Vintage Hot Wheels (1968–1977)
1969 Hot Wheels Pink Rear-Loader Beach Bomb prototype
The Pink Rear-Loader Beach Bomb is the rarest single Hot Wheels item. Only two are publicly documented; both are pink (an unproduced production color).
- Sale price
- $175K
- USD · hammer + buyer's premium
- Sale date
- November 3, 2020
- Venue
- Heritage Auctions
- Authentication
- Mattel corporate documentation; pre-production prototype markers.
Provenance
From a former Mattel designer; only two known pink rear-loader Beach Bombs.
Condition
Pre-production prototype, paint flawless for type.
Editorial note
The Pink Rear-Loader Beach Bomb is the rarest single Hot Wheels item. Only two are publicly documented; both are pink (an unproduced production color).
Sources cited
Heritage Auctions Toys November 2020
auction house
Reported figures reflect publicly-cited hammer + buyer's premium as of source date. May differ slightly from auction-house internal records. Educational reference, not appraisal.
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