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Description[]

A well-loved staple of every kid's toybox repatoire for more than 40 years, this is a classic that never seems to die!

In 2021, the tooling was updated with a redesigned front fascia, which is now part of the base instead of the body.

Versions[]

The Fire Eater has come out in the following versions:

Col # Year Series Color Tampo Base Color / Type Window Color Interior Color Wheel Type Toy # Country Notes Photo
1977 Flying Colors Red Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue RL 9640 Hong Kong Blue lights on top Fire Eater RL
1977 Flying Colors Red Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue BW 9640 Hong Kong Blue lights on top Flying Eater BW
11 1978 Rescue Team Red Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue BW 9640 Hong Kong Blue lights on top Patch Card Rescue Team Fire Eater Red Hong Kong 9640
1979 Mainline Red Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue BW 9640 Hong Kong Blue lights on top Image Not Available
1982 Mainline Red Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue BW 9640 Hong Kong Blue lights on top Fire Eater RedBW
1984 Mainline (France Only) Red Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue BW 9640 France Image Not Available
1988 Mainline Yellow "3" & Red star on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue BW 4001 Malaysia Red lights on top Fire Eater YelBW
1988 Mainline Red Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue BW Image Not Available
82 1989 Mainline Red BW 9640 Malaysia Image Not Available
82 1991 Mainline Red BW Malaysia Image Not Available
1991 Emergency Squad 5-Pack Red BW Malaysia Same as 1989 version Image Not Available
322 1995 Silver
1/4 		Chrome Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Blue tint BW 13309 Malaysia Red lights on top Fire Eater CrmBW
322 1995 Silver
1/4 		Chrome Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue 7SP 13309 Malaysia Red lights on top Fire Eater Crm7sp
1995 Now and Then 8-Pack Bright Yellow-Green Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Black tint Black 5SP 15162 Malaysia Red lights on top Fire Eater BrtGrn5sp
1995 Emergency Squad 5-Pack Red 7SP Malaysia Same as 1989 version but with 7SP Image Not Available
1996 Mainline & Auto City 5-Pack Red Black & Yellow deco, "51" & Shield on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Clear Blue 7SP 9640 Malaysia Blue lights on top Fire Eater Red7sp
427 1996 Fire Squad
4/4 		Red Yellow, Black "CITY OF HOT WHEELS" Chrome
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Plastic 		Blue tint Blue tint 5SP 15276 Malaysia Blue lights on top Fire Eater FR
82 1997 Mainline Fluorescent Yellow Black, Red, highlights Chrome
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Plastic 		Black tint Black 5SP 9640 Malaysia Red lights on top Fire Eater BrtYel5sp
82 1997 Mainline Fluorescent Yellow Black, Red, highlights Chrome
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Plastic 		Black tint Black SB 9640 Malaysia Red lights on top Fire Eater BrtYelSB
82 1997 Mainline Fluorescent Yellow Black, Red, highlights Chrome
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Plastic 		Black tint Black 5DOT 9640 Malaysia Red lights on top CIMG0895
1997 Fire Fighting 5-Pack Red 5SP Malaysia Same as 1989 version but with 5SP Image Not Available
1997 Fire Fighting 5-Pack Red SB Malaysia Same as 1989 version but with SB Image Not Available
1998 Mainline Yellow SB Malaysia Image Not Available
1999 City Center 5-Pack Red "Metro 122" on front sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Yellow tint Clear Yellow 5SP 21079 Malaysia Fire eater city center 5 pack 1999
1999 Fire 'N Rescue Action Pack Deep Red Gold HW Logo On Top Of Cab Chrome
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Plastic 		Clear Black 5SP 21532 China Hot wheels Fire 'N Rescue Action Pack fire eater
145 2000 Virtual Collection White Black, Red, Yellow Chrome
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Plastic 		Red tint Red tint 3SP 27111 Malaysia Red lights on top Fire Eater Wht
237 2001 Mainline Fluorescent Yellow Black, Red highlights, "Metro 122" on side Chrome
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Plastic 		tinted Black 5DOT 53766 Malaysia Red lights on top. Fire eater neon yellow 2002 mainline
237 2001 Mainline Fluorescent Yellow Black, Red highlights, "Metro 122" on side Chrome
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Plastic 		tinted Black 5SP 53766 Malaysia Red lights on top. Image Not Available
2002 Heat Fleet 5-Pack Silver Red, White, Black & Yellow tampos Chrome
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Plastic 		Yellow tint Yellow tint 5SP 54429 Thailand Fire Eater silver heat fleet 5-pack 2002
190 2003 Work Crewsers
10/10 		Metallic Fuscia Orange to yellow fade flame tampos, Hot Wheels logo on side Chrome
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Plastic 		Yellow tint Yellow Red 5SP C1369 Malaysia Work Crewsers Fire Eater
190 2003 Work Crewsers
10/10 		Metallic Fuscia Orange to yellow fade flame tampos, Hot Wheels logo on side Chrome
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Plastic 		Yellow tint Yellow Red PR5 C1369 Malaysia Image Not Available
048/196 2008 All Stars
08/36 		Yellow "Engine 52" on top, "Fire-Eater" w/ Black & Silver Chrome
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Plastic 		Clear Gray 5SP M6914 Malaysia Base code(s): All Stars Fire Eater Yellow - B6365df
048/196 2008 All Stars
08/36 		Red "Engine 52" on top, "Fire-Eater" w/ Yellow & Silver Chrome
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Plastic 		Clear Gray 5SP M6914 Malaysia Base code(s): Fire Eater - 7010df
046/190 2009 Treasure Hunts
4/12 		Metallic Dark Red Silver, Black, Gold & Orange details, "09 THFD" on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Clear Pearl Gray 5SP P2354 Malaysia Fireeater 09TH reg
046/190 2009 Trea$ure Hunt$
4/12 		Spectraflame Dark Red Silver, Black, Gold & Orange details, "09 THFD" on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Clear Gray RLRR P2366 Malaysia Fireater-superth-hw-2009
2010 Road Course Race 5-Pack Light Green Silver & Black details, "09" White & Red graphics on sides Gray
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Plastic 		Red Gray 5SP R7661 Thailand ROCK N ROAD FIRE EATER
222/244 2011 Thrill Racers - Raceway
6/6 		White Black, Red & Gold tampos, "6" on side w/ "RESCUE" & shield on right side, "FIRE-EATER" on left side Chrome
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Plastic 		Red tint Red Red OH5 T9929 Malaysia Base code(s): D19 Fire-eater-2011 white
2012 Race Rods 5-Pack Yellow "FIRE-EATER" logos Gray
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Plastic 		Red tint Grey Yellow rim PR5 W4247 Thailand Base code(s):  000 0025
019/250 2013 HW City: HW Rescue Pearl white metallic Yellow, Red & Gold tampos Chrome
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Plastic 		Yellow tint Black Red 5SP X1675 Malaysia Treasure Hunt
Base code(s): F14, F16 		Fire Eater pearl white treasure hunt 2013
2014 Spider-Man
6/8 		Metalflake Steel Blue Grey, Black, Red & White Rhino deco on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Tinted (Red) Black 5SP BLM91 Malaysia Named Fire-Eater
Base code(s): 		Spider-Man 2014 Fire-Eater Steel Blue Malaysia BLM91
2014 Sweet Rides
4/6 		Metalflake Maroon Gold & White tampo, "engine 14" & "VDFD" on side Gold Chrome
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Plastic 		Yellow tint White Gold 5SP BDL55 Malaysia Kroger Exclusive
Base code(s) F41 		HW-2014-Sweet Rides 04-Fire Eater
2015 Color Shifters
3/48 		Cold: White
Warm: Red 		Cold: Red Flames
Warm: White stripes 		Unpainted
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Metal 		Yellow Tint White Red rim OH5 BHR21 Thailand Plastic Body
Base code(s): 		Fire Eater BHR21
2015 Rescue Racers 5-Pack Orange White, Blue & Red tampos, "68", "HWFD", "Fire rescue" (right) & "Emergency" (left) on the sides Metallic Grey
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Metal 		Tinted (Blue) Black 5SP CDT18 Thailand Plastic Body
Base code(s): H27 		FireEater HWCity RescueRacers 2015
2016 Stars & Stripes
2/10 		Red White stars & stripes, blue flame & '76' on sides Chrome Gold
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Plastic 		Tinted (Blue) Light Gray Chome Blue 5SP DLV26 Malaysia Base code(s): H51 Fire-Eater-z
2017 Spider-Man 5-Pack Gray Rhino Character on sides Chrome
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Plastic 		Tinted (Red) Black Chrome 5SP FDM85 Malaysia Base code(s): K08 Fireeaterfdm85
2019 HW City 5-Pack Chrome Black blocks w/ Gold 'Fire Eater' on left side & 'HWFD' & 'Engine No. 7' on right side Metallic Red
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Metal 		Tinted (Blue) Red Gold rim MC5 FLY24 Indonesia Plastic Body
Base code(s): M07 		FireEater-HWCity-5pk
246/250 2021 HW Rescue
9/10 		Yellow Red stripes, "21" on sides Unpainted
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Metal 		Tinted (Red) Black Yellow rim DD8 GTB15 Malaysia Plastic Body
Base Code(s): P30, P37, P34 		GTB15 - Fire Eater-1-2

2008 card[]

From the back of the 2008 card:

Born: 1997
Birthplace: El Segundo, California, USA
Designer: Hot Wheels®
Specialty: Complete with water pumps, fire hoses, and ladders, our Fire-Eater® was made to heat up the streets while saving the day.

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