the following versions:
| Year | Series | Color | Stickers | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Blue | White Circle with 1-9 | ZAMAC | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | Playable in Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Aqua | White Circle with 1-9 | ZAMAC | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | Hard to Find | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Green | White Circle with 1-9 | ZAMAC | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green | White Circle with 1-9 | ZAMAC | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Yellow | White Circle with 1-9 | ZAMAC | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Red | White Circle with 1-9 | ZAMAC | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Magenta | White Circle with 1-9 | ZAMAC | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | Very Rare | 
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| 1971 | 1971 Hot Wheels Spoilers | Spectraflame Purple | White Circle with 1-9 | ZAMAC | Tinted (Blue) | White or Dark Brown | RL | 6471 | Hong Kong | Very Rare | 
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Retooled Versions[]
The Evil Weevil has been released in the following versions:
| Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | HWC.com Series 3: Neo-Classics 4/6 |
Spectraflame Green | Light green flames on sides & top, various sponsor logos, '4', & 'HotWheelsCollectors.com' logo on sides, "EVL WVL" on rear California license plate | Chrome / Metal |
Clear | Tan | NCRL | C6036 | China | 10,500 produced | 
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| 2005 | HWC.com Series 4: Real Riders 5/6 |
Spectraflame Blue & White | HW race team deco, '5' on sides & hood, Hot Wheels logo & racing sponsors on sides, red, yellow, & white stripe on sides & roof, "R. Adler" on each side of roof | Chrome / Metal |
Tinted (Blue) | White | Goodyear RR | H2927 | China | 11,000 produced | 
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| 2006 | RLC Rewards 2/4 |
Spectraflame Blue | Light blue flames on sides & top, various sponsor logos, '4', & 'HotWheelsCollectors.com' logo on sides, "BNSCAR" on rear California license plate | Chrome / Metal |
Clear | Tan | NCRL | K4031 | China | 3,000 produced | 
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| 2008 | HWC.com Series 7: Real Riders 3/6 |
Spectraflame Magenta | Purple, pink, & white racing stripes on hood & roof, "EVIL WEEVIL" & purple, pink, & white tampos on sides, painted headlights | Chrome / Metal |
Tinted (Smoke) | Black | RLDDRR & RLORDDRR | L8691 | China | 10,000 produced | 
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| 2009 | 9th Annual Hot Wheels Nationals Convention: RLC Party | Spectraflame Pink | #4, light pink flames & racing logos | Chrome / Metal |
Clear | White | NCRL | P2201 | China | 
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