Poison Pinto

==Description==
The Poison Pinto is a Hot Wheels casting based on the Ford Pinto Van. It was released In 1979, in the The Heroes line under the name of The Thing.
A set of tools can be found on the rear of the interior.
==Original Versions==
The Poison Pinto has come out in the following versions:
Col #	Year	Series 	Color 	Tampo 	Base Color/Type	Window Color 	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country 	Notes/Variations 	Photo
 	1976	Flying Colors 	Light Green	Yellow, Black, & White "Poison Pinto", skull & crossbones on sides	Black 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	RL 	9240 	Hong Kong	 	75px
 	1977	Flying Colors 	Light Green	Yellow, Black, & White "Poison Pinto", skull & crossbones on sides	Black 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	BW 	9240 	Hong Kong	 	75px
 	1976	Super Chromes 6-Pack	Chrome 	Yellow, Black, & White "Poison Pinto", skull & crossbones 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	RL 	9508 	Hong Kong	Only available in 6-pack	
 	1977	Super Chromes 6-Pack	Chrome 	Yellow, Black, & White "Poison Pinto", skull & crossbones 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	BW 	9508 	Hong Kong	Only available in 6-pack	75px
52 	1978	Drag Strippers 	Light Green	Yellow, Black, & White "Poison Pinto", skull & crossbones 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	BW 	9240 	Hong Kong	 	75px
 	1979	Mainline 	Light Green	Yellow, Black, & White "Poison Pinto", skull & crossbones 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	BW 	9240 	Hong Kong	 	
 	1979	The Heroes 	Dark Blue 	Black, White & Orange image of "The Thing" 	Black/Metal 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	BW 	2882 	Hong Kong	Named The Thing 	
 	1983	Speed Machines 	Red 	Yellow, Black, & White"Poison Pinto", skull & crossbones 	Black/Metal 	Tinted (Blue)	Gray 	BW 	4227 	Hong Kong	Malaysia 	
 	1984	France Release 	Light Green	Yellow & Black"Poison Pinto", skull & crossbones 	Black/Plastic 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	BW 	9240 	France 	 	
 	1985	France Release 	Teal 	No Tampos 	Black/Plastic 	Clear 	Chrome 	BW 	9240 	France 	 	
 	1985	France Release 	Teal 	No Tampos 	Black/Metal 	Tinted (Blue)	Chrome 	BW 	9240 	France 	 	
==Retooled Versions==
The Poison Pinto 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
2003	HWC.com 2: Neo-Classics3/4	Spectraflame Red 	"Poison Pinto" with skull & crosswrenches surrounded by red flames on sides, painted headlights 	Chrome/Metal 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	NCRL 	B2194	China 	12,500 produced 	
2006	RLC sELECTIONs3/4 	Spectraflame Green	"Poison Pinto" with skull & crosswrenches surrounded by green flames on sides, painted headlights	Chrome/Metal 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	NCRL 	K3824	China 	7,553 produced 	
2007	RLC Party 	Spectraflame Pink 	"Poison Pinto" with skull & crosswrenches surrounded by pink flames on sides, painted headlights 	Chrome/Metal 	Tinted (Smoke)	Black 	NCRL 	L2105	China 	 	75px
2010	RLC Rewards4/4 	Spectraflame Gold 	Gold & brown stripes & RLC logo on sides; "RWRDS-2" on rear California license plate 	Chrome/Metal 	Tinted (Blue) 	Brown 	NCRL 	R8410	Thailand	2,976 producedBase code(s): D07	75px
==See Also==
*Poison Pinto (Monster Truck)
==Gallery==
Poison Pinto Resin Luis.jpg|Luis Montesdeoca Grid Resin Prototype
1976-PoisPin-GrnRL (Large).JPG
PPinto_-_Green_76.jpg
Poison pinto Made in France with yelllow an white skull .jpg|French version
Patch Card Drag Strippers Poison Pinto Light Green Hong Kong 9240.jpg|Drag Strippers 1978
The Heroes The Thing 2882 1979.jpg|The Heroes The Thing 1979
Speed Machines Original Poison Pinto Red.jpg|Speed Machines 1983
RLC 2003 Poison Pinto Red China B2194.jpg|RLC 2003
RLC 2006 Poison Pinto Green China K3824.jpg|RLC 2006
PPinto - Green sELECTIONS.jpg
PPinto - Pink RLC Party.jpg
RLC 2010 Poison Pinto Gold Thailand R8410.jpg|RLC 2010
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