Hot Wheels Custom T-Bird (1968)

Based on the 1967 Thunderbird two-door landau, the Custom T-Bird rewards collectors who look at roofs. Every Hong Kong color has a flat black roof, while US cars mostly do but not always, and the no-black-roof US car has been found only in red, purple, green, antifreeze and gold. US cars also get a black-painted grille, slightly larger fender wells and a dash-molded steering wheel. A rare late US run adds door lines. Ice blue, red and orange are the rare US colors; purple and olive are rare from Hong Kong. A gold US car with no black roof and a white interior is known as a store display piece, made for catalog shoots and TV commercials.