Firebird Funny Car (1982)

==Description==
This casting is a representation of a funny car with a second-generation Pontiac Firebird body.
This casting was named Side-Splitter for its 1995 release, a name which would also be used for its successor for some releases. This release is also notable for having a highly valuable misprinted card (271 instead of 277) of which around only 12 examples are known to exist.
==Versions==
The Firebird Funny Car has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Col # 	Year	Series 	Color 	Tampo 	Base Color/Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country 	Notes 	Photo
 	1982	Mainline 	Magenta 	Yellow, Orange & Black birds on sides & hood, White headlights 	ZAMAC 	Blue tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	3250 	Hong Kong	 	75px
 	1982	Mainline 	Magenta 	Yellow, Orange & Black birds on sides & hood, Yellow headlights 	ZAMAC 	Yellow tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	3250 	Hong Kong	 	75px
 	1982	Mainline 	White 	Red & orange flames, "Fireball" on sides 	ZAMAC 	Blue Tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	3955 	Malaysia 	Appears in the Loop & Chute set 	
 	1983	Mainline 	Metalflake Dark Red	Yellow, Orange & Black birds on sides & hood, white headlights 	ZAMAC 	Blue tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	3250 	Malaysia 	 	75px
 	1986	Kellogg's Mail-in 	Black 	Red, Orange & Purple birds on sides & hood 	ZAMAC 	Blue tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	3003 	Malaysia 	Available only through mail-in offer,also found at Mattel's Toy Club Store 	75px
 	1987	Speed Fleet 	Metalflake Blue 	Red & White Stipes 	ZAMAC 	Blue Tint 	 	BW 	1483 	 	 	
 	1988	20th Anniversary 3-Pack 	Chrome 	None 	ZAMAC 	Blue Tint 	 	BW 	 	 	 	
 	1988	20th Anniversary 3-Pack 	Gold Chrome 	None 	ZAMAC 	Blue Tint 	 	BW 	 	 	 	
 	1988	Speed Fleet 	Yellow 	Blue, Orange & Black Trim 	ZAMAC 	Smoke Tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	5121 	 	 	
 	1989	Speed Fleet 	Yellow 	Blue, Orange & Black Trim 	ZAMAC 	Smoke Tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	5121 	 	Reverse trim, Orange on outside 	
 	1990	Speed Fleet 	Yellow 	Blue, Orange & Burgundy Trim 	ZAMAC 	Smoke Tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	5121 	 	 	
 	1990	Funny Car Gift Pack 	Yellow 	Pennzoil Logo 	ZAMAC 	Smoke Tint 	ZAMAC 	BW 	 	 	 	
 	1995	 	White & Black 	Yellow, Orange, Black, Green, Blue & Red "Spawn" on sides 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	ZAMAC 	BW 	11390	Malaysia 	Came packaged with a Spawn comic book (Left Side)Known as "Spawnmobile" for this release5,000 produced	75px
277 	1995	Race Team Series3/4 	Metalflake Blue 	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	ZAMAC 	BW 	12795	 	Known as Side-Splitter for this release 	75px
277 	1995	Race Team Series3/4 	Metalflake Blue 	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	ZAMAC 	5SP 	12795	Malaysia 	Known as Side-Splitter for this releaseAppears in the Hot Wheels Race Team 5-Pack 	
 	1997	Race Team II 5-Pack 	Light Blue 	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	ZAMAC 	BW 	 	Malaysia 	Known as Side-Splitter for this release 	
 	1997	Funny Car Racing Team 4-Pack	Metalflake Blue 	Hot Wheels Race Team Deco 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	ZAMAC 	5SP 	 	Malaysia 	Kmart exclusiveSame as Race Team Series I release? 	75px
 	1998	30th Anniversary (1982) 	Metalflake Maroon 	Yellow, Orange & Black birds on sides & hood, detailed headlights	ZAMAC 	Clear 	ZAMAC 	BW 	18871	Malaysia 	Came in a Blue Box 	
043/240	2001	Fossil Fuels3/4 	Metalflake Silver 	White, Red & Black Bones 	ZAMAC 	Orange Tint 	ZAMAC 	5SP 	50086	Malaysia 	 	75px
 	2002	Final Run Series#6 	Metalflake Orange 	White, Cyan & Black graphics, 2002 Final Run Logo 	ZAMAC 	Tinted 	ZAMAC 	DDRRGY 	55816	Thailand 	 	
==Gallery==
HPIM6722.jpg|1982 Prototype for a promotion that was never released
35 Years of Speed Randy Leffingwell Firebird.JPG|...more info (Randy Leffingwell)
June August 96 Newsletter Firebird Funny Proto.JPG|Probably the same Prototype found in a June / August 1996 Newslette article
Firebird Funny Car Prototype Card.png|Prototype Card #1
Firebird Funny Car Prototype Card (2).png|Prototype Card #2
Firebird Funny Car Prototype Card (3).png|Prototype Card #3
Firebird Funny Originals.JPG|"Originals" Prototype Blister (Larry Wood Collection) #4
1993-TC MAXX '82 card-15 Firebird Funny Car-1.jpg
1993-TC MAXX '82 card-15 Firebird Funny Car-2.jpg
Spawnmobile full.JPG
Firbird Funny SpawnRT.JPG|Right side of Spawnmobile
Spawnmobile.JPG|Spawnmobile
Spawnmobile Back.JPG|Back of the blister which reveals the Pontiac Funny car is based on a Mopar Plymouth Funny Car
Firebird Funny MtRed.JPG
1431870320913-339273757.jpg|open up Pontiac firebird dragster
Fossil t rex.jpg
File:043 Fossil Fuel Firebird Funny Car.jpg
IMG 0306.JPG|Firebird Funny Car open
IMG 0308.JPG|Firebird Funny Car Base
1991 Catalog Dragster Gift Pack.jpg|Found in a 1991 Mattel Catalog
2002-FR Funny Car HWR ORANGE ref-1b.jpg
Firebird in Popup Gargae.JPG|Funny car in Vintage HW Pop Up Garage
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