Head Starter
Head Starter is a Tooned-style vintage race car. While it bears some similarity to the Mattel Farbs, Ryu, though, based its design on miniature Japanese toon kits, confirming this on Instagram: “since those old school kits are hard to find, we just made [our version]”. The Head Starters driver head is designed to have little plastic on the piece holding it, which causes it to wobble a bit during racing down the track.
Releases
2025
Tooned 5-Pack
Red
JBJ85 details
Base code(s):U091
2024
Retro Racers 5‑Pack
Lime
HTV50 details
Tampo: HW logo, "2" white stripes; Base: Gold Metalflake/Metal; Wheel: Bronze 5SP; Country: Indonesia; Notes: Base code(s): T08, T17
2020
Super Rigs
White
GKC23 details
Tampo: Turquoise & Orange stripes, Black, Yellow & Orange HW logo; Base: Orange/Metal; Wheel: Gold 5SP; Country: Thailand; Notes: Base code(s): M44
2020
Super Rigs
Black
GKC26 details
Tampo: Green and white stripes and orange flames on front and sides, Hot Wheels logo on sides; Base: Green/Metal; Wheel: Yellow 5SP &Yellow Lip OH5; Country: Thailand; Notes: ''Came with Tooned Up''Base code(s): U43A, U44A
2020 · #060
Tooned
Black
GHD45 details
Tampo: Red, Orange & Yellow stripes around nose, White '22' & HW logo on sides & hood; Base: Gray Matte/Metal; Wheel: Yellow 5SP; Made in: Malaysia; Base code(s): M40
2019 · #163
Experimotors
Yellow
FYF93 details
Tampo: Blue & White stripe & HW logo on sides & hood, circle flame logo on hood; Base: Metalflake Dark Blue/Metal; Wheel: Blue 5SP; Made in: Malaysia; ''Treasure Hunt''Base code(s): M03
2019 · #163
'Super Treasure Hunt'
'''FYF93''' 2018
Multi-Pack Exclusives
Blue
2018 · #014
Legends of Speed
Green
FJW05 details
Tampo: Yellow stripe & '5' on sides & top; Base: Black/Metal; Wheel: Yellow 5SP; Made in: Malaysia; Base code(s): K29, K31
2017 · #145269
New for 2017!
DTX05DVB33 2017 · #145
New for 2017!
Red
DTX05 details
Tampo: White stripe on top, '11' & various logos on sides & top; Base: Black/Metal; Wheel: Gold 5SP; Made in: Malaysia; ''New Model''Base code(s): J51, K02, K04
2017 · #269
New for 2017!
White
DVB33 details
Tampo: Red stripe on top, '11' & various logos on sides & top; Base: Black Matte/Metal; Wheel: Gold 5SP; Made in: Malaysia; ''New Model''Base code(s): K17, K19