Thunderbolt Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt is a futuristic streamlined closed-cockpit drag car. As with all other Hot Shots castings this casting features a RipFire Motor. This casting is often considered to be the rarest of the Hot Shots castings. The Thudnerbolt has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
Thunderbolt first appears in Hot Shots. The current catalog tracks it across 1973 only. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood. Check Description, Versions before trusting a vague seller title.
- 1973 First Released
- Hot Shots
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Larry Wood Designs
- Unlicensed Hot Wheels
- Hot Wheels Original Designs
Use these checks before you trust a seller title or a fast marketplace guess.
- Match the title to Thunderbolt before reading price claims.
- Use 1973 only as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
- Use the open page for reference. Use membership for sold comps and value ranges.
Real collector images for this casting and its known visual checkpoints.
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