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Police Chief Car

The Police Chief Car is a Scorchers model based on a 1979 Chevrolet Malibu. The casting was used twice and then discontinued in around 1982 with the rest of the Scorchers line; it would subsequently be repurposed as the Taxi, being heavily modified to become said casting. The casting has not been seen since 1986. This Hot Wheels vehicle has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

1981 First ReleasedDiscontinued VehiclesChevrolet VehiclesLarry Wood DesignsBob Rosas DesignsScorchersLicensed Hot Wheels1:64
Debut year1981
Debut seriesScorchers
Produced years1981 only
DesignerLarry Wood and Bob Rosas
Collector no.1506
Reference statusOpen catalog page
Scorcher Fire Chief
Collector identity

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Police Chief Car is listed with Scorchers as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1981 only. Known designer credit: Larry Wood and Bob Rosas. Use the Description, Versions, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.

  • 1981 First Released
  • Discontinued Vehicles
  • Chevrolet Vehicles
  • Larry Wood Designs
  • Bob Rosas Designs
  • Scorchers
Exact variation matching

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  • Match the title to Police Chief Car before reading price claims.
  • Use 1981 only as the production-window check.
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Reference images

Real collector images for this casting and its known visual checkpoints.

Resin Prototype (Larry Wood Collection)
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
Hot Wheels casting reference photo
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Hot Wheels casting reference photo
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Hot Wheels casting reference photo
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