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Sharkruiser

Sharkruiser
Debut Series	Speed Demons
Produced	1987-
Designer	Larry Wood

DescriptionEdit

Sharkruiser is an original Hot Wheels design. It was originally one of the 1987 Speed Demons series, which consisted mostly of grotesque hot-rods styled after real or mythical animals. The upper body fairly accurately reproduces the upper jaw, body (minus the tail) and dorsal and pectoral fins of a large shark, while the interior molding continues fore and aft to form the fish's huge teeth and the car's two massive V8 engines and tail-pipes. The car's base extends to form the shark's lower jaw at the front and the tail at the rear. This unusual design means that certain versions actually have a tail and lower jaw that are a different color from the rest of the body. Unrealistically, the tail fin is horizontal, like that of a dolphin, rather than vertical like that of a real shark!

On the dual engines, it reads SHARK on the top and V8 below it.

There is also a motorized pool vehicle/toy called Sharkruiser by another Mattel company called Maxx Steel.

VersionsEdit

The Sharkruiser has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations
32	1987	Speed Demons	Gray	No tampos	Gray / Metal	Chrome	UH	3286	Malaysia	Chrome engine & teeth
32	1987	Speed Demons	Gray	No tampos	Gray / Metal	Chrome	Chrome GHO	3286	Malaysia	Chrome engine & teeth
	1994	Color Changers	Light Purple	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	Grey	UH	12112	Malaysia	Grey engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Flourescent Yellow	UH	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	Flourescent Yellow	UH	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Flourescent Yellow	7SP	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
	1997	Movie: Honey, I Shrunk Ourselves	Red	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Chrome	5SP	18554	China	Chrome engine & teeth
602	1997		Black	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	Red Chrome	LW		China	Red Chrome engine & teeth
	2001	Shark Park	blue	white and black	orange painted metal base	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Gold SB	50012	Thailand	same as 2001-147
147	2001	Mainline	orange	white and black	orange painted metal base	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Gold SB	147	Thailand	same as shark park 5 pack
	2003	Mainline	white	orange and black	gold painted metal base	Gold Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Gold LW	131	Thailand
	2004	Track Aces	Blue	White and black	Blue with white flake painted metal base	Gold Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Gold 5SP	198	Thailand
	2004	Mutant Biotronic Kingdom Set	Black and Light Purple		Unpainted / Metal	Unpainted Metal	SB	C4560
147	2006	2006 Hot Wheels	Black	White Hot Wheels Logo Outline	White Painted Metal	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	Blue Y5	J3455	Malaysia
066	2007	Street Beast II 2/4	Flat Gray	Black eye tampos	Unpainted / Metal	Gold Chrome	3SP	K7581	Malaysia	Gold Chrome had light and Dark variation. Small and large variation of "shark" text on engines
	2008	Street Beasts 5-Pack	orange	black and white tiger stripes	Unpainted / Metal	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	5DOT	L9965	Thailand
	2008	Turbo Driver Car-Tridge	blue	white and blue = The Islands	White painted metal	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	5SP	N1710	Thailand	base has been adapted for game play
	2009	Sharkbite Racers 5-Pack	blue and white, painted eyes	white and blue	Dark blue plastic	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	5SP	N4068	Thailand	5 pack; first issue with plastic base
	2009	Octo Battle Color Shifters Creatures Playset	(Warm) Light Blue (Cold) Magenta	Black stripes	Blue / Plastic	Chrome	5SP		Thailand
179	2010	Race World Beach 3/4	Metalflake Grey	Black & White tampos	White / Plastic	Chrome	OH5	R7608	Malaysia	Base Code(s): C05
	2011	Creature Cars 5 -Pack	Yellow	Orange & brown spots	Orange / Plastic	Chrome	OH5	T8631	Thailand
	2012	Thrill Racers - Beach	Satin Blue	Orange stripe w/ "1", Blue flames outlined in White	Orange / Plastic	Chrome	Transparent Blue Wheel, OH5		Malaysia