City Police Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
City Police
City Police made its first debut in the Auto-City series, with its tooling having been designed by Corgi Toys. Although this model was given the name ‘City Police’ by Hot Wheels, it was originally referred to as ‘Kojak Buick’ and ‘American Police Car’ in prior releases. The base of this casting reads ‘Buick Regal’. The City Police has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
City Police first appears in Auto-City. The current catalog tracks it across 1994 – 1997. Designer credit is listed as Corgi Toys. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- Corgi Designs
- Buick Cars
- Licensed Hot Wheels
- American Cars
- Police Cars
- Discontinued Vehicles
Use these checks before you trust a seller title or a fast marketplace guess.
- Match the title to City Police before reading price claims.
- Use 1994 – 1997 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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