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Turbo Heater

The Turbo Heater is based on the 1984-85 Dodge Daytona and Chrysler Laser, equipped with the Chrysler K Turbocharged engine. The Turbo Heater has an opening hood and was also released as Highway Heat (see 1986 casting below). It has come out in the following versions:

1984 First ReleasedLarry Wood DesignsVehicles with Movable PartsDiscontinued VehiclesUnlicensed Hot Wheels1980s1:64Coupes
Debut year1984
Debut seriesMainline
Produced years1984-1986
DesignerLarry Wood
Collector no.5911
Reference statusOpen catalog page
Turbo Heater Mag
Collector identity

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Turbo Heater is listed with Mainline as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 1984-1986. Known designer credit: Larry Wood. Use the Description, Versions, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.

  • 1984 First Released
  • Larry Wood Designs
  • Vehicles with Movable Parts
  • Discontinued Vehicles
  • Unlicensed Hot Wheels
  • 1980s
Exact variation matching

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  • Match the title to Turbo Heater before reading price claims.
  • Use 1984-1986 as the production-window check.
  • Cross-check Description, Versions before calling the variation exact.
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Reference images

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

Luis Montesdeoca Prototype (named Highway Heat)
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
Hot Wheels casting reference photo
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
Hot Wheels casting reference photo
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
Mainline 1984
Reference image sourced from the Hot Wheels Wiki casting page gallery.
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