Sol-Aire CX4

Sol-Aire CX4
Debut series	Mainline
Produced	1984 - 1989 (Original) 1989 - 2011 (Retool)
Designer	Larry Wood
Number	5902

Description

Sol-Aire CX4 is a depiction of an 80s Group C-styled race car with a hinged, opening bonnet and cast engine. It could be mistaken for GT Racer due to its similar appearance.

Despite being original to Hot Wheels, it's Race Team versions feature the Chevrolet bowtie.

Versions

The Sol-Aire CX4 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
	1984	Ultra Hots	Unpainted	Red, Yellow & Orange "ULTRAHOTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	unseen	UH	5902	Hong Kong
	1984	Ultra Hots	Unpainted	Red, Yellow & Orange "ULTRAHOTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	unseen	UH	5902	Raised Malaysia
	1984	Ultra Hots	Metalflake Silver	Red, Yellow & Orange "ULTRAHOTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	unseen	UH	5902	Hong Kong
	1985	Ultra Hots Stamper 3-Pack	Spectraflame Red	Black, White & Yellow "ULTRAHOTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	unseen	UH	9342	Hong Kong
	1986	Turbo Trax Glo Jump Track Set	Red	Blue, Yellow & Orange "ULTRAHOTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	unseen	UH		Malaysia
	1988	Turbo Trax Track Set	Red	Yellow, Blue & White stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Black	unseen	UH		Malaysia
	1988	Mainline	Red	Purple, Yellow & Orange "ULTRAHOTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	unseen	UH	9342	Malaysia
	1989	Park 'n Plates	Yellow	Orange, Red, Blue "13"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Metal	UH	2200	Raised Malaysia
	1989	Park 'n Plates	Lemon & Yellow	Orange, Red & Blue "13"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	unseen	UH	2200	Flat Malaysia
002	1989	Mainline	Black	Yellow, Orange & Magenta "33"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	unpainted	UH	1494	Raised Malaysia
	1989	Color Racers 3-Pack	Pink to Purple	Orange, Pink & Dark Blue "13" & "GTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	Unseen	BW	5607	Malaysia
	1989	Color Racers 3-Pack	Pink to Purple	Orange, Pink & Maroon "13" & "GTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	Unseen	BW	5607	Malaysia
	1989	Color Racers 3-Pack	Pink to Purple	Orange, Pink & Dark Blue "13" & "GTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	Unseen	UH	5607	Malaysia
	1989	Color Racers 3-Pack	Pink to Purple	Orange, Pink & Maroon "13" & "GTS"	Unpainted / Metal	Black	Unseen	UH	5607	Malaysia

Re-tooled Versions

The Sol-Aire CX4 has come out in the following versions:

This cast was reworked or a new tool & die was made. This casting the rear wing is now open.

