Sharkruiser

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Description

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 plastic 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 is a metal casting which 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.

Versions

The Sharkruiser has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
32	1987	Speed Demons	Light Purple	No tampos	Light Purple / Metal	N/A	Chrome	UH	3286	Malaysia	Chrome engine & teeth
32	1987	Speed Demons	Light Purple	No tampos	Light Purple / Metal	N/A	Chrome	Chrome GHO	3286	Malaysia	Chrome engine & teeth
	1994	Color Changers	Light Purple	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	N/A	Grey	UH	12112	Malaysia	Grey engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	N/A	Flourescent Yellow	UH	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	N/A	Flourescent Yellow	UH	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
280	1995	Krackle Car Series	Aqua w/Yellow Krackles	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	N/A	Flourescent Yellow	7SP	3286	Malaysia	Flourescent Yellow engine & teeth
	1997	Movie: Honey, I Shrunk Ourselves	Red	No tampos	Unpainted / Metal	N/A	Chrome	5SP	18554	China	Chrome engine & teeth
602	1997		Black	No tampos	Silver painted / Metal	N/A	Red Chrome	LW		China	Red Chrome engine & teeth
	2001	Shark Park	blue	white and black	orange painted metal base	NA	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	gold sawblades	50012	Thailand	same as 2001-147
147	2001	Mainline	orange	white and black	orange painted metal base	NA	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	GSB	147	Thailand	same as shark park 5 pack
	2003	Mainline	white	orange and black	gold painted metal base	NA	Gold Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	GLW	131	Thailand
	2004	Track Aces	blue	white and black	blue with white flake painted metal base	NA	Gold Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	G5sp	198	Thailand
C4560	2004	Mutant Biotronic Kingdom Set	Black and Light Purple		Unpainted / Metal	N/A	Unpainted Metal	SB
	2006	Mainline	black	white	white painted metal base	NA	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	BY5	147	Malaysia
066	2007	Street Beast II #2/4	Flat Gray	Black eye tampos	Unpainted / Metal	N/A	Gold Chrome	3SP	K7581	Malaysia	Had dark and light Gold Chrome plastic engine and teeth insert; shark text on enginge small and large
	2008	Street Beasts 5-Pack	orange	black and white tiger stripes	Unpainted / Metal	NA	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	5DOT	L9965	Thailand
	2008	Turbo Driver Car-Tridge	blue	white and blue = The Islands	White painted metal	NA	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	NA	Chrome Plastic engine & teeth	5SP	N4068	Thailand	5 pack; first issue with plastic base