Treadator Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Treadator
Treadator is an unlicensed casting resembling a hot rodded all-terrain tracked vehicle. The casting was retired in 2005 after being added to the Final Run Series; it however was apparently not supposed to have been retired, with Tropicool selected initially to be retired according to the cards. Treadator would receive a spiritual "successor" of sorts in the form of Tread Air four years later. The Treadator has come out in the following versions:
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
Treadator first appears in Mainline. The current catalog tracks it across 1993 – 2005. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood. Check Description, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- Space Series
- Unlicensed Hot Wheels
- 1993 First Released
- Hot Wheels Original Designs
- Hot Wheels by Collector Number
- Final Run Series
Use these checks before you trust a seller title or a fast marketplace guess.
- Match the title to Treadator before reading price claims.
- Use 1993 – 2005 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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