Fright Cars were originally a series of Wal-Mart Exclusive Cars on single cards, in 2006. In 2007 Target had their own Exclusive 5 Pack set to add to the series, also known as the Fright Cars 5-Pack / Gift Pack set, and the Target Exclusive Gift Pack was called Scary Cars 5-Pack in 2008. Even before 2006 Mattel had a series called Halloween Highway Series that ran from 2002 to 2004, that were 4 different 2 car packs. After 2005 the team at Hot Wheels saw the demand of bringing back the series to the Hot Wheels collector again in 2006.
In 2008, as part of a Wal-Mart Exclusive, Hot Wheels added a twist for the collector again, by adding the Chase Car into the Fright Car Series only on a single card 8 car set. The Chase Car for 2008 is called Invisible Phastasm, it makes it's second debut in this series. The first was in 2006 Fright Cars Series, and this time around it makes a great come back for the Chase Car. The Invisible Phastasm is an all clear plastic car, just leaving the rim of the OH5 Chrome and the axles to only have Metal.
Although there wasn't a Halloween assortment in 2018, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" 25 Years set was released in autumn as a Kroger store exclusive and might be considered a substitute assortment for the frightful season.
2006 Fright Cars Series[]
Single cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| L1163 | 1/8 | Rigor Motor | Wal-Mart | 
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| L1164 | 2/8 | Vampyra | Wal-Mart | 
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| L1166 | 3/8 | 8 Crate | Wal-Mart | 
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| L1167 | 4/8 | Phastasm | Wal-Mart | 
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| L1168 | 5/8 | '57 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham | Wal-Mart | 
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| L1169 | 6/8 | Chevy S-10 | Wal-Mart | 
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| L1170 | 7/8 | '47 Chevy Fleetline | Wal-Mart | 
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| L1171 | 8/8 | Power Panel | Wal-Mart | 
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2007 Fright Cars Series[]
Single cards and also this set had Real Rider wheels
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| M3073 | 1/8 | Hot Tub | Wal-Mart | 
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| M3074 | 2/8 | '57 Plymouth Fury | Wal-Mart | 
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| M3075 | 3/8 | '58 Ford Thunderbird | Wal-Mart | 
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| M3076 | 4/8 | Classic Caddy | Wal-Mart | 
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| M3077 | 5/8 | Ford Lightning | Wal-Mart | 
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| M3078 | 6/8 | Fright Bike | Wal-Mart | 
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| M3079 | 7/8 | Low Carbs | Wal-Mart | 
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| M3080 | 8/8 | Zombot | Wal-Mart | 
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2007 Fright Cars 5-Pack[]
This is a list of the Target brand of the 5 Car Pack, and the Zombot was not part of the Target Exclusive set, only leaving 7 cars, and in order to get all 7 cars, you had to buy 2 sets.
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| L7883 | 1/7 | Hot Tub | Target | 
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| L7883 | 2/7 | '57 Plymouth Fury | Target | 
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| L7883 | 3/7 | '58 Ford Thunderbird | Target | 
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| L7883 | 4/7 | Classic Caddy | Target | 
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| L7883 | 5/7 | Ford Lightning | Target | 
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| L7883 | 6/7 | Fright Bike | Target | 
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| L7883 | 7/7 | Low Carbs | Target | 
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2008 Fright Cars Series[]
Single cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| N1168 | 1/8 | Phastasm | Wal-Mart | 
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| N1169 | 2/8 | Shell Shock | Wal-Mart | 
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| N1170 | 3/8 | Evil Weevil | Wal-Mart | 
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| N1171 | 4/8 | Cockney Cab II | Wal-Mart | 
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| N1172 | 5/8 | Fast Fortress | Wal-Mart | 
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| N1173 | 6/8 | '64 Lincoln Continental (2007) | Wal-Mart | 
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| N1174 | 7/8 | Cyclops | Wal-Mart | 
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| N1175 | 8/8 | Pharodox | Wal-Mart | 
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2008 Scary Cars 5-Pack[]
This is a list of the Target brand of the 5-Pack "only".
| Toy # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| L7883 | Shell Shock | Target | 
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| L7883 | Pharodox | Target | 
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| L7883 | Cockney Cab II | Target | 
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| L7883 | Fast Fortress | Target | 
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| L7883 | '64 Lincoln Continental (2007) | Target | 
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2009 Fright Cars Series[]
Single cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| 1/8 | The Demon | Wal-Mart | 
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| 2/8 | Sweet 16 II | Wal-Mart | 
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| 3/8 | Sir Ominous | Wal-Mart | 
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| 4/8 | Pontiac Banshee | Wal-Mart | 
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| 5/8 | Phantom Racer | Wal-Mart | 
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| 6/8 | Vulture Roadster | Wal-Mart | 
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| 7/8 | Ooz Coupe | Wal-Mart | 
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| 8/8 | Red Baron | Wal-Mart | 
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2009 Scary Cars 5-Pack[]
| Toy # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| R5475 | Torpedo Jones | Target | 
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| R5475 | Phastasm | Target | 
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| R5475 | The Gov'ner | Target | 
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| R5475 | '59 Cadillac Funny Car | Target | 
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| R5475 | Rodzilla | Target | 
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Target Exclusive 5-Pack[]
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| 1/5 | The Demon | Target | 
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| 2/5 | Sweet 16 II | Target | 
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| 3/5 | Sir Ominous | Target | 
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| 4/5 | Pontiac Banshee | Target | 
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| 5/5 | Phantom Racer | Target | 
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2010 Fright Cars Series[]
Single Cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| V1426 | 1/6 | '59 Cadillac Funny Car | Wal-Mart | 
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| V1427 | 2/6 | Urban Agent | Wal-Mart | 
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| V1428 | 3/6 | Phastasm | Wal-Mart | 
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| V1429 | 4/6 | Low Flow | Wal-Mart | 
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| V1430 | 5/6 | Torpedo Jones | Wal-Mart | 
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| V1431 | 6/6 | The Gov'ner | Wal-Mart | 
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2010 Scary Cars 5-Pack[]
| Toy # | Casting | Store Name | Photo |
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| R5475 | Torpedo Jones | Target |
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| R5475 | Phastasm | Target |
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| R5475 | The Gov'ner | Target |
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| R5475 | '59 Cadillac Funny Car | Target |
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| R5475 | Rodzilla | Target |
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2011 Halloween 5-Pack[]
Toy #: V8296 - Store: Target
Ettorium - Cloak and Dagger - Fangster - Rigor Motor - Double Demon
2012 Happy Halloween! Cars[]
Single cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| W4467 | 1/5 | Fangula | Kroger | 
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| W4468 | 2/5 | Hyper Mite | Kroger | 
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| W4469 | 3/5 | 1966 TV Series Batmobile | Kroger | 
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| W4471 | 4/5 | Ghostbusters Ecto-1 | Kroger | 
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| W4466 | 5/5 | W-Oozie | Kroger | 
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2012 Halloween 5-Pack[]
There are, at least, 3 variants of this 5-Pack with the middle 3 cars being different combinations. These cars are the same as the 2012 basic car releases and do not have special Halloween-themed decoration:
Toy #: V8296-0911 - Store: Target
Shell Shock / Bone Shaker / 24 Ours / Growler / Skull Crusher / Vampyra
2013 Happy Halloween! Cars[]
Single cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| Y2141 | 1/5 | Rigor Motor | Kroger | 
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| Y2142 | 2/5 | Evil Twin | Kroger | 
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| Y2143 | 3/5 | Fangula | Kroger | 
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| Y2144 | 4/5 | Ford Gangster Grin | Kroger | 
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| Y2145 | 5/5 | Hiway Hauler 2 | Kroger | 
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2014 Happy Halloween! Cars[]
Single cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Store Name | Notes | Photo |
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| BDL58 | 1/5 | '57 Plymouth Fury | Kroger | 
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| BDL59 | 2/5 | Ford Gangster Grin | Kroger | 
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| BDL60 | 3/5 | Bone Shaker | Kroger | 
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| BDL61 | 4/5 | Rigor Motor | Kroger | 
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| BDL62 | 5/5 | Ghostbusters Ecto-1 | Kroger | 
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2014 HW City Fright Cars mainline segment series[]
| Series # | Casting Name | Body Color | Tampos | Base Color | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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| 1 | Double Demon | Chrome Gold | None | Unpainted / Metal |
Blue | Gold 5SP | BFC85 | Malaysia | Base code(s): G19, G21 | 
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| 2 | Cloak and Dagger | Translucent Green | Yellow and Dark Green Water Globs | Chrome / Plastic |
Clear
removable canopy |
OH5 | BFC86 | Malaysia | Treasure Hunts | 
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| 3 | Tomb Up | Pearl White | HW logo on side | Unpainted / Metal |
Tinted (Blue) | Blue | OH5 | BFG18 | Malaysia | Base code(s): G15 | 
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| 3 | Tomb Up | Chrome | HW logo on side | Matte Khaki / Metal |
Blue | Black | Chrome Blue & Black OH5SP | BFC87 | Malaysia | Base code(s): G02, G05, G16 | 
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| 4 | Rigor Motor | Metalflake Red | Flames on sides and top | Unpainted / Metal |
Tinted (Black) | Gold Chrome | Gold 5SP | BFC88 | Malaysia | Base code(s): F31 | 
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| 4 | Rigor Motor | Metalflake Red | Yellow, Beige & Gold flames on sides & top, 'Rigor Motor' on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear Green | Chrome | Lime Green OH5 w/ Black rims | BDL61 | Malaysia | Base code(s): | 
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| 5 | Street Creeper | Light Blue | Black, Brown, Light Brown & White stripes on sides | Black / Plastic |
Tinted (Yellow) | Chrome | Chrome Orange & Black OH5SP | BFC89 | Malaysia | Base code(s): F40 | 
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2015 Happy Halloween! Cars[]
Single cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Notes | Photo |
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| CFV06 | 1/4 | Hi I.Q. | 
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| CFV07 | 2/4 | 16 Angels | 
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| CFV08 | 3/4 | Screamliner | 
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| CFV08 | 4/4 | What-4-2 | 
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2016 Happy Halloween! Cars[]
Single cards
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Notes | Photo |
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| DJM39 | 1/8 | Bone Shaker | 
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| DJM40 | 2/8 | Audacious | 
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| DJM41 | 3/8 | Deora II | 
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| DJM42 | 4/8 | Dieselboy | 
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| DWY54 | 5/8 | Blvd. Bruiser | 
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| DWY55 | 6/8 | 16 Angels | 
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| DWY56 | 7/8 | Ryura LX | 
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| DWY57 | 8/8 | Vandetta | 
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2017 Happy Halloween! Cars[]
This series of 8 cars was supposed to be a Kroger exclusive series. However, they were found at Walmart stores in July. This series also introduced two new wheel types: the Skull and the ORSkull.
| Toy # | Series # | Casting | Notes | Photo |
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| DYB55 | 1/8 | Ratical Racer | 
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| DVB56 | 2/8 | Olds 442 W-30 | 
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| DYB57 | 3/8 | '71 Plymouth Satellite | 
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| DYB58 | 4/8 | '49 Ford F1 | 
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| DWC13 | 5/8 | Scorcher | 
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| DWC14 | 6/8 | Great Gatspeed | 
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| DWC15 | 7/8 | Muscle Tone | 
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| DWC16 | 8/8 | Zotic | 
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2017 Fright Cars mainline segment series
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Spookily speeding around the track while scaring all the competition away!'
| Series # | Casting Name | Body Color | Tampos | Base Color | Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
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| 1 | Rigor Motor | Metalflake Dark Blue | Skull on top, HW logo & 'Rigor Motor' on sides | Grey / Plastic |
Clear | Chrome | Black & Beige PR5 | DVB65 | Malaysia | Base code(s): J41, J42, J43 | 
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| 1 | Rigor Motor | Satin Red | Skull on top, HW logo & 'Rigor Motor' on sides | Black / Plastic |
Clear | Chrome | Black & Grey PR5 | DTX67 | Malaysia | Base code(s): K02, J53 | 
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| 1 | Rigor Motor | Light Green | Skull on top, HW logo & 'Rigor Motor' on sides | Black / Plastic |
Tinted (Green) | Chrome | Black OH5 with White rim | DTX67 | Malaysia | 2018 Mulitpack Exclusive Base code(s): K43 |
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| 2 | Tomb Up | Red | Yellow bandages on fenders | Unpainted / Metal |
Chrome Gold | Black | Chrome & Black OH5SP | DTX68 | Malaysia | Base code(s): J35 | 
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| 3 | Street Creeper | Pearl Dark Blue | Yellow, black, green and blue spider fur-like pattern on sides & top | Black / Plastic |
Tinted (Yellow) | Chrome | Chrome Light Blue & Black OH5SP | DTX69 | Malaysia | Base code(s): K05, K08 | 
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| 3 | Street Creeper | Unpainted | Black & Orange scrathes on sides & top | Black / Plastic |
Tinted (Orange) | Satin Black | Chrome Orange & Black OH5SP | FBH88 | Malaysia | Base code(s): K06 | 
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| 4 | Fangula | Matte Black | Red & White pinstripes on sides & top, Red TH logo on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Tinted (Red) | Chrome | Black & Red OH5SP & Black & Red SK5 | DVD02 | Malaysia | Base code(s): J34 | 
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| 4 | Fangula | Metalflake Dark Green | Yellow bat-like stripes on front, dragon-like stripes on sides | Unpainted / Metal |
Tinted (Yellow) | Chrome | Black & Green 5SP & Black & Green SK5 | DVC34 | Malaysia | Base code(s): K12 | 
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| 5 | Skull Crusher | White | Blue & Dark Blue design on top | Dark Blue / Metal |
Tinted (Blue) | Chrome Light Blue & White OH5SP | DTX70 | Malaysia | Base code(s): J45 | 
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| 5 | Skull Crusher | Black | Orange & Yellow brain-like tampos on top | Red / Metal |
Tinted (Yellow) | Yellow & Light Red OH5SP | DVB25 | Malaysia | Base code(s): K06,K09 | 
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