Japanese Red Box

In the late 1970's in Japan, Hot Wheels were sold and packaged in numbered red cardboard boxes. The 'Japan/Japanese Red Box' vehicles are identical to their regular counterparts, but the inclusion of the original packaging makes them hard to find and desirable. Although they are only numbered up to 80, a total of 89 vehicles were packaged this way.
There were two versions of the box, both had the Mattel Logo and 'ミニカ' (minika/minica). Some had a picture of the car with a printed number, and others had no picture but did have a small white box into which the number was stamped. On some vehicles, the picture was different to the actual one inside (example: Red Box #69 had an image of the Spoiler Sport in pink, while the vehicle inside was green).
Sometimes different versions of the same vehicle could be found in the box. For instance; Red Box #76 T-Totaller could be either the Black or Brown version, or a vehicle could come with Redline or Blackwall Wheels.
==Vehicles==
Number	Casting Name 	Notes 	Photo
1 	Ice 'T' 	 	
2 	Super Van 	 	
3 	Poison Pinto 	 	
3A 	Army Funny Car 	 	
4 	Jet Threat 	 	
5 	Paramedic 	 	
6 	Porsche 917 	 	
7 	Rock Buster 	 	
8 	Poison Pinto 	 	
9 	Prowler 	 	
10 	Ramblin' Wrecker 	 	
11 	Sir Rodney Roadster	 	
11A 	Packin' Pacer 	 	
12 	Neet Streeter 	 	
12A 	Baja Breaker 	 	
13 	Funny Money 	 	
14 	Corvette Stingray 	 	
15 	Monte Carlo Stocker	 	
16 	Warpath 	 	
17 	Super Van 	 	
18 	Neet Streeter 	 	
19 	Heavy Chevy 	 	
20 	American Hauler 	 	
21 	Red Baron 	 	
22 	Khaki Kooler 	 	
23 	Rodger Dodger 	 	
24 	Buzz Off 	 	
25 	Police Cruiser 	 	
26 	Mercedes-Benz C-111	 	
27 	Chevy Monza 2+2 	 	
28 	Corvette Stingray 	Super Chromes version	
29 	Alive '55 	 	
30 	Ranger Rig 	 	
30A 	Highway Patrol 	 	
31 	Rock Buster 	 	
32 	Gun Slinger 	 	
33 	Top Eliminator 	 	
34 	Twin Mill II 	 	
35 	Chief's Special 	 	
36 	Carabo 	 	
37 	Steam Roller 	 	
38 	Mighty Maverick 	 	
39 	Gremlin Grinder 	 	
40 	American Tipper 	 	
41 	Street Rodder 	 	
41A 	A-OK 	 	
42 	Gun Bucket 	 	
43 	Lowdown 	 	
44 	Formula 5000 	 	
45 	Maxi Taxi 	 	
46 	Ferrari 312P 	 	
47 	P-911 	 	
48 	Large Charge 	 	
49 	Twin Mill II 	 	
50 	Emergency Squad 	 	
51 	Sand Drifter 	 	
51A 	Stagefright 	 	
52 	Aw Shoot 	 	
53 	Vega Bomb 	 	
54 	Formula P.A.C.K. 	 	
55 	Torino Stocker 	 	
56 	American Victory 	 	
57 	Mustang Stocker 	 	
58 	Formula 5000 	 	
59 	Grass Hopper 	 	
59A 	Race Bait 308 	 	
60 	Backwoods Bomb 	 	
61 	Paddy Wagon 	 	
62 	Tough Customer 	 	
63 	Cool-One 	 	
63A 	Hot Bird 	 	
64 	Inferno 	 	
64A 	Lickety Six 	 	
65 	Baja Bruiser 	 	
66 	'57 Chevy 	 	
67 	Z Whiz 	 	
68 	Fire Eater 	 	
69 	Spoiler Sport 	 	
70 	Odd Rod 	 	
71 	Letter Getter 	 	
72 	Second Wind 	 	
73 	GMC Motorhome 	 	
74 	Show Hoss II 	 	
75 	'56 Hi-Tail Hauler 	 	
76 	T-Totaller 	 	
77 	'31 Doozie 	 	
78 	'57 T-Bird 	 	
79 	Jaguar XJS 	 	
80 	Science Friction 	 	
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