Speed Machines were a line of vehicles released by Mattel in 1983 to compete with other lower cost diecast brands. They consisted of Hot Wheels castings with a few cost cutting features, such as plastic bases, no chrome apart from the wheels, and simple enamel paint. All were made in Malaysia and had standard basic wheels. None of the packages carried a unique toy #, the vehicle name, or the Hot Wheels logo (only the Mattel logo). The package was smaller than the standard size and did carry Assortment # 4249, 4227-0910, the back of the card was the same for all.
Versions[]
The following castings were in the Speed Machines line:
Vehicle Name | Color | Tampo | Notes / Variations | Photo Loose | Photo Carded |
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American Victory | Dark Green | no tampo | |||
Bubble Gunner | Yellow | Orange, Magenta, White, stripes with stars | Black base | ||
Bubble Gunner | Yellow | Maroon base | |||
Dumpin' A | Grey | N/A | Chrome motor | ||
Dumpin' A | Grey | N/A | Grey motor | ||
Hare Splitter | Light Blue | N/A | Tire rack removed | ||
Inside Story | Red | N/A | Blue windows | ||
Inside Story | Red | N/A | Yellow windows | ||
Lowdown | Red | White, Yellow, Orange ribbons | |||
Mustang Stocker | Black | Yellow rally stripes | |||
Packin' Pacer | Light Blue | N/A | |||
Poison Pinto | Red | Yellow, Black, and White "Poison Pinto", skull and crossbones on sides | |||
Rock Buster | White | N/A | Black interior and rollbar | ||
Rock Buster | White | N/A | Red interior and rollbar | ||
Second Wind | Orange | Maroon, White, Blue "5" | |||
Show Hoss II | Light Blue | Blue, White stripes | |||
Spacer Racer | Yellow | Yellow, White, Green, Black circuit board, "M - 8 Rescue" | Never came with gun (loose image is missing windshield) | ||
Spoiler Sport | Light Blue | Dark Blue, Light Green and Yellow stripe to flames tampos on sides | Black base | ||
Spoiler Sport | Light Blue | Dark Blue, Light Green and Yellow stripe to flames tampos on sides | Blue base | ||
Super Van | Red | Red & Orange flames | |||
Top Eliminator | Plum | N/A | |||
T-Totaller | Magenta | Yellow, White, Blue "Your Basic Express Trucking Company", "Est. 1901", "No. 3" | |||
Turbo Wedge | Yellow | N/A | Did not come with rear wing | ||
Vega Bomb | Dark Green | N/A | |||
'Vette Van | Plum | Yellow, White, Orange ribbon tampos on sides | |||
Z Whiz | Light Green | Yellow, Blue, Orange with "Datsun Z" on hood | |||
Z Whiz | Light Green | Yellow, Blue, Red with "Datsun Z" on hood |