Convertables

Convertables was a short-lived series of Hot Wheels cars produced in 1991. Their gimmick was their ability to change color and shape when the cars were put in hot or cold water when color shifted. 
Three segments of the Convertables lines were advertised; Wreckers, Hot Rods and Roadsters, of which the Roadsters segment never made it into production. Each had their own gimmick; the Wreckers' roofs would cave in or their hoods pop up, the Hot Rods would have blown engines pop up and the Roadsters would have their canvas tops pop up. The pop-up function was developed by Mattel engineers Keith Hippely and Eric Ostendorff.
These Hot Wheels vehicles have come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
==Hot Rods==
Year	Model name 	Color (Hot)	Color (Cold)	Tampo 	Base Color / Type	Wheel Type	Country 	Number	Photo
1991	Vary Cool 	Yellow 	Purple 	Stripes 	Gray/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3942 	75px
1991	Engine-Air 	Maroon 	Yellow 	Flames 	White/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3944 	
1991	Double Duty 	Purple 	Yellow 	Diagonal lines 	Black/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3945 	
1991	Shiftin' '50's	Blue 	Maroon 	Classic designs	White/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3946 	
==Wreckers==
Year	Model name 	Color (Hot)	Color (Cold)	Tampo 	Base Color / Type	Wheel Type	Country 	Number	Photo
1991	Fab Cab 	Yellow 	Green 	"TAXI" on sides	Black/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3935 	75px
1991	Crunch Chief 	Purple 	Blue 	Wavy designs 	Black/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3936 	
1991	Pick-Up Truck	Orange 	Yellow 	Checkers 	Black/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3938 	
1991	Shift Kicker 	Red 	Yellow 	"27" on sides 	Black/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3941 	
==Roadsters==
The Roadsters were never released. Nonetheless, the cars were given toy numbers and names. According to a Mattel price list, the cars that were intended to be released were to be named Black Ballet, Formula Fever, Lo-Down Limo and Turnin' T.
In addition, Formula Fever on the packaging which looks similar to Bang-Up Job & Lo-Down Limo looks similar to Mercedes 540K that was never released for the Convertables series.
Year	Model name 	Color (Hot)	Color (Cold)	Tampo 	Base Color / Type	Wheel Type 	Country 	Number	Photo
1991	Black Ballet 	Yellow 	Black 	Tiger stripes 	Black/Plastic 	UH 	Malaysia	3947 	
1991	Formula Fever	White 	Black 	Futuristic graphics	Black/Plastic 	BW 	Malaysia	3949 	
1991	Lo-Down Limo 	Pearl White	Black 	Flame Logos 	Unpainted/Metal 	BW 	Malaysia	3951 	
1991	Turnin' T 	Yellow 	Black 	Flame Logos 	Silver/Plastic 	Matchbox Wheels	Malaysia	3948 	
==Gallery==
1990 Mattel Boys Toys Convertables r1.jpg|Planed for 1990 1989©
1990 Mattel Boys Toys Convertables r-2.jpg|Planed for 1990
Convetables Fab Cab Sealed.JPG|Sealed
Convetables Back.JPG|Back
Convetables Roadsters.JPG
Hot Wheels Lo-Down Limo Unreleased.png
1990 Mattel Catalog Convertables (9).JPG|Convertables Body Shop set
3944 Convertables Engine-Air cards r1.jpg|early + latter cards diff speed points inserts
3944 Convertables Engine-Air cards r2.jpg|3944 Engine-Air Early latter card + Diff speed points insert
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