Peeping Bomb

==Description==
The Peeping Bomb is a Hot Wheels casting which debuted in the 1970 Hot Wheels range of vehicles. Its name comes from the two headlights which 'peep' out and reveal themselves when the steering stalk in the interior is pulled.
In its original production run in 1970, it was painted in various Spectraflame colors and was manufactured in both the Hong Kong and USA factories. It has a tail light panel on the rear which was painted red. Most cars came with black interiors, while some came with a rare and desirable white interior. Some Hong Kong cars also came with a dark brown interior. Some cars can also be found with orange painted headlights instead of the usual chrome, these have only been found on cars painted orange or purple. It commonly came packaged with a metal 'Collector's Button', although some were packaged with a harder to find 'Plastic Button'.
It was also manufactured in Mexico by CIPSA, these versions are very hard to find and are often found in poor condition (more information below).
In 1973 it was used as a 'Shell Promo', a giveaway promotional car given to customers at Shell Service Stations. As with other 1973 vehicles, it lost its Spectraflame paint in favor of Enamel. To save on costs, the 'peeping' headlight mechanism was removed. It used the Hong Kong version with blue tinted windows and came with the older style 'Capped' Redline wheels on the rear and the new 'Through-Hole' Redline wheels on the front.
The Peeping Bomb has not been seen since 1973.
==USA Versions==
The Peeping Bomb has come out in the following versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Stickers	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Pink 	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue 	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	75px
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Aqua  	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Green 	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green 	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Lime 	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Yellow 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Orange 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Orange w/orange painted headlights 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	
Orange Painted Headlights are very rare and only found on orange and purple cars	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Red 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Hot Pink 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Rose 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Magenta 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Purple 	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Purple w/ orange painted headlights	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	
Orange Painted Headlights are very rare and only found on orange and purple cars	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Gold 	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Olive 	None 	Unpainted/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	6419 	USA 	 	
==Hong Kong Versions==
The Peeping Bomb has come out in the following versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Stickers	Base Color / Type	Window Color 	Interior Color 	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Aqua 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black or (Rare) White	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Green 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Yellow 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Orange 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Orange 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	
Orange Painted Headlights
Rare	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Red 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Magenta 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black or (Rare) White	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Purple 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	 	
1970	1970 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Purple 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	6419 	Hong Kong	
Orange Painted Headlights
Rare	
==1973 Shell Promo Versions==
The Peeping Bomb has come out in the following versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Stickers	Base Color / Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy # 	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
1973	Shell Promos	Enamel Dark Blue 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	Shell04	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promos	Enamel Light Blue 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	Shell04	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promos	Enamel Flourescent Pink 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	Shell04	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promos	Enamel Flourescent Lime 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	Shell04	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promos	Enamel Flourescent Green	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	Shell04	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promos	Enamel Yellow 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	Shell04	Hong Kong	 	
1973	Shell Promos	Enamel Red 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	RL 	Shell04	Hong Kong	 	
==CIPSA Versions==
In the early 1970's, the Peeping Bomb was manufactured by CIPSA in Mexico for the Mexican market using the USA casting. The headlights are a dull silver compared to the chrome of the regular versions. Despite being manufactured in Mexico, they are still marked with 'USA' on the base.
Color 	Stickers	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
Spectraflame Pink 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	USA 	 	
Spectraflame Blue 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	USA 	 	
Spectraflame Green 	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	USA 	 	
Spectraflame Yellow	None 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	Black 	RL 	USA 	 	
==Gallery==
PeepingBombGroup.jpg|A group of Peeping Bombs
PeepingBombUSAPink.jpg|USA Pink
PeepingBombUSAYellow.jpg|USA Yellow
F07F2A7A-AB37-4654-86AF-5C9A45F48104.jpeg
4149A9A3-921A-4B26-BBBF-B880164F4EF6.jpeg|Peeping Bomb
File:Peeping Bomb Collector Button.jpg|Original Peeping Bomb Collector Button
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