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Custom Police Cruiser

The Custom Police Cruiser was a car in the 1969 Hot Wheels series line-up based on the full-sized Plymouth Fury police car that was popular in the era. The models were packaged with a metal 'Collector's Button'. There were prototypes of this car where the black is blue. When the car was first ran for production the front and back quarter panels were painted black

Ira Gilford DesignsPolice CarsDiscontinued VehiclesPlymouth CarsPlymouth FurySedansLicensed Hot WheelsAmerican Cars
Debut year1969
Debut series1969 Hot Wheels
Produced years1969 – 1970
DesignerIra Gilford
Collector no.6269
Reference statusOpen catalog page

Custompolice
Collector identity

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Custom Police Cruiser first appears in 1969 Hot Wheels. The current catalog tracks it across 1969 – 1970. Designer credit is listed as Ira Gilford. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.

  • Ira Gilford Designs
  • Police Cars
  • Discontinued Vehicles
  • Plymouth Cars
  • Plymouth Fury
  • Sedans
Exact variation matching

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  • Match the title to Custom Police Cruiser before reading price claims.
  • Use 1969 – 1970 as the production-window check.
  • Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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Reference images

Real collector images for this casting and its known visual checkpoints.

1970 Fan Club magazine Car/Image #14 (Fire Chief Cruiser) & #19 (Police Cruiser)
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
1970 Fan Club NEW Castings Art
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
Resin prototype (1969 Mattel Catalog)
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
Prototype appears with decals in a 1970 Mattel Catalog
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
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