Custom Eldorado

==Custom Eldorado Description==
The Custom Eldorado was a Hot Wheels casting designed by Harry Bradley based on the the 1967 Cadillac Eldorado. The Custom Eldorado debuted in the 1968 Line-up as part of the Original 16 castings and came with a Collector's Button. All cars came with a button 'til 1972.
This tool & die was only used in the 1968 and 1969 line-up and wasn't used in any later years. Every version of this car had a die-cast body, die-cast chassis, redline wheels, bent-axle suspension, and Spectraflame paint.
Was issued out of the USA and Hong Kong.
Generally found with white interior, but there is dark too.
All have painted black roof.
==USA Versions==
The Custom Eldorado has come out in the following USA 1/64 scale versions:
Notes:Clear Glass, One piece Interior,Steering wheel is the same color as interior, Flat base, Smaller engine area, Smaller Hood, Larger cowl,  Filled area between radiator and grill.
Colors are desending in rarity from common to rare.
Year	Series 	Color 	Sticker	Chassis Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	cast #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Red 	 	Metal 	 	White 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Olive 	 	Metal 	 	light Brown 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Green 	 	Metal 	 	light Brown 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	75px
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Blue 	 	Metal 	 	Brown 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	75px
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Aqua 	 	Metal 	 	Dark 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	75px
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Gold 	 	Metal 	 	White 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Brown 	 	Metal 	 	 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Rose 	 	Metal 	 	White 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Orange 	 	Metal 	 	White, Brown 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Purple 	 	Metal 	 	 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Lime Green 	 	Metal 	 	 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Antifreeze 	 	Metal 	 	White 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Copper 	 	Metal 	 	Dark 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Magenta 	 	Metal 	 	White 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Blue "windex"	 	Metal 	 	 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Light Blue 	 	Metal 	 	 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Apple Green 	 	Metal 	 	 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Hot Pink 	 	Metal 	 	 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Yellow 	 	Metal 	 	 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Creamy Pink 	 	Metal 	 	White 	RL 	6218 	USA 	 	
==USA Gallery==
Custom Eldorado USA base.jpg|USA base Shot
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==Hong Kong Versions==
The Custom Eldorado has come out in the following Hong Kong 1/64 scale versions:
Notes: Blue-tinted glass, Four holes in base, Interior is 2 piece with separate black steering wheel inserted into dash. Larger engine area, longer hood, smaller cowl, open area between radiator and grill.
Colors are descending in rarity from common to rare.
Year	Series 	Color 	Sticker	Chassis Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	cast #	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Aqua 	 	Unpainted / Metal 	Tinted Blue 	light Brown 	RL 	6218 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Blue 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	 	 	RL 	 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Red 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	Tinted Blue 	Brown 	RL 	6218 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Red 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	Tinted Blue 	White 	RL 	6218 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Red 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	Tinted Blue 	light Brown 	RL 	6218 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Green 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	Tinted Blue 	Brown 	RL 	6218 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Brown 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	 	 	RL 	 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Olive 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	 	 	RL 	 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Copper 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	Tinted Blue 	light Brown 	RL 	6218 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Purple 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	 	 	RL 	 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Orange 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	 	 	RL 	 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Gold 	 	Unpainted/Metal 	 	 	RL 	 	Hong Kong	 	
1968	Sweet Sixteen	Spectraflame Creamy Pink	 	Unpainted/Metal 	 	 	RL 	 	Hong Kong	 	
==Hong Kong Gallery==
Eldorado red.JPG|Wrong Wheels, US front, HK Rear. They have been changed this is not a variation.
1968 Eldorado HK Green dk int base shot.JPG|1968 Custom Eldorado Hong Kong Base
==2018 Retooled Versions==
Year	Series 	Color 	Tampo 	Base Color/Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations 	Photo
2018	HWC.com Original 16 Display	Spectraflame Classic Yellow	Black Grille, Black Roof 	Chrome/Metal 	Clear 	White 	NCRL 	FNC23	China 	Opening hood 	
2021	RLC Exclusive 	Spectraflame Party Pink 	White gloss roof; "Red Line CLUB" with white stripes on sides	Chrome/Metal 	Light blue tint	White 	NCRL 	GXJ14	China 	Opening hoodReleased through Mattel Creations (RLC) only to coincide with the 35th Annual Collectors ConventionProduction code(s): 1171EAA	75px
==Gallery==
RLC 2021 Custom Eldorado GXJ14.jpg|RLC 2021
==External Links ==
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