Hairy Hauler

==Description==
The Hairy Hauler is a Hot Wheels casting designed by Paul Tam which debuted in the 1971 Hot Wheels range of vehicles. It features a front opening canopy which reveals the interior, it also has a large rear-mounted engine with long exhaust pipes.
It was mainly manufactured in the USA but some Spectraflame blue cars were made in Hong Kong. Some small casting variations are known; later produced cars have a cross-bar between the two exhaust pipes and a slightly different hinge mechanism for the opening canopy. Some cars also have a longer steering wheel than others. It came packaged with a metal 'Collector's Button'.
Due to shade differences in the Spectraflame painting process, the existance of Spectraflame Lime and Spectraflame Aqua versions receive sceptisism by collectors. Some believe that most 'Lime' cars are actually an off-shade of the regular 'Spectraflame Yellow' and 'Aqua' cars are faded 'Spectraflame Green', and that true Aqua and Lime cars exist but are very rare.
The Hairy Hauler was also manufactured in Mexico by CIPSA, these versions are very hard to find and usually in poor condition. 
==Versions==
The Hairy Hauler has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type 	Toy #	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Aqua 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	Rare / Speculative	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light Blue 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	Hard to Find 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Green 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Light 'Apple' Green	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Red 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	Hard to Find 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Rose 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Purple 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	Hard to Find 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Magenta 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	75px
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Pink 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Salmon 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Yellow 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Lime 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	Rare / Speculative	
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Spectraflame Blue 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	Hong Kong	 	
==CIPSA Versions==
In the early 1970's, the Hairy Hauler was made in Mexico for the Mexican market by CIPSA. They all use the casting with the cross-bar between the exhaust pipes and the only major difference are the paint colors. Despite being made in Mexico they still have 'USA' marked on the base.
Color 	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type 	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
Metalflake Dark Blue 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
Metalflake Dark Green	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	Replacement window 
and interior shown	
Light Blue (Chrome) 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
Enamel Orange 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
Pink (Chrome) 	Unpainted / Metal	Clear 	White 	RL (Dual Rear Wheels)	6458 	USA 	 	
==Gallery==
HairyHaulerYellowOpenCanopy.png|Canopy Open
100 9653.JPG|Magenta with Canopy open
100 9654.JPG|Base
100 9655.JPG|Rear view, showing cross-bar between exhaust pipes
File:Hairy Hauler Collector Button.jpg|original Hairy Hauler collector button
Category:1971 Hot Wheels
Category:Paul Tam Designs
Category:Unlicensed Hot Wheels
Category:Hot Wheels Original Designs
Category:Vehicles with Movable Parts
Category:Discontinued Vehicles
Category:Cars with exposed Engines
Category:1:64
Category:CIPSA