Formula Fever Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Formula Fever
The Formula Fever is a Hot Wheels casting based on a Formula 1 car. It was first released in the 1983 Mainline where it could be found with either Blackwall or Real Rider wheels. It was only named Formula Fever for its 1983 releases and was renamed Thunderstreak for its next release in 1985 and every release thereafter. The casting was significantly modified in 1992 for the Pro Circuit series.
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
Formula Fever first appears in Mainline. The current catalog tracks it across 1983 – 1994. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- 1983 First Released
- Larry Wood Designs
- Real Riders
- Racing Vehicles
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Unlicensed Hot Wheels
Use these checks before you trust a seller title or a fast marketplace guess.
- Match the title to Formula Fever before reading price claims.
- Use 1983 – 1994 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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