Crew Car

==Description==
The Crew Car (sometimes called Pit Crew or Pit Crew Car) is a Hot Wheels casting which debuted in the 1971 Hot Wheels range of vehicles. It features an opening rear hatch which displays a tool-kit.
In its original production in 1971, it was only painted in one color; white enamel. It could be found with either a white or gray interior. It came packaged with a decal sheet of blue stripes with yellow stars, 'Pit Crew' and an artists impression of the car. It also came packaged with a plastic 'Collector's Button'.
The Crew Car is known to have issues with a metal fatigue called 'Crumbling' where the body or chassis develops cracks and literally crumbles into pieces.
It could be also found on cards with a Zappit Pak accessory, a rubber-band powered launcher.
The Crew Car was also manufactured in Mexico by CIPSA, these versions are very hard to find and are usually in poor condition (more information below).
In 2009 it was re-tooled for the HotWheelsCollectors.com Series 8 Neo Classics.
==Original Versions==
The Crew Car has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Sticker 	Base Color / Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy#	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
1971	1971 Hot Wheels	Enamel White	Hot Wheels Logo and 'Pit Crew' on side, Blue Stripe with white stars on top	ZAMAC 	Tinted (Blue)	White or Gray 	RL 	6183	Hong Kong	 	
==CIPSA Versions==
In the early 1970's, the Crew Car was manufactured by CIPSA in Mexico for the Mexican market. These versions differ from the regular versions in a couple of small ways. The interior is black compared to the dark gray of the Hong Kong versions, the glass is clear instead of tinted blue, and the tool-kit does not have any silver details. Despite being manufactured in Mexico, they are still marked with 'Hong Kong' on the base.
The Crew Car has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
Color 	Stickers	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Country 	Notes / Variations	Photo
Enamel White 	None 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	Hong Kong	 	
Enamel Black 	None 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	Hong Kong	 	
Enamel Mustard Yellow	None 	ZAMAC 	Clear 	Black 	RL 	Hong Kong	 	
==Re-Tooled Versions==
The Crew Car has come out in the following versions:
Year	Series 	Color 	Tampo 	Base Color/Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy# 	Country	Notes/Variations 	Photo
2009	HWC Neo Classics6/6	Chrome 	Blue & white pinstripes, Hot Wheels Logo, & "Pit Crew" on sides, blue stripe with white stars & accents on top	Chrome/Metal 	Tinted (Blue)	Black 	NCRL 	P9101	China 	7,500 producedNamed Pit Crew Car	‎75px
2009	Dream Halloween 	Gold & Purple Iridescent Chrome	Spider & Spiders Web 	Chrome/Metal 	Clear 	Black 	RR 	N/A 	China 	 	‎
==Gallery==
RLC 2009 Pit Crew Car Chrome China P9101.jpg|RLC 2009
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