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes	Photo
N/A	1989	Mainline	Black	Yellow, Orange &Magenta "33"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	unpainted	UH	1494	Flat Malaysia
2	1990	Mainline	Black	Yellow, Orange & DarkBlue "33"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	Metal	UH	1494	Flat Malaysia
2	1990	Mainline	Black	Yellow, Orange & Dark Blue "33"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	Metal	UH	1494	Raised Malaysia
2	1990	Mainline	Black	Yellow, Orange & Light Blue "33"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	metal	UH	1494	Raised Malaysia
2	1989	Mainline	Black	Yellow, Orange & LightBlue "33"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	Metal	GUH	1494	Malaysia
2	1990	Mainline	Black	Yellow, Orange & Light Blue "33"	Black / Plastic	Yellow tint	Black / Plastic	SHO	1494	Flat Malaysia
	1990	Heroes on Hot Wheels	Red	Yellow, Orange & Black "13"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow	unseen	UH	N/A	Raised Malaysia	VHS tape only
	1991	Racers 5-Pack	Black	Yellow, Orange & LightBlue "33"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	Metal
	1991	California Customs	Bright Pink	Yellow, Blue & White "2"	Unpainted / Metal	Yellow tint	unpainted	TW	2105	Malaysia
	1991	California Customs	Bright Pink	Yellow, Blue& White "2"	Blue / Metal	Yellow tint	Blue / Metal	TW	2105	Malaysia
169	1992	Mainline	Light Blue	Orange, Magenta & Pink "2"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Metal	UH	5902	Raised Malaysia
169	1992	Mainline	Light Blue	Orange, Magenta. Pink "2"	Black / Plastic	Smoked Tint	Black	UH	5902	Malaysia
169	1992	Mainline	Light Blue	Orange, Magenta. Pink "2"	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	SHO	5902	Malaysia
	1993	25th Anniv Dream Car	Bright Orange	Blue Triangles outlined in Magenta. Green "2"	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	UH		Malaysia
	1993	Revealers	White	Black, Blue, Red card suits	Grey / Plastic	Black tint	Black	UH Lime	5902	Malaysia
	1993	Revealers	Metallic Blue	Black, Blue, Red card suits	Grey / Plastic	Black tint	Black	UH Lime	5902	Malaysia
	1993	Revealers	Bright Yellow	Black, Blue, Red card suits	Grey / Plastic	Black tint	Black	UH Lime	5902	Malaysia
254	1994	Mainline	Metaflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Smoked tint	White	UH	12347	Malaysia
254	1994	Mainline	Metallic Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Clear	White	UH	12347	Malaysia	Playable in HWTR
254	1994	Gold Medal Speed	Metallic Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Clear	White	GUH	12347	Malaysia
254	1995	Mainline	Metallic Dark Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Clear	White	7SP		Malaysia	Appears in the Hot Wheels Race Team 5-Pack
254	1995	Team Racers	Metallic Dark Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Clear	White	SB	13506	Malaysia	Appears in the Hot Wheels Race Team 5-Pack
254	1995	HW Race Team	Metallic Dark Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Clear	White	UH		Malaysia	Appears in the Hot Wheels Race Team 5-Pack
254	1996	Gold Medal Speed	Dark Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Clear	White	Gold LW		Malaysia
555	1997	Spy Print 3/4	Metallic Dark Red	White sides, Black & Green "INFILTRATION"	Black / Plastic	Black tint	Black	3SP	16928	Malaysia
555	1997	Spy Print 3/4	Metallic Dark Red	White sides, Black & Green "INFILTRATION"	Black / Plastic	Black tint	Black	SB	16928	Malaysia
254	1998	Race Team Hauler 3-Pack	Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Clear	White	LW		Malaysia
823	1998	Mainline	Dark Metalflake Blue	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco. "1", Chevy Logo	White / Plastic	Clear	White	Gold LW	13578	Malaysia	Playable in Stunt Track Driver
739	1998	Flyin' Aces 3/4	Yellow	Black, Red, Gold & White Tampos, Airplane Deco. "CX-4"	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	5SP	18805	Malaysia
739	1998	Flyin' Aces 3/4	Yellow	Black, Red, Gold & White Tampos, Airplane Deco. "CX-4"	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	5DOT	18805	Malaysia
739	1998	Flyin' Aces 3/4	Yellow	Black, Red, Gold & White Tampos, Airplane Deco. "CX-4"	Black / Plastic	Clear	Black	3SP		Malaysia	Playable in Hot Wheels Slot Car Racing
757	1998	Treasure Hunts 9/12	White	Red & Blue USA flag deco	Blue / Plastic	Clear	Blue	White LW	18823	Malaysia
983	1999	Classic Games 3/4	White	Red stripes, Blue "SKIP-BO"	Black / Plastic	Blue tint	Black	3SP		Malaysia
42	2000	Tony Hawk Skate 2/4	White	Yellow, Red, Black "Birdhouse"	Black / Plastic	Yellow tint	Black	3SP	26045	Malaysia
	2000	Criss-Cross Crash	White	Black, Yellow, Silver tampos. "6" on sides & roof	Dark Blue / Plastic	Smoke	Dark Blue	3SP	24235	Malaysia
	2001	Pavement Pounder	Metalflake Blue	Red Stripes, Tiny Red Hot Wheels Flame Logo, & "41" in White Outline on the sides	White / Plastic	Clear	White	LW
	2001	Kool Toyz Power Launcher	Metalflake Indigo	Yellow Stripes, Yellow "41" with Dark Blue Outline, Tiny Red & White Hot Wheels Flame Logo on the sides	Black / Plastic	Clear	White	LW
153	2002	Mainline	Metalflake Blue	Black, White, & Red tampos with Hot Wheels logo on sides	Gray	Clear	Gray	3SP		Malaysia
160	2004	Autonomicals 3/5	Black	Yellow flames, White, Black & Blue tampos	Orange / Plastic	Orange Tint	Orange	Orange 10SP	R3881	Thailand
1/8	2009	Valentine's Day	Metalflake Silver	Black, Red, & Dark Red tampos on sides, & hood with "214" on sides & hood, Unpainted motor	Red	Red	Red	Red OH5	N8537	Malaysia	Wal-Mart Exclusive
1/8	2009	Valentine's Day	Metalflake Red	Black, Red, White, & Gray n sides, & hood with "214" on sides & hood / Unpainted motor	Black	Clear	Black	White OH5	N8300	Malaysia	Target Exclusive
	2011	The Hot Ones	Metalflake Purple	Gold, Yellow, & Black stripes on hood, roof, & sides, "GTS" on sides	ZAMAC	Yellow	ZAMAC	Gold HO	W1549	Thailand	Base code(s):
	2011	The Hot Ones	Metalflake Purple	Gold, Yellow, & Black stripes on hood, roof, & sides, "GTS" on sides	ZAMAC	Yellow	ZAMAC	WLHO	W1549	Thailand	Chase Base code(s):

Gallery

Luis Montesdeoca Prototype

Prototype form 1992 Mattel Catalog

Ultra Hots Prototype (Larry Wood Collection) #1

Ultra Hots Prototype (Larry Wood Collection) #2

Ultra Hots Prototype (Larry Wood Collection) #3

1989 package

Color Changer

1997

1997

1999 Classic Game series

1998 Flyin' Aces

1988 SOLAIRE CX4 version!

1986 date SOLAIRE CX4 version sold as part of the Turbo Trax Glo Jump set.

Sol-Aire CX4 The Hot Ones

Sol-Aire CX4 The Hot Ones (Back Lifted)

SOL AIRE CX4 was playable in Hot Wheels Velocity X PC & PS2

Sol Aire CX4 was Playable in Hot wheels mechanix PC 1999 Classic Games Series

Sol Aire CX4 was Playable in Hot wheels mechanix PC Ultra Hots Stamper 3-Pack 1985

Sol Aire CX4 was Playable in Hot Wheels Mechanix PC 2001 Pavement Pounders

'85 UH Stamper 3-pack

Sol-Aire CX4's appearance in Hot Wheels: Turbo Racing

HW Racing Team 5Pk 1995 with 7SP

From Hot Wheels Turbo Racing (N64 Version)

As A 6 Car Case

1999 Classic Games - Sol-Aire CX4 by Jairzinh0

Sol-Aire CX4 as it appears in Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Driver

2001 Pavement Pounders

1991 sol aire cx4 collectors number 254

1984 Ultra Hots Sol-aire

Sol-Aire International Short Card Thunt

Sol-Aire International Card Thunt

in Hot Wheels Slot Car Racing