High Frequency Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
High Frequency
The High Frequency is a Shift Kickers model; it was the only of the three Shift Kickers castings to not be based on a real car. The selling point of the cars was their "stick shift" action; each of the cars had a comically oversized shifter which sort of acted as a handbrake. Pulling back the handle locks the wheels in place and makes the car unable to move; pushing the handle forwards allows the car to go. As with all of the Shift Kickers models, the casting was actually repurposed from an old Scorchers casting;…
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High Frequency first appears in Shift Kickers. The current catalog tracks it across 1983 – 1984. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood and Bob Rosas. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Shift Kickers
- Bob Rosas Designs
- Larry Wood Designs
- Unlicensed Hot Wheels
- Hot Wheels Original Designs
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- Match the title to High Frequency before reading price claims.
- Use 1983 – 1984 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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