Rumblers

Rumblers was a short-lived series of Hot Wheels cars produced from 2007 to 2008. The selling point of the cars was their lights and sound gimmick; as the cars were rolled along, something in the car would flash and light up and rock around (usually an engine) as the cars made noise. 
Each model features a plastic body; they are slightly bigger than a standard Hot Wheels car and uses three LR44 button cell batteries for the sound effects; a switch on the bottom could be used to lock the rocking function in place, with there being no way to turn off the sounds themselves unless the batteries were removed. Despite being bigger Rumblers cars are compatible with Hot Wheels track. Batteries are not required to play with the cars themselves as the rocking elements are mechanical.
Taking the cars apart reveals a cylindrical speaker, a free front axle, a soundboard and a rear axle with small "fingers" on it to key into various functions within the car. When the switch is locked, two pegs are pushed from within the switches to push up onto the rocking object to rock it back and forth as the car is pushed along. A small trigger which the finger keys into at the bottom of the mechanism triggers the car's sound effects and lights; when repeatedly pressed the sound effects are extended.
The 2007 castings were reused from the previous Hot Wheels Speed Readerz line from about 2006, while the 2008 castings were all-new. The series was not successful and none were manufactured after 2008. This series is not to be confused with the RRRumblers series from the Redline era.
The Rumblers have come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Year	Model name 	Body Color 	Tampo 	Base Color/Type	Window Color	Wheel Type	Country	Number	Photo Loose	Photo Carded
2007	Back Beat 	Yellow 	Red flames, black accent and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	OH5 	China 	L3290 	 	
2007	Back Beat 	Blue 	Flames 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	OH5 	China 	L3290 	 	
2007	Back Beat 	Chrome Orange	Black flames and HWRacing logo on sides 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	OH5 	China 	L3290 	 	
2007	Flash Drive 	Purple 	"7","456" and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	5SP 	China 	L3291 	 	
2007	Flash Drive 	Light Gold 	Black stripes and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	5SP 	China 	L3291 	 	
2007	Flash Drive 	Black 	Light blue stripes and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	5SP 	China 	L3291 	 	
2007	Rev Rocker 	Silver 	Green flames, "Hot Wheels flames" logo and "HW!" and "Racing" wording at sides 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	10SP 	China 	L3292 	 	
2007	Rev Rocker 	Red 	White stripes and black accents on sides. 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	10SP 	China 	L3292 	 	
2007	Rev Rocker 	White 	"72" on side 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	10SP 	China 	L3292 	 	
2007	Street Shaker	Black 	Blue flames 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	5SP 	China 	L3293 	 	
2007	Street Shaker	Gold 	Dark blue flames 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	5SP 	China 	L3293 	 	
2007	Street Shaker	Blue 	Flames 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	5SP 	China 	L3293 	 	
2008	Light Rider 	Black 	Flames 	Purple/Plastic 	Silver 	RPR5 	China 	M0007 	 	
2008	Siren Blaster	White 	Light blue and yellow stripes resembled police stripes, police badge logo and Hot Wheels flame logo on sides.	Black/Plastic 	Black 	R5SP 	China 	M0008 	 	
2008	Sonic Surfer 	Green 	Green plastic surf boards with silver flame on the back, Black flames on sides 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	RBLING 	China 	M0009 	 	
2008	Night Storm 	Blue 	"HOT WHEELS RACING", "68" on side 	Black/Plastic 	Black 	R10SP 	China 	M0010 	 	
==Playsets==
*Charge Blaster
*Fuel & Fire
*Sound-Off Streetrace
*Spin Slammer
*Thunder Launcher
Category:Hot Wheels by Series
Category:Rumblers
Category:2007 Hot Wheels
Category:2008 Hot Wheels