Black Bird Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Black Bird
The Black Bird is a Scorchers model based on a 1979 Ford Thunderbird. The Scorchers models were known for their extremely powerful pullback motors. The casting was used twice and then discontinued in around 1982 with the rest of the Scorchers line; it would subsequently be repurposed as the Torquin' T in the short-lived Shift Kickers series. This Hot Wheels vehicle has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
Black Bird first appears in Scorchers. The current catalog tracks it across 1979 – 1981. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood and Bob Rosas. Check Description, Versions before trusting a vague seller title.
- 1979 First Released
- Scorchers
- Bob Rosas Designs
- Larry Wood Designs
- Ford Vehicles
- Discontinued Vehicles
Use these checks before you trust a seller title or a fast marketplace guess.
- Match the title to Black Bird before reading price claims.
- Use 1979 – 1981 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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