Fire-Eater II

==Description==
The Fire Eater II is based on an ERF PF 84 water tender truck. This casting was originally used and designed by Corgi, and made its debut in the Europe-exclusive Auto City line. This tooling was referred to by Corgi as the ERF Fire Engine Water Tender and introduced in 1970; it was the second fire truck tooling made by Corgi and then remade by Hot Wheels, after the Flame Stopper II, a reissue of the Corgi ERF Simon Snorkel Fire Engine under a different name and the Hot Wheels brand. The casting would be retooled in 1975. Cast into the side of this vehicle is a hose reel, on the left-hand side of the casting indicating it would be right-hand drive if it had an interior piece, as in the UK, fire engines typically have their hose reel on the left-hand side of the engine for ease of getting hoses to the fire from the parked vehicle.
The base of the casting reads Fire Tender.
==Versions==
The Fire-Eater II has been released in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Col #	Year	Series 	Color	Tampo 	Base Color//Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy # 	Country	Notes/Variations 	Photo
 	1994	Auto City Emergency Services Multipack	Red 	Silver sides with White 'Fire Service 999'	Black/Plastic 	Blue 	None 	Corgi2 	93182, 93414	China 	Can have 'Corgi' or 'Hot Wheels' logo on base	
611 	1997	Mainline 	Red 	Silver tampos w/ 'Emergency' on sides 	Grey/Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	None 	5SP 	95505 	China 	 	75px
 	1997	Fire Fighting Action Pack 	Red 	Silver tampos w/ 'Emergency' on sides 	Grey/Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	None 	5SP 	16148 	China 	Identical to 1997 #611 mainline release 	
 	1998	Rite Aid 2-Pack 	Red 	Silver tampos w/ 'Emergency' on sides 	Grey/Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	None 	5SP 	19904 	China 	Identical to 1997 #611 mainline release 	
==See also==
*Fire Eater
*Flame Stopper II
==Gallery==
Corgi juniors 1972 ERF Fire Tender.jpg|Corgi Juniors original casting the "ERF Fire Tender" the British-made 1970s predecessor to the Hotwheels "Fire Eater II" casting. The White light on top was actually made as a replacement for the original light that broke off some time ago. Note the fire hose is in the left-hand side of the casting, implying the vehicle is designed for left-handed traffic
Hot wheels action pack fire fighting.jpg
1996 Hot Wheels ACTION PACK loose FIRE FIGHTING 1.jpg
1996 Hot Wheels ACTION PACK loose FIRE FIGHTING 2.jpg
1996 Hot Wheels ACTION PACK loose FIRE FIGHTING.jpg
1996 Hot Wheels ACTION PACK loose FIRE FIGHTING 3.jpg
1996 Hot Wheels ACTION PACK loose FIRE FIGHTING 4.jpg
File:611 Fire-Eater II.jpg
==Reference to Corgi==
*http://publicsafetydiecast.com/Corgi-Juniors-ERF_Fire_Tender.htm
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