Side Dump Car Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Side Dump Car
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Side Dump Car first appears in Hot Wheels Railroad. The current catalog tracks it across 1983 – 1985. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood. Check Description, Versions before trusting a vague seller title.
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Hot Wheels Railroad
- Larry Wood Designs
- 1:64
- Rail Vehicles
- Vehicles with Movable Parts
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- Match the title to Side Dump Car before reading price claims.
- Use 1983 – 1985 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